Patents by Inventor Tom Freden

Tom Freden has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 5928092
    Abstract: The present invention provides a baseball support device for holding a baseball in position for batting practice. The device has a base shaped like home plate. A first support strut is engagable with an engagement lip on the base such that the first support strut extends upwardly in a vertical attitude. A swing arm assembly, having a second support strut and a third support strut connected by an integral horizontal arm, is rotatably engaged with the first support strut, either by the second or third support strut. The horizontal arm terminates with a ball holder at either end. The base includes a handle and an three battery type clips for holding the first support strut and the swing arm assembly when the invention is disassembled for travel or storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 27, 1999
    Inventors: Lonnie William Keeter, Tom Freden