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- ABSTRACT A baseball batter dummy adjustable in height from 4 feet to about 6' feet, dressed in a batting uniform, and intended to be placed adjacent home plate for use during pitching practice to provide the pitcher with a realistic target during practice, the dummy having telescoping tubes and rods disposed in the legs and torso operable in a rack and pinion manner to selectively vary the height of the dummy and having pressure clips secured in the hands of the dummy adapted to hold the handle portion of a bat therein with the bat being removable therefrom for storage purposes.
- the present invention provides a novel baseball batter dummy of a variable height to simulate different sized batters and which simulates the appearance of a baseball batter as to the batting stance with a baseball bat at the ready position to hit a ball, the batter secured in an upright position by the base plate in the same manner as a real batter thus providing the pitcher with a realistic target when practicing his pitches.
- a further feature of the present invention provides a baseball batter dummy which is relatively simple in its construction and which therefore may be readily manufactured at a relatively low cost and by simple manufacturing methods from readily available materials such that it can be retailed at a sufficiently low price to encourage widespread use thereof.
- Still a further feature of the present invention provides a baseball batter dummy which is of a rugged and durable construction and which therefore may be guaranteed by the manufacturer to provide many years of intended usage.
- Yet still a further feature of the present invention provides a baseball batter dummy which is easy to useand rehable and efficie n t in opgation.
- Still yet a further feature of the present invention provides a baseball batter dummy which is of a foam rubber construction and dressed in a uniform closely simulating a realistic batter.
- FIG. 1 is a phantom perspective configuration of the batter dummy illustrating the height control mechanism inwardly thereof;
- FIG. 2 is a fragmentary perspective view of the height control mechanism of the dummy
- FIG. 3 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along Line 3-3 of FIG. 1;
- FIG. 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along Line 4-4 of FIG. 2;
- FIG. 5 is a top plan view of one of the hands of the dummy illustrating the pressure clip associated therewith to allow for the insertion and removal of a bat handle into the hand.
- the portion of the dummy from the waist up as indicated by reference numeral 11 is telescopically received in the hip and upper leg portion 12 for vertical adjustment thereof to control the height of the batter.
- the lower leg and foot portions 13 are telescopically received in the bottom leg forming portions of the portion 12 to assist in controlling the proportional height variations of the batter.
- each of the feet 16 of the dummy are provided with a vertically downward projecting stake 17 which projects into the ground adjacent the home plate to retain the dummy in fixed position relative thereto.
- the hands 18 of the dummy include a strip of soft pliable lead type material 21 extending through the fingers with the hand thumb 22 being of a rigid structure, the fingers being bendable relative to the thumb in a manner to be wrapped about the handle 23 of a conventional baseball bat 24 to removably hold the bat in the batters hands in a manner representing a batter ready to hit a pitched ball.
- a fiat bar 31 Extending horizontally through the waist of the batter portion 12 is a fiat bar 31 which is fixed thereto and which has a pair of longitudinally extending slots 32 therein disposed symmetrically about the center of the bar.
- a solid cylindrical rod 41 has one end joined to the top center of the bar 31 with the rod projecting vertically upright therefrom into the upper portion 11 of the dummy, the rod provided with a series of notches 42 extending longitudinally along one side thereof in longitudinal alignment.
- the rod 41 passes axially through a sleeve 43 having a longitudinal slot 44 cut out of a side wall portion thereof, the sleeve being fixed to the upper portion 11 for guiding the vertical movement of the portion 11 relative to portion 12.
- a toothed gear wheel 45 having its axis extending normal to the axis of rod 41 engages the notches 42 through slot 44 with the shaft 45 thereof projecting outwardly therefrom and passing through the front 46 of portion 11 and terminating in knob 47. Rotation of knob 47 effects the raising and lowering of the portion 11 relative to portion 12 for adjustment of the batters height.
- each of the slots 32 is an adjustment mechanism 50 which extends downwardly through each of the leg portions of portion 12 and 13, and accordingly the description will be directed to a single one of the adjustment mechanisms 50 as the other mechanism is identical thereto.
- the adjustment mechanism 50 consists of an elongated solid cylindrical rod 51 having a head portion52 'disposed normal to the rod axis and retaining the rod in associated slot 32 with the rod projecting downwardly at an outward angle therefrom through the leg of portion 12, the rod provided with a series of longitudinally aligned notches 52 extending completely therealong.
- a sleeve 53 Secured to lower leg portion 13 is a sleeve 53 through which rod 51 is telescopically passed, the sleeve having a slot 54 in alignment with notches 52 through a side wall portion thereof.
