Abstract: This invention relates to an integrally weighted baseball cover and system, method and apparatus for quickly delivering the cover and placing it onto an area of a baseball field, such as one or more of the infield areas, such as home base area, first base area, second base area, third base area, pitcher's mound area and/or bullpen areas.

Abstract: A batter training and protection system is shown. A protector for protecting an infield area is provided with a plurality of indicia situated thereon or integrally formed therein to define a plurality of target areas, respectively. The indicia may comprise a plurality of material segments, a plurality of colors, patterns, graphics or the like in order to define the plurality of target areas at which a player may practice bunting a baseball.

Abstract: A system, apparatus and method for shielding an area from wind is shown. The system, apparatus and method comprise at least one or a plurality of windscreens that yield to a wind to facilitate or reducing or eliminating stresses or forces on a fence to which the at least one or a plurality of windscreens are attached.

Abstract: A batter training and protection system and method are shown. A protector for protecting an infield area is provided with a plurality of indicia situated thereon or integrally formed therein to define a plurality of target areas, respectively. The indicia may comprise a plurality of material segments, a plurality of colors, patterns, graphics or the like in order to define the plurality of target areas at which a player may practice bunting a baseball.

Abstract: This invention relates to an integrally weighted baseball cover and system, method and apparatus for quickly delivering the cover and placing it onto an area of a baseball field, such as one or more of the infield areas, such as home base area, first base area, second base area, third base area, pitcher's mound area and/or bullpen areas.

Abstract: A process to provide an aqueous dispersion is provided comprising the steps of:a) emulsifying a mixture comprisingi) water,ii) at least one epoxy resin having a functionality of greater than 0.8 epoxide group per molecule,iii) from 0.1 to 20 weight percent, based on the epoxy resin, of at least one polyoxyalkylene surfactant, andiv) optionally an acetone-free solvent solution to produce a resin-surfactant emulsion; andb) adding a solvent mixture to said resin-surfactant emulsion, said solvent mixture comprising i) acetone and ii) a non-volatile hydrophobic liquid resin or resin modifier to produce the aqueous dispersion.

Abstract: Finely sized unalloyed magnesium metal is blended with finely sized ferrosilicon alloy. The blended mixture is placed in metal containers and plunged into molten cast iron.

Abstract: A method for the production of cast nodular or ductile iron wherein molten iron having been first contacted with a graphite-spheroidizing agent is after-treated with an alloy consisting essentially of silicon, calcium, magnesium, aluminum, cerium, barium, and iron so as to reduce the formation of iron carbides or chill in the resulting cast nodular iron.