CA1049580A - Tennis training aid - Google Patents
Tennis training aidInfo
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- CA1049580A CA1049580A CA259,824A CA259824A CA1049580A CA 1049580 A CA1049580 A CA 1049580A CA 259824 A CA259824 A CA 259824A CA 1049580 A CA1049580 A CA 1049580A
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
- A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
- A63B69/00—Training appliances or apparatus for special sports
- A63B69/38—Training appliances or apparatus for special sports for tennis
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Abstract
A B S T R A C T
This invention is a splint type tennis training device and arm support which also serves as a "tennis elbow"
preventative. It consists primarily of three inter-related parts, i.e. the hand-wrist support, the hand-wrist-forearm support, and the hand-wrist-forearm-elbow support. The hand-wrist support consists of a bent metal strip splint for the back of the wrist, to the front of which is attached a trans-verse piece for wrapping around the hand, a mid-transverse piece attached to its middle for wrapping around the lower part of the forearm, and an end transverse piece attached to the end of the metal strip for attaching the support to the middle of the forearm. The hand-wrist-forearm support, starts the same as the hand-wrist-support, but has an additional metal splint with a transverse piece for attaching the support below the elbow. The hand-wrist-forarm-elbow support is a continu-ation of the hand-wrist-forearm support, so that a further ad-ditional splint with a transverse piece is provided to attach to and support the arm above the elbow. Transverse pieces are plastic, provided with Trade Mark "Velcro" tape to wrap around and hold the support to the arm.
This invention is a splint type tennis training device and arm support which also serves as a "tennis elbow"
preventative. It consists primarily of three inter-related parts, i.e. the hand-wrist support, the hand-wrist-forearm support, and the hand-wrist-forearm-elbow support. The hand-wrist support consists of a bent metal strip splint for the back of the wrist, to the front of which is attached a trans-verse piece for wrapping around the hand, a mid-transverse piece attached to its middle for wrapping around the lower part of the forearm, and an end transverse piece attached to the end of the metal strip for attaching the support to the middle of the forearm. The hand-wrist-forearm support, starts the same as the hand-wrist-support, but has an additional metal splint with a transverse piece for attaching the support below the elbow. The hand-wrist-forarm-elbow support is a continu-ation of the hand-wrist-forearm support, so that a further ad-ditional splint with a transverse piece is provided to attach to and support the arm above the elbow. Transverse pieces are plastic, provided with Trade Mark "Velcro" tape to wrap around and hold the support to the arm.
Description
~ his invention relates generally to devices in the ~orm o~ splints which are used to immobilize to a required extent the wris-t, the forearm, and the elbow of an individual in the process of ~raining the individual to properly throw 5 or strike a ball in games where such balls are useds and parti-cularly as a training aid in the game o~ tennis where the ball i8 struck by a hand held tennis racket.
There are a number of essen-tial requirements one must master in order to become proficient in the game of tennis.
10 One of the most important requirements consists o~ developing a proper swing o~ the racket and consequently, the ~rm that is holding it. To accomplish a proper swing, the whole arm must act as a single unit, by reducing the independent action o~
the wrist, the forearm, and the albow, to a minimum. Inability 15 to do so results in poor playing, and often in considerable ~ - -pain in the elbow region, commonly re:~erred to as ~tennie é`lbown.
This invention has a two ~o:Ld objective, namely, to -~
help in the training of the beginner to develop the proper swing and stroke, during his early training period~ and a safe~
20 guard agains~ "tennis elbow~, which is experienced by beginners a~ well a~ by experienced players.
The above results are accomplished by the lnvention by providing a splint type arm support which consists of three sections, i.e. the wrist æupport, the ~orearm support, and the 25 elbow support. These sections can be used as an entire unit, or in part, so that the player who is having difficulty in controlling his wrist can use the wrist support only~ one having di~fuculty with the wrist and ~orearm can use the wriæt and~;
forearm combinatîont and the entire support is used when a ~0 player is having difficulties with the wrist, forearm, and elbow, The device can also be used by accomplished tennis players to overcome any o~ the above mentioned di~icul-ties, - .. -. . , ~.
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when -they occur.