- a toothed gear 55 having its axis extending normal to the axis of rod 51 'is provided in engagement with the notches 52 and has a shaft 56 projecting outwardly therefrom passing through the rigid front surface 57 of leg portion 13 and terminating in a knob 58.
- Rotation of knob 58 serves to lengthen or shorten the projection of leg portion 13 from body portion 12 for use in both adjusting the height of the dummy as well as to adjusting the stance of the dummy, such as to having one shoulder raised or lowered relative to the other shoulder, having both shoulders horizontal, and the like so as to accurately simulate the stance of a variety of typical batters.
- a baseball batter dummy simulating a real batters stance comprising:
- a rigid upper torso body portion containing the batters chest, arms, hands, and head;
- a middle body portion containing the batters waist and lower portion of the chest and the pair of leg portions through the knee thereof;
- the body upper torso portion being telescopically received through the top of the middle body portion;
- each of the feet portions adapted to be inserted into the ground to retain the batter in a batting stance adjacent a plate for pitching practice purposes;
- an adjusting mechanism extending through the upper torso, middle body portion, and leg portions and adjustably connecting the same together to provide for telescopic adjustment of the various portions relative to each other to vary the height and stance of the batter.
- the baseball batter dummy as set forth in claim 1 wherein the adjusting mechanism comprises:
- a horizontally extending flat bar affixed in the waist portion of the middle body portion and extending thereacross, and a pair of longitudinally extending slots disposed on each side of the center of the bar;
- a rigid cylindrical rod affixed to one end to the center of the top surface of the bar and projecting vertically upright therefrom out of the middle body portion and into the upper torso body portion;
- a gear having a toothed periphery with its axis disposed normal to the axis of the rod and with its toothed periphery in engagement with the rod notches;
- each of the identical leg adjustment mechanisms comprises:
- an elongated rigid solid cylindrical rod having one end slidably received in the associated slot of the bar for slidable movement therealong, the opposite end ofthe bar projecting through the associated leg portion of the middle body portion and terminating inwardly of the associaated leg and foot body member;
- a hollow open ended tubular sleeve member telescopically receiving the rod therethrough, the sleeve member being affixed to the associated leg and foot body portion;
- each of the pressure clips comprises a length of soft pliable lead material embedded in the finger portions of eachof the batters hands, the finger portions being movable between a position spaced from the thumb in a hand open position and a position being closed with the thumb to form a passageway therethrough to retain the handle of a baseball bat therein.
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A baseball batter dummy adjustable in height from 4 feet to about 6 feet, dressed in a batting uniform, and intended to be placed adjacent home plate for use during pitching practice to provide the pitcher with a realistic target during practice, the dummy having telescoping tubes and rods disposed in the legs and torso operable in a rack and pinion manner to selectively vary the height of the dummy and having pressure clips secured in the hands of the dummy adapted to hold the handle portion of a bat therein with the bat being removable therefrom for storage purposes.
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United States atent [191 Tellez 1 Mar. 18, 1975 ADJUSTABLE HEIGHT BASEBALL BATTER DUMMY [76] Inventor: Arturo O. Tellez, 96 Gila St.,
Morenci, Ariz. 85540 [22] Filed: Aug. 30, 1974 [21] Appl. No.: 502,219
[56] References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 4/1871 Lacmann 46/163 1/1972 Doynow 273/26 A Primary ExaminerRichard C. P'inkham Assistant Examiner-T. Brown [57] ABSTRACT A baseball batter dummy adjustable in height from 4 feet to about 6' feet, dressed in a batting uniform, and intended to be placed adjacent home plate for use during pitching practice to provide the pitcher with a realistic target during practice, the dummy having telescoping tubes and rods disposed in the legs and torso operable in a rack and pinion manner to selectively vary the height of the dummy and having pressure clips secured in the hands of the dummy adapted to hold the handle portion of a bat therein with the bat being removable therefrom for storage purposes.
4 Claims, 5 Drawing Figures ADJUSTABLE HEIGHT BASEBALL BATTER DUMMY BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention This invention relates generally to apparatus for use in the practice of the game of baseball and more particularly to a novel baseball battery dummy which simulates the stance and appearance of a batter during a baseball game and is intended for use to provide a pitcher with a realistic target when practicing hit pitches.
