Did You Know...
...that after Parker Brothers executives turned down the game of Monopoly because it had "52 fundamental errors" (including taking too long to play), a copy of the game wound up in the home of the company president who stayed up until 1 a.m. to finish playing it? He was so impressed by the game that the next day he wrote to inventor Charles Darrow and offered to buy it!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7393291 | Pitching practice apparatus A pitching practice apparatus includes a frame unit having a rectangular frame member, X-axis and Y-axis sensor units mounted on the frame member, a control unit connected to the sensor units and to a sound generating device, and a net body provided on the frame uni... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7341529 | Football training device A device which is utilized during practice or other informal situation to teach a football player such as a quarterback or kicker to deliver a football around or over one or preferably a group of linemen. In one embodiment, the device includes a mechanism capable of... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7255658 | Baseball equipment bucket and pitching target A portable bucket for carrying baseball equipment (such as bases, gloves, balls) that is attached to a pitching target. The bucket, a bottom mounting bracket, a top mounting bracket and an extendable frame provide support for the pitching target. The pitching target... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7220194 | Pitching practice target Pitching practice targets teach a pitcher to deliver accurate pitches. A tripod assembly is attached to one end of a body. The height of the pitching practice target can be adjusted by telescoping first and second body extensions inserted into the body's opposing en... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7179179 | Device for improving pitching performance An air mattress has a resilient front panel, an opposed rear panel and at least one interior panel extending therebetween dividing the mattress into ball and strike chambers. A ball air valve attached to the rear panel at the ball chamber activates in response to a ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7163474 | Portable backstop and sport equipment set, baseball related game, and playing field A lightweight backstop, equipment set, method of defining a playing field and method of playing a baseball related game is provided. The invention integrates a ball stopping backstop, attached strike zone, foul line ropes and base hit markers with methods and means ... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7160214 | Portable backstop game apparatus A game apparatus is disclosed including a barrier member, a net, and a frame. The barrier member has two opposed major surfaces and an aperture passing through the opposed major surfaces. The net is positioned adjacent one of the major surfaces of the barrier member... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7156761 | Air actuated soft toss batting practice apparatus The instant invention relates to a training device for batting practice. More specifically, the instant invention provides a catch net in combination with an air powered ball return assembly. The ball return assembly delivers a lightweight polymeric ball to a batter... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7134977 | Sports training target system A sports training target system is disclosed. The system includes a target anchor having a support post that includes a slight angle in the forward direction. The system includes a target section having at least one target arm which is rotatably secured to the ancho... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7090596 | Sport training and game device A device is disclosed which includes a base and a pair of substantially vertical members supported by the base. A horizontal member extends substantially horizontally between the vertical members. A first mechanism selectively adjusts the vertical position of the ho... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7066845 | Baseball training system and method A baseball training system and method for training a player is shown. The baseball system and method includes a collector for collecting thrown balls and directing them to a throwback unit which has multiple adjusters for adjusting various characteristics of a ball ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7040309 | Axle housing for a support stand for an automatic ball throwing device The present inventions provides a directing device for controlling the orientation of a ball launching device, comprising a first member, a second member pivotally attached to the first member, and a third member disposed substantially parallel to the second member,... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7011310 | Interchangeable modular ball game apparatus The multidimensional interchangeable modular ball game apparatus is used for building game playing skills, such as hand-to-eye and foot-to-eye coordination. The apparatus can be used for throwing, kicking or hitting any type of sports ball and can help with practici... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6969068 | Apparatus for supporting sport practice targets An apparatus for supporting sport practice targets includes an elongate container having a sidewall defining an interior cavity with an elongate access opening extending through the sidewall to the interior cavity. A roll of flexible sheet material is disposed withi... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6605011 | Game machine A game machine that enables the playing of an enjoyable ball game within a limited space, particularly a baseball-related game. This game machine comprises a target (10) on which is displayed wording such as "single base hit", a ball supply section (20a),... