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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 27, 2005
Filed:
Jun. 15, 2001
John G. Ciesar, Justice, IL (US);
James W. Kendall, Mt. Prospect, IL (US);
Scott A. Massing, Chicago, IL (US);
John G. Ciesar, Justice, IL (US);
James W. Kendall, Mt. Prospect, IL (US);
Scott A. Massing, Chicago, IL (US);
Baseball Marketing Ideas, L.L.C., Justice, IL (US);
Abstract
A device and method for teaching a person to swing a baseball bat. The device comprises an elongated shaft having a circular cross-section with a grip handle on one end and a head on to other end. A stop is located where the shaft and handle meet and a slide is mounted on the shaft for movement along the shaft between the head and the stop. A user may place one hand on the handle and the other hand on the slide with the slide at a location spaced from the handle. During swinging, the user moves the slide along the shaft toward and into contact with the stop. Alternatively, a user may grip and swing the trainer as if it were a conventional bat, thereby causing the slide to move from a position adjacent the handle along the shaft until it strikes the head and causes an audible sound.