In describing the invention raference will be made to the attached drawings in which,-Figure 1, is an isometric view of the wrist support, Flgure 2, shows the back view of the hand and forearm wearing the wrist support, Figure 3, shows tha front view of the hand shown in Figure 2, Figure 4, is an isometric view of the elbow support, Figure 5, i8 an isometric view of the wrist and forcarm support, ~igure 6, shows a back view o~ the arm wearing the support o~ Figure 5, ! Figure 7, shows a ~ront view of Figuré:6, Figure ~, shows a back view of the arm wearing the complete support, including the elbow piece~ and Figure 9, shows a front view of Figure 8, ~ :
The wrist support, as shorm in Figure 1, consists primarily of a semi-flexible strip 1, pre~errably of a non-20 corrosive spring type metal, slightly bent to conform with the contour of the back c~ th~ hand. Attached to the front end o~
the strip 1, is a hand transverse piece 2, pre~errably made of a ~lexiblc plastic material, which fits against the back o~ the hand, A tape 3 which is of the adhering type, commonly Xnown 25 as "Velcro", is attached to one end of the piece 2, while the ..
other end of said pi.ece is provided with the companion of the ~Yelcro~ adhesive. The piece 2, is made narrower in its center ~-and into widened rounded ends. It is bent at an angle of about 15 to the strip 1 t and it is generally designed to provlde a 30 firm and comfortable contact with the back o~ the han~, and freedom of movement to the ~ingers for a strong and correct hold on the tennis racket handle grip when it is wrapped around the hand, as shown in Figures 2 and 3. .
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There are a number of essen-tial requirements one must master in order to become proficient in the game of tennis.
10 One of the most important requirements consists o~ developing a proper swing o~ the racket and consequently, the ~rm that is holding it. To accomplish a proper swing, the whole arm must act as a single unit, by reducing the independent action o~
the wrist, the forearm, and the albow, to a minimum. Inability 15 to do so results in poor playing, and often in considerable ~ - -pain in the elbow region, commonly re:~erred to as ~tennie é`lbown.
This invention has a two ~o:Ld objective, namely, to -~
help in the training of the beginner to develop the proper swing and stroke, during his early training period~ and a safe~
20 guard agains~ "tennis elbow~, which is experienced by beginners a~ well a~ by experienced players.
The above results are accomplished by the lnvention by providing a splint type arm support which consists of three sections, i.e. the wrist æupport, the ~orearm support, and the 25 elbow support. These sections can be used as an entire unit, or in part, so that the player who is having difficulty in controlling his wrist can use the wrist support only~ one having di~fuculty with the wrist and ~orearm can use the wriæt and~;
forearm combinatîont and the entire support is used when a ~0 player is having difficulties with the wrist, forearm, and elbow, The device can also be used by accomplished tennis players to overcome any o~ the above mentioned di~icul-ties, - .. -. . , ~.
`''' '`` ~5~S~
when -they occur.
In describing the invention raference will be made to the attached drawings in which,-Figure 1, is an isometric view of the wrist support, Flgure 2, shows the back view of the hand and forearm wearing the wrist support, Figure 3, shows tha front view of the hand shown in Figure 2, Figure 4, is an isometric view of the elbow support, Figure 5, i8 an isometric view of the wrist and forcarm support, ~igure 6, shows a back view o~ the arm wearing the support o~ Figure 5, ! Figure 7, shows a ~ront view of Figuré:6, Figure ~, shows a back view of the arm wearing the complete support, including the elbow piece~ and Figure 9, shows a front view of Figure 8, ~ :
The wrist support, as shorm in Figure 1, consists primarily of a semi-flexible strip 1, pre~errably of a non-20 corrosive spring type metal, slightly bent to conform with the contour of the back c~ th~ hand. Attached to the front end o~
the strip 1, is a hand transverse piece 2, pre~errably made of a ~lexiblc plastic material, which fits against the back o~ the hand, A tape 3 which is of the adhering type, commonly Xnown 25 as "Velcro", is attached to one end of the piece 2, while the ..
other end of said pi.ece is provided with the companion of the ~Yelcro~ adhesive. The piece 2, is made narrower in its center ~-and into widened rounded ends. It is bent at an angle of about 15 to the strip 1 t and it is generally designed to provlde a 30 firm and comfortable contact with the back o~ the han~, and freedom of movement to the ~ingers for a strong and correct hold on the tennis racket handle grip when it is wrapped around the hand, as shown in Figures 2 and 3. .
