Table type baseball playing table structure

Information

  • Patent Grant
  • 6585269
  • Patent Number
    6,585,269
  • Date Filed
    Friday, May 3, 2002
    23 years ago
  • Date Issued
    Tuesday, July 1, 2003
    22 years ago
Abstract
A table type baseball playing table structure includes a ball batting assembly, and a ball ejection assembly. Thus, the pitcher may pull and release the ball ejection handle, so that the ball striking rod may be pushed by the spring to strike the ball by the eccentric post. After the ball is ejected outward by the eccentric post of the ball striking rod into the top face of the table, the batter may push the handle to move the pull rod, so that the shaft may be rotated by engagement between the gear face of the shaft and the serrated face of the pull rod. Thus, rotation of the shaft may drive the bat to rotate, so as to bat the ball ejected from the ball ejection assembly.
Description




BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION




1. Field of the Invention




The present invention relates to a table type baseball playing table structure, and more particularly to a table type baseball playing table structure including a ball batting assembly that may bat the ball, and a ball ejection assembly that may eject the ball, so that one of two players may serve as the batter and the other may serve as the pitcher, thereby achieving the amusement effect of playing the baseball.




2. Description of the Related Art




The baseball game usually needs many people to participate, and a large field to play. Thus, it is necessary to find a large field to play the baseball. In addition, the baseball game cannot play due to fewer players.




SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION




The primary objective of the present invention is to provide a table type baseball playing table structure including a ball batting assembly that may bat the ball, and a ball ejection assembly that may eject the ball, so that one of two players may serve as the batter and the other may serve as the pitcher, thereby achieving the amusement effect of playing the baseball.




In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a table type baseball playing table structure, comprising a table, a ball batting assembly, and a ball ejection assembly, wherein:




the ball batting assembly includes a handle, a pull rod, a fixing seat, a shaft, and a bat;




the handle has a front end provided with a protruding post, and multiple positioning heads enclosed around the protruding post;




the pull rod has a rear end formed with a receiving recess for insertion and combination of the protruding post of the handle, and multiple positioning recesses enclosed around the receiving recess for insertion and combination of the positioning heads of the handle, the pull rod has a periphery provided with two radially opposite protruding bars, and has a mediate section provided with a serrated face;




the fixing seat has two side walls each formed with a through hole for passage of the pull rod, the through hole of each of the two side walls of the fixing seat is formed with two radially opposite locking cavities for passage of the two radially opposite protruding bars of the pull rod;




the shaft has a lower end provided with an annular gear face meshing with the serrated face of the pull rod, and an upper end provided with a polygonal post; and




the bat has a distal end formed with a polygonal receiving recess for securing the polygonal post of the shaft;




the ball ejection assembly includes a ball ejection handle, a face plate fixing seat, a ball striking rod, a ball ejection tube, and a spring;




the ball ejection handle is formed with a channel for receiving the ball striking rod;




the face plate fixing seat is secured on an outer side face of the table, and is formed with a passage tube for passage of the ball striking rod;




the ball striking rod has a rear end secured in the channel of the ball ejection handle, and a front end provided with a protruding eccentric post;




the ball ejection tube is mounted in the table and has a first end in which the ball striking rod is movably mounted and a second end connected to a top face of the table; and




the spring is mounted on the ball striking rod, and is biased between the face plate fixing seat and the ball striking rod.











Further benefits and advantages of the present invention will become apparent after a careful reading of the detailed description with appropriate reference to the accompanying drawings.




BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS





FIG. 1

is a front perspective view of a table type baseball playing table structure in accordance with a first embodiment of the present invention;





FIG. 1A

is a rear perspective view of a table type baseball playing table structure in accordance with the first embodiment of the present invention;





FIG. 2

is an exploded perspective view of a ball batting assembly of the table type baseball playing table structure in accordance with the first embodiment of the present invention;





FIG. 2A

is a partially cut-away view of a pull rod of the ball batting assembly of the table type baseball playing table structure as shown in

FIG. 2

;





FIG. 3

is an exploded perspective view of a ball ejection assembly of the table type baseball playing table structure in accordance with the first embodiment of the present invention;





FIG. 3A

is a partially cut-away view of a ball ejection handle of the ball ejection assembly of the table type baseball playing table structure as shown in

FIG. 2

;





FIG. 4

is a partially cut-away perspective assembly view of the ball batting assembly of the table type baseball playing table structure as shown in

FIG. 2

;





FIG. 5

is a side plan cross-sectional assembly view of the ball ejection assembly of the table type baseball playing table structure as shown in

