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Baseball target and projector apparatus

  • US 5,599,017 A
  • Filed: 07/17/1995
  • Issued: 02/04/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/17/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An apparatus for practicing the fundamentals of baseball, comprising:

  • (a) a target area receiving means for accepting and securing baseballs thrown at said apparatus;

    (b) pitchback means for propelling baseballs from said apparatus;

    (c) a ball holding tray located beneath said receiving means, said ball holding tray having an outlet path;

    (d) an agitating means positioned integral to said holding tray for circulating a plurality of balls resting therein and directing said balls to said outlet path;

    (e) an auger means for conveying said balls from said outlet path to said pitchback means;

    (f) a channel member adapted to receive said balls from said auger means, said channel member having a shut off switch for controlling a flow of said balls down said channel member;

    (g) an adjustable ball stop positioned adjacent to said channel member at a distance sufficient for presenting said balls to said pitchback means; and

    (h) a means for communicating with and controlling said shut off switch and said auger means such that when one of said balls is released down said channel member, said auger means is activated so as to convey another of said balls to said channel member; and

    (i) a transportable frame for supporting said apparatus.

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