US20120052986A1 - Ball tee for batting practice - Google Patents
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- A batting tee is used by baseball players to practice hitting baseballs held at various positions within or near the strike zone. By using a batting tee to practice hitting a stationary ball, players can improve their batting swings and learn to hit balls from various locations within and near the strike zone. If the player swings the bat too low, as often happens, the bat hits the tee. The batting tee is consequently subjected to repeated impacts by the bat, which may damage the batting tee. The batting tee may also tip over when hit with a bat. This interrupts the batting practice since the user must then pick up and reset the batting tee. The batting tee should also be easily portable and quick to set up and take down. It should also be adjustable to hold the ball over a range of desired heights.
- Various batting tees have been proposed in the past. Generally these batting tees have a flat base or plate, an adjustable length post on the plate, and a ball holder at the top end of the post. Examples are shown in U.S. Pat. No. 4,227,691, U.S. Pat. No. 5,386,987 and U.S. Pat. No. 6,358,163. While these and other designs may have met with varying degrees of success, certain disadvantages remain. One disadvantage is the tendency of batting tees to fall over when hit with a bat. Another disadvantage is the tendency of batting tees to come apart, or to sustain permanent damage over time, from repeated bat impacts. Accordingly, it is an object of the invention to provide an improved batting tee.
- An improved batting tee has now been invented. In one aspect, this new batting tee has a flexible base. A receiver is attached to the base and can bend relative to the base. A substantially rigid first tube is attached to the receiver, and a substantially rigid second tube is attached to the first tube. The combined length of the first and second tubes may be adjustable. A flexible ball holder is attached to an upper end of the second tube. A cup may be provide at the top end of the ball holder. In second aspect, the receiver is closer to the back end of the base than to front end of the base. In a third aspect the receiver has a flex joint attached to the flexible base which allows the receiver to deflect when the tee is struck by a bat. The flex joint may be formed via a tube receiver section joined to the flexible base at a location where the thickness of the base is reduced.
- In another aspect, the base has a front section, a receiver section, and a back section. The back section may be angled so that the base has the shape of a home plate. The front section has a first thickness. At least a portion of the receiver section has a second thickness less than the first thickness. The back section has a third thickness greater than the first thickness of the front section. As a result, the front section is highly flexible, the receiver can flex forwardly relative to the plane of the base when the tee is struck by a bat, and the back section may act as a counterweight.
- Other objects and advantages will become apparent from the following detailed description.
- In the drawings, the same element number indicates the same element in each of the views.
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FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the new batting tee in use. -
FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the batting tee shown inFIG. 1 . -
FIG. 3 is an enlarged perspective end view of the ball holder shown inFIGS. 1 and 2 . -
FIG. 4 is an enlarged side view of the base. - Turning now to the drawings, as shown in
FIG. 1 ,batting practice tee 10 includes a base ormat 12. Thebase 12 may have a straightfront end 16 and anangled back end 14, with thebase 12 shaped like a home plate as used in baseball. Areceiver 20 is attached to or formed integral with thebase 12. The section of thebase 12 from thereceiver 20 to thefront end 16 is a flexible material, such as rubber. Typically, theentire base 12 and the receiver may be molded as a single rubber piece. Thereceiver 20 may be hollow cylindrical tube section extending upwardly perpendicularly from the top surface of thebase 12. Thereceiver 20 may flex or bend forward under load, towards thefront end 16 of the base, for example when thetee 10 is hit by a bat. The connection or interface between thereceiver 20 and thebase 12 may form a flex joint to allow the receiver to flex or bend forward. The flex joint may be formed by varying the thickness of material of thebase 12 around or in front of thereceiver 20, and/or by varying the wall thickness at different areas of the receiver.Gussets 22 may be used to adjust the bending stiffness of the receiver. - As shown in
