Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Automatic ball feeder for a pitching machine
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Application No.: US14073786Application Date: 2013-11-06
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Publication No.: US09669269B2Publication Date: 2017-06-06
- Inventor: Tom Hart
- Applicant: Tom Hart
- Agency: CreatiVenture Law, LLC
- Agent Dennis JM Donahue, III
- Main IPC: A63B47/00
- IPC: A63B47/00 ; A63B102/18 ; A63B69/40 ; A63B24/00

Abstract:
A game ball feeder for delivering balls to a game ball throwing machine. The game ball feeder includes a base, a support frame attached to the base, a drive mechanism attached to the support frame, and a support rod attached to the support frame. A rotatable ball housing operatively engages the support rod, is mounted in a substantially horizontal configuration, and includes a plurality of cylindrical shaped ball holding sections. Each ball holding section can include a wall defining an entry opening and an exit opening with the entry opening positioned vertically higher than the exit opening. A transfer path can be operatively attached to a support frame and aligned to accept a ball from one of the exit openings. Further, a ball indexing element can be shaped and positioned to control the movement of the balls within at least one of the ball holding sections.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150122240A1 AUTOMATIC BALL FEEDER FOR A PITCHING MACHINE Public/Granted day:2015-05-07
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