2. Description of the Prior Art The play of the game of baseball amon youngsters and more mature players is constantly becoming more competitive requiring higher skills and physical abilities, with one of the more important abilities being that of a pitcher who must spend long hours of practice to develop his pitching skills. As the pitching area is defined as that over the home plate as determined between the general knees and torso of a batter, to obtain good practice it is required that a person take the batting stance during the pitching practice, this being quite boring for the person who merely stands there and acts as the batter during the pitching practice.
Accordingly, much pitching practice today is performed with an individual simulating the stance of a batter with the pitchers target thus only being a hanging loop to throw the ball through or the cathcers glove, the pitcher not having the method of determining the pitching area for himself and thus being at a disadvantage during a real game when pitching to real batters.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides a novel baseball batter dummy of a variable height to simulate different sized batters and which simulates the appearance of a baseball batter as to the batting stance with a baseball bat at the ready position to hit a ball, the batter secured in an upright position by the base plate in the same manner as a real batter thus providing the pitcher with a realistic target when practicing his pitches.
It is a feature of the present invention to provide a baseball batter dummy of an adjustable height.
A further feature of the present invention provides a baseball batter dummy which is relatively simple in its construction and which therefore may be readily manufactured at a relatively low cost and by simple manufacturing methods from readily available materials such that it can be retailed at a sufficiently low price to encourage widespread use thereof.
Still a further feature of the present invention provides a baseball batter dummy which is of a rugged and durable construction and which therefore may be guaranteed by the manufacturer to provide many years of intended usage.
Yet still a further feature of the present invention provides a baseball batter dummy which is easy to useand rehable and efficie n t in opgation.
Still yet a further feature of the present invention provides a baseball batter dummy which is of a foam rubber construction and dressed in a uniform closely simulating a realistic batter.
Other features and advantages of this invention will be apparent during the course of the following descriptron.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, and in which like reference characters are employed to designate like parts throughout the same:
FIG. 1 is a phantom perspective configuration of the batter dummy illustrating the height control mechanism inwardly thereof;
FIG. 2 is a fragmentary perspective view of the height control mechanism of the dummy;
FIG. 3 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along Line 3-3 of FIG. 1;
FIG. 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along Line 4-4 of FIG. 2; and
FIG. 5 is a top plan view of one of the hands of the dummy illustrating the pressure clip associated therewith to allow for the insertion and removal of a bat handle into the hand.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT Referring now to the drawings in detail there is illustrated a preferred form of a baseball battery dummy simulating a real player and which is constructed in accordance with the principles of the present invention and designated generally in its entirety by the reference numeral 10, the basic configuration of the dummy being formed of foam rubber padding over which there is placed a baseball uniform.
The portion of the dummy from the waist up as indicated by reference numeral 11 is telescopically received in the hip and upper leg portion 12 for vertical adjustment thereof to control the height of the batter. Similarly, the lower leg and foot portions 13 are telescopically received in the bottom leg forming portions of the portion 12 to assist in controlling the proportional height variations of the batter.
To retain the dummy 10 in a batting stance position adjacent home plate 14 in the same manner simulating a real batter, each of the feet 16 of the dummy are provided with a vertically downward projecting stake 17 which projects into the ground adjacent the home plate to retain the dummy in fixed position relative thereto.
The hands 18 of the dummy include a strip of soft pliable lead type material 21 extending through the fingers with the hand thumb 22 being of a rigid structure, the fingers being bendable relative to the thumb in a manner to be wrapped about the handle 23 of a conventional baseball bat 24 to removably hold the bat in the batters hands in a manner representing a batter ready to hit a pitched ball.
Extending horizontally through the waist of the batter portion 12 is a fiat bar 31 which is fixed thereto and which has a pair of longitudinally extending slots 32 therein disposed symmetrically about the center of the bar. A solid cylindrical rod 41 has one end joined to the top center of the bar 31 with the rod projecting vertically upright therefrom into the upper portion 11 of the dummy, the rod provided with a series of notches 42 extending longitudinally along one side thereof in longitudinal alignment. The rod 41 passes axially through a sleeve 43 having a longitudinal slot 44 cut out of a side wall portion thereof, the sleeve being fixed to the upper portion 11 for guiding the vertical movement of the portion 11 relative to portion 12. A toothed gear wheel 45 having its axis extending normal to the axis of rod 41 engages the notches 42 through slot 44 with the shaft 45 thereof projecting outwardly therefrom and passing through the front 46 of portion 11 and terminating in knob 47. Rotation of knob 47 effects the raising and lowering of the portion 11 relative to portion 12 for adjustment of the batters height.