FIGS. 2 and 4 , thebase 12 may have afront section 24 having a first thickness, a flex orhinge section 26 having a second thickness, and aback section 28 having a third thickness. The lateral dotted lines inFIG. 2 generally designate the three sections, although the relative size and dimensions of each section may of course vary. Where thebase 12 is provided as a single molded rubber or plastic piece, the changes in thickness may occur gradually over thickness transition areas between the three sections, with no visible section demarcation lines present. The thickness of theback section 28 may ramp up towards the rear, to a maximum of up to 2, 3, 4 or 5 times the thickness of the front section. In a typical design, the front section may have first thickness of about 2-6 mm and the back section having a maximum thickness of about 8 to 25 mm. Weight elements may be added to the back section, internally or externally. For example, a metal plate may be molded into the back section. - The
flex section 26 may have a thickness similar to, or less than, the thickness of the front section. The thickness of each section may be constant across the base 12 (in the direction of dimension F inFIG. 2 ) while varying in the front to back direction. Theflex section 26 may be made thinner than the front and rear sections by reducing the material thickness from the top surface down, or from the bottom surface up, or both. WhileFIG. 2 shows a rectangular flex section formed in the bottom surface of the base 12 starting a few centimeters in front of thereceiver 20, theflex section 26 may be provided in other different shapes, and may be offset from thereceiver 20 in the front to back direction by varying dimensions. Theflex section 26, for example, may be provided in a semicircular or other curved shape extending forward (toward the front edge 16) of thebase 12. - The variation in thickness of the
base 12 helps to make thefront area 24 of the base 12 more flexible, while also making theback area 28 of the base heavier. These characteristics make thetee 10 less prone to fall over when hit by a bat. In addition, they provide a self-righting or bounce-back action, which causes thetee 10 to return to its upright position. This occurs because the flex joint between thereceiver 20 and the base 12 (shown here in the form of the flex section 26), and thefront section 24 of the base, may use elastic material forces tending to return the receiver to its original upright position. At the same time, the heavier back end of thebase 12 exerts a moment tending to return the base 12 to its original flat position, as shown in dotted lines inFIG. 1 . - Referring now to
FIGS. 1 and 2 , the receiver may be centered at a position closer to the back end of the base 12 than to thefront end 16. In the example shown inFIG. 2 , dimension D may be e.g., 7.5 inches and dimension E may 7 inches. Locating thereceiver 20 closer to the back of thebase 12 reduces the tendency of thetee 10 fall over forward when hit by a bat. Dimension F shown inFIG. 2 may be about 14 inches. Dimensions D, E and F may be varied as desired or proportionally scaled up or down. - As shown in
FIG. 2 , a lower orbase tube 30 has spaced apart positioningholes 32 along one side. Thelower end 34 of thebase tube 30 is sized and shaped to fit into thereceiver 20 with a friction fit. In other words, thelower end 34 of thebase tube 30 may be pushed into thereceiver 20 with nominal hand force. Thebase tube 30 is held in place in the receiver via friction, and optionally elastic compression forces of the receiver. - A
projection 42 may be provided at thelower end 38 of anupper tube 34. Thelower end 38 of theupper tube 34 is sized and shaped to fit into theupper end 36 of thebase tube 30 also with a friction fit or a sliding fit. Theprojection 42 is adapted to fit into one of theholes 32, to set the relative positions of the base and the upper tubes, which adjusts the height of thetee 10. The base tube and the upper tube may be a generally rigid material, such as a hard plastic. - A
ball holder 44 may have acup 54 at the top end and acylindrical body 52 extending to acollar 46. Aprojection 48 may be provided on thelower end 50 of theball holder 44, below thecollar 46. Turning now toFIG. 3 , thecup 54 may be provided with outwardly flaredwall segments 60 spaced apart bynotches 58, and arecess 56 extending into thecup 54. In use. the ball rests ontop surfaces 62 of thewall segments 60. Referring still toFIG. 3 , thelower end 50 of theball holder 44 is sized and dimensioned to slide into theupper end 40 of theupper tube 34. Theprojection 48 is located to align with, and project into ahole 36 at theupper end 40 of theupper tuber 34, just as thecollar 46 comes to rest on top of theupper tube 34. - The
