Patent ID: 9039548
Filing Date: 2015-05-26
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. In a swing training device consisting of: a first horizontal member having a proximate end and a distal end, the distal end adapted for attaching to a substantially rigid frame; an object assembly comprising an object located below the proximate end of the first horizontal member; a first line having a first segment extending substantially along a vertical axis defined through a center of the object assembly and coupled to the proximate end of the first horizontal member, the first line having a second segment extending substantially along the vertical axis below the object assembly and coupled to the proximate end of second substantially rigid horizontal member, wherein the distal end is attached to the substantially rigid frame, the first line having a first end coupled to a top side of the object assembly and a second end coupled to a bottom side of the object assembly; a second line that extends substantially perpendicular to the first line in a longitudinal direction substantially along a path of the object defining a horizontal axis, the second line having a proximate end coupled to the object assembly and a distal end coupled to a third substantially rigid member operatively connected to the sides of the rigid frame; a V-shaped third line having a first end, a second end, and a cusp there between, the V-shaped third line being located substantially in the vertical plane, the first end of the third line is coupled to the first end of the first line, the second end of the third line is coupled to the second end of the first line, and the cusp is coupled to the proximate end of the second line; wherein the vertical axis defined through the centerline of the object assembly and the horizontal axis define a vertical plane, the object assembly having a vertical bore that extends through the vertical axis and a fourth line located through the bore, the fourth line having a first end extending above the object and a second end extending below the object; a V-shaped fifth line having a first end coupled to the left side of the substantially rigid frame, a second end coupled to the right side of the substantially rigid frame, and at a cusp, the V-shaped fifth line being coupled to the cusp of the V-shaped third line; the improvement which comprises a structurally modified second line formed into a resilient cable system designed to propagate a visual signal along its length so as to create a cue for the batter to initiate a swing wherein contact with the object of the object assembly occurs at the same time the visual signal reaches the object assembly and wherein the visual signal of the resilient cable consists of a series of spaced apart, Light Emitting Diodes (LED's) that are electrically connected for lighting in a manner that will create a cue for initiating a swing to contact the object of the object assembly.