FIG. 3

;





FIG. 5A

is a schematic operational view of the ball ejection assembly of the table type baseball playing table structure as shown in

FIG. 5

;





FIG. 5B

is a schematic operational view of the ball ejection assembly of the table type baseball playing table structure as shown in

FIG. 5A

;





FIG. 6

is a schematic operational view of the ball ejection assembly of the table type baseball playing table structure as shown in

FIG. 3

;





FIG. 6A

is a side plan view of the ball ejection assembly of the table type baseball playing table structure as shown in

FIG. 6

;





FIG. 7

is a partially cut-away perspective view of a ball ejection tube of a table type baseball playing table structure in accordance with a second embodiment of the present invention; and





FIG. 7A

is a side plan cross-sectional view of the ball ejection tube of the table type baseball playing table structure as shown in FIG.


7


.











DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION




Referring to the drawings and initially to

FIGS. 1-5

, a table type baseball playing table structure in accordance with a first embodiment of the present invention comprises a table


1


having a front end provided with a ball batting assembly


2


that may bat the ball


4


(see FIG.


5


), and a rear end provided with a ball ejection assembly


3


that may eject the ball


4


, thereby constructing the table type baseball playing table structure of the present invention, so that one of two players may serve as the batter and the other may serve as the pitcher.




The ball batting assembly


2


includes a handle


21


, a pull rod


22


, a fixing seat


23


, a shaft


24


, and a bat


25


.




The handle


21


has a front end provided with a protruding post


211


, and multiple positioning heads


212


enclosed around the protruding post


211


.




The pull rod


22


has a rear end formed with a receiving recess


221


for insertion and combination of the protruding post


211


of the handle


21


, and multiple positioning recesses


222


enclosed around the receiving recess


221


for insertion and combination of the positioning heads


212


of the handle


21


. The pull rod


22


has a periphery provided with two radially opposite protruding bars


223


, and has a mediate section provided with a serrated face


224


.




The fixing seat


23


has two side walls each formed with a through hole


231


for passage of the pull rod


22


. The through hole


231


of each of the two side walls of the fixing seat


23


is formed with two radially opposite locking cavities


232


for passage of the two radially opposite protruding bars


223


of the pull rod


22


. The fixing seat


23


has a bottom wall formed with a positioning hole


233


.




The shaft


24


has a lower end provided with an annular gear face


241


, and an upper end provided with a polygonal post


242


which is formed with a screwed bore


243


.




The bat


25


has a distal end formed with a polygonal receiving recess


251


which has a top formed with a depression


252


.




In assembly, the protruding post


211


of the handle


21


is inserted into the receiving recess


221


of the pull rod


22


, and the positioning heads


212


of the handle


21


is inserted into the multiple positioning recesses


222


of the pull rod


22


, so that the handle


21


may be combined with of the pull rod


22


integrally, wherein the handle


21


is exposed outward from the outer side of the table


1


as shown in FIG.


1


. The pull rod


22


passes through the through hole


231


of the fixing seat


23


, and the two radially opposite protruding bars


223


of the pull rod


22


are inserted into and locked in the two radially opposite locking cavities


232


of the fixing seat


23


, so that the pull rod


22


may be movably secured in the fixing seat


23


. The lower end of the shaft


24


is inserted into the positioning hole


233


of the fixing seat


23


, and the gear face


241


of the shaft


24


meshes with the serrated face


224


of the pull rod


22


. A cover plate


26


is secured on the top of the fixing seat


23


, so that the cover plate


26


and the fixing seat


23


are combined integrally, and are secured under the table


1


. The cover plate


26


is formed with an opening


261


for passage of the polygonal post


242


of the shaft


24


, so that the polygonal post


242


of the shaft


24


protrudes outward from the top of the table


1


for mounting the receiving recess


251


of the bat


25


. A screw


27


is extended through the depression


252


of the bat


25


, and is screwed into the screw bore


243


of the polygonal post


242


of the shaft


24


, so that the bat


25


is secured on the polygonal post


242


of the shaft


24


, and may be rotated with the shaft


24


.




In operation, when the handle


21


is pushed or pulled, the pull rod


22


may be moved by the handle


21


, so that the shaft


24


may be rotated by engagement between the gear face


241


of the shaft


24


and the serrated face


224


of the pull rod


22


. Rotation of the shaft


24


may drive the bat


25


to rotate, so as to simulate the batting operation.




