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US4946159:
Martial arts training device with reactive arms
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| Country: |
US United States of America
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| Inventor: |
Jones, Mitchel; Beaumont, TX 77703
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| Assignee: |
None
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| Published / Filed: |
1990-08-07
/ 1988-12-23
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| Application Number: |
US1988000288970
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| IPC Code: |
Advanced:
A63B 69/00;
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IPC-7:
A63B 69/00;
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| U.S. Class: |
Current:
482/083;
473/441;
Original:
272/076;
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| Field of Search: |
272/076,77,78,141,142
016/050
273/55 R
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| Priority Number: |
| 1988-12-23 |
US1988000288970 |
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| Abstract: |
A martial arts practicing device with reactive limbs comprises a trunk having a padded front trunk section, and a box-like rear trunk section, together with a plurality of reactive limbs which limbs strike at the location of the practitioner of martial arts in reaction to the practitioner striking the front trunk section. The rear trunk section contains a plurality of springs biased against a rigid board member separating the front trunk section from the spring members. Reactive limbs comprise rigid members biased against the board member by spring hinges with flexible limb members attached to the rigid members. The spring hinges together with rigid biasing members cause the rigid limb members to rotate in response to movement of the board member thereby projecting the ends of the connected flexible limb members into a target area immediately in front of the trunk, which target area is the location of the practitioner. The rear trunk section springs return the padded trunk section to its normally biased position after the strike thereby causing the reactive limb to retract from the target area. Adjusting members are provided to adjust the reaction of the reactive limbs.
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| Attorney, Agent or Firm: |
Keeling & Associates ;
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| Primary / Asst. Examiners: |
Crow, Stephen R.;
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| Maintenance Status: |
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| Family: |
None
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First Claim:
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What is claimed is:
1. A device for use in the practice of martial arts wherein blows are struck to a target striking member comprising:
- a striking member including a frontal striking surface;
- a rigid supporting structure elastically connected to the striking member;
- at least one limb member;
- at least one hinge mechanism connecting each limb member to the striking member;
- the axis of rotation of each hinge mechanism being located between the limb member and the striking member;
- spring means provided at each hinge mechanism to normally bias each limb member in a first position;
- a rigid member biased against the back side of each limb member;
- whereby striking of the striking surface results in backward movement of the striking member with relation to the rigid member resulting in rotational movement of each limb member about the axis of the hinge thereby rotating the limb member in the direction of an area in front of the striking surface.
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