Patent ID: 9649544
Date: 2017-05-16
CPC Classifications: A63B

Claim:
1. A batting tee, comprising: a base; an attachment portion attached to the base; a first rod having a first end and a second end, the first end releasably connected to the attachment portion; a second rod having a third end and a fourth end, the second rod having an outer diameter less than an inner diameter of the first rod, with the third end positioned at least partially in the second end of the first rod; at least one O-ring positioned on the second rod within the first rod; a collar attached to the second end of the first rod and positioned to allow the second rod to pass through the collar, the collar further being positioned to resist passage of the at least one O-ring out of the first rod; a rod cap attached to the third end of the second rod, at least a portion of the rod cap extending into a gap between the first rod and the second rod to resist removal of the at least one O-ring from the second rod when the rod cap is positioned within the first rod; and a ball holder attached to the fourth end of the second rod; wherein the second rod is positioned to move telescopically within the first rod to raise and lower the ball holder.