The ball ejection assembly


3


includes a ball ejection handle


31


, a face plate fixing seat


32


, a ball striking rod


33


, a ball ejection tube


34


, and a spring


35


.




The ball ejection handle


31


is formed with a channel


311


which is provided with a flattened face


312


. The ball ejection handle


31


has an end face having a center formed with a through hole


313


and having a periphery formed with a finger press dimple


314


.




The face plate fixing seat


32


is secured on the outer side face of the table


1


, and is formed with a passage tube


321


.




The ball striking rod


33


has a rear end having a center formed with a screw bore


332


, and a front end provided with a protruding eccentric post


333


. The rear end of the ball striking rod


33


has a periphery provided with a flat face


331


.




The ball ejection tube


34


has a bent front section and a straight rear section. The ball ejection tube


34


has periphery provided with a ball collection tube


341


which communicates with the inside of the ball ejection tube


34


. The ball ejection tube


34


has a rear end provided with a fixing plate


340


, and a front end provided with two radially opposite fixing ears


342


each formed with a screw bore


343


.




The spring


35


is mounted on the ball striking rod


33


.




In assembly, the face plate fixing seat


32


is secured on the outer side face of the table


1


. The fixing plate


340


of the rear end of the ball ejection tube


34


is screwed on the inner side face of the table


1


, and the two radially opposite fixing ears


342


of the front end of the ball ejection tube


34


is screwed on the bottom face of the table


1


, with the opening of the front end of the ball ejection tube


34


protruding outward from the top face of the table


1


as shown in FIG.


5


B. The ball striking rod


33


is movably mounted in the straight rear section of the ball ejection tube


34


, and is extended through the spring


35


. The rear end of the ball striking rod


33


is passed through the passage tube


321


of the face plate fixing seat


32


. The ball ejection handle


31


is mounted on the rear end of the ball striking rod


33


, and is protruded outward from the outer side face of the table


1


. In such a manner, the rear end of the ball striking rod


33


is inserted into the channel


311


of the ball ejection handle


31


, and the flat face


331


of the ball striking rod


33


is rested on the flattened face


312


of the ball ejection handle


31


. Thus, the ball striking rod


33


may be rotated by the ball ejection handle


31


. In addition, a screw


36


is extended through the through hole


313


of the ball ejection handle


31


, and is screwed into the screw bore


332


of the rear end of the ball striking rod


33


, thereby securing the ball ejection handle


31


on the rear end of the ball striking rod


33


, so that the ball striking rod


33


may be moved with the ball ejection handle


31


.




In operation, as shown in

FIG. 5

, the ball


4


may fall into the ball ejection tube


34


from the ball collection tube


341


, and is rested on the eccentric post


333


of the ball striking rod


33


. Then, the pitcher may pull the ball ejection handle


31


, so that the ball striking rod


33


is pulled outward by the ball ejection handle


31


to move from the position as shown in

FIG. 5

to the position as shown in

FIG. 5A

, thereby compressing the spring


35


. Then, the ball ejection handle


31


may be released, so that the ball striking rod


33


may be pushed by the restoring force of the spring


35


to move from the position as shown in

FIG. 5A

to the position as shown in

FIG. 5B

, so as to strike the ball


4


by the eccentric post


333


, so that the ball


4


may be pushed outward from the ball ejection tube


34


and may be moved into the top face of the table


1


, thereby accomplishing the ball ejection process.




Referring to

FIG. 6

, the users' one finger may press the finger press dimple


314


to rotate the ball ejection handle


31


, so that the ball striking rod


33


may be rotated by the ball ejection handle


31


. Thus, by rotation of the ball striking rod


33


, the eccentric post


333


may be moved to different eccentric positions relative to the ball


4


as shown in

FIG. 6

, so that the ball


4


may be stricken by the eccentric post


333


to move along different directions, thereby varying the directions of travel of the rotating ball


4


. Thus, the ball


4


ejected from the ball ejection assembly


3


may be moved along various different directions, thereby enhancing the variation and amusement effect of the table type baseball playing table structure in accordance with the first embodiment of the present invention.




After the ball


4


is ejected outward by the eccentric post


333


of the ball striking rod


33


into the top face of the table


1


, the batter may push the handle


21


to move the pull rod


22


, so that the shaft


24


may be rotated by engagement between the gear face


241


of the shaft


24


and the serrated face


224


of the pull rod


22


. Thus, rotation of the shaft


24


may drive the bat


25


to rotate, so as to bat the ball


4


ejected from the ball ejection assembly


3


.




