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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7699723 | Weighted stick practice aid A weighted stick practice aid is provided for use with a lacrosse stick assembly including a lacrosse stick, a lacrosse head having a head neck portion, a head ball stop portion, head sidewalls, and a head lip. The weighted stick practice aid comprises a flexible pa... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7686711 | Batting swing aid A batting swing aid fitting onto the barrel of the bat to assist with hand speed when swinging a bat and having an outer body and an inner body. The inner body has four chamber compartments each of which is filled with an equal amount of shot. As the bat is moved to... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7297078 | Ball sports training aid A ball sports training aid includes a shaft and a slidably engaged replica sports ball assembly with an integral damper that is actuated when a player swings the shaft. Integral swing diagnostics means indicate correct batting, pitching and throwing techniques. ... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7201669 | Golf club head having a bridge member and a weight positioning system A golf club head is disclosed that includes a weight integral to a bridge member extending across a cavity back golf club head. The weight modifies a position of a center of gravity of the golf club head. The weight is independently movable in multiple directions to... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7169069 | Adjustable handle grip An adjustable collar for attachment around a handle such as the handle of a baseball bat. The adjustable collar has a rubber-like strip which has a strap affixed to its outer face. The strap extends past the rubber strip and has a ring at one end and a free end at t... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7128667 | Adjustable weight training belt for a baseball bat Adjustable weight training belt for use with a baseball bat comprising a first layer of flexible material and a hook and loop fastening system. The hook portion of the fastening system connected to one face and the loop portion of the fastening system on the other f... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7081072 | Bar clamp connection A bar clamp connection connects an elongated bar member, such as the handle of a dumbbell to a bar clamp. The bar clamp has a clamp body having an elongated open sided tube having a side opening sized to receive a predetermined elongated bar member therein. A tubula... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7059862 | Hitting trainer A hitting training kit is provided which includes equipment to hit a baseball and instructions to assist a user in learning the technique of hitting a baseball a portion of said instructions appearing on the baseball bat of the kit to permit the user to review the s... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7017427 | Testing apparatus and method for composite articles A testing apparatus for a composite material includes a base for holding the composite article, a load cell for placing a selected load on a portion of the composite article, and a displacement measuring device for measuring the amount of displacement for a selected... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6955305 | Weight for drinking apparatus A weight for insertion upon a drinking straw which is provided to anchor the drinking straw against the buoyant effects of escaping diffused gases in carbonated drinks. ... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6939273 | Hockey weight training device The weight training device 10 has removable weights 40, 42, 44, 46 to change the total weight added to the hockey stick 66 to adapt to the skills and capabilities of a player. Pockets 32, 34, 36, 38 are formed in the weight training devic... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6926629 | Attachment for blade of hockey stick An attachment for a blade of a playing stick such as a hockey stick. The attachment includes a floor portion with a leading edge that digs under an object to be flung by the stick. The attachment includes a base portion that engages the blade. The floor portion may ... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6866592 | Sports swing aid and training apparatus A sports swing training apparatus, for use with a sports implement, is lightweight, portable, and easily manufactured. A first embodiment of the training apparatus includes a main body member having a core portion with a central opening formed therein, for placement... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6599201 | Weight training apparatus A golf muscle weight training apparatus for attachment to the shaft of a golf club or other sports implement includes a weight carrier having an elongated weight supporting portion, a weight, and a clamp mechanism. The clamp mechanism cooperates with the ... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6533685 | Bat weight and protector A bat weight and protector which is a removable soft-sided weight and protector for the attachment to a baseball or softball bat for the purpose of warming up a batter in the on-deck circle, prior to entering the batter's box and facing the pitcher. The b... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6338687 | Batting swing indicator A batting swing device is presented which enables a batter to determine whether or not his swing is good or bad. The device is designed for use by both baseball and softball players. It is intended to teach hitters the correct path that a bat must travel ... | 01/15/2002 |
| 6328666 | Totally adjustable hockey stick weight The totally adjustable hockey stick weight (known commercially as `THE ORIGINAL STICK WEIGHT`.RTM.) is a training device designed for quick attachment to and removal from hockey sticks (ice or roller). It is used exclusively for practice, warm-ups, or tra... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6254498 | Instructional device with adjustable ball-striking sleeve An instructional device for training a user to hit a ball. The device includes an elongate handle portion for being gripped by the user, and an elongate body portion extending from the handle portion. An enlarged diameter ball-striking sleeve is carried b... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6010415 | Weighted practice bat A weighted practice bat comprising a bat having a barrel and a handle and the bat having a determinable center of percussion. A weighted ring is attached to the barrel at the location of the center of percussion. The ring includes a hole for receiving a f... | 01/04/2000 |
