Patent ID: 6435990
Filing Date: 2002-08-20
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
A batting practice device, comprising:a mounting stand including telescoping tubes and a locking mechanism to permit vertical adjustment of the mounting stand, said mounting stand having an upper end; a bat guide assembly secured to said upper end of the mounting stand; said bat guide including a pair of parallel bars having first and second ends, said parallel bars being joined by a plurality of C-shaped arms that maintain said parallel bars in a spaced apart parallel relationship to thus provide an open space there between, said open space being unobstructed at both the first and second ends of the parallel bars to permit a ball bat to enter the open space at one end and exit the open space at the other end, said C-shaped arms including quick-connect fasteners for connecting them to said parallel bars to thus enable the C-shaped arms to protrude from either side of the parallel bars and thus accommodate either right or left handed batters; a tee adapted to hold a ball, supported by one of said parallel bar, located within said open space; flexible teeth carried by the surfaces and extending along the lengths of said parallel bars that define said open space, said flexible teeth functioning to protect the bat and cushion the impact on the batters hands if the bat strikes the parallel bars; and said flexible teeth extending normal to the surfaces of said parallel bars such that they project into said open space.