Patent ID: 6238307
Filing Date: 2001-05-29
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
A batting tee device comprising:a tee for holding a ball to batted above a ground surface, said tee including a ball seating member disposed at a free end thereof;a base for supporting said tee in a generally vertical position relative to the ground surface, said base including a portion representing a baseball home-plate having a leading edge, a V-shaped trailing edge, and parallel side edges extending between said leading and trailing edges;locating apparatus for selectively locating at least said ball seating member of said tee only along one of two predetermined optimal straight lines of contact, each of said lines being disposed at an angle measured from a point on said V-shaped trailing edge located nearest said leading edge, each of said lines of contact starting at a location adjacent to where one of said side edges and said V-shaped trailing edge merge and extending beyond said leading edge in a direction opposite said V-shaped trailing edge; andan impact aborbing element integrated into the tee which permits the tee to bend relative to the base when the tee is hit with a bat.