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  Color coded teaching systemRelated Patent Categories: Games Using Tangible Projectile, Playing Field Or Court Game; Game Element Or Accessory Therefor Other Than Projector Or Projectile, Per Se, Practice Or Training Device, For Game In Which Play Involves Base Running (e.g., For Baseball, Cricket, Etc.), Foot Positioner (e.g., Stance, Stride Device, Etc.)The Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20060211522. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] The invention relates to a method and apparatus for a color coded sport teaching device. [0002] Often when a novice begins to play a sport, such as baseball or softball, the novice learns through experimentation how to best strike a ball or position his/her body for optimum performance. Sports that seem to involve both striking a ball and positioning a body in proper form include cricket, stickball, baseball, softball, and the like. Usually, learning proper form for the body and how to strike the ball may involve a lot of practice and time in order to improve because the novice may need to coordinate the feet, hands, and eyes so that the he/she may strike a ball, which is typically moving. Moreover, the novice may need to learn to properly hold the equipment use to strike the ball. [0003] Further, throwing a ball may be as difficult to master as hitting the ball with the bat. Some novices throw the ball side arm while others may throw the ball with an overhead motion. Still others may throw the ball in a motion in between the side arm and overhead position. Throwing the ball properly may be critical to succeed as a player, particularly for players who wish to be pitchers. [0004] Likewise, fielding a ball is sometimes difficult to master, particularly the position of the feet as the ball approaches the player. Some players may incorrectly have their legs open, which may lead to a ball passing through them. Hence, fielding a ball may involve practice and time for a player to improve. [0005] U.S. Pat. No. 6,279,164 to Martin appears to disclose interlocking batting gloves worn by a batter to help the batter hit a baseball. The interlocking gloves inhibit a batter from rotating his hands while holding a bat and to help maintain proper alignment of a batter's knuckles throughout the swing. However, the patent does not seem to facilitate the coordination of the feet with the hands or eyes. Moreover, the reference may not assist the user in improving his/her ability to field or throw a ball. [0006] U.S. Pat. No. 5,947,845 to Canelas seems to disclose a combination of soccer shoes and a soccer ball where each shoe has an exterior surface marked with selected areas that correspond with selected areas of the ball. In this fashion, the user may strike the ball at particular areas of the ball with particular areas of the shoe to have the ball move in a desired direction. However, Canelas does not usually involve positioning the feet and hands so that a user may hit a ball with a bat or throw and/or field the ball. Additionally, Canelas normally uses special color-coded shoes. Other shoes may not work with the invention of Canelas. [0007] U.S. Pat. No. 5,836,828 to Sinton seems to relate to a golf training system for aligning both hands on a glove club. The upper hand glove may have indicia or color coding for positioning the lower hand on the golf club with respect to the upper hand and for aligning the thumb along the centerline of the club. Sinton does not usually involve positioning the feet and hands so that a user may hit a ball with a bat or throw and/or field the ball. Sinton also does not appear to relate to having markings on the golf club corresponding to the markings on the gloves. [0008] U.S. Pat. No. 5,642,880 to Wiseman seems to disclose a training mat to teach a baseball batter to utilize a proper batting position. The training device is typically a mat marked with a first indicia designating home plate and a plurality of second indicia showing sequential segments for the batter to place his/her feet. Wiseman normally includes color coding to match one of a plurality of front-foot markings with one of a plurality of back-foot markings, and to match the foot markings with markings on a tee. The invention may not involve aligning a designated foot with a particular indicia, in which case a wrong foot may be placed on a desired indicia. Wiseman does not appear to facilitate hand placement or proper throwing and/or fielding the ball. [0009] U.S. Pat. No. 5,542,126 to Harvanek typically includes a glove with markings for providing the wearer with a visual indication of the proper gripping position of an implement, such as a golf club or baseball bat. By aligning the implement with markings on the glove, a proper gripping position can be obtained. However, Harvanek may not use the markings to match the color of these portions with the same color somewhere else, such as the golf club, but uses the color to establish a visual contrast so these portions can easily be identified. Harvanek may fail to assist a user position his/her feet so that the user may hit a ball with a bat or throw and/or field the ball in cooperation with the position of the feet. [0010] U.S. Pat. No. 5,462,280 to Dickerson often includes a golf training device comprising a glove used on the leading hand of the golf swing with a diagonal strip for the purpose of showing the placement of the golf club and, on the back of the thumb and running the length of the thumb, a strip of material carrying a plurality of hook like members to be hooked with a corresponding strip of material on a half glove on the other hand. Dickerson usually does not involve positioning the feet and hands so that a user may hit a ball with a bat or throw and/or field the ball. [0011] U.S. Patent No. 5,244,233 to McCraney and U.S. Pat. No. 3,258,858 to Cariffe both relate to attachments, such as paint or stickers, that designate left and right shoes so that a wearer would know which shoe to apply to which foot. The patents do not relate to sport training devices [0012] U.S. Pat. No. 5,290. 043 to Vidinic may disclose a target with sections of different colors and a shoe with corresponding colored sections directing the player which portion of the foot to use to kick the ball into the corresponding section of the target. The patent may also describe a special shoe or adapting an ordinary shoe such as by applying stickers or Velcro attachments but may not address the use of the invention for positioning the feet and hands so that a user may hit a ball with a bat or throw and/or field the ball. [0013] U.S. Pat. No. 3,532,344 to Masstab seems to include a glove and handle with self-adhesive surfaces which permit the glove to be secured to the handle of a golf club to prevent relative movement of the glove and handle. The patent does not teach using color codes, and does not usually involve positioning the feet and hands so that a user may hit a ball with a bat or throw and/or field the ball. [0014] What is desired, therefore, is a sport training device that assists a user in positioning a lower part of the body with an upper part of the body. Another desire is to provide a sport training device that assists the user in properly positioning the hands on a club and that assists the user in properly positioning the feet on a walking surface. A further desire is to provide a sport training device that assists the user in throwing and/or fielding the ball. