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Boxing frame and systems thereofRelated Patent Categories: Exercise Devices, Striking, Multidirectionally Movable Bag Or PadBoxing frame and systems thereof description/claimsThe Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20070087912, Boxing frame and systems thereof. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Applications No. 60/724,503, filed Oct. 7, 2005, wherein this application is herein incorporated in its entirety by reference. FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002] The invention relates to sports training equipment, and more particularly to boxing equipment. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0003] Boxing or pugilism has historical roots dating back to ancient Greece and Rome. As a spectator sport, boxing has enormous popularity around the world with matches drawing huge crowds. There are a number of boxing movies and shows that glorify the art of boxing and perpetuate the interest in the sport. [0004] In addition to being a spectator sport, boxing is an excellent form of exercise that increases coordination, strength and endurance. While previously dominated by males, many females have discovered the sport, which has led to a new market for boxing. [0005] As with all sports and exercise, training is an essential component. Unlike many team sports that may require team practice or complex equipment, boxing has few training tools and requirements. A boxer can train solo and in addition to the clothing requirements, all that is needed is gloves and something to punch. There are various punching bags that are used, and there are many boxing training aids and accessories that allow a boxer to improve their skills, exercise and become better conditioned. [0006] One of the most widely used boxing aids is the heavy bag. While it comes in varied shapes and sizes, the heavy bag generally is deployed from a support structure, either free standing machine or from a fixed structure, and hangs downwards. The bag provides a punching mechanism allowing the boxer to practice footwork by moving around a perimeter of the bag and also to practice landing punches on the bag. [0007] There are some known heavy bag accessories that are intended to complement the training program and enhance the heavy bag experience. There are even some martial arts devices that affix a separate structure onto the heavy bag with a plurality of extensions that define certain fixed regions about the heavy bag that can be punched or kicked. While providing a more challenging environment, the attachment moves with the heavy bag and the movement and timing is easy to predict. [0008] What is needed, therefore, is a system that enhances the boxing experience for all users. Such a system should have a mechanism for dynamic change and variability. The system must be simple and easy to use and preferably be an add-on complement to an installed heavy bag. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0009] One embodiment of the present invention provides a boxing frame that is separately coupled about a heavy bag that is suspended from a ceiling so that the bag and frame have some independent movement. [0010] One embodiment of the invention is a boxing training system, having a frame disposed about a heavy bag, wherein the frame has a plurality of members coupled together defining open sections between the members. The members are typically vertical and horizontal members and form a frame about the heavy bag. [0011] According to one embodiment, there is a frame rotation swivel coupled to the frame by support straps, allowing rotation of the frame wherein as a user punches the heavy bag through the open sections, the frame dynamically reacts to contact with the heavy bag. [0012] An additional feature includes wherein the frame has a geometrical shape selected from the group consisting of: circles, oblongs, squares, triangles, pentagons, hexagons, octagons, decagons, and dodecagons. The frame can be made of a material selected from at least one of the group consisting of: plastic, wood, rubber, foam, metal, and combinations thereof. In yet another embodiment, the frame is at least partially filled with a gas or a liquid. There can also be at least one covering for the frame. [0013] As described herein, according to one embodiment the heavy bag is suspended, while in another embodiment is free standing. The free standing heavy bag may have a base portion and a top portion, and wherein a first end of a support member is coupled to the top portion of the heavy bag, and the frame is coupled to a second end of the support member by support straps. This free standing version can further comprise a plate structure coupled to the second end of the support member, and wherein the securing straps are coupled to the plate. The suspended heavy bag can be secured to an upper structure by a securing line, such as a chain or rope, and wherein the rotation swivel engages the securing line and the supporting straps are coupled from the swivel to the frame. Another feature includes having at least one tensioner for the support straps. [0014] According to one embodiment, the boxing training apparatus for a heavy bag, includes a plurality of vertical members and a plurality of horizontal bracing members coupled to the vertical members forming a frame and defining open sections there between. The horizontal framing members may be coupled to the vertical framing members via a plurality of corner connectors. [0015] This apparatus may further include at least one adjustable horizontal punch distribution member slideably disposed between the vertical members and redefining at least one of the open sections. Each of the horizontal punch distribution members can be slidably disposed between the vertical members via a pair of T-connectors. The T-connectors can have an upper half and a lower half, the upper half having a plurality of notches that engage a plurality of tabs on the lower half in order to connect the upper half and the lower half. In addition, the upper half and the lower half of the T connector may have a plurality of grooves on an interior surface for a placement of an O-ring section. [0016] A frame rotation swivel is typically coupled to the frame and configured such that the frame is positioned about the heavy bag and the frame rotates independently about the heavy bag. The frame rotation swivel may include a chain attachment member and a top interlocking flange, the chain attachment member and the top interlocking flange rotate independently of each other. In one aspect, at least one of the vertical members and the horizontal member are colored. [0017] One embodiment of the invention includes a method of boxing training, including a heavy bag and a frame deployed about the heavy bag. The frame has a plurality of open sections and frame members, wherein the frame is independently rotatable about the heavy bag; wherein a user punches the heavy bag through one of the open sections avoiding the frame members, and wherein the frame reacts to contact with the heavy bag. The method includes redefining a size of the open sections by inserting or moving an adjustable punch distribution member. [0018] Another embodiment of the present invention provides a boxing frame that is separately coupled about a free standing heavy bag such that the bag and the frame have some independent movement. [0019] Another embodiment of the present invention provides for an inflatable boxing frame that is separately coupled about either a suspended or free standing heavy bag and is made of softer materials for use by women and children. [0020] The features and advantages described herein are not all-inclusive and, in particular, many additional features and advantages will be apparent to one of ordinary skill in the art in view of the drawings, specification, and claims. Moreover, it should be noted that the language used in the specification has been principally selected for readability and instructional purposes, and not to limit the scope of the inventive subject matter. Continue reading about Boxing frame and systems thereof... Full patent description for Boxing frame and systems thereof Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims Click on the above for other options relating to this Boxing frame and systems thereof patent application. ###  How KEYWORD MONITOR works... a FREE service from FreshPatents1. Sign up (takes 30 seconds). 2. Fill in the keywords to be monitored. 3. Each week you receive an email with patent applications related to your keywords. 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