ball holder 44 may tightly fit into theupper tube 34, with the fit between them, and theprojection 36 tending to keep theball holder 44 attached to theupper tube 34 even when struck by a bat. Theball holder 44 may be made of flexible resilient material, such as rubber. As shown in dotted lines inFIG. 1 , if the ball holder is a flexible material, it can bend forward upon being struck by a bat. This absorbs impact energy. Thetee 10 is consequently less likely to fall over or be displaced. - The
ball holder 52 is shorter than, and has a smaller diameter than, the base tube or the upper tube. Typically, the length of the ball holder from the top of thecollar 46 to top of thecup 54 is about 4-8 (10-20 cm) or 5-7 inches (13-18 cm). The relatively smaller diameter of thecup 54 allows thetee 10 to be used with balls of varying diameter. For example, the inner diameter formed by thesurfaces 62 may range from about 0.6 to about 1.5 inches (15 to 40 mm). - The
tee 10 may be provided un-assembled, with thebase 12, thebase tube 14, theupper tube 34 and theball holder 44 separated from each other. This allows the tee to more easily stored and transported in a compact size. In use, thebase 12 may be placed on the ground and thebase tube 30 pressed by hand into thereceiver 20. Theupper tube 34 is then pushed into theupper end 36 of thebase tube 30, until the desired combined height of both tubes is reached. Theupper tube 34 can then be turned or manipulated to move theprojection 42 into theclosest hole 32. Theball holder 44 is then pushed into the opentop end 40 of theupper tube 34. Theball holder 44 is manipulated to move theprojection 48, if used, so that it projects into thehole 36 at theupper end 40 of theupper tube 34. - A ball is placed on the
cup 54. Thetee 10 is then ready for batting practice. If the bat hitsball holder 44, thebody 52 of theball holder 44 may have enough flexure to absorb the impact with minimal movement of the rest of the tee. Depending on the strength and location of the impact of the bat however, the upper and base tubes may also be driven forward. Referring to the dotted lines inFIG. 1 , when this occurs, the upper and base tubes remain substantially straight, since they are a substantially rigid material. The impact of the bat not absorbed by theholder 44 is then largely absorbed at thebase 12. Theback end 14 of the base 12 may lift up off of the ground while thetee 10 tips momentarily forward. As shown in dotted lines inFIG. 1 , theback section 28 and thereceiver 20 may rotate forward with the flex section bending through 90°, if necessary, until the ball holder stops upon contact with the ground. Thefront section 24 may simultaneously bend and rotate forward, but to a lesser extent, and with thefront edge 16 typically remaining stationery. Alternatively, depending on the specific design of theflex section 26 and with a less severe bat impact, thefront section 24 may remain largely flat on the ground, with little or no flexing of thefront section 24. - In addition, the receiver may flex or bend forward on the
base 12. This may occur with a temporary deformation of the flexible or resilient material of thereceiver 20 and the surrounding material of thebase 12. The flexing of thereceiver 20, thebase 12, and the greater weight of the back area of the base 12 help to allow thetee 10 to absorb the impact of the bat, without causing thetee 10 to fall over and remain in a horizontal position. - Referring still to
FIG. 1 , a highly forceful impact may cause thetee 10 to lean over to the position indicated by at B. However, with thetee 10 in position B, the elastic or spring-like forces in the front area of thebase 12, and the similar forces in thereceiver 20, then tend to move the tee back into the upright position as shown in solid lines inFIG. 1 . The weight of the back area of the base 12 also exerts a force tending to move the tee back to the upright position. Consequently, the tee tends to automatically return to the upright position. Depending on the specific design parameters used, thetee 10 may even automatically revert to the upright position even with the ball holder touching the ground. - Thus, a novel batting tee has been shown and described. Various changes and substitutions can of course be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. The invention, therefore, should not be limited except to the following claims, and their equivalents.
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