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Safety base for athletic events
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Inventors: Willett, Arthur Eugene;
Assignee:
Primary Examiner: Pinkham; Richard C.
Assistant Examiner: Brown; T.
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Shoemaker and Mattare, Ltd.
A safety base for athletic events, particularly for the first base position of softball and baseball playing fields, includes a first portion of conventional size and shape for conventional placement in the infield at first base position, and an integral, extended, colorcoded portion for placement across and outside the base line, whereby an extended portion of the base is available to a player running toward first base, which the player may tag in order to be safe, and thus the danger of collision with another player attempting to tag the first player out at first base is substantially reduced, with a resultant reduction in the incidence of injury to either of the players. |
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION In the drawings, wherein like reference numerals indicate like parts throughout the several views, a safety base B in accordance with the invention is shown in position on a playing field, and the safety base B includes a first portion 10 of substantially conventional size and shape disposed in the infield area at the first base position, a second portion 11 which coincides with the base line L, and a third portion 12 which projects outwardly of the base line L into the running area or lane R extending along the base line.
The base B is of one-piece construction, and is made of a suitable durable material, such as conventionally used in the manufacture of conventional bases, and may comprise, for example, a vinyl, nylon, canvas or other suitable covering, having a wood-wool stuffing or foam padding and the like, with web straps and metal spikes and/or metal pegs or peg connectors with metal sleeves positioned on the bottom of the base, as desired.
In the example shown, a pair of pegs 13 and 14 are suitably attached to the underside of base B adjacent opposite end portions thereof, whereby the pegs may be inserted into the ground to firmly anchor the base in position.
The first portion 10 preferably is square in shape and has a length and width each of about 15 inches and a thickness of from 3 to 5 inches.
The second portion 11 has the same width of 15 inches, but has a length of only 4 inches, and the third portion 12 also has the same width of 15 inches, but has a length of 6 inches.
Thus, the base has a first end portion M of substantially conventional size and shape and a second, or extended, end portion N which is adapted to extend over and outwardly of the base line L.
Moreover, the first and third portions 10 and 12 are preferably white or off-white in color, and the second portion 11 is preferably black in color, such that the different sections or portions of the base are clearly distinguished for the purpose of establishing certain areas for rules regarding the use of the extended safety base
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