Patent ID: 8371963
Filing Date: 2013-02-12
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. A training device for baseball players comprising: a batters-box mat defining a top planar surface, a forward edge, a rearward edge, and two lateral edges extending substantially perpendicularly from said forward edge to said rearward edge on each side of said batters-box mat; said batters-box mat having a pitcher's end located toward the forward edge, and a catcher's end located toward the rearward edge, and having a recessed pivot area, said recessed pivot area being located substantially toward the catcher's end of the batters-box mat, being substantially circular in shape, and being recessed from the top planar surface of the batters-box mat; a pivot device comprising a top surface which is substantially level with the top planar surface of said batters-box mat, and being substantially circular in shape, being substantially complementary with said recessed pivot area, and being positioned within said recessed pivot area; a bearing surface positioned between said pivot device and said recessed pivot area, said bearing surface being capable of reducing friction between said pivot device and said recessed pivot area such that the pivot device is capable of pivoting about an axis of rotation that is perpendicular to the top planar surface of the batters-box mat; and a forward toe-hold positioned toward the pitcher's end of said batters-box mat and comprising a plurality of grooves, said grooves being substantially linear, being substantially perpendicular to said lateral edges of said batters-box mat, and being recessed from the top planar surface of said batters-box mat.