Patent ID: 6884188

Claim:
A portable pitching machine for pitching balls to a batter, said portable pitching machine comprising: a frame, said frame comprising a seat configured for sitting upon by a user; a pair of uprights configured to attach to and extend from said frame, said pair of uprights configured for attachment to a plurality of elastic connectors; at least one pocket for containing at least one ball, said pocket configured for attachment to said plurality of elastic connectors; and said plurality of elastic connectors, said elastic connectors configured to attach between said uprights and said pocket; wherein said frame defines an open top container for storing said ball, said open top container configured for access by a user sitting on said seat, said open top container located between said seat and said uprights, and wherein said portable pitching machine is convertible from a storage mode to an in-use-mode, wherein when in said storage mode said seat comprises a top for said open top container, wherein when in said in-use-mode said seat does not comprise a top for said open top container.