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A mid transverse piece 4 is attached to the strip 1, far enough away from the hand transverse piece to allow clear-ance for -the pain-sensitive ends of the ~orearm bones at the wrist, and the joint between these bones and middle wrist.
The piece 4 which is also preferrably made of a flexible plastic, is located on the palmar side of the hand and is provided with a wraparound Trade ~ark "Velcro~ tape 5 which wraps around the ~orearm and holds ths piece 4 snugly around it.
An end-transverse piece 6 is attached to the other end of the strip 1, is made of the same material as the other ;~ transverse pieces. This piece is also provided with a "Velcro"T.M.
tape 7 which holds it firmly but comfortably around the forearm.
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The strip 1, is made just long enough to properly locate the piece 6 at its ends the proper location being the back of the forearm just below the point at which a large muscle mass is ~ormed which changes the shape o~ ~he forearm between action and relaxation. The mstal strip 1, besides being o~ the pre-scribed length as described above, is provi~ed with a some-what permanent bend at the location of the mid-transverse piece~ to accommodate the angle between the hand and forearm when the wrist is in back position caused by the grip upon the tennis handle A. A space bar 8 made o~ plastic material joins the piece 4 with the piece 6, to hold the two pieces pro-perly spaced when the device is strapped onto the arm.
In Figure S. is shown the wrist and forearm support combination. In this case the support starts off with the same components as shown for the wrist support, but an additional metal strip 9 is attached to the free end of piece 4, and it extends to just below the elbow. To the ~ree end o~ the strip 9 is attached a transverse piece 10 to the free end of which i5 at- -tached a Trade Mark "Velcro" tape 11 which provides a circular sup-port around the muscles of the forearm just below their at-tachment a~` the angle of the elbow. The external mechanical support provided by the piece 10, its tape 11, and the extra ~.. , ~ . ...
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~L~49580 .- metal strip 9, limit the rotation of the forearm, and lessens tension and excursion of movement o~ painful tissues attached to the elbow bones, the over-stretch of which causes the pain of tennis elbow. The strip 9, which is the ~crearm support, and which, as previously stated, is attached to the piece 4~
passes under the tape 7, and is removably atta¢hed to the piece ~; 6 to allow the placing of the arm into the support.
: In some cases where additional support to the elbow may be beneficial both~rom the point of view of learning pro-per swing, and. ~or further prevention of tennis elbow, by limit-ing elbow movement, an additional support is provid.ed; such a support is shown in Figure 4. This support consists of a .
' straight metal strip 12 which is attachable to point "X" shown in Figure 5~ The attachable end is provided with a Trade Mark "~elcro" tape 15, and the other end is provided with a transverse piece 13 which is wrapped around the arm above the elbow. ~o the free end of piece 13 is attached a Trade Mark "Velcro" tape 14.
The back and front views of the arm wearing the fore~ .
arm support are shown in Figures 6 and 7,re~pectivelg.
Figures 8 and 9 show the back and. ~ront view res-pectively, of the arm wearing the forearm support with the elbow attachment~
The primary considerations in the d.esign of the above described invention consist of providing an effecti~e arm ~.-25 support which has the following characteristics~- ~
(a) It limits faulty movement without producing pain, : :
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(b) The limitation of movement is associated with a feel- .- ~ .
ing of pressure which enhances the self awareness of the in~
d.ividual as to the position of the limb in spaceO
(c) ~y a continuous practice period, and through the process of bio-feedback, the prop~r movement of the arm has : .
been permanently acquired, and the support can be di card.ed.
To add to the comfort of wearing the supports, various -4- . ;
~- ~1)49S8~) soft paddings can be provided to the underside of the sup-port components, when desired. Also, the method o~ using "Velcro" tapes to hold the supports to the arm have been selected because of their easy and simple attachment and re-5 moval. However, a large variety oi tapes, straps, and fasteners can replace these tapes, when so required, without departing from the scope o~ the invention.
