Velocity meter for baseball bat
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1. A velocity meter comprising:
- a baseball bat having a handle, shaped to be grasped by the hands of a user, and a hitting portion continuing away from said handle;
means defining a cavity extending longitudinally inward toward said handle from an outer end of said hitting portion;
an elongated plunger means slidably receivable within said cavity, said plunger means including a tapered plug means rigidly affixed thereto and movable therewith slidably within said cavity;
means for resiliently holding said plunger means within said cavity;
means on the bat coacting with indicating means on said plunger means for indicating the amount of movement of said plunger means outwardly from said cavity as a result of a swinging of said bat by said user;
and means for automatically locking said plug means in the position of maximum amount of movement within said cavity during said swinging, to enable maintaining the indication of said movement following said swinging of said bat.
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Abstract
A baseball bat has its handle, shaped to be grasped by the hand of a user, extending on into an enlarged hitting portion that continues away from the handle. Included in that hitting portion is a velocity meter situated in a cavity that extends longitudinally inward toward the handle from the outer end. A plunger is slidably received within that cavity and is resiliently held in place. Also included is an indicator which informs as to the amount of movement of the plunger outwardly from within the cavity as a result of the swinging of the bat by the user.
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5 Claims
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1. A velocity meter comprising:
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a baseball bat having a handle, shaped to be grasped by the hands of a user, and a hitting portion continuing away from said handle; means defining a cavity extending longitudinally inward toward said handle from an outer end of said hitting portion; an elongated plunger means slidably receivable within said cavity, said plunger means including a tapered plug means rigidly affixed thereto and movable therewith slidably within said cavity; means for resiliently holding said plunger means within said cavity; means on the bat coacting with indicating means on said plunger means for indicating the amount of movement of said plunger means outwardly from said cavity as a result of a swinging of said bat by said user; and means for automatically locking said plug means in the position of maximum amount of movement within said cavity during said swinging, to enable maintaining the indication of said movement following said swinging of said bat. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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