Weight holder attachable to athletic ball striker
First Claim
1. A weighting device for use on an athletic ball striker as during swinging of the striker, the striker having an elongated ball striking portion and handle, comprising in combination:
- a) an elongated receptacle having an opening via which the striker ball striking portion is received into the receptacle, with the handle projecting endwise from the receptacle, b) a retainer carried on the receptacle to be fastened in a position for retaining the receptacle in generally enclosing relation to the striker ball striking portion, c) and weighting structure carried by the receptacle to add substantial weight to the striker, for use as in striker practice swinging, d) said retainer including a flap that folds over and releasably attaches to a surface carried by the receptacle, to effect retention of the weighted receptacle to the striker during said practice swinging, e) and including said striker comprising a base ball bat, and the receptacle being generally tubular and closely fitting the bat, along substantially the entirety of the receptacle length, remotely from the handle; and
the flap defined by a V-shaped slotted portion of the receptacle extending generally lengthwise of the receptacle at one side thereof.
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Abstract
A weighting device for use on an athletic ball striker as during handle swinging of the striker comprising a receptacle having an opening via which the ball striking portion is received into the receptacle, with the handle projecting from the receptacle, a retainer carried on the receptacle to be fastened in a position for retaining the receptacle in generally enclosing relation to the ball striking portion, and weighting structure carried by the receptacle to add substantial weight to the striker for use as in striker practice swinging, the retainer including a foldable flap that retains the receptacle to the striker during such practice swinging, the striking may for example comprise a baseball bat, or a tennis racket.
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21 Claims
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1. A weighting device for use on an athletic ball striker as during swinging of the striker, the striker having an elongated ball striking portion and handle, comprising in combination:
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a) an elongated receptacle having an opening via which the striker ball striking portion is received into the receptacle, with the handle projecting endwise from the receptacle, b) a retainer carried on the receptacle to be fastened in a position for retaining the receptacle in generally enclosing relation to the striker ball striking portion, c) and weighting structure carried by the receptacle to add substantial weight to the striker, for use as in striker practice swinging, d) said retainer including a flap that folds over and releasably attaches to a surface carried by the receptacle, to effect retention of the weighted receptacle to the striker during said practice swinging, e) and including said striker comprising a base ball bat, and the receptacle being generally tubular and closely fitting the bat, along substantially the entirety of the receptacle length, remotely from the handle; and
the flap defined by a V-shaped slotted portion of the receptacle extending generally lengthwise of the receptacle at one side thereof.- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
a) at least one of said walls, b) at least two of said walls, c) at least three of said walls, d) at least four of said walls.
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9. The combination of claim 1 wherein said weighting structure includes metal.
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10. The combination of claim 9 wherein said metal is within said receptacle.
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11. The combination of claim 8 wherein said weighting structure includes separate local metallic portions.
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12. The combination of claim 9 wherein said metal is held in a pocket or pockets provided by the receptacle.
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13. The combination of claim 1 wherein the receptacle includes an inner sleeve and an outer sleeve, the weighting structure retained to the inner sleeve, said opening formed by a sleeve wall slot and by an end opening at a proximal end of said outer sleeve.
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14. The combination of claim 1 wherein said weighting structure is sized and retained proximate at least one of the following portions of a striker ball striking portion received in the receptacle:
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i) front side portion ii) rear side portion iii) toe portion.
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15. The combination of claim 1 including a carrier attached to the receptacle at spaced locations.
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16. The combination of claim 8 wherein the weighted structure includes metal.
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17. The combination of claim 1 including a strap attached to the receptacle, and adapted to be wrapped about the handle, or other support structure.
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18. The combination of claim 17 including a loop which is attached to the receptacle or strap, to receive a free end portion of the strap.
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19. The combination of claim 17 including said support structure which has mesh configuration, and from which the strap hangs, suspending the receptacle.
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20. The combination of claim 17 including a clip attached to the strap or receptacle, and including supporting structure which has mesh configuration, the clip attached to said mesh configuration.
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21. A weighting device for use on an athletic ball striker as during swinging of the striker, and including the striker having a ball striking portion and handle, comprising in combination:
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a) an elongated receptacle having an opening via which the striker ball striking portion is received into the receptacle, with the handle projecting from the receptacle, b) a retainer flap carried on the receptacle adjacent an elongated V-shaped receptacle slot, for retaining the receptacle in generally enclosing relation to the striker, d) there being weight material disposed at annular locations about an axis defined by the striker, and structure disposed about the striker holding said weight material in position relative to the striker, said structure including pockets spaced about the striker and in which said weight material is held at said annularly spaced locations.
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