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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates generally to baseball bat training devices and more specifically it relates to a training bat system for increasing the batting skills of a baseball player.
2. Description of the Related Art
Batter training devices have been in use for years. A commonly utilized batter training device is comprised of a weight having a ring structure that surrounds the barrel of a baseball bat often times referred to as a xe2x80x9cdoughnut.xe2x80x9d The weight placed upon a conventional baseball bat increases the overall weight of the baseball bat and the player then swings the baseball bat repeatedly with the weight placed upon thereof.
While weights for baseball bats assist the player in developing increased strength, they do not assist the player in developing increased ball engagement accuracy. Conventional baseball bat devices do not significantly increase the mental and physical focus required to engage a baseball with the bat.
Examples of patented devices which may be related to the present invention include U.S. Pat. No. 3,116,926 to Owen et al.; U.S. Pat. No. 6,050,908 to Muhlhausen; U.S. Pat. No. 4,682,773 to Pomilia; U.S. Pat. No. 339,621 to Briden; U.S. Pat. No. 6,280,353 to Brundage; U.S. Pat. No. 5,741,193 to Nolan; and U.S. Pat. No. 5,456,461 to Sulllivan.
While these devices may be suitable for the particular purpose to which they address, they are not as suitable for increasing the batting skills of a baseball player. Conventional baseball bat training devices do not significantly assist with developing mental and physical focus for engaging a baseball.
In these respects, the training bat system according to the present invention substantially departs from the conventional concepts and designs of the prior art, and in so doing provides an apparatus primarily developed for the purpose of increasing the batting skills of a baseball player.
In view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the known types of baseball bat training devices now present in the prior art, the present invention provides a new training bat system construction wherein the same can be utilized for increasing the batting skills of a baseball player.
The general purpose of the present invention, which will be described subsequently in greater detail, is to provide a new training bat system that has many of the advantages of the baseball training devices mentioned heretofore and many novel features that result in a new training bat system which is not anticipated, rendered obvious, suggested, or even implied by any of the prior art baseball training devices, either alone or in any combination thereof.
To attain this, the present invention generally comprises a tubular member having a center bore, a plurality of weight members removably positioned within the center bore, an inner cap secured to an inner end of the tubular member, and an outer cap secured to the outer end of the tubular member. A compression spring is preferably positioned between the weight members and the inner cap for maintaining the weight members non-movably adjacent one another. The tubular member is comprised of a first section having an outer diameter similar to a handle gripping of a baseball bat, a second section having a tapered structure, and a third section having an outer diameter smaller than said first section.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the invention in order that the detailed description thereof may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the invention that will be described hereinafter and that will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
In this respect, before explaining at least one embodiment of the invention in detail, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited in its application to the details of construction and to the arrangements of the components set forth in the following description or illustrated in the drawings. The invention is capable of other embodiments and of being practiced and carried out in various ways. Also, it is to be understood that the phraseology and terminology employed herein are for the purpose of the description and should not be regarded as limiting.
A primary object of the present invention is to provide a training bat system that will overcome the shortcomings of the prior art devices.
A second object is to provide a training bat system for increasing the batting skills of a baseball player.
Another object is to provide a training bat system that increases a baseball player""s mental and physical focus for making contact with a baseball.
An additional object is to provide a training bat system that may be utilized within various sports that utilize a bat to engage a ball such as but not limited to baseball, softball and similar sports.
A further object is to provide a training bat system that improves the hand and eye coordination of a player.
Another object is to provide a training bat system that may be utilized by individuals of various ages, sizes and skill levels.
Other objects and advantages of the present invention will become obvious to the reader and it is intended that these objects and advantages are within the scope of the present invention.