ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,766,394, issued on Oct. 20, was assigned to World Sports Products Inc. (St. George, Utah).
"Shock-absorbing ball-hitting trainer" was invented by William Coleman Lay (St. George, Utah) and Joseph Coleman Lay (St. George, Utah).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A multi-functional, shock-absorbing ball-hitting trainer is used to develop hitting and/or striking skills and to establish muscle-memory for a user. The ball-hitting trainer has a first stanchion, a second stanchion, a rope line extending between the first stanchion and the second stanchion to form an inclined line, and the rope line spanning a distance from a first connection to the ...