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The Battie Caddie™
Inventor: Austin
Invented at age: 9
He saw a problem: Austin was traveling to the ball field
on his bike for a baseball game when he nearly had an
accident. He was trying to carry his baseball glove, bat
and ball and steer his bike all at the same time! Lots
of kids ride their bikes to the park to play baseball.
It is difficult to carry their equipment and still have
their hands free to steer their bike safely.
He had an idea: To create a device that would fasten
to the handle bars to carry a baseball glove, ball and
bat. This would allow the rider to maintain proper control
of the bike by eliminating the need to hang on to their
equipment.
 He
developed it: In his family garage he designed and built
his idea. Austin attached a plastic bar to the handlebars
of his bike with tubing and used clamps to hold his bat.
He put a hook for the glove and a pouch for the ball.
He built his first Battie Caddie.
The idea was a hit: He won the National Grand Prize in
the Discovery Network and MediaOne Broadcasting’s
Ultimate Invention Contest. He was inducted into the National
Gallery for America’s Young Inventors. He received
a U.S. Patent (#6,029,874) in 2000.
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