Patent ID: 8992348
Filing Date: 2015-03-31
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. A baseball swing training device comprising: at least one tubular support member having a vertical axis, the support member comprising a bottom-most portion and a top-most portion; a base member attached to the bottom-most portion of the support member for positioning the at least one support member in a substantially vertical position; and a plurality of attachment members, each one of the plurality of attachment members being interchangeable with the other attachment members and each attachment member being attachable to at the top-most portion of the at least one support member, each attachment member comprising at least one top receiving aperture that is circular in shape and further comprising at least one baseball support plate that is circular in shape and sits within the top receiving aperture, the at least one baseball support plate comprising a center and a perimeter, the perimeter of the at least one baseball support plate comprising a plurality of upwardly-extending bristles, the bristles being arranged in a generally circular pattern and having a length, and the center of the at least one baseball support plate comprising a rubber post having a length that is shorter than the length of the bristles, the interchangeable attachment members comprising: a first attachment member comprising a single baseball support plate, wherein the center of the plate is substantially aligned with the support member's axis; a second attachment member comprising a single baseball support plate, wherein the center of the plate is substantially aligned with the support member's axis and a post that is offset from the support member's axis; a third attachment member comprising a pair of opposing baseball support plates, both support plates being offset from the support member's axis; and a fourth attachment member comprising a single baseball support plate, offset from the support member's axis.