Associated with each of the slots 32 is an adjustment mechanism 50 which extends downwardly through each of the leg portions of portion 12 and 13, and accordingly the description will be directed to a single one of the adjustment mechanisms 50 as the other mechanism is identical thereto.
The adjustment mechanism 50 consists of an elongated solid cylindrical rod 51 having a head portion52 'disposed normal to the rod axis and retaining the rod in associated slot 32 with the rod projecting downwardly at an outward angle therefrom through the leg of portion 12, the rod provided with a series of longitudinally aligned notches 52 extending completely therealong. Secured to lower leg portion 13 is a sleeve 53 through which rod 51 is telescopically passed, the sleeve having a slot 54 in alignment with notches 52 through a side wall portion thereof. A toothed gear 55 having its axis extending normal to the axis of rod 51 'is provided in engagement with the notches 52 and has a shaft 56 projecting outwardly therefrom passing through the rigid front surface 57 of leg portion 13 and terminating in a knob 58. Rotation of knob 58 serves to lengthen or shorten the projection of leg portion 13 from body portion 12 for use in both adjusting the height of the dummy as well as to adjusting the stance of the dummy, such as to having one shoulder raised or lowered relative to the other shoulder, having both shoulders horizontal, and the like so as to accurately simulate the stance of a variety of typical batters.
Thereis thus provided a novel baseball batter dummy simulating a realistic batter to provide a pitcher with a realistic target for practicinghis pitches.
It is to be understood that the form of this invention herewith shown and described is to be taken as a preferred example of the same, and that this invention is not to be limited to the exact arrangement of parts shown in the accompanying drawings or described in this specification as various changes in the details of construction as to shape, size, and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention, the scope of the novel concepts thereof, or the scope of the sub-joined claims.
Having thus described the invention, what is claimed l. A baseball batter dummy simulating a real batters stance comprising:
a rigid upper torso body portion containing the batters chest, arms, hands, and head;
a middle body portion containing the batters waist and lower portion of the chest and the pair of leg portions through the knee thereof;
a pair of rigid leg and foot portions each associated with one of the leg projections of the middle body portion and telescopically received relative thereto;
the body upper torso portion being telescopically received through the top of the middle body portion;
a stake projecting vertically from each of the feet portions adapted to be inserted into the ground to retain the batter in a batting stance adjacent a plate for pitching practice purposes;
pressure clips disposed in the fingerportions of each hand of the batter, the finger portions being thus movable relative to the rigid thumb of each hand to wrap around the handle of a bat to removably retain a bat in the hand in a position simulating the position of the bat ready to hit a pitched ball; and
an adjusting mechanism extending through the upper torso, middle body portion, and leg portions and adjustably connecting the same together to provide for telescopic adjustment of the various portions relative to each other to vary the height and stance of the batter.
2. The baseball batter dummy as set forth in claim 1 wherein the adjusting mechanism comprises:
a horizontally extending flat bar affixed in the waist portion of the middle body portion and extending thereacross, and a pair of longitudinally extending slots disposed on each side of the center of the bar;
a rigid cylindrical rod affixed to one end to the center of the top surface of the bar and projecting vertically upright therefrom out of the middle body portion and into the upper torso body portion;
a series of longitudinallyaligned notches disposed along a side surface of the rigid bar between the ends thereof; 7
a hollow open ended cylindrical sleeve affixed to the upper torso body portion and receiving the rigid rod telescopically therethrough;
a slot in the cylindrical side walls of the sleeve in alignment with the rod notches to provide access thereto;
a gear having a toothed periphery with its axis disposed normal to the axis of the rod and with its toothed periphery in engagement with the rod notches;
a shaft extending axially concentric with the gear having one end affixed thereto with the opposite end extending through the upper torso body portion and terminating in a knob exterior thereof;
whereby rotation of the knob effects rotation of the gear to effect the telescopic outward and inward movement of the upper torso body portion relative to the middle body portion to adjust the height of the batter; and v a pair of identical leg adjustment mechanisms associated with the barand extending through the leg portions of the middle body portion and terminating inwardly of the leg body portions for selective control of the telescopic adjustment of the legs inwardly and outwardly of the middle body portion.
