Gerald W Andersen

US Patent:

57952515, Aug 18, 1998

Filed:

Feb 3, 1997

Appl. No.:

8/794621

Inventors:

Gerald P. Andersen - Tempe AZ

International Classification:

A63B 6900

US Classification:

473427

Abstract:

Batting practice apparatus includes a variable speed motor connected to a rotatable shaft by a belt, and the rotatable shaft includes a pair of arms extending outwardly from the shaft. At the outer ends of the arms are cords connected to the shaft, and balls are secured to the outer ends of the cords. The motor is a variable speed motor, and the motor rotates the shaft to rotate the arms and the balls. The shaft is secured to a base, and the base is tiltable so that the arms may move in a tilted plain, as desired, to provide different orientations of the balls to a user practicing batting with the apparatus.