Baseball pitching scoring apparatus
First Claim
1. An apparatus for use as an instructional aid in teaching a trainee how to accurately pitch a baseball, or the like, comprising:
- (a) first and second target zones, including;
(1) first and second supporting racks;
(2) a plurality of vertically spaced apart first target blocks carried by said first and second supporting racks for reciprocal movement with respect thereto in responce to being impacted by a pitched baseball; and
(3) biasing means for yieldably resisting reciprocal movement of said first target blocks;
(b) first display means operably interconnected with said first target blocks for indicating to the senses of the trainee the impact of a pitched baseball thereupon, including;
(1) an electrically operated first lighted panel bearing the indicia "ball";
(2) first switch means actuated by reciprocal movement of said first target blocks; and
(3) electrical circuit means interconnecting said first lighted panel and said first switch means for lighting said panel upon actuation of said first switch means;
(c) a third target zone disposed intermediate said first and second target zones including;
(1) a third supporting rack;
(2) a plurality of vertically spaced apart second target blocks carried by said third supporting rack; and
(3) biasing means for yieldably resisting reciprocal movement of said second target blocks;
(d) second display means operably interconnected with said second target blocks for indicating to the senses of the trainee the impact of a pitched baseball thereupon, including;
(1) an electrically operated second lighted panel bearing the indicia "strike";
(2) second switch means actuated by reciprocal movement of said second target blocks; and
(3) electrical circuit means interconnecting said second lighted panel and said second switch means for lighting said second panel upon actuation of said second switch means;
(e) a plurality of target elements carried by said second target blocks for reciprocal movement with respect thereto;
(f) third display means operably interconnected with said target elements for indicating to the senses of the trainee the impact of a pitched baseball thereupon including;
(1) a plurality of electrically operated third lighted panels bearing various indicia;
(2) a third switch means actuated by reciprocal movement of said target elements; and
(3) electrical circuit means interconnecting said third lighted panels and said third switch means for lighting one of said third lighted panels upon actuation of said third switch means.
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Abstract
An instructional and amusement device for teaching the art of correctly pitching a baseball, comprising a plurality of resilient target blocks mounted within contiguous support racks. When the apparatus is used as a training device, a pitched ball striking a target block will activate a mechanical switch adapted to close an electrical circuit to indicate, by audio and visual display means, either a "ball" or a "strike". Mounted at various locations within the blocks defining the normal "strike" zone, are a plurality of individual impact sensors comprising outwardly protruding plunger-type mechanical switching devices. When the apparatus is used also as an amusement device, a pitched ball striking one of these switching devices will close an electrical circuit, indicating by audio and visual means, either a "ball", "strike", "hit", "double", "triple", "homerun", "out", or "foul". These plunger type switches are stratigically located so that, by way of example, in the upper central portion of the strike zone will signal a "homerun". Scorekeeping during the game is performed by any convenient ancillary means.
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10 Claims
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1. An apparatus for use as an instructional aid in teaching a trainee how to accurately pitch a baseball, or the like, comprising:
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(a) first and second target zones, including; (1) first and second supporting racks; (2) a plurality of vertically spaced apart first target blocks carried by said first and second supporting racks for reciprocal movement with respect thereto in responce to being impacted by a pitched baseball; and (3) biasing means for yieldably resisting reciprocal movement of said first target blocks; (b) first display means operably interconnected with said first target blocks for indicating to the senses of the trainee the impact of a pitched baseball thereupon, including; (1) an electrically operated first lighted panel bearing the indicia "ball"; (2) first switch means actuated by reciprocal movement of said first target blocks; and (3) electrical circuit means interconnecting said first lighted panel and said first switch means for lighting said panel upon actuation of said first switch means; (c) a third target zone disposed intermediate said first and second target zones including; (1) a third supporting rack; (2) a plurality of vertically spaced apart second target blocks carried by said third supporting rack; and (3) biasing means for yieldably resisting reciprocal movement of said second target blocks; (d) second display means operably interconnected with said second target blocks for indicating to the senses of the trainee the impact of a pitched baseball thereupon, including; (1) an electrically operated second lighted panel bearing the indicia "strike"; (2) second switch means actuated by reciprocal movement of said second target blocks; and (3) electrical circuit means interconnecting said second lighted panel and said second switch means for lighting said second panel upon actuation of said second switch means; (e) a plurality of target elements carried by said second target blocks for reciprocal movement with respect thereto; (f) third display means operably interconnected with said target elements for indicating to the senses of the trainee the impact of a pitched baseball thereupon including; (1) a plurality of electrically operated third lighted panels bearing various indicia; (2) a third switch means actuated by reciprocal movement of said target elements; and (3) electrical circuit means interconnecting said third lighted panels and said third switch means for lighting one of said third lighted panels upon actuation of said third switch means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An apparatus for use in teaching a trainee the art of baseball pitching, comprising:
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(a) first and second target zones each having a plurality of first impact sensor means for sensing the impact of a pitched baseball thereupon; (b) first display means operably interconnected with said first impact sensor means for indicating to the senses of the trainee the impact of a baseball upon one of said first impact sensor means; (c) a third target zone disposed intermediate said first and second target zones, said third target zone comprising; (1) a plurality of vertically spaced apart reciprocally movable second impact sensor means for sensing the impact of a pitched ball thereupon; (2) biasing means for yieldably resisting reciprocal movement of said second impact sensor means; (3) second display means operably interconnected with said second impact sensor means for indicating to the senses of the trainee the impact of a baseball upon one of said second impact sensor means; (4) a plurality of target elements carried by said second impact sensor means for reciprocal movement with respect thereto; and (5) third display means operably interconnected with said target elements for indicating to the senses of the trainee the impact of a baseball thereupon. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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