Amusement devices – Surface or enclosure for athletic or exhibition event
Patent
1995-01-20
1997-07-01
Nguyen, Kien T.
Amusement devices
Surface or enclosure for athletic or exhibition event
434256, A63C 1910
Patent
active
056430949
ABSTRACT:
The invention comprises a hockey rink used for instruction, training, coaching, practice and competitive play in ice and roller hockey. The structure of the invention comprises an ice or roller hockey rink, of standard or other size, consisting of a playing surface with markings, two goal nets, and surrounding boundary boards. The invention further comprises facilities for training hockey players consisting of one or more mechanized robots suspended from an overhead track, a training area containing computerized equipment for controlling the robots and receiving contact feedback from the robots, video equipment for recording practice, coaching and game playing activities, and digital computer equipment to be used by players for interactive instructional purposes in rooms adjacent to the rink.
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Macri Vincent J.
Magaw Robert O.
Zilber Paul
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