| 5980397 | Bat training weight A weighted device that attaches to a baseball or softball bat for the purpose of increasing the bat's mass during batting practice thereby increasing a persons strength and improving their bat control, ultimately improving their batting average and battin... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5964671 | Variable weight assembly for racket A warm-up and weight training device for use on a sports racket is provided which can be readily secured to and removed from the racket's strings. The device includes two housing portions and a plurality of weights positionable in the housing portions. A ... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5944622 | Strung racquet training weight system A training weight aid for a sports racquet having longitudinal strings and lateral strings strung to span its head frame and creating interstices framed by said strings has a pair of opposed shells interengaged with the strings on opposite sides thereof t... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5803838 | Drogue for sport bats and clubs A drogue chute for increasing aerodynamic resistance against the movement of a swinging sport implement such as a bat, racket or club. The drogue includes a canopy that attaches to the sport implement by suspension lines. When the sport implement is swing... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5792011 | Vibration dampner for sports racket Associated with a racket for tennis or the like games having a frame for receiving stringing (18, 19) and comprising a profile bar, and a handle end, is at least one receiving space for granules or the like mass particles (34), in particular lead shot, wh... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5749814 | Structure of matching weights for a health exercise machine An add on weight for removable attachment to an exercise machine or weight set. Two arch-shaped metallic blocks each have opposed sloping surfaces in which spring sets are mounted biasing the two sloping surfaces apart while biasing extended neck parts ad... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5653440 | Baseball bat practice device A baseball bat practice device is provided for connection to a baseball bat with a knob at one end. The device includes a weight sized for positioning in co-axial assembly with the knob of the baseball bat. A plate member having an axial bore is provided.... | 08/05/1997 |
| 5638999 | Device for forming a pocket in a sports glove, mitt or similar article The present invention relates to the field of sports and more particularly to any sport that involves the use of a ball and glove, mitt or similar article. Specifically, the present invention relates to a device that aids the user in forming the desired p... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5520386 | Hockey stick training weight An inverted U-shaped hockey stick weight training device comprises a bridge member integrally joined to two depending plates. The two plates frictionally engage the faces of the blade, conform to its curve and provide a uniform weight distribution through... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5501450 | Weight for baseball bat and method of manufacture A baseball bat training device and method of manufacturing same is provided. The device includes a structure. A bolt having external threads is mounted to the structure for rotation therein. The structure includes a weight sized for positioning in co-axia... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5484146 | Hockey blade weight member The hockey blade weight member of the invention employs a snap-on member having a weight portion arranged for contiguous communication with a rear surface of a hockey blade and a forward clamping portion to engage a forward wall of the hockey blade, where... | 01/16/1996 |
| 5456461 | Bat for baseball and softball with an attachable tip at the exterior end A bat for baseball and softball with an attachable tip at the exterior end comprising a cylindrical device having a first inboard portion adapted to be held by a player and a second outboard portion adapted to strike a ball upon swinging of the bat, the i... | 10/10/1995 |
| 5409217 | Tennis training device A tennis training device comprising a tennis racket with its usual strings; a pair of rods each disposed on a different side of the strings adjacent a sweet spot of the strings; a first arrangement extending through the strings to detachably secure the pa... | 04/25/1995 |
| 5395107 | Hitting training attachment apparatus A training aid for developing strength and coordination for a person's swing in swinging a sporting implement, such as a baseball bat, used to strike an object is shown to include a plurality of vanes (16,16',160,260) attached to first and second collars ... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5286021 | Racquet sport warm-up and weight training device A warm-up and weight training device for use on a sports racquet comprised of a housing which fits around the lower end of the head of the racquet, elongated members within the housing which are resiliently biased against the frame of the sports racquet t... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5186699 | Functional exercise attachment trainer for swung athletic implements A light weight plastic "pan-like" device is attached to any sports swung implement. When attached, the implement is swung in any of the normal stroking motions. The device produces air resistance against the intended motion. With regular, repetitive exerc... | 02/16/1993 |
| 5083777 | Conditioning aid for racquet sports An elongate elastomeric conditioning aid including a central weighted rib engageable with the periphery of a racquet frame. Integral side mounting panels extend from the opposed longitudinal sides of the rib for engagement with the opposed sides of a racq... | 01/28/1992 |
| 5050877 | Warm-up weight for softball bat The present invention is a warm-up weight for softball bats that includes an open-ended cylindrical, tubular section integrally connected to a conical, tubular section. The conical section may be wedged against a tapering portion of a softball bat while t... | 09/24/1991 |
| 5024436 | Baseball bat exercising device The present invention relates to an improved baseball bat exercising device. The exercising device includes a sleeve that is designed to fit over a baseball bat, the sleeve having a spring-weight assembly thereon which moves longitudinally along the sleev... | 06/18/1991 |
| 4752070 | Teaching aid device for racket sports A racket sport teaching aid device comprises a frame that includes a pointing member. Unexpectedly good results are achieved when a weight is attached to the lower end of the frame. The weighted frame physically maintains the face of the racket perpendicu... | 06/21/1988 |
| 4671510 | Weighted racquet cover Tennis and racquetball players use practice swings to warm up much the same as baseball players swing several bats just before going to bat. The present invention allows a common racquet cover to function as a warm up aid by providing balanced weight hold... | 06/09/1987 |
