Device for practicing throwing a ball

Abstract

A device ( 10 ) for practicing throwing a ball ( 24 ) includes an elongated bag ( 12 ) having an opening ( 14 ) at one end thereof with a second end ( 16 ) of the bag being closed. A flexible sleeve ( 18 ) is fixed to the bag around a perimeter of the opening of the bag. The flexible sleeve and the opening in the bag allow a hand ( 26 ) of a person to pass through the sleeve and the opening. A cinching strap ( 20 ) provided with a hook and loop fastening system ( 22 ) is fixed to the sleeve. A ball is placed inside the bag, and a hand of a person is passed through the sleeve into the bag. The device is secured to a forearm or wrist of the person such that the device will not become separated from the person when the person has his hand in the bag with a ball grasped by his hand and releases the ball from his grasp when making a throwing motion.

1 . A device for practicing throwing a ball comprising:
 (a) an elongated bag having an opening at one end thereof with a second end of the bag being closed, the opening being large enough to allow a hand of a person to pass through the opening; and   (b) the end of the bag having the opening being fixed to a means for securing the device to at least one of the wrist or forearm of the person such that the device will not become separated from the person when the person has his hand in the bag with a ball grasped by his hand and releases the ball from his grasp when making a throwing motion.   
     
     
         2 . The device according to  claim 1  wherein the means for securing the device to at least one of the wrist or forearm of the person is a flexible sleeve that is fixed to the bag around a perimeter of the opening of the bag and a means for tightening the sleeve around at least one of the wrist or forearm of a person. 
     
     
         3 . The device according to  claim 2  wherein the sleeve comprises an elastic material. 
     
     
         4 . The device according to  claim 2  wherein the sleeve is provided with a means for securing the sleeve in place with respect to at least one of the forearm or wrist of a user. 
     
     
         5 . The device according to  claim 2  wherein a tightening member is provided for extending around an exterior surface of the sleeve such that the tightening member can be cinched around the sleeve with a means for maintaining a cinched state of the tightening member. 
     
     
         6 . The device according to  claim 2  wherein a cinching strap is fixed to the sleeve, and the cinching strap is secured in a tightened configuration by a hook and loop fastening system. 
     
     
         7 . The device according to  claim 2  wherein a cinching strap is fixed to the sleeve, and the cinching strap is secured in a tightened configuration by a hook and loop fastening system. 
     
     
         8 . The device according to  claim 2  wherein a cinching strap is fixed to the sleeve and the cinching strap is provided with a buckle. 
     
     
         9 . The device according to  claim 2  wherein a cinching strap is fixed to the sleeve and the cinching strap is elastic. 
     
     
         10 . The device according to  claim 2  wherein a cinching strap is fixed to the sleeve and the cinching strap is provided with one or more snaps. 
     
     
         11 . The device according to  claim 1  wherein the bag comprises a mesh material. 
     
     
         12 . The device according to  claim 2  wherein the bag comprises a mesh material. 
     
     
         13 . The device according to  claim 3  wherein the bag comprises a mesh material. 
     
     
         14 . The device according to  claim 4  wherein the bag comprises a mesh material. 
     
     
         15 . A device for practicing throwing a ball comprising:
 (a) an elongated bag having an opening at one end thereof with a second end of the bag being closed;   (b) a flexible sleeve that is fixed to the bag around a perimeter of the opening of the bag, both the flexible sleeve and the opening in the bag allowing a hand of a person to pass through the sleeve and the opening in the bag; and   (c) a means for tightening the sleeve around at least one of the wrist or forearm of a person.   
     
     
         16 . The device according to  claim 15  wherein the means for tightening comprises a means for tightening a tightening member is provided for extending around an exterior surface of the sleeve such that the tightening member can be cinched around the sleeve with a means for maintaining a cinched state of the tightening member. 
     
     
         17 . The device according to  claim 15  wherein the means for tightening comprises a cinching strap fixed to the sleeve and the cinching strap is secured in a tightened configuration by a hook and loop fastening system. 
     
     
         18 . The device according to  claim 15  wherein the bag comprises a mesh material. 
     
     
         19 . The device according to  claim 15  wherein the sleeve comprises an elastic material. 
     
     
         20 . A device for practicing throwing a baseball, softball, football or any ball that can be thrown with one hand comprising:
 (a) an elongated bag comprising a mesh material and having an opening at one end thereof with a second end of the bag being closed;   (b) a flexible sleeve that is fixed to the bag around a perimeter of the opening of the bag, the sleeve comprising an elastic material, wherein both the flexible sleeve and the opening in the bag allowing a hand of a person to pass through the sleeve and the opening; and   (c) a cinching strap fixed to the sleeve, the cinching strap being provided with a hook and loop fastening system.