Pitching target
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1. A free-standing baseball and softball pitching target comprising:
- a frame having an elongated top crossbar supported above a support surface by leg means at each end of said crossbar,a screen having a flat front surface secured to said crossbar so as to hand and swing freely therefrom in a planar fashion and having a target depicted on said flat front surface,a stationary trough mounted on said frame in a fixed position beneath said screen for receiving balls impacting on said screen and falling downwardly therefrom, said trough being positioned sufficiently close to said support surface to prevent balls from rolling beneath said trough, said lower edge of said screen being free and independent of said frame and trough, andsaid screen having upper and lower edges and opposite sides, said lower edge extending into said trough so as to define a front portion and back portion of said trough, whereby balls impacting on said screen drop downwardly therefrom and are collected in said front portion of said trough, said screen freely swinging independently and relative to said trough in response to impact of said ball and said lower edge of said screen being in closely spaced proximity to the bottom of said trough.
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Abstract
A pitching target is provided and includes a self-supporting frame having an elongated top crossbar supported above a support surface by legs at each end of the crossbar. A screen having a strike zone depicted thereon is attached to the crossbar so as to hang freely therefrom. A trough is positioned beneath the screen so as to receive balls impacting on the screen falling downwardly therefrom.
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1. A free-standing baseball and softball pitching target comprising:
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a frame having an elongated top crossbar supported above a support surface by leg means at each end of said crossbar, a screen having a flat front surface secured to said crossbar so as to hand and swing freely therefrom in a planar fashion and having a target depicted on said flat front surface, a stationary trough mounted on said frame in a fixed position beneath said screen for receiving balls impacting on said screen and falling downwardly therefrom, said trough being positioned sufficiently close to said support surface to prevent balls from rolling beneath said trough, said lower edge of said screen being free and independent of said frame and trough, and said screen having upper and lower edges and opposite sides, said lower edge extending into said trough so as to define a front portion and back portion of said trough, whereby balls impacting on said screen drop downwardly therefrom and are collected in said front portion of said trough, said screen freely swinging independently and relative to said trough in response to impact of said ball and said lower edge of said screen being in closely spaced proximity to the bottom of said trough. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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