Bat training weight

• US 5,980,397 A
• Filed: 04/16/1998
• Issued: 11/09/1999
• Est. Priority Date: 04/16/1998
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Brian A. Barnabie, David Welch Hart
• Original Assignee: Brian A. Barnabie, David Welch Hart
• Inventors: Barnabie, Brian A., Hart, David Welch
• Primary Examiner(s): Chapman, Jeanette
• Assistant Examiner(s): CHAMBERS, MICHAEL S
• Application Number:
  US09/061,138
• Time in Patent Office: 572 Days
• Field of Search: 473/516, 473/564, 473/437, 473/256, 482/105
• US Class Current: 473/437
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2069/0008 for batting
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2102/18 Baseball, rounders or similar games
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2102/182 Softball
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 59/50 Substantially rod-shaped bats for hitting a ball in the air, e.g. for baseball
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 60/24 Weighted handles
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/3638 Normal golf clubs with directly attached weights

Abstract

A weighted device that attaches to a baseball or softball bat for the purpose of increasing the bat'"'"'s mass during batting practice thereby increasing a persons strength and improving their bat control, ultimately improving their batting average and batting power. The device can be used during the actual practice of hitting a ball. The device can be attached to the bat at various locations along the tapered portion of the bat.

Claims

1. A training device used in combination with a ball bat comprising:

A holding means, a weight means, a bat attachment means and a containment means for temporarily attaching said training device to said ball bat;

said training device being aligned along the longitudinal axis of said ball bat;

Said containment means consisting of;

a flexible web having a web front spaced from a web rear wall;

a web first end spaced from a web second end and a web first side spaced from a web second side and a plurality of weight pockets formed between said web front and said web rear;

said weight pockets to have a top flap to permit insertion and removal of said weight means;

Said weight means comprising a plurality of weight packets;

said weight packets to consist of a weight web front wall;

a weight web rear wall, a weight web first side and a weight web second side and an amount of dense granular material enclosed by said weight web front, rear, first side and second side;

Said bat attachment means consisting of;

A plurality of ring members fixedly mounted along the longitudinal end of the web front;

for each of said ring members;

a flexible strap adapted to be looped through said ring member and having a strap first end mounted to the web front and said strap second end, with a strap hook and loop fastener surface extending between the strap first end and the strap second end so that when looped through said ring member, said strap may be fastened to itself.