Device for increasing and measuring the speed of a golf, tennis or batting swing

• US 6,805,005 B1
• Filed: 06/24/2002
• Issued: 10/19/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 09/17/2001
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Juan C. Elizondo
• Original Assignee: Juan C. Elizondo
• Inventors: Elizondo, Juan C.
• Primary Examiner(s): Williams, Hezron
• Assistant Examiner(s): SAINT SURIN, JACQUES M
• Application Number:
  US10/179,702
• Time in Patent Office: 848 Days
• Field of Search: 734/88, 734/92, 734/93, 733/790.1, 733/790.2, 473/219, 473/457, 473/489, 473/263, D21/791
• US Class Current: 73/488
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 15/005 with a weight movable along the longitudinal axis of the club due to centrifugal forces
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2069/0008 for batting
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/30 Speed
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 60/04 Movable ballast means A63B15/005 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 60/46 Measurement devices associated with golf clubs, bats, rackets or the like for measuring physical parameters relating to sporting activity, e.g. baseball bats with impact indicators or bracelets for measuring the golf swing
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/3632 Clubs or attachments on clubs, e.g. for measuring, aligning A63B69/3614 takes precedence; clubs for swinging exercises in general A63B15/00
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/38 for tennis A63B61/006, A63B69/0073 and A63B69/0097 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01P 3/18 transferred to the indicator by mechanical means

Abstract

A device for increasing and measuring the speed of a golf, tennis or batting swing comprising an elongated, hollow metal tube having a gripping portion provided at one end thereof. A swing speed or velocity indicator is positioned in the other end of the tube with the scaled thereof being visible through a slot formed in the wall of the tube.

Claims

1. A device for increasing and measuring the speed of a golf, tennis or batting swing, comprising:

an elongated member having a hand grip end and an opposite end;

said elongated member having a cylindrical portion with a substantially constant diameter extending from said hand grip end to said opposite end;

said elongated member having a swing speed measuring device provided therein at said opposite end;

said elongated member having an elongated opening formed therein adjacent its said opposite end through which said swing speed measuring device is visible.

2. The device of claim 1 wherein the diameter of said elongated member is approximately 1 inch in diameter.

3. The device of claim 1 wherein said elongated member is approximately 45 inches long.

4. The device of claim 1 wherein said elongated member is comprised of a metal material.

5. The device of claim 1 wherein said elongated member has a knob provided thereon at its hand grip end.

6. The device of claim 1 wherein a gripping surface is provided on said hand grip end of said elongated member.

7. The device of claim 6 wherein said gripping surface is serrated.

8. A device for increasing and measuring the speed of a golf, tennis or batting swing, comprising:

an elongated member having a hand grip end and an opposite end;

said elongated member having a cylindrical portion with a substantially constant diameter extending from said hand grip end to said opposite end;

said elongated member having a swing speed measuring device provided therein at said opposite end.

9. The device of claim 8 wherein said swing speed measuring device is visible to the user.

10. The device of claim 8 wherein said elongated member is hollow.

11. The device of claim 10 wherein said elongated member is comprised of metal.

12. The device of claim 9 wherein said swing speed measuring device is visible through an opening formed in said elongated member.