Games using tangible projectile – Playing field or court game; game element or accessory... – Practice or training device
Reexamination Certificate
1999-03-30
2001-04-24
Gerrity, Stephen F. (Department: 3711)
Games using tangible projectile
Playing field or court game; game element or accessory...
Practice or training device
C473S422000, C473S416000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06220974
ABSTRACT:
TECHNICAL FIELD
This invention relates to a ball kicking device which will automatically return the ball to a kicking position. This device can also be used for aerobic exercise.
BACKGROUND ART
Patents setting forth a background for this invention are: U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,050,694; 4,158,458; 4,322,075; 4,477,083; 4,576,379; 4,720,095; 4,836,542; 5,037,113; 5,280,922; 5,398,940; and 5,692,975.
DISCLOSURE OF INVENTION
It is an object of this invention to allow an individual to practice kicking a soccer-sized ball repeatedly, getting continuous repetitions, or kicks, at the ball in a stationary position while using only a few feet of space.
Another object of the invention is to allow a person to get an aerobic workout while repeatedly and continuously kicking a ball.
A further object of the invention is to improve or exercise a person's legs or feet and coordination motor skills by repeatedly kicking a moving ball while standing in a stationary position, needing only a few feet of room to accomplish this.
Another object of this invention is to practice kicking a soccer-like ball in the confines of one's house, or other contained area, without holding a soccer-like ball attached to a cord in one's hand. This invention allows one to practice kicking the ball with power having one's hands free in the confines of one's home, needing no more than a minimum amount of space.
A further object of this invention is to have a training device for kicking a soccer-type ball having a frame with two upstanding members with a crossbar between them; the soccer-type ball hangs by a first cord from the crossbar to be placed at a kicking height, a second cord is attached between the soccer-type ball and an upstanding member to control the path of the soccer-type ball about the upstanding member after it has been kicked. To change the length of the second cord to place the soccer-type ball closer to the upstanding member will change the speed at which the soccer-type ball returns to the kicker.
Another object of the invention is to have a training device with two upstanding members with a crossbar at the top thereof (a) wherein a bottom section of each upstanding member can be placed in holes in the ground or concrete flooring; (b) wherein the bottom of each upstanding member can be held in a movable frame base (including weighted members); and (c) wherein the upstanding members are connected to a wall by supporting members.
A further object of this invention is to have a movable base formed with a plywood platform having supporting members fixed therewith for holding the bottom of spaced ends of upstanding members of a vertical frame for a training device.
Another object of this invention is to have a movable base formed by spaced weighted members, one weighted member for holding the bottom of each leg of a downwardly projecting member of a training device. An interconnecting member could connect the two spaced weighted members together for spacing and stability.
A further object of the invention is to provide a training device for kicking a soccer-type ball wherein the distance a soccer-type ball hangs down below a horizontal crossbar by a first cord relative to a kicking surface can be changed, and the distance a soccer-type ball can be spaced from a vertical upstanding member can be changed by a second cord.
Another object of the invention is to provide a training device for goal keepers to catch a soccer-type ball where the hands can be used to contact the soccer-type ball in play. The training device is used with only one cord hanging a soccer-type ball from a horizontal crossbar. The goal keeper kicks the soccer-type ball which starts to wrap around the crossbar and as the soccer-type ball comes around the crossbar, the goal keeper can catch the soccer-type ball.
A further object of this invention is to provide a flat movable base with two vertical holding tubes spaced to receive each vertical upstanding member of the device. Each holding tube would be sufficiently high enough to give adequate support to the upstanding members and training device and could be of a type which could be fixed to the ground by placing metal rods through holes in the flat base into the ground. The base could take different shapes on the ground so that the metal rods would give maximum support.
Another object of the invention is to have a modified training device with a “bounce” board rotatively mounted on one upstanding member so that the board can be fixed at different angular positions, the positioning of the board controls the speed of the soccer-type ball back to the kicker's foot.
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patent: 1655599 (1928-01-01), Dolan, Jr.
patent: 4322075 (1982-03-01), Hynes
patent: 5280922 (1994-01-01), Jones
patent: 5611539 (1997-03-01), Watterson et al.
patent: 5688195 (1997-11-01), Caso
patent: 5823895 (1998-10-01), Rasic
patent: 6000944 (1998-10-01), Schiefer
Aryanpour Mitra
Gerrity Stephen F.
McCarthy Jack N.
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