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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 11, 2004
Filed:
Nov. 05, 2002
Kerry K. Paulson, Sherwood, OR (US);
Durward E. De Chenne, Sherwood, OR (US);
Jugs, Inc., Tualatin, OR (US);
Abstract
The ball throwing apparatus of this invention is formed of a flat main frame plate which mounts a rotary ball throwing wheel and a confronting pad spaced from the wheel slightly less than the diameter of a ball to be thrown. The pad is mounted for adjusting said space for alternatively engaging and throwing baseballs and softballs. The main frame plate is mounted on the upper end of a vertical post by a first pivot for adjustable rotation about a horizontal axis for adjusting the curvature of flight of a thrown ball. The lower end of the post is mounted on a second pivot for rotation about a horizontal axis perpendicular to the first pivot for adjusting the trajectory of flight of a thrown ball, the bearing for the second pivot is mounted on a leg supporting cup for rotation about a vertical axis for adjusting the horizontal direction of a thrown ball. Tripod legs are secured removably to the cup and each leg is formed of at least two segments secured together removably in longitudinal extension for supporting the ball throwing wheel and pad at an elevation above ground for throwing baseballs. The lower segments of each leg is bent adjacent its lower end for engaging the ground or, in an alternative arrangement, for being secured to the cup in place of the upper leg segment, for supporting the ball throwing wheel and pad at a lower elevation above ground for throwing softballs.