Baseball pitching target device

• US 5,083,774 A
• Filed: 02/27/1991
• Issued: 01/28/1992
• Est. Priority Date: 02/27/1991
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Fikri Yalvac
• Original Assignee: Fikri Yalvac
• Inventors: Yalvac, Fikri
• Primary Examiner(s): Brown, Theatrice
• Application Number:
  US07/661,335
• Time in Patent Office: 335 Days
• Field of Search: 273/26 A, 273/29 A, 273/177 A, 273/181 A, 273/181 F, 273/389, 273/390, 273/398, 273/402, 273/127 B, 273/127 D
• US Class Current: 473/456
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2024/005 Keeping track of the point of impact or entry
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2069/0006 for pitching
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 63/00 Targets or goals for ball games golf cups A63B57/40

Abstract

The present invention relates to a baseball pitching target device. This comprises a baseball pitching target area subdivided into specific strike zone or hit zone nets which tray a pitched baseball. The target zone nets are contained within and are supported by a pivoting frame assembly which is secured to an underlying base.

Claims

1. A baseball pitcher'"'"'s target device comprising:

a substantially rectangular rigid horizontal base member (7);

a pair of vertically extending support blocks (8,

     9) each support block being attached to opposite sides of said base member (7);

a rigid U-shaped frame member (1), said U-shaped frame member having each free end member of each thereof pivotally attached to a respective support block (8,

     9), said frame further having a rigid, horizontally extending crossbar (2) attached adjacent each said free end;

a pair of spaced apart string means (5) extending longitudinally of said frame each said string means having an end attached to said frame and said crossbar to define an opening therebetween and an opening between each said string and an adjacent leg of said U-shaped frame;

a third string (6), said third string extending transversely of said U-shaped frame a predetermined distance from said horizontal crossbar and having its ends attached to said frame member to define a central opening which is bordered by said pair of strings, said third string and said crossbar;

a first ball restraining net pocket (3) having its open end edge attached about the perimeter of an opening crossbar (2), and a second ball restraining net pocket (4) having its open end edge attached to the perimeter of said central opening, said second pocket being capable of catching and retaining balls passing only through said central opening while said first pocket being capable of catching and retaining balls passing only through the remaining openings defined by the perimeter of said frame (1);

said crossbar (2) and said pair of string means (5,

     6);

said first pocket (3) being larger than said second pocket (4);

spring means (17) attached between an end of each leg of said U-shaped frame member (1) and said base member (7);

each said support block having first and second horizontally extending spaced apart stop means (22) one of said stop means being capable of stopping said frame in a substantially vertical plane and said the other of said stop means being capable of stopping said frame in an inclined plane when said frame is pivoted from said vertical plane, said spring means biasing said frame means towards a said stop means when said frame is in said vertical plane whereby said frame is self-erecting when pivoted from said vertical plane;

spike means (23) extending through said base for anchoring said apparatus to a support surface.