Although the shapes and locations o~ the various plastic components have been portrayed in a general way, whish is consi~
10 dered ~u~icient to ~eseribe the func~i~ns of thè inventib~,, spe-cifi¢ description oY outline,etc., as for instance in the case of the hand piece, have been omitted, as it i~ believed that this would involve the use o~ dimensions and geometric diagrams, there-by considerably limiting the scope of the invention. Essentially, 1~ the shape and location of the components of the invention were, -in each case, designed to prevent undue pressure which would result in pain to ~ensitive parts of the hand and arm~
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A mid transverse piece 4 is attached to the strip 1, far enough away from the hand transverse piece to allow clear-ance for -the pain-sensitive ends of the ~orearm bones at the wrist, and the joint between these bones and middle wrist.
The piece 4 which is also preferrably made of a flexible plastic, is located on the palmar side of the hand and is provided with a wraparound Trade ~ark "Velcro~ tape 5 which wraps around the ~orearm and holds ths piece 4 snugly around it.
An end-transverse piece 6 is attached to the other end of the strip 1, is made of the same material as the other ;~ transverse pieces. This piece is also provided with a "Velcro"T.M.
tape 7 which holds it firmly but comfortably around the forearm.
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The strip 1, is made just long enough to properly locate the piece 6 at its ends the proper location being the back of the forearm just below the point at which a large muscle mass is ~ormed which changes the shape o~ ~he forearm between action and relaxation. The mstal strip 1, besides being o~ the pre-scribed length as described above, is provi~ed with a some-what permanent bend at the location of the mid-transverse piece~ to accommodate the angle between the hand and forearm when the wrist is in back position caused by the grip upon the tennis handle A. A space bar 8 made o~ plastic material joins the piece 4 with the piece 6, to hold the two pieces pro-perly spaced when the device is strapped onto the arm.
In Figure S. is shown the wrist and forearm support combination. In this case the support starts off with the same components as shown for the wrist support, but an additional metal strip 9 is attached to the free end of piece 4, and it extends to just below the elbow. To the ~ree end o~ the strip 9 is attached a transverse piece 10 to the free end of which i5 at- -tached a Trade Mark "Velcro" tape 11 which provides a circular sup-port around the muscles of the forearm just below their at-tachment a~` the angle of the elbow. The external mechanical support provided by the piece 10, its tape 11, and the extra ~.. , ~ . ...
~ 3- ;
~L~49580 .- metal strip 9, limit the rotation of the forearm, and lessens tension and excursion of movement o~ painful tissues attached to the elbow bones, the over-stretch of which causes the pain of tennis elbow. The strip 9, which is the ~crearm support, and which, as previously stated, is attached to the piece 4~
passes under the tape 7, and is removably atta¢hed to the piece ~; 6 to allow the placing of the arm into the support.
: In some cases where additional support to the elbow may be beneficial both~rom the point of view of learning pro-per swing, and. ~or further prevention of tennis elbow, by limit-ing elbow movement, an additional support is provid.ed; such a support is shown in Figure 4. This support consists of a .
' straight metal strip 12 which is attachable to point "X" shown in Figure 5~ The attachable end is provided with a Trade Mark "~elcro" tape 15, and the other end is provided with a transverse piece 13 which is wrapped around the arm above the elbow. ~o the free end of piece 13 is attached a Trade Mark "Velcro" tape 14.
The back and front views of the arm wearing the fore~ .
arm support are shown in Figures 6 and 7,re~pectivelg.
Figures 8 and 9 show the back and. ~ront view res-pectively, of the arm wearing the forearm support with the elbow attachment~
The primary considerations in the d.esign of the above described invention consist of providing an effecti~e arm ~.-25 support which has the following characteristics~- ~
(a) It limits faulty movement without producing pain, : :
:, ,~,. - . .
(b) The limitation of movement is associated with a feel- .- ~ .
ing of pressure which enhances the self awareness of the in~
d.ividual as to the position of the limb in spaceO
(c) ~y a continuous practice period, and through the process of bio-feedback, the prop~r movement of the arm has : .
been permanently acquired, and the support can be di card.ed.
