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Special wrist snap developing and exercising device for softball pitchers

Special wrist snap developing and exercising device for softball pitchers description/claims

This application claims the benefit of Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/936,589 filed Jun. 21, 2007 by Tim Parnell, and entitled “Special Wrist Snap Developing and Exercising Device for Softball Pitchers”.

This invention relates to a Special wrist snap developing and exercising device for softball pitchers. Particularly this new Special wrist snap developing and exercising device for softball pitchers is related to devices and methods to improve pitching, particularly softball pitching. This Special wrist snap developing and exercising device for softball pitchers is a new combination of existing devices that provide an effective, practical and economical way to maximize a pitcher's capability through proper training and exercise with this new device. The preferred embodiment is described below.

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The new Special wrist snap developing and exercising device for softball pitchers is a product and system that is designed to provide a better device to permit softball pitchers and others to fully develop their arms and wrist strength.

The skills and development required to be an effective softball pitcher requires more than just strength. All pars of the motion of delivering the pitch depends on the strength of the arm, the snap of the wrist and the grip of the ball. To date no device or system has effectively addressed these needs. The present Parnell device answers this need for all areas.

In recent years, some training aids to pitchers and other exercise devices for pitchers have been accomplished but none fulfill and answer the needs discussed above. Examples of prior exercise devices for arm strength and needs of pitchers with U.S. Pat. No. 1,658,108 issued to T. E. Vaughn (1926) for an arm developer. This teaches a training appliance with a weight and tee handle to exercise and strengthen the arm. No grip or forearm resistance is taught and no specific softball improvement is mentioned. Another improvement for wrist exercise is attempted by a patent issued to Sakurada as U.S. Pat. No. 4,039,183 (1977). It teaches a wrist exercise and strengthening device that is a device that is provided for exercising and strengthening the human wrist, which comprises a concave trough with two parallel spaced members projecting from one end thereof and a grip rotatably mounted on the elongated member. The device fits on the human forearm directly above the wrist and provides wrist strengthening exercises for the user by means of the grip being biased by the force of the springs against the flexing of the wrist. No combination with a ball device or upper forearm is described or taught.

Other examples of exercise devices include a U.S. Pat. No. 4,377,282 issued to Hayes (1983) which teaches a wrist activator. It teaches a device that is particularly adapted for use by an athlete such as a baseball pitcher. The exercise apparatus has a weighted, elongated, rectangular frame which is adapted to be grasped by the pitcher and moved in a simulated pitching motion. The frame includes side members, a weighted cross member displaced to one side of the plane in which the frame lies at one end, a wrist-backing cross member at the other end, and a transverse hand grip intermediate the two ends which is longitudinally adjustable to accommodate variations in the length of the user's hand. No pitcher grip control or forearm strengthening is anticipated. A U.S. Pat. No. 4,592,545 issued to Sagedahl et al (1986) teaches a complex Isokinetic exercise apparatus and method. Here s a device that is directed to an exercising apparatus which includes a torque arm for rotation on a shaft which is connected to a countertorque machine. The exercising person moves torque arm through a flexible strap. Strap includes a loop for sliding along torque arm. The flexibility and sliding capability of strap provide for the person to do the exact movement which he would otherwise do during an athletic event. Therefore, the person may exercise good form and coordination at the threshold speed of the resistance machine for the movement of a particular sport. The device is complex and expensive as compared with the simple Parnell device and method.

An exerciser for softball pitchers was shown in U.S. Pat. No. 5,178,598 issued to Finch (1993). It taught an exerciser for softball pitchers who are especially trying to strengthen the muscles in the shoulder and arm of the user. The exerciser has a base which may be attached to a fixed frame member. A rotatable arm is held by the base, and a brake pad and shoe assembly is affixed between the rotatable arm and the base. The amount of pressure between the brake pads and the brake shoe is adjustable. A curved arm is held by the arm-support member, and a flexible line is attached at its remote end. The flexible line is about one-half the length of the curved arm. The curved arm may be rotated 360.degree. around the base. The device is non-portable, complex and expensive when compared to the Parnell device. Another exerciser device is taught in U.S. Pat. No. 5,308,305 issued to Romney (1994) that teaches a device to augment exercise. It shows an apparatus for augmenting exercise of body muscle(s) comprising one or more articles of close-fitting wearing apparel employing one or more removable elongate resistance members, loosely enclosed in passageways along a portion of the length of the apparel, which resistance members releasably anchored at one end to a fixed-in-place member such as a belt or a shoulder harness and attached at the distal end to the extremity of an arm or leg, the apparatus being devised so as to increase the energy required by a user to flex his arms or legs over the energy level necessary without the resistance of the elongate resistance members. The device is complex and covers exercise beyond the needs and scope of pitching.

A simple training device for throwing a ball was shown and taught by the U.S. Pat. No. 6,884,187 issued to Cataldi et al (2005). The patent taught a throwing exercise apparatus using a sphere with an internal polar passageway to deliver end portions a non-elastic band of which one end portion circumscribes the outer surface of the sphere and extends to the other end portion where they are joined together by a fastener. The device has no interaction with the forearm or grip enhancement as does the Parnell device. A U.S. Pat. No. 6,896,631 issued to Fairchild (2006) was focused on a simple follow-through device of a flapper attached to the leg of a pitcher near the knee. It was conceived to teach follow through and did not aid the exercise of the wrist and forearm as the Parnell device.

A arm and wrist combination is shown and taught by the Power Arm Worker by Line Drive at www.http://store.linedrive.com. The device has similar configuration as the Parnell device except it does not anticipate or teach the combination with the softball and enhanced grip techniques. As far as known, there is no other Special wrist snap developing and exercising device for softball pitchers at the present time which fully provide these improvements and functional characteristics as the present Special wrist snap developing and exercising device for softball pitchers. It is believed that this device is made with improved configurations and physical features to provide more functionality when compared to other currently utilized softball exercisers and development apparatus. The particular combinations of materials and features are unique and novel and are not anticipated by prior art. Likewise, by using a Special wrist snap developing and exercising device for softball pitchers a more professional and effective result in training softball pitchers may be achieved.

A Special wrist snap developing and exercising device for softball pitchers has been developed and designed to provide a unique combination that is specifically related to devices and methods to improve pitching, particularly softball pitching. The Special wrist snap developing and exercising device for softball pitchers may be used to improve pitching skills and strength for amateur and professional ball players. The benefits are delineated below.

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