Exercise devices – User manipulated force resisting apparatus – component... – Utilizing resilient force resistance
Reexamination Certificate
2000-06-14
2001-11-27
Donnelly, Jerome (Department: 3764)
Exercise devices
User manipulated force resisting apparatus, component...
Utilizing resilient force resistance
C482S121000, C482S126000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06322482
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to training equipment for martial arts such as Taekwondo, and more particularly, to a kick training belt which is made from an elastic material such as rubber, and includes a length adjuster, a counter, and cuffs having inflatable air tubes.
2. Description of the Prior Art
In the past, to improve one's strength training and kick accuracy in martial arts such as Taekwondo, one had to work with a partner, using a kick training board. When partners trained in a pair, one trainee would adjust the height of the kick training board and hold it while the other would kick the board repeatedly to learn the accurate kick technique.
However, as above, the method whereby one holds a kick training board and a trainee kicks the board the trainee can inflict a wound upon the hand or the wrist of the person holding the board by accident, and the trainee can also be injured thereby. Besides, the method is effective for exercising the kick but it has no strengthening effect on the lower muscles of the body which is a basic condition for developing an effective kick. Those are problems.
To solve the problems as above, this applicant has described the kick training belt in Korean Utility Model Application No. 1998-14172 as shown in
FIG. 1
, wherein the binding tools
2
of a band type are attached at both ends of the rubber elastic belt
1
by the binding means
3
. The binding tools
2
have hook and loop fasteners
4
,
4
′ for securing to the limbs of the wearer, where one binding tool is worn on the ankle of the trainee and the other is worn on the hand or the ankle of his or her partner, thereby helping to prevent injuries during training. The belt is advantageous because the muscles of the lower body of a body can be strengthened, there is no worry about the damage in using the belt, and the belt can be manufactured at small outlay.
However, the above kick training belt is limited in that its length is that of the elastic belt so that it can not be adjusted appropriately for the given body condition or the training circumstance. Also the binding tool is constricts the limb it is worn on, causing discomfort and pain. Furthermore, one cannot use auxiliary training devices such as knee pads, sand bag weights or athletic handles with the above kick training belt, and it also lacks any system for relieving the trainee of counting his or her repetitions, imposing an inconvenience and creating a distraction.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
As the present invention is designed to solve the problems as above, the object of the invention is to provide a kick training belt. The elongate body of the belt material, such as rubber. A binding tool engages each of both ends of the body of the belt, each having hook and loop fasteners (VELCRO) thereon. The binding tools are made of inflatable air tubes, into which air can be injected to cushion and protect the limbs of the wearer during use. The body of the kick training belt also includes a sliding buckle member for adjusting the length thereof, and a counter for recording the number of repetitions of a specific training exercise. Furthermore, the structure of the kick training belt of the present invention allows the use of auxiliary training devices such as knee pads, sand bag weights, or athletic handles to enhance the training session.
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patent: 4846459 (1989-07-01), Vivian
patent: 5372565 (1994-12-01), Burdenko
patent: 5614300 (1997-03-01), Cicali et al.
patent: 5807218 (1998-09-01), Nagatoma
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Donnelly Jerome
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