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US4564192:
Martial arts training apparatus and method
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| Country: |
US United States of America
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| Inventor: |
Lebowitz, Leizer; University Heights, OH 44118
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| Assignee: |
None
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| Published / Filed: |
1986-01-14
/ 1984-01-25
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| Application Number: |
US1984000573660
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| IPC Code: |
Advanced:
A63B 69/00;
A63B 69/22;
Core:
A63B 69/20;
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IPC-7:
A63B 69/22;
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| U.S. Class: |
Current:
482/087;
446/334;
Original:
272/076;
446/334;
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| Field of Search: |
272/076,77,78
434/247
273/29 A,95 A,95 AA,102 AP,26 R,26 EA,26 E
046/047
446/334
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| Priority Number: |
| 1984-01-25 |
US1984000573660 |
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| Abstract: |
A training apparatus and method for training a martial arts student. A pair of simulated limbs are designed to strike blows against the student in a way that requires great skill on the part of the student to defend against the blows. The blows are directed at the student with considerable force, and from a variety of different angles, thus requiring great dexterity on the part of the student to defend against the blow. The limb members are supported in a way that allows them many degrees of movement. Specifically, the limb members are each connected for universal movement relative to a support. In addition, each of the limb members can pivot relative to the means that connects it for universal movement relative to the support. Still further, the support itself has several degrees of movement to provide additional ranges of movement for the limb members. A spring arrangement resiliently biases the limb members towards a neutral position relative to a student positioned in a striking area. The spring arrangement allows one limb member to recoil relative to the other limb member when a blow is delivered against the one limb member from the striking area. The spring arrangement is designed so that when the one limb member recoils, it applies a resilient follow-up force to the other limb member that causes the other limb member to strike a return blow at a student in the striking area.
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| Attorney, Agent or Firm: |
Renner, Otto, Boisselle & Lyon ;
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| Primary / Asst. Examiners: |
Johnson, Richard J.;
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| Family: |
None
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First Claim:
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I claim:
1. Training apparatus comprising support means, a pair of limb members connected with said support means and being adapted for universal movement relative to said support means, said limb members being yieldably and resiliently interconnected with each other in a manner that allows one limb member a range of movement relative to the other limb member in response to an external impact on the one limb member and causes a reaction force to be applied to the other limb member to cause follow-up movement of the other limb member when the one limb member is caused to move by an external impact, said support means comprising an axially extending post, universal coupling means for connecting each of said limbs to said post for universal movement relative to said post, said post being supported for rotation about its central axis and being supported for limited axial movement, to allow rotational and axial movement of said limb members along with said post, means for pivotally coupling each limb member to the universal coupling means so that each limb member can pivot relative to the universal coupling means that couples the limb member with the post, said spring means biasing each arm member to a neutral position, said universal coupling means comprising a ball connected to said post, and a socket coupled to said ball having universal movement relative to said ball, and each of said limb members being pivotally secured to said socket to allow each limb member to pivot relative to said socket, and to move universally with said socket relative to said ball.
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