Claims for Patent: 7,985,147

Summary for Patent: 7,985,147

Title:	Swing training device
Abstract:	A bat, golf club or stringed racket has the sweet spot replaced by a ring with a ball-catching net secured to a backside thereof to enable the user to develop the necessary hand-eye coordination to consistently engage the optimum portion of the sporting goods device to contact the ball, thereby improving performance/results.
Inventor(s):	Allen; Shawn (Washington, PA)
Assignee:
Application Number:	12/807,655
Patent Claims:	1. A swing training device for teaching a ballplayer to contact a baseball with the sweet spot of a baseball bat, said swing training device comprising a) a first element consisting of a handle portion of said baseball bat, said handle portion terminating at an upper end adjacent said sweet spot, said upper end having an arcuate shape with a radius of curvature slightly exceeding a radius of curvature of the baseball; b) a second element consisting of a cap portion of said baseball bat, said cap portion terminating at a lower end adjacent said sweet spot, said lower end having an arcuate shape with a radius of curvature slightly exceeding the radius of curvature of the baseball; c) a third element consisting of a separate ring means surrounding said sweet spot and having a external radius of curvature matching said radius of curvature of said upper end of said handle portion and said lower end of said cap portion; d) a fourth element consisting of a ball catching net having a first end wrapped around said ring means to secure said net in place; e) securement means engaging between said separate ring means and said upper end of said handle portion and between said separate ring means and said lower end of said cap portion uniting these four elements into a unitary structure; whereby when said baseball bat is swung at the ball and said baseball bat is positioned such that the ball would engage said sweet spot, the ball will be captured in said ball catching net. 2. The swing training device of claim 1 wherein said securement means comprises wood screws extending through said ring means into said handle portion and said cap portion respectively.

Details for Patent 7,985,147

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