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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7125349 | Shotgun hiker The invention is of a Shotgun hiker, a mechanical football hiker that propels the football five yards in a consistent direction and manner in order to allow football teams to practice the shotgun offense without the use of a trained team member to hike the football.... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7090599 | Baseball batting stance training assembly The present invention provides a baseball batting stance training assembly. The assembly essentially comprises a stance training mat for placement upon a baseball field or similar other playing field and at least one rearward foot-receiving cuff for removable or bre... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7066846 | Football and soccer kicking training aid A portable football and soccer kicking training aid which holds and kicks a football or soccer ball in a trajectory, and with a force, simulating a ball kicked by a trained player. The training device is used by coaches in controlled practice sessions, to train and ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7066849 | Portable training device for soccer players A soccer training device includes a base member including a flexible handle for assisting a user to transport the device between remote locations. A plurality of mounting brackets are removably securable to the base member and a plurality of bearings are operably at... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7036798 | Mobile barrier to control litter and wind A mobile barrier for use in wind control, reduction of blowing litter and suspension and transport of airborne contaminants with applications in areas of landfill maintenance, agriculture, erosion control, and snow control is described. The mobile barrier is a large... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6575852 | Football centering machine An apparatus for centering a ball is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a base, an upright member supported on the base for pivotal movement with respect to the base, and a pivot arm pivotally supported relative to the upright member for pivotal movement ... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6375584 | Timed place kicking practice device and method An apparatus for enhancing in simulated real-time environment, the skills of a football place kicker, center and holder, particularly the speed, distance, direction and angle of the kicks, by simulating charging lineman and providing simultaneous and inte... | 04/23/2002 |
| 5553855 | Football kicking practice device Football holding devices for assisting in place kicking football are disclosed, including a stand and a pivotable arm attached to the top of the stand, in which the pivotable arm can pivot from first position in which it holds the football in its proper p... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5513843 | Convertible practice system for field goal kicking A system is disclosed comprising a goal and kicking pad for practicing kicking for football and soccer. The goal portion provides a yoke through which a football is kicked, the yoke being selectively elevated on a post connected to a base. The goal is con... | 05/07/1996 |
| 5505445 | Football kicking tee A kicking tee for holding a football in an upright position for kicking, comprises first, second and third legs having respective first and second end portions. The first and second legs first end portions are secured together to form an inverted "V" in a... | 04/09/1996 |
| 5490668 | Football practice place-kicking tee An aid for an assisted practicing of football place-kicks. The device is fabricated of economical elements of p.v.c. conduit and fittings. The device includes an elongated upright p.v.c. conduit substantially longer than the length of a football, and conn... | 02/13/1996 |
| 5478070 | Ball and bat trainer tee and guide assembly A trainer tee and guide assembly that creates a target zone leading a bat swung by a player toward a ball placed at a fixed elevated position above ground. The acceptance angle of the target zone is adjustable to accommodate different angles of swing as t... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5464209 | Portable football holder A portable football holder includes two mutually pivotable legs with one leg having an end designed to engage the tip of a football to hold the football in an upright position, and with the other leg being connected to a V-shaped base. The V-shaped base i... | 11/07/1995 |
| 5368294 | Football tee A tee adapted to maintain the ends of a football in a place-kicking position includes a mounting device adapted to rest on a playing surface for locating one end of the football and a coiled retention arrangement operatively connected with the mounting de... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5078395 | Automatic football holder An improved automatic football holder is seen to include a base on which a football holding mechanism it rotatably mounted. The inventive holder is designed to hold a football slightly suspended above a ground surface in a fixed position by virtue of latc... | 01/07/1992 |
| 4946165 | Football holder for place-kicking A football holder for place-kicking a regulation NFL type football comprises a base a vertical support member connected at its lower end to the base, a holding arm pivotably connected at its proximal end to the upper end of the support member for movement... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4807880 | Ball support device The present invention is a jig or tee for supporting a football, comprising a platform having sloping edges; calls or pins projecting from the lower surface of the platform for securing the tee into the ground; and a resilient ball support arm slideably p... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4648596 | Football place kicking apparatus and method A football place kicking apparatus having a rotatable hopper for releasably retaining a plurality of footballs with a motor for rotating the hopper for presenting a football to a mechanism for grasping a football from the football supporting hopper, one a... | 03/10/1987 |
| 4634122 | Holder for football place-kicking practice A football place-kicking practice holder has a base adapted to rest on a playing surface and support a football at its lower end when in a teed up position, an elongated rigid support member attached to the base and mounted in an upright position on the b... | 01/06/1987 |
| 4632395 | Football place/field goal kicking device A football place/field goal kicking training device which holds a football in a position for kicking with a holding pressure which simulates being held by a human holder. The training device is used to help a kicker practice field goal kicking and place k... | 12/30/1986 |
| 4546974 | Football holding device A football holding device comprising a base portion, support structure extending upwardly from the base portion, and a holding arm. The holding arm has a first end attached to an upper portion of the support structure in a manner that allows the holding a... | 10/15/1985 |
| 4511141 | Automatic apparatus for positioning footballs for kicking Automatic devices for positioning footballs for subsequent kicking to aid in kicking practice. The apparatus comprises a hopper for containing a plurality of footballs, which is preferably secured to a supportive base. Set-up apparatus serially receives f... | 04/16/1985 |
| 4477077 | Football place/field goal kicking device A football place/field goal kicking training device which holds a football in a position for kicking with a holding pressure which simulates being held by a human holder. The training device is used to help a kicker practice field goal kicking and place k... | 10/16/1984 |
| 4460173 | Automatic apparatus for positioning footballs for kicking Automatic devices for positioning footballs for subsequent kicking to aid in kicking practice. The apparatus comprises a hopper for containing a plurality of footballs, which is perferably secured to a supportive base. Set-up apparatus serially receives f... | 07/17/1984 |
| 4424969 | Automatic apparatus for positioning footballs for kicking Automatic devices for positioning footballs for subsequent kicking to aid in kicking practice. The apparatus comprises a hopper for containing a plurality of footballs, which is preferably secured to a supportive base. Set-up apparatus serially receives f... | 01/10/1984 |
| 4049267 | Football place-kicking device A football place-kicking device for holding a football at any desired kicking position on a playing surface to practice place-kicking. The device includes a base, an L-shaped arm extending laterally from the base arranged to pivot on the base in a vertica... | 09/20/1977 |