3. The baseball batter dummy as set forth in claim 2 wherein each of the identical leg adjustment mechanisms comprises:
an elongated rigid solid cylindrical rod having one end slidably received in the associated slot of the bar for slidable movement therealong, the opposite end ofthe bar projecting through the associated leg portion of the middle body portion and terminating inwardly of the associaated leg and foot body member;
a series of longitudinally aligned notches disposed along a side surface of the rod between the opposite ends thereof;
a hollow open ended tubular sleeve member telescopically receiving the rod therethrough, the sleeve member being affixed to the associated leg and foot body portion;
along the rod in a manner providing for telescopic inward and outward movement of the leg and foot member relative to the middle body portion.
4. The baseball batter dummy as set forth in claim 3 wherein each of the pressure clips comprises a length of soft pliable lead material embedded in the finger portions of eachof the batters hands, the finger portions being movable between a position spaced from the thumb in a hand open position and a position being closed with the thumb to form a passageway therethrough to retain the handle of a baseball bat therein. =i
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1. A baseball batter dummy simulating a real batter''s stance comprising: a rigid upper torso body portion containing the batter''s chest, arms, hands, and head; a middle body portion containing the batter''s waist and lower portion of the chest and the pair of leg portions through the knee thereof; a pair of rigid leg and foot portions each associated with one of the leg projections of the middle body portion and telescopically received relative thereto; the body upper torso portion being telescopically received through the top of the middle body portion; a stake projecting vertically from each of the feet portions adapted to be inserted into the ground to retain the batter in a batting stance adjacent a plate for pitching practice purposes; pressure clips disposed in the finger portions of each hand of the batter, the finger portions being thus movable relative to the rigid thumb of each hand to wrap around the handle of a bat to removably retain a bat in the hand in a position simulating the position of the bat ready to hit a pitched ball; and an adjusting mechanism extending through the upper torso, middle body portion, and leg portions and adjustably connecting the same together to provide for telescopic adjustment of the various portions relative to each other to vary the height and stance of the batter.
2. The baseball batter dummy as set forth in claim 1 wherein the adjusting mechanism comprises: a horizontally extending flat bar affixed in the waist portion of the middle body portion and extending thereacross, and a pair of longitudinally extending slots disposed on each side of the center of the bar; a rigid cylindrical rod affixed to one end to the center of the top surface of the bar and projecting vertically upright therefrom out of the middle body portion and into the upper torso body portion; a series of longitudinally aligned notches disposed along a side surface of the rigid bar between the ends thereof; a hollow open ended cylindrical sleeve affixed to the upper torso body portion and receiving the rigid rod telescopically therethrough; a slot in the cylindricaL side walls of the sleeve in alignment with the rod notches to provide access thereto; a gear having a toothed periphery with its axis disposed normal to the axis of the rod and with its toothed periphery in engagement with the rod notches; a shaft extending axially concentric with the gear having one end affixed thereto with the opposite end extending through the upper torso body portion and terminating in a knob exterior thereof; whereby rotation of the knob effects rotation of the gear to effect the telescopic outward and inward movement of the upper torso body portion relative to the middle body portion to adjust the height of the batter; and a pair of identical leg adjustment mechanisms associated with the bar and extending through the leg portions of the middle body portion and terminating inwardly of the leg body portions for selective control of the telescopic adjustment of the legs inwardly and outwardly of the middle body portion.
3. The baseball batter dummy as set forth in claim 2 wherein each of the identical leg adjustment mechanisms comprises: an elongated rigid solid cylindrical rod having one end slidably received in the associated slot of the bar for slidable movement therealong, the opposite end of the bar projecting through the associated leg portion of the middle body portion and terminating inwardly of the associaated leg and foot body member; a series of longitudinally aligned notches disposed along a side surface of the rod between the opposite ends thereof; a hollow open ended tubular sleeve member telescopically receiving the rod therethrough, the sleeve member being affixed to the associated leg and foot body portion; a slot extending longitudinally through a side wall of the sleeve in alignment with the rod notches to provide access thereto; a toothed gear wheel having its peripheral teeth in engagement with the notches of the rod through the sleeve slot; a shaft projecting concentrically outwardly of one end of the toothed gear wheel and extending through a surface of the leg and foot member to terminate in a knob exterior thereof; whereby rotation of the knob effects rotation of the gear to effect telescopic movement of the sleeve along the rod in a manner providing for telescopic inward and outward movement of the leg and foot member relative to the middle body portion.
4. The baseball batter dummy as set forth in claim 3 wherein each of the pressure clips comprises a length of soft pliable lead material embedded in the finger portions of each of the batter''s hands, the finger portions being movable between a position spaced from the thumb in a hand open position and a position being closed with the thumb to form a passageway therethrough to retain the handle of a baseball bat therein.
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