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Marked baseball cover as training aid and method for use
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Inventors: Groves, Keith N.;
Assignee:
Primary Examiner: Brown; Theatrice
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
A new type of baseball suited for use as a training aid, particularly for pitchers, catchers, and hitters comprising a conventional baseball having a colored lined marking on the cover, and preferably a red colored stripe spiralling downward from the top of the ball to the bottom. |
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The balls used in the present invention may be any conventional type base ball with any type of cover.
Preferably, the ball is a hard ball used in regular baseball, but it can also be a softball.
The design on the marking of the cover may vary as desired.
For example, it may be a line marking, a spiral line marking, design as in FIG.
4 and the like.
The colors employed may also vary as desired.
In most cases, red is desirable as it is more easily seen when the ball is thrown.
However, other colors, such as blue, green, yellow and the like make be used alone or together as in FIG.
4.
To make the markings meet the needs, it is preferred to to have the markings at least 3/4 to 1/2 inches in thickness, and more preferably about 3/4 inch.
The marking may be accomplished by painting, printing or other suitable marking that will not rub off when the ball is utilized.
Regular painting is preferred in most cases using conventional design or house paint.
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