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6458048 | Baseball and softball practice device A ball throwing practice system for improving a ball player's skills that includes a collapsible support frame having a first pair of legs and a second pair of legs, with the second pair of legs being pivotally coupled to one of the first pair of legs to ... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6155936 | Baseball pitcher's practice target with ball return A portable baseball pitcher's practice target device having a target panel with sub-target areas representing the upper, lower, inside, outside and center of an imaginary strike zone of a baseball batter. The user of the target device practices pitching b... | 12/05/2000 |
| 5803842 | Collapsible pitcher's practice cage The present invention, in one form, is a collapsible pitcher's practice cage including a frame and a fabric enclosure. The frame includes a first portion and a second portion. The frame second portion is pivotally coupled to the frame first portion so tha... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5746671 | Pitcher's training device and method of training The invention relates to the field of sports training equipment, particularly to a device and methods for training baseball players. A pitcher's training device in accord with the present invention provides a tarpaulin mounted to a frame. Various targets ... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5588645 | Baseball pitching apparatus A baseball pitching apparatus having an unique light weight tubular steel frame separable into components parts and a fabric drape the makes it easy to transport, erect, use and disassemble. The frame and fabric drape combination hold the target area erec... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5439211 | Target training system and method for baseball pitchers A target training system and method for baseball pitchers employs a target sheet mounted on a supporting structure so that a facing surface of the target sheet is vertical and a bottom of the target sheet is at ground level. Hitter shoulder level, waist l... | 08/08/1995 |
| 5083774 | Baseball pitching target device The present invention relates to a baseball pitching target device. This comprises a baseball pitching target area subdivided into specific strike zone or hit zone nets which tray a pitched baseball. The target zone nets are contained within and are suppo... | 01/28/1992 |
| 4955607 | Baseball spot pitching practicing device A double loop device for practicing spot pitching which simulates actual game conditions. The device may be positioned on either side of home plate, for example, for practicing inside or outside pitches within the strike zone. The upper loop of the device... | 09/11/1990 |
| 4930774 | Baseball pitching training apparatus Pitching training apparatus including selected target areas. The target areas are supported on a base fabric of netting material. The netting material provided with openings which define a pair of spaced target areas thereon. A netting material is loosely... | 06/05/1990 |
| 4826164 | Baseball pitching training apparatus Pitching training apparatus including selected target areas, each in the form of a frame supporting a ball catching device, such as a net. One target area is generally elongate and rectangular, with another target area being of a configuration correspondi... | 05/02/1989 |
| 4643423 | Pitching target A pitching target is provided and includes a self-supporting frame having an elongated top crossbar supported above a support surface by legs at each end of the crossbar. A screen having a strike zone depicted thereon is attached to the crossbar so as to ... | 02/17/1987 |
| 4489941 | Sports net apparatus A sports net and frame includes inner frame members, a substantially rectangular outer frame and a netting material. The inner frame is characterized by at least two adjusting rods, each rod being attached by spring elements in a spaced relationship to a ... | 12/25/1984 |
| 4415154 | Ball and target A low density hollow spherical ball body having radially extending openings spaced apart uniformly and extending therethrough is encased in a covering of an inter-resilient reinforcing layer and an outer flexible enclosing layer. A soft impact deadening t... | 11/15/1983 |
| 4295648 | Baseball pitcher's target A portable baseball pitcher's target for use as a game or practice device wherein the members thereof may be readily assembled and disassembled. A pair of crossmembers are slideable on a pair of vertical members to simulate strike zones for a range of bas... | 10/20/1981 |
| 4254952 | Pitching practice device A pitching practice device consisting of a sheet of canvas or the like supported in a vertical plane, and having an aperture formed therein defining a strike zone, at which a baseball pitcher may pitch baseballs to develop his accuracy and control. For st... | 03/10/1981 |
| 4173337 | Baseball batting and pitching apparatus A baseball practice device which can be used for batting and pitching practice. An elongated support plate has mounted thereon a baseball home plate and a batter's box area marked thereon in a position adjacent the baseball home plate. A first support mea... | 11/06/1979 |
| 4118028 | Pitching target with ball collector A pitching target having strike and non-strike zones, including two superimposed lightweight and highly flexible sheets suspended from the top in face to face relation, with the front sheet having apertures in the strike zone and apertures below the non-s... | 10/03/1978 |
