Patent ID: 7392801

Claim:
A ball pitching machine comprising: (a) a first “U” bracket having front and rear arms, the first “U” bracket further having a base spanning between the front and rear arms; (b) a second “U” bracket having left and right arms, each left and right arm having a distal end, the first “U” bracket's front arm comprising the second “U” bracket; (c) a third “U” bracket having left and right arms, the third “U” bracket comprising sling pinching means adapted for moving the third “U” bracket's left and right arms between retracted sling pinching positions and splayed sling releasing positions; (d) left and right elastomeric ties, each having proximal and distal ends, the proximal ends of the left and right elastomeric ties being respectively fixedly attached to the distal ends of the second “U” bracket's left and right arms; (e) a sling having left and right ends, the distal ends of the left and right elastomeric ties being respectively fixedly attached to the sling's left and rights ends; and (f) a carriage fixedly attached to the first “U” bracket; the carriage comprising trajectory adjusting means connected operatively to the first “U” bracket, the trajectory adjusting means being adapted for alternately moving the first “U” bracket's front and rear arms upwardly and downwardly with respect to each other.