Mound mender

• US 20060100042A1
• Filed: 02/22/2005
• Published: 05/11/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 11/10/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: John Bykowsky
• Original Assignee: John Bykowsky
• Inventors: Bykowsky, John
• Granted Patent: US 7,344,459 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 473/497
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/0013 Baseball bases
• CPC Class Codes: A63C 19/02 Shaping of the surface of courts according to the necessities of the different games surface construction E01C

Abstract

An apparatus for use on a pitching mound includes a first platform being covered with an elastic material, a second platform being covered with artificial turf like material and the first platform being slightly raised with respect to the second platform.

Claims

1. ) An apparatus for use on a pitching mound, comprising:

a first platform being covered with elastic material;

a second platform being covered with artificial turf like material;

said first platform being slightly raised with respect to said second platform.

2. ) An apparatus for use on a pitching mound as in claim 1, wherein said elastic material is rubber.

3. ) An apparatus for use on a pitching mound as in claim 1, wherein said elastic material is in the form of a rubber cap.

4. ) An apparatus for use on a pitching mound as in claim 1, wherein said second platform includes a replaceable platform.

5. ) An apparatus for use on a pitching mound as in claim 4, wherein said replaceable platform is covered with artificial turf.

6. ) An apparatus for use on the pitching mound as in claim 1, wherein said first platform includes a shoulder.

17. ) An apparatus for use on a pitching mound as in claim 3, wherein said rubber cap is replaceable.

19. ) An apparatus for use on the pitching mound as in claim 1, wherein said first platform does not include a shoulder.

7. ) An apparatus for use on a pitching mound, comprising:

a first part adapted to accept a pitching rubber;

a second part being connected to said first part;

a replaceable platform being mounted on said second part and being covered with artificial turf like material.

8. ) An apparatus for use on a pitching mound as in claim 7 wherein said first part includes a first arm and a second arm to accept a step down rubber.

9. ) An apparatus for use on a pitching mound as in claim 8 wherein said first arm and said second arm are arranged so that said first part is U-shaped.

10. ) An apparatus for use on the pitching mound as in claim 7 wherein said replaceable platform is coextensive in length and width with said second part.

11. ) A method for forming an apparatus for use on a pitching mound, comprising the steps of:

forming a first platform being covered with elastic material;

forming a second platform being covered with artificial turf like material;

said first platform being formed so as to be slightly raised with respect to said second platform.

12. ) A method for forming an apparatus for use on a pitching mound as in claim 11, wherein said elastic material is rubber.

13. ) A method for forming an apparatus for use on a pitching mound as in claim 11, wherein said elastic material is formed as a rubber cap.

14. ) A method for forming an apparatus for use on a pitching mound as in claim 11, wherein said step of forming said second platform includes a step of forming a replaceable platform.

15. ) A method for forming an apparatus for use on a pitching mound as in claim 14, wherein said step of forming said replaceable platform includes covering said replaceable platform with artificial turf like material.

16. ) A method for forming an apparatus for use on the pitching mound as in claim 11, wherein said set of forming said first platform includes a step of forming a shoulder.

18. ) A method for forming an apparatus for use on a pitching mound as in claim 13, wherein said rubber cap is replaceable.