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0015] It is, therefore, an object of the invention to provide a sport training device that helps position a user's lower body and upper body so that the lower body and upper body may cooperate with each other to more easily hit, field, and/or throw a ball. [0016] These and other objects are achieved by a sport training device that includes a leg marker adapted to be removably placed on a walking surface for indicating placement of a user's leg on the walking surface, the leg marker having a color. The sport training device also includes a shoe marker adapted to be removably placed on a user's shoe and having a same color as the leg marker for indicating placement of the user's leg proximate to the leg marker. Further, the invention has an arm marker adapted to be removably placed on a striker for indicating placement of a user's arm on the striker, the arm marker also having a color. the invention also includes a glove marker adapted to be removably placed on a user's hand and having a same color as the arm marker for indicating placement of the user's hand proximate to the arm marker, where the shoe marker is placed proximately to the leg marker by matching the colors of the shoe marker and the leg marker for facilitating proper form of a user's lower body and where the glove marker is placed proximately to the arm marker by matching the colors of the glove marker and the arm marker for facilitating proper form of a user's upper body. [0017] In a further embodiment, the sport training device may include a second leg marker having a second color different from the color of the leg marker and wherein the second leg marker is adapted to be removably placed on the walking surface for indicating placement of a user's second leg. [0018] Similar to the second leg marker, the invention may also have a second arm marker which has a second color different from the color of the arm marker and wherein the second arm marker is adapted to be removably placed on the striker for indicating placement of a user's second arm proximate to the second arm marker. [0019] The color of the leg marker and arm marker need not be the same and may be different from one another. In some embodiments, the striker is an elongated shaft for striking a ball, or a bat. In other embodiments, the walking surface is a mat or a ground surface. [0020] In further embodiments, the glove marker and second glove marker each have an indicator for facilitating placement of the glove marker relative to the second glove marker. [0021] In another aspect of the invention, the sport training device includes a first leg marker adapted to be removably placed on a walking surface for indicating placement of a user's first leg on the walking surface and a first shoe marker adapted to be removably placed on a user's first shoe, the first shoe marker having the same color as the first leg marker for indicating placement of the user's first leg proximate to the first leg marker. The invention also includes an arm marker adapted to be removably placed on a striker for indicating placement of a user's arm on the striker and a glove marker adapted to be removably placed on a user's hand for facilitating placement of the user's hand proximate to the arm marker, the glove marker having the same color as the arm marker. the invention also has a second leg marker adapted to be removably placed on the walking surface for indicating placement of a user's second leg and a second shoe marker adapted to be removably placed on a user's second shoe, the second shoe marker having the same color as the second leg marker for indicating placement of the user's second leg proximate to the second leg marker. The first shoe marker is to be placed proximately to the first leg marker by matching the colors of the first shoe marker and the first leg marker for facilitating proper form of a user's lower body and the second shoe marker is to be placed proximately to the second leg marker by matching the colors of the second shoe marker and the second leg marker for facilitating proper form of the user's lower body. The glove marker is to be placed proximately to the arm marker by matching the colors of the glove marker and the arm marker for facilitating proper form of a user's upper body and the user, for facilitating placement of the user's first and second legs during the act of throwing a ball, slides the second shoe marker until the second shoe marker touches the first shoe marker before releasing the ball. [0022] In still another aspect of the invention, a sport training device is provided to properly position the lower body. The device includes a first leg marker adapted to be removably placed on a walking surface for indicating placement of a user's first leg on the walking surface and a first shoe marker adapted to be removably placed on a user's first shoe, the first shoe marker having the same color as the first leg marker for indicating placement of the user's first leg proximate to the first leg marker. The invention also includes a second leg marker adapted to be removably placed on the walking surface for indicating placement of a user's second leg on the walking surface and a second shoe marker adapted to be removably placed on a user's second shoe, the second shoe marker having the same color as the second leg marker for indicating placement of the user's second leg proximate to the second leg marker. The first and second leg markers are of different colors, wherein the user, for facilitating placement of the user's first and second legs during the act of throwing a ball, slides the second shoe marker until the second shoe marker touches the first shoe marker before releasing the ball and wherein the user moves the second shoe marker from a first position being proximate to the second leg marker to a second position being proximate to the first leg marker. Continue reading... Full patent description for Color coded teaching system Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims Click on the above for other options relating to this Color coded teaching system patent application. ###  How KEYWORD MONITOR works... a FREE service from FreshPatents1. Sign up (takes 30 seconds). 2. Fill in the keywords to be monitored. 3. Each week you receive an email with patent applications related to your keywords. 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