Baseball throwing and catching device

Abstract

Apparatus for practicing throwing and catching baseballs having a pair of rectangular support frame members pivoted together along a common side. A wooden board having a coated surface is mounted on one of the support members. A baseball tossed against the coated surface of the wooden board is rebounded and caught by a user. A tubular adjustment mechanism permits the wooden board to be angularly adjusted so that the rebound trajectory may be changed as desired.

I claim:  
     
         1 . An apparatus for practicing throwing and catching baseballs comprising: 
 a first frame member;    a second frame member, said second frame member pivotally connected to said first frame member;    a board member, said board member having a front face and a rear face;    said board member mounted to said first frame member at said rear face; and    an elastomeric coating disposed on said front face of said board member.    
     
     
         2 . The apparatus for practicing throwing and catching baseballs as recited in  claim 1 , wherein said first frame member is a rectangular frame member having a first end and a second end.  
     
     
         3 . The apparatus for practicing throwing and catching baseballs as recited in  claim 2 , wherein said second frame member is a rectangular frame member having a first end and a second end.  
     
     
         4 . The apparatus for practicing throwing and catching baseballs as recited in  claim 3 , wherein the second end of said first frame member and the second end of said second frame member form a coincident end.  
     
     
         5 . The apparatus for practicing throwing and catching baseballs as recited in  claim 4 , wherein said first frame member and said second frame member are pivotally connected at said coincident end.  
     
     
         6 . The apparatus for practicing throwing and catching baseballs as recited in  claim 5 , wherein said first end of said first frame member and said first end of said second frame member have respective midpoints, and said apparatus further comprises an adjustment member pivotally connected to said first frame member and said second frame member at said respective midpoints.  
     
     
         7 . The apparatus for practicing throwing and catching baseballs as recited in  claim 6 , wherein said adjustment member comprises a pair of telescoping parts.  
     
     
         8 . The apparatus for practicing throwing and catching baseballs as recited in  claim 7 , wherein a series of spaced apertures are disposed in at least one of said pair of telescoping  
     
     
         9 . The apparatus for practicing throwing and catching baseballs as recited in  claim 8 , wherein said first frame member, said second frame member and said adjustment member are fabricated from round tubing.  
     
     
         10 . The apparatus for practicing throwing and catching baseballs as recited in  claim 8 , wherein said first frame member, said second frame member and said adjustment member are fabricated from square tubing.  
     
     
         11 . An apparatus for practicing throwing and catching baseballs comprising: 
 a first frame member, said first frame member having a first end and a second end;    a second frame member, said second frame member having a first end and a second end;    said first frame member pivotally connected to said second frame member;    said first end of said first frame member and said first end of said second frame member have respective midpoints;    an adjustment member pivotally connected to said first frame member and said second frame member at said respective midpoints; and    a board member, said board member having an elastomeric coated front face and a rear face;    said board member mounted to said first frame member at said rear face.    
     
     
         12 . The apparatus for practicing throwing and catching baseballs as recited in  claim 11 , wherein the second end of said first frame member and the second end of said second frame member form a coincident end.  
     
     
         13 . The apparatus for practicing throwing and catching baseballs as recited in  claim 12 , wherein said first frame member and said second frame member are pivotally connected at said coincident end.  
     
     
         14 . The apparatus for practicing throwing and catching baseballs as recited in  claim 13 , wherein said adjustment member comprises a pair of telescoping parts.  
     
     
         15 . The apparatus for practicing throwing and catching baseballs as recited in  claim 14 , wherein a series of spaced apertures are disposed in at least one of said pair of telescoping parts.