Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Pitching machine having optimal adjustability
- Patent Title (中): 投球机具有最佳的可调性
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Application No.: US12386019Application Date: 2009-04-14
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Publication No.: US08133137B2Publication Date: 2012-03-13
- Inventor: Eugene Grant , William R. Woessner , Ian Fettes
- Applicant: Eugene Grant , William R. Woessner , Ian Fettes
- Applicant Address: US IL Chicago
- Assignee: Wilson Sporting Goods Co.
- Current Assignee: Wilson Sporting Goods Co.
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Chicago
- Agent Terence P. O'Brien
- Main IPC: A63B69/00
- IPC: A63B69/00 ; F41B15/00 ; F41B4/00

Abstract:
A pitching machine configured for adjustment by a user, and including a pitching head, a first macro-adjustment device and a first micro-adjustment device. The pitching head is situated atop a stand. The pitching head includes a first wheel spaced apart from an opposing surface and a first motor for driving the first wheel. The first macro-adjustment device is coupled to the pitching head and includes a first locking assembly that, when loosened, allows manual rotation of the pitching head about a first pivot axis. The first micro-adjustment device is coupled to the pitching head, and includes a first adjusting element that, when repositioned, incrementally rotates the pitching head about the first pivot axis. The first micro-adjustment device configured for operation by a single hand of a user, and the first macro-adjustment device retaining the pitching head in a secure position during adjustment of the first micro-adjustment device.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090260611A1 Pitching machine having optimal adjustability Public/Granted day:2009-10-22
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