Patent ID: 8287405

Claim:
An apparatus useful in practicing swinging a baseball bat by a baseball practitioner comprising: a bent double tubed base frame; said base frame having a primary member and two secondary members; said base frame having two mounting brackets attached to the center of said frame; said mounting brackets having single holes; said base frame having mounting plates on both ends; said mounting plates having two holes; said holes receiving fastening means to fasten either secondary members to either end of said base frame; said secondary members being made of a rectangular tubing; said rectangular tubing secondary members having two holes; vertical primary member pivotally attached by pivot means to said base frame; said vertical primary member is rectangular tubing; said primary member has a hole through the rectangular tube at the bottom end; said primary member having a pneumatic retracting mechanism attached to a bottom hole with a pivot rod and bushing; said pneumatic retracting mechanism being attached to the two mounting brackets on said bent tube base frame; said bent tube base frame having a reflex band attached on opposite side of primary member on base frame; said primary vertical member having an adjustable striking pad bracket that is controlled by a knob; a striking target pad attached to said striking pad bracket with mounting screws.