To add to the comfort of wearing the supports, various -4- . ;
~- ~1)49S8~) soft paddings can be provided to the underside of the sup-port components, when desired. Also, the method o~ using "Velcro" tapes to hold the supports to the arm have been selected because of their easy and simple attachment and re-5 moval. However, a large variety oi tapes, straps, and fasteners can replace these tapes, when so required, without departing from the scope o~ the invention.
Although the shapes and locations o~ the various plastic components have been portrayed in a general way, whish is consi~
10 dered ~u~icient to ~eseribe the func~i~ns of thè inventib~,, spe-cifi¢ description oY outline,etc., as for instance in the case of the hand piece, have been omitted, as it i~ believed that this would involve the use o~ dimensions and geometric diagrams, there-by considerably limiting the scope of the invention. Essentially, 1~ the shape and location of the components of the invention were, -in each case, designed to prevent undue pressure which would result in pain to ~ensitive parts of the hand and arm~
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Claims (3)
1. A tennis training aid, and arm support for the pre-vention of pain in the elbow region, commonly known as "tennis elbow", consisting mainly of three related supports, namely, a hand-wrist support; a hand wrist-forearm support; and a hand-wrist-forearm-elbow support; said hand and wrist support com-prising a narrow strip of slightly flexible metal, bent to conform with the back of the hand, wrist, and the lower part of the forearm, when the hand grips a tennis racket; a hand transverse piece consisting of a band of pliable plastic material, attached to the front end of said metal strip, which wraps around the back of the hand and is held in position by a tape or strap which is permanently attached to one end of said hand transverse piece, said tape being wrapped around the palm part of the hand and attached to the free end of the hand transverse piece, a wrist support comprising a mid-transverse piece, made of a pliable plastic material, attached to about the middle of said metal strip and provided with a tape or strap at one end thereof by means of which said mid-transverse piece is held in position when wrapped around the lower part of the forearm, a tape or strap equipped end transverse piece for wrapping around the middle part of the forearm, attached to the rear end of said metal strip, and a plastic spacer bar attached to both the mid-transverse piece and the end transverse piece, to re-tain the required relative location of the said pieces; the said hand-wrist-forearm support comprising essentially the same components as in the hand-wrist support, with the addition of an auxiliary metal strip, the front end of which is per-manently attached to the free end of the mid-transverse piece, removably attached to the end-transverse piece, and the rear end of which is provided with an additional tape equipped trans-verse piece for wrapping around the upper part of the fore-arm; and a hand-wrist forearm-elbow support which consists of an addition to the hand-wrist-forearm support, and which com-prises a metal strip essentially the same as those described above, the rear end of which is provided with a tape equipped transverse piece which is wrapped around the arm above the elbow, and the free end of which is attachable to the rear end of the said auxiliary metal strip of the hand-wrist-forearm support.
2. A training aid and arm support such as described in Claim 1, in which the means for attaching said supports to the arm consist of tapes of the Trade Mark "Velcro" type.
3. A training aid and arm support such as described in Claim 1, in which all metal or plastic components are lined with soft padding.
Priority Applications (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| CA259,824A CA1049580A (en) | 1976-08-25 | 1976-08-25 | Tennis training aid |
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| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| CA259,824A CA1049580A (en) | 1976-08-25 | 1976-08-25 | Tennis training aid |
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| CA259,824A Expired CA1049580A (en) | 1976-08-25 | 1976-08-25 | Tennis training aid |
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Cited By (3)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FR2624384A1 (en) * | 1987-12-09 | 1989-06-16 | Skarniak Philippe | Training device for a tennis player |
| US5069457A (en) * | 1988-03-22 | 1991-12-03 | Walter Korzenowski | Elbow support |
| US5092592A (en) * | 1990-10-12 | 1992-03-03 | Fitzmaurice Thomas R | Sports training device |
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1976
- 1976-08-25 CA CA259,824A patent/CA1049580A/en not_active Expired
Cited By (3)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FR2624384A1 (en) * | 1987-12-09 | 1989-06-16 | Skarniak Philippe | Training device for a tennis player |
| US5069457A (en) * | 1988-03-22 | 1991-12-03 | Walter Korzenowski | Elbow support |
| US5092592A (en) * | 1990-10-12 | 1992-03-03 | Fitzmaurice Thomas R | Sports training device |
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