US2006270494A1PendingUtilityA1

Portable hitting device

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Individually held — no corporate assignee on recordPriority: May 6, 2005Filed: May 4, 2006Published: Nov 30, 2006
Est. expiryMay 6, 2025(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Brian R. PresleySummer N. Ehrsam
A63B 2208/12A63B 69/26A63B 71/0054A63B 2069/0008A63B 63/00A63B 69/0002
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Abstract

The preferred embodiment of this invention involves a portable hitting apparatus comprising a body having a strike zone with one or more hitting targets located thereon. The body is preferably comprised of a bag having interior padding. The body can further include one or more handles on one side for allowing a person to hold the apparatus upright while a user hits the apparatus. The body can be various sizes to accommodate users of different height. The strike zone preferably contains five hitting targets, one for each comer and one for the center of the strike zone. In another embodiment, the body can be sized in the shape of a strike zone, such that no separate delineation of the strike zone is needed. The hitting targets can be designated by a variety of symbols, including baseballs and softballs, and can be various shapes, colors, and sizes.

Claims

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1 . A portable hitting apparatus comprising: 
 a) a body portion;    b) a strike zone portion located on said body portion; and    c) at least one hitting target located within said strike zone portion    whereby said body portion can be positioned such that a user can practice his or her hitting technique by hitting said at least one hitting target with a bat or other hitting device.    
   
   
       2 . The portable hitting apparatus of  claim 1  further comprising at least one handle attached to said body portion for the purpose of allowing a user to place his or her arms there through to support the apparatus while it is being used by a hitter.  
   
   
       3 . The portable hitting apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein said strike zone portion contains five hitting targets.  
   
   
       4 . The portable hitting apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein said body portion is comprised of a flexible bag containing padding material.  
   
   
       5 . The portable hitting apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein said body portion is comprised of a compressible foam material.  
   
   
       6 . The portable hitting apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein said body portion contains curved portions at the ends thereof.  
   
   
       7 . The portable hitting apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein said at least one hitting target is removably attached to said body within said strike zone portion.  
   
   
       8 . A portable hitting apparatus comprising: 
 a) a body portion, said body portion having a front surface and a rear surface;    b) at least one hitting target located on said front surface; and    c) at least one handle located on said rear surface    whereby a person can use said at least one handle to support said body portion in an upright position, and a user can practice his or her hitting technique by hitting said at least one hitting target with a baseball bat or other hitting device.    
   
   
       9 . The portable hitting apparatus of  claim 8 , wherein said body portion is sized in the shape of a strike zone.  
   
   
       10 . The portable hitting apparatus of  claim 8 , wherein said strike zone portion contains five hitting targets.  
   
   
       11 . The portable hitting apparatus of  claim 8 , wherein said body portion is comprised of a flexible bag containing padding material.  
   
   
       12 . The portable hitting apparatus of  claim 8 , wherein said body portion contains curved portions at the ends thereof.  
   
   
       13 . The portable hitting apparatus of  claim 8 , wherein said body portion is comprised of a compressible foam material.  
   
   
       14 . The portable hitting apparatus of  claim 8 , wherein said at least one hitting target is removably attached to said body within said strike zone portion.  
   
   
       15 . A method for making a portable hitting apparatus comprising the steps of: 
 a) providing a body portion;    b) depicting a strike zone on said body portion; and    c) depicting at least one hitting target within said strike zone.    
   
   
       16 . The method for making a portable hitting apparatus of  claim 15 , further comprising the steps of: 
 a) providing at least one handle for attachment to said body portion; and    b) attaching said at least one handle to said body portion.

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