Patent ID: 9061190
Filing Date: 2015-06-23
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. A baseball swing training device operable to teach a desired swing plane for hitting a baseball comprising: a base member, said base member having an upper surface and a lower surface, said base member being generally planar, said base member having a front edge and a rear edge; a support pole, said support pole being secured to said upper surface of said base member and extending upward therefrom and being perpendicular thereto, said support pole further including a plurality of telescoping segments, said support pole being adjustable in length; a mounting assembly, said mounting assembly being superposed said support pole opposite said base member, said mounting assembly further including a housing, said housing having a vertical wall forming a cylindrical shape, said housing having an upper end and a lower end, said housing having a first opening proximate said upper end, said housing having a second opening at said lower end, said mounting assembly having an interior volume, said mounting assembly having a ball member movably mounted within said interior volume of said housing, said ball member being operably coupled to said upper frame assembly; an upper frame assembly, said upper frame assembly being operably coupled to said mounting assembly, said upper frame assembly configured to releasably secure a baseball; a connection assembly, said connection assembly further including a connection plate, said connection plate being planar in manner having a first end and a second end, said connection plate having an upper surface and a lower surface, said connection assembly further including a support rod, said support rod having a first end and a second end, said support rod being secured to said lower surface of said connection plate proximate said second end, said second end of said support rod being secured to said ball member, said support rod extending upward through said first opening of said housing, said support rod being angularly secured to said connection plate; wherein said upper frame assembly is tiltably adjustable in a first axial direction and a second axial direction so as to place a baseball secured therein in a position for teaching a desired hitting swing plane.