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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8167746 | Portable pitching rubber A portable pitching rubber adapted to be firmly but removably mounted to an underlying surface without damaging the underlying surface. The pitching rubber includes a pad having a top surface, a bottom surface, two longitudinal side surfaces, two transverse side sur... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8157678 | Multiple piece pitching mound A portable pitching mound having a plurality of shell pieces. Each shell piece has a forward and rearward end with opposite side portions and an upper surface and opposite underside. The shell pieces when placed side by side interlock to one another to form an arcua... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8047934 | Multiple piece pitching mound A portable pitching mound having a plurality of shell pieces. Each shell piece has a forward and rearward end with opposite side portions and an upper surface and opposite underside. The shell pieces when placed side by side interlock to one another to form an arcua... | 11/01/2011 |
| 7887443 | Frame for measuring pitcher's circle A frame for measuring a pitcher's circle includes a housing for engagement with a pitcher's plate, a measuring line and a guide rod. The measuring line is swivel connected to a centering member on the housing, with its free end connected to the guide rod. The measur... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7621831 | Portable pitching mound The present invention provides a portable pitching mound for use indoors or outdoors. The portable pitching mound has a height setting mechanism and a plurality of wheels for portability. The portable pitching mound is comprised of a supported base frame unit with a... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7361105 | Multiple piece pitching mound A portable pitching mound having a plurality of shell pieces that when placed in side by side relation form an arcuate shell member. Each individual shell piece has an interlocking means so that each shell is attached to an adjacent shell. Once all of the shell piec... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7357766 | Adaptable body conditioning apparatus An adaptable body conditioning apparatus is disclosed having a relatively rigid platform and a resilient elevating and locating member receivable in an opening at an elevated center of the platform for adapting the platform for use in balance enhancing exercises. Th... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7344459 | Mound mender An apparatus for use on a pitching mound includes a first platform being covered with an elastic material, a second platform being covered with artificial turf like material and the first platform being slightly raised with respect to the second platform. ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7338395 | Device to train a pitcher This is a device for training a pitcher in establishing his or her direct line to home plate during initial set-up of delivery of a pitch to home plate. Once the direct line to home plate has been established the training device then teaches the proper body mechanic... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7241235 | Tamper resistant fastener for sports netting A vandal resistant sports goal net clip, or fastener, for attaching nets to the frames of sports goals. The fasteners are difficult to remove by hand and require the use of a separate tool to attach and remove the net from the frame. Sports goal assemblies and metho... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7175550 | Training aid for pitchers and catchers A low profile, baseball training aid device to provide a proper target for the pitcher and a positioning aid for the catcher receiving the pitcher's throw. The device, preferably fabricated of a thermoplastic material, comprises a base section mounting a pair of sid... | 02/13/2007 |
| 6945883 | Baseball pitcher's training device A baseball pitcher's training device for training a pitcher in controlling his body mechanics during the pitch preparation phase as well as the delivery and follow-through phases of baseball pitching. The training device includes a collapsible balance beam that can ... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6843739 | Portable pitching mound An apparatus includes a base unit having a top surface, a collapsible ramp connected to the base unit movable between an extended orientation sloping from the base unit to a playing surface and a storage orientation and indicia for designating a player's location on... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6616556 | Method and apparatus for measuring leg drive An apparatus to measure leg drive of a pitcher as the pitcher as delivering a pitch is presented. The device comprises a pressure gauge integrated into a pitching rubber to provide a pressure profile of the leg drive utilized by the pitcher during deliver... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6500078 | Training device for baseball pitchers The disclosure relates to a baseball pitcher training device for training a pitcher in controlling his lower and upper body portions during the pitch preparation phase as well as the delivery and follow-through phase. The device comprises a portable balan... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6299570 | AB challenger exercise apparatus The exercise apparatus the AB Challenger Apparatus, is an exercise device which is comprised of light cylindrical straight and curved components, which are easily assembled by the use of cylindrical joints. The apparatus described herein is particularly r... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6168541 | Illuminated ping pong An illuminated ping pong game comprises a table which comprises at least one table leg. The illuminated ping pong game further comprises a net securely fastened to a the table along a median thereof. The illuminated ping pong game further comprises at lea... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6139450 | System for training a pitcher to pitch a baseball The present invention details a system for training a baseball pitcher to properly position a drive leg and a lead leg at the middle of the delivery. The system comprising: a support base. A vertically adjustable support arm is attached to said support ba... | 10/31/2000 |
