Patent ID: 7252603

Claim:
A batting practice device comprising: (a) a bottom component having a first bottom member with a front and a back and a second bottom member with a front and back wherein the front of said first bottom member is hingedly attached to the front of said second bottom member; (b) a top component having a first top member with a front and a back and a second top member with a front and back wherein the front of said first top member is hingedly attached to the front of said second top member; (c) a first side member hingedly connected to the back of said first bottom member and hingedly connected to the back of said first top member; (d) a second side member hingedly connected to the back of said second bottom member and hingedly connected to the back of said second top member; (e) a rear member connected to the back of the first top member at one end and to the back of the second top member at its other end; (f) an elastic cord having a first end and a second end, wherein said first end is attached to said rear member and said second end extends forward to the front of said top component and downward from the front of said top component; (g) a ball removably attached to the second end of said elastic cord; and (h) a non-elastic cord removably and slidingly attached to said ball, wherein a first end of said non-elastic cord is removably connected to said first bottom member and a second end of said non-elastic cord is removably connected to said second bottom member.