Patent ID: 6026798
Filing Date: 2000-02-22
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
A baseball pitching machine comprising:a frame;a platform pivotally secured to said frame about a generally horizontal axis;actuator means for controllable tipping said table about the generally horizontal axis;a generally upstanding column pivotally mounted on said table for generally azimuth adjusting movements;actuator means for adjustably moving said column;a baseball launcher supported by said column for adjustably positioning about said generally horizontal axis and generally azimuth adjusting movements;a baseball transporting carousel supported by said column for rotation about a generally vertical axis for baseball transporting movement from a position accessible for loading of baseballs on said carousel to a position adjacent to said baseball launcher,a baseball inserter for receiving a baseball from said carousel and for inserting it into said baseball launcher, said baseball inserter including seam rotating means for engaging a baseball on said baseball transporting carousel and for rotating the baseball to a selected seam orientation corresponding to a pitch desired before said baseball reaches said baseball launcher.