| 5919103 | Removable pitching rubber A removable pitching rubber comprised of a pitching pad and a rigid metal plate secured to the pad, at least one metal post extending downwardly from the plate for insertion into a prearranged ground anchor embedded in the ground so as to provide a statio... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5827140 | Removable pitching rubber A removable pitching rubber comprising a pitching pad and a rigid metal plate removably connected to the pad, and at least two metal posts extending downwardly from the plate for insertion into prearranged ground anchors embedded in the ground so as to pr... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5769745 | Removable pitching rubber A removable pitching rubber comprised of a pitching pad and a rigid metal plate secured to the pad, at least one metal post extending downwardly from the plate for insertion into a prearranged ground anchor embedded in the ground so as to provide a statio... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5716295 | Device to build a pitcher's mound A device used to assist in constructing and repairing a pitcher's mound on a playing surface in a baseball field. An upper limit to the pitcher's mound is indicated by a beam apparatus. The beam apparatus has a horizontal extension member for indicating a... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5707305 | Portable pitching mound A portable pitching mound includes a generally convex body member having detachably securable front and rear portions. The rear portion has top and bottom surfaces with a peripheral edge extending therebetween. The front portion is detachably secured to t... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5624112 | Portable pitching mound base A portable pitching mound base has a network of structural elements with a flat bottom and generally circular periphery providing support for a cover which presents a flat top in the center and inclined sides sloping downward towards the periphery. The ba... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5467977 | Portable pitching mound A lightweight portable pitching mound for indoor and outdoor use. The mound comprises an expanded plastic core, all exposed surfaces of which are covered with a flexible, sheet-like artificial turf material. The bottom of the mound is planar and preferabl... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5213323 | Portable training pitching mound A portable training pitching mound has at least two interconnectable component mound sections, which are interconnected when the pitching mound is to be assembled, and which are disconnected for portability of the pitching mound, each of the component mou... | 05/25/1993 |
| 5188357 | Pitching rubber The pitching rubber comprises a block of hard rubber having a lateral flange at each longitudinal end thereof. Each flange is secured to the block of rubber and has a section which extends outwardly therefrom in a manner to lie against a surface underlyin... | 02/23/1993 |
| 5058889 | Molded fiberglass pitcher's portable indoor/outdoor mound, and methods of constructing and utilizing same A portable pitching mound assembly including a mound body and home plate attachment. The mound body includes depressions adjacent the pitching rubber and on the forward slope of the mound. These depressions are filled with soil to simulate field condition... | 10/22/1991 |
| 4978121 | Portable pitching practice system A portable baseball and/or softball pitching practice system for a pitcher. The practice system includes a pitching target with ball capture and collector means, and a removable target screen having a visual display painted on the screen. The pitching tar... | 12/18/1990 |
| 4925186 | Portable pitcher's mound A pitcher's mound on, which a pitcher in the sport of Baseball stands while pitching the ball, is collapsible, and is made up of several wedge-shaped segments which are connected to a central hub in an easily releasable manner. The segments and the centra... | 05/15/1990 |
| 4856779 | Ground anchor for home plate and pitcher's plate and method of installation A ground anchor is provided equipped with horizontally spaced apart upstanding tubular members having open upper ends. The ground anchor may be buried in the ground at a depth with the upper ends of the tubular members terminating in a horizontal plane co... | 08/15/1989 |
| 4749223 | Portable pitching mound A portable pitching mound is disclosed which is comprised of a concave horizontally disposed shell member which has a pitching rubber area. A first receptacle is indented into the surface of the shell member and is located immediately forwardly of the pit... | 06/07/1988 |
| 4666155 | Artificial pitching pad An artificial pitching pad device (A) is disclosed for being implanted in a natural pitcher's mound constructed or earthen material which includes a rigid base member (B) and a resilient friction pad (C) embedded within the base member having a contoured ... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4591154 | Pitching rubber and home plate construction A pitcher's rubber construction having a casing partially embedded in a pitching mound with the upper end substantially flat with the ground. A pitcher's rubber is attached to the top of the casing. The rubber is attached to the casing by a pair of spaced... | 05/27/1986 |
| 4561653 | Portable softball pitching mound The portable softball pitching mound of the present invention comprises a Fiberglas shell member having forward and rearward ends and opposite side portions. A pitching rubber is detachably mounted upon the upper surface of the shell member. The upper sur... | 12/31/1985 |
| 4306718 | Portable pitching mound A portable arcuate shell member supported by its peripheral edge. A pitching rubber is mounted centrally thereof. A depression area extends from the pitching area forwardly from the rubber to the forward end of the shell member. A plate member is detachab... | 12/22/1981 |
| 4063729 | Portable pitching mound A portable pitching mound with a body having a generally convex upper surface and a flat lower surface defined by an arcuate outer edge portion terminating in a chord-like front edge. The upper surface is formed with a flat rear surface area and a paralle... | 12/20/1977 |
