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CATCHING MACHINE

  • US 20100004075A1
  • Filed: 07/20/2007
  • Published: 01/07/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/25/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A catching machine that enables a pitcher to pitch a ball toward a predetermined target, comprising:

  • catching means for catching a ball pitched toward the target; and

    ball returning means for returning the ball caught by the catching means to the pitcher, wherein the ball returning means includes ball-return-distance setting means for changeably setting a ball return distance, the ball-return-distance setting means includes a ball returning arm having a ball shovel for holding the ball and rotatable around a predetermined shaft, and a spring connected to an opposite end of the ball returning arm to the ball shovel, and the ball return distance is changed by adjusting a length of the spring.

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