Referring to

FIGS. 7 and 7A

, a table type baseball playing table structure in accordance with a second embodiment of the present invention is shown.




The front end of the ball ejection tube


37


has an oblong diffusion opening, so that when the ball


4


is ejected outward from the front end of the ball ejection tube


37


, the travel path of the ball


4


may be changed, thereby enhancing the variation of direction of the ball


4


. In addition, the oblong diffusion opening of the front end of the ball ejection tube


37


is provided with a corrugated face


371


, so that ball


4


may jump and hop during travel, thereby enhancing the variation of direction of the ball


4


.




Although the invention has been explained in relation to its preferred embodiment as mentioned above, it is to be understood that many other possible modifications and variations can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. It is, therefore, contemplated that the appended claim or claims will cover such modifications and variations that fall within the true scope of the invention.



Claims
  • 1. A table type baseball playing table structure, comprising a table, a ball batting assembly, and a ball ejection assembly, wherein:the ball batting assembly includes a handle, a pull rod, a fixing seat, a shaft, and a bat; the handle has a front end provided with a protruding post, and multiple positioning heads enclosed around the protruding post; the pull rod has a rear end formed with a receiving recess for insertion and combination of the protruding post of the handle, and multiple positioning recesses enclosed around the receiving recess for insertion and combination of the positioning heads of the handle, the pull rod has a periphery provided with two radially opposite protruding bars, and has a mediate section provided with a serrated face; the fixing seat has two side walls each formed with a through hole for passage of the pull rod, the through hole of each of the two side walls of the fixing seat is formed with two radially opposite locking cavities for passage of the two radially opposite protruding bars of the pull rod; the shaft has a lower end provided with an annular gear face meshing with the serrated face of the pull rod, and an upper end provided with a polygonal post; and the bat has a distal end formed with a polygonal receiving recess for securing the polygonal post of the shaft; the ball ejection assembly includes a ball ejection handle, a face plate fixing seat, a ball striking rod, a ball ejection tube, and a spring; the ball ejection handle is formed with a channel for receiving the ball striking rod; the face plate fixing seat is secured on an outer side face of the table, and is formed with a passage tube for passage of the ball striking rod; the ball striking rod has a rear end secured in the channel of the ball ejection handle, and a front end provided with a protruding eccentric post; the ball ejection tube is mounted in the table and has a first end in which the ball striking rod is movably mounted and a second end connected to a top face of the table; and the spring is mounted on the ball striking rod, and is biased between the face plate fixing seat and the ball striking rod.
  • 2. The table type baseball playing table structure in accordance with claim 1, wherein the fixing seat has a bottom wall formed with a positioning hole for positioning the lower end of the shaft.
  • 3. The table type baseball playing table structure in accordance with claim 1, wherein the polygonal post of the shaft is formed with a screwed bore, the polygonal receiving recess of the bat has a top formed with a depression, and the ball batting assembly further includes a screw extended through the depression of the bat, and screwed into the screw bore of the polygonal post of the shaft.
  • 4. The table type baseball playing table structure in accordance with claim 1, wherein the ball ejection handle has an end face having a center formed with a through hole and having a periphery formed with a finger press dimple, the rear end of the ball striking rod has a center formed with a screw bore, and the ball ejection assembly further includes a screw extended through the through hole of the ball ejection handle, and screwed into the screw bore of the rear end of the ball striking rod.
  • 5. The table type baseball playing table structure in accordance with claim 1, wherein the channel of the ball ejection handle is formed with a flattened face, and the rear end of the ball striking rod has a periphery provided with a flat face rested on the flattened face of the ball ejection handle.
  • 6. The table type baseball playing table structure in accordance with claim 1, wherein the ball ejection tube has a bent front section and a straight rear section.
  • 7. The table-type baseball playing table structure in accordance with claim 1, wherein the ball ejection tube has a periphery provided with a ball collection tube which communicates with an inside of the ball ejection tube.
  • 8. The table type baseball playing table structure in accordance with claim 1, wherein the first end of the ball ejection tube is provided with a fixing plate.
  • 9. The table type baseball playing table structure in accordance with claim 1, wherein the second end of the ball ejection tube is provided with two radially opposite fixing ears each formed with a screw bore.
  • 10. The table type baseball playing table structure in accordance with claim 1, wherein the second end of the ball ejection tube has an oblong diffusion opening.
  • 11. The table type baseball playing table structure in accordance with claim 10, wherein the oblong diffusion opening of the second end of the ball ejection tube is provided with a corrugated face.
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