Baseball - Softball Score Keeping Device

Abstract

A baseball-softball score keeping device comprising of a housing component consisting of a front face and a rear face. The housing component fits comfortably in a person's hand. The display area has six windows having corresponding function labels. The function labels relate to the game of baseball and softball. Six wheels that extend out from the sides of the housing unit correspond to the six windows. The wheels comprise of a front face, rear face and a side wall. The side wall is knurled. The front face of the wheels have a series of escalating numbers related to the corresponding label windows, each wheel can be rotated within the six openings by the surrounding side wall of the housing. Each number can be individually viewed through the windows. The six indicator wheels are manually rotated.

1 . The ornamental design for a hand held baseball and softball score keeping device. The device is intended to be used by spectators of the baseball or softball game to keep track of the runs scored by the home and away (visitors) teams, the innings played, and the outs accumulated during the inning. 
     
     
         2 . The score keeping device comprises of: a housing component comprising of front face and a rear face; a display area located on the front face comprising of an outs indicator, an innings indicator, two indicators for the home team score, of which one indicator is for the tens place, and the other for the ones place, two indicators for the visitor team score, of which one indicator is for the tens place, and the other for the ones place; and the control means of changing each indicator. 
     
     
         3 . The score keeping device as set forth in  claim 1  wherein the housing component fits comfortably in a person's hand. 
     
     
         4 . The score keeping device as set forth in  claim 1  wherein the front face has six (6) windows having corresponding function labels, said function labels relating to the game of baseball and softball. The function labels include a home team score, a visitor's team score, the number of outs per inning, and the number of innings. 
     
     
         5 . The score keeping device as set forth in  claim 3  wherein six (6) wheels corresponding to home and visitor score, number of innings and number of outs per inning. The six wheels comprising of a front face, rear face, and a side wall, with the side wall being knurled. The front face of the wheels have a series of escalating numbers related to the corresponding label windows, each wheel can be rotated within the six openings by the surrounding side wall of the housing. The rear face of the wheels is indented behind each number. 
     
     
         6 . The score keeping device as set forth in  claim 4  wherein the home team wheel indicator corresponding to tens place indicate 0-4 places, the wheel indicator corresponding to ones place indicate 0-9 places, thereby allowing the home team score to indicate up to forty nine (49) runs. 
     
     
         7 . The score keeping device as set forth in  claim 4  wherein the visitor team wheel indicator corresponding to tens place indicate 0-4 places, the wheel indicator corresponding to ones place indicate 0-9 places, thereby allowing the visitor team score to indicate up to forty nine (49) runs. 
     
     
         8 . The score keeping device as set forth in  claim 4  wherein the six (6) indicator wheels are manually rotated. 
     
     
         9 . The score keeping device as set forth in  claim 4  wherein the six (6) indicator wheels are stopped on a number with the use of a metal plate with fingers that correspond with the numbers and indented area on the back of the wheel.