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Exercise training apparatusRelated Patent Categories: Exercise Devices, StrikingExercise training apparatus description/claimsThe Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20070167297, Exercise training apparatus. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
[0001] The present invention relates to an exercise training apparatus and in particular, to an apparatus for use in the development of skills such as speed, accuracy and blocking in various full-contact sports such as boxing and martial arts. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] Boxing, martial arts and other full-contact sports are possibly the most gruelling of any other physical exercise in that they require the sportsman participating to be at peak physical fitness. For example, in the sport of boxing, speed is required so that a fighter can punch an opponent or dodge an opponent's punch as swiftly as possible; power is required so that maximum force can be used when punching; accuracy is required so that when a punch is thrown the boxer has a greater chance of hitting a target; and obviously the skill of blocking is required to avoid being hit in areas such as the face and abdomen. [0003] All of the abovementioned skills require dedicated training and hard work on behalf of the sportsman. These skills have been acquired more easily in recent years through use of training devices. Devices that incorporate contact between a user (usually the fist, foot, knee or elbow) and the striking surface of the device itself have not only removed the need for a physical sparring partner but have also provided the user with a means to hone in on the skill which requires particular attention. Equipment commonplace in most gyms today includes suspended boxing bags, freestanding upright bags, suspended boxing balls (commonly known as speed balls), and double-ended punching balls. [0004] Boxing bags are heavy, padded, and cylindrically shaped bags suspended from the ceiling. Upon being punched, the bag generally sways slightly due to its weight and provides the user with little element of surprise on its return stroke. It is for this reason that heavy suspended boxing bags are generally used to help the user in increasing their power or to simply practice the style of their punch. [0005] Freestanding upright bags, like suspended bags, are heavy, padded and cylindrically shaped. However, instead of being suspended from the ceiling they are springedly mounted to the ground. A freestanding upright bag serves virtually the same purpose as a suspended bag and use of the bag does little to develop skills in the boxer. [0006] A suspended boxing ball or `speed ball` is a tear-drop shaped, padded bag suspended underneath a flat platform at around head-height. The bag is allowed pivotal motion in any direction beneath the platform. For example, when the bag is punched it swings upwards, hits the platform and rebounds back to either receive the user's next punch or hit the front side of the platform and then receive a punch depending on the routine of the user. The user then generally performs a rapid repetition of this motion, thereby practicing both speed and accuracy. There is no movement of the suspended location of the ball and therefore, once again, there is no element of surprise as to where the ball will return once hit. [0007] Double-ended punching balls are generally spherical padded balls which are elastically tethered at their top and bottom poles to a top platform and a bottom platform respectively. When the ball is punched, the movement more closely resembles the unpredictable nature of a returning punch from an opponent in that the ball is now allowed to move in a vertical plane, that is to the left and right of the user as well as backwards and forwards. This device allows the user to improve skills such as speed and accuracy and also defensive skills such as blocking. [0008] There are currently no devices known to the applicant allowing the user to simultaneously improve on skills such as speed, accuracy and blocking whereby a target, typically balls are positioned and configured so that, when struck, a simulation of both the high and low targets and the high and low counter punches of a real-life sparring partner occurs. [0009] There are further no current devices known to the applicant which enable three-dimensional movement of the ball once struck, that is rotational, tiltable and pivotable motion, thereby providing the user with the unpredictable nature of a real life opponent. [0010] It is therefore an object of the present invention to overcome at least some of the aforementioned problems or to provide the public with a useful alternative. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0011] Therefore in one form of the invention there is proposed an exercise training apparatus including: [0012] a base member adapted to be attached to a surface; [0013] a support member extending from said base member; [0014] at least one arm rotatably attached to said support member; and [0015] a ball attached to a free end of the arm. [0016] Preferably said arm is further tiltably attached to said support member. [0017] Preferably said arm is further pivotably attached to said support member. [0018] Advantageously said arm is rotatably and/or tiltably and/or pivotably attached to said support member. [0019] Preferably said arm is constructed of a resilient material. [0020] Preferably said arm is of an elasticity which allows for tension and compression of said resilient arm. [0021] In preference said arm includes a first arm member and a second arm member, said first arm member adapted to slidably engage said second arm member. [0022] Preferably said arm includes an arm locking means adapted to lock said first arm member and said second arm member relatively. This allows the user to set each arm of the apparatus at their desired level so that differing reaches of an opponent may be simulated. [0023] Preferably said ball is mounted to a free end of said second arm member. [0024] Preferably said support member includes a first member and a second member said first member fixedly attached to said base and adapted to slidably engage said second member. [0025] In preference said support member includes a locking means adapted to lock the second member within the first member. This gives the user the option of height adjustment. [0026] Advantageously said ball is made up of a soft, padded material. This ensures that the ball will not harm the user. Continue reading about Exercise training apparatus... 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