CN1942223A

CN1942223A - Excercise training apparatus

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Publication number: CN1942223A
Application number: CNA2004800428767A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 利昂·史蒂文森
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2003-04-29
Filing date: 2004-04-29
Publication date: 2007-04-04
Also published as: WO2004096381A1; EP1755750A1; US20070167297A1; EP1755750A4; AU2004234184B2; AU2004234184A1; CA2564922A1; AU2003902010A0

Abstract

The present invention relates to an exercise training apparatus and more specifically to a martial arts/boxing training apparatus which overcomes the problems associated with existing devices in that it provides the user with the ability to hone in on skills such as speed, power, accuracy and blocking, and also simulate the unpredictable nature of a real-life sparring partner. The apparatus includes a base plate for mounting the apparatus to a surface, a support member, and one or more padded balls that are adapted to move about the support member through connecting arms whose height is adjustable. In one form of the invention, the arms are rigid structures which rotate in a horizontal plane about the support member whereby the length of each arm is adjustable. This embodiment is especially useful when a user wishes to hone in on a particular skill which does not require the element of surprise. In a further form of the invention, the support member includes a flexible arm mounted thereto which is not only capable of rotational movement in a single plane, but is also capable of tiltable and pivotable motion relative to the support member which adds a further dimension to the training apparatus. This embodiment is especially useful when the unpredictable nature of a real-life sparring partner is required.

Description

Excercise training apparatus

The present invention relates to a kind of Excercise training apparatus, particularly a kind ofly be used to improve various full contact movements, as the technical ability in boxing and the wushu, as the equipment of speed, the degree of accuracy and defend ability.

Background technology

Boxing, wushu and other full contact movements may be the fiercest a kind of in other sports, because they need the sportsman to keep best condition.For example, in boxing, speed must be arranged, like this, boxing person is fast as far as possible hits the adversary, or avoids adversary's a blow; Must be strong, like this, when boxing, can use maximum power; The degree of accuracy must be arranged, and like this, when getting a fist, boxing person has bigger chance to hit home; Obviously defend ability must be arranged, to avoid being hit zones such as face and belly.

All above-mentioned technical ability must rely on athletic training and painstaking efforts.In recent years, by using exercise equipment can obtain these technical ability more easily.The equipment that comprises the contact between the scope of attack of user's (being generally fist, pin, knee or elbow) and equipment self not only need not the actual adversary that practices shadow boxing, and also provides a kind of means of tempering the technical ability of required special attention for the user.At present common equipment comprises fisting the goal (being commonly referred to fire ball) and double end strike ball of the boxing bag of suspension, the vertical bag that props up of relying on oneself, suspension in most of gymnasium.

The boxing bag is to be suspended in cylindrical sack very heavy on the ceiling, that fill.During strike, sack slight usually swing owing to its weight, the user seldom has unexpected situation when it is fought back.Therefore, use very heavy suspension boxing bag to increase the type of its strength or simple exercise boxing usually to help the user.

The vertical bag that props up and the suspended bag of relying on oneself is similar also be very heavy, fill with columniform.Yet this bag is not to be suspended on the ceiling, but flexibly installs on the ground.Relying on oneself, in fact the purposes with suspended bag is identical for the vertical bag that props up, and uses this bag very little to the raising effect of boxer's technical ability.

Suspension fist the goal or " fire ball " for being suspended on the tear-drop shaped filling bag below the platform around the height of head.This bag can move pivotally on the either direction below platform.For example, when hitting bag, it is swing upwards, hits platform, and resilience, accepts user's a following blow or the front side of hitting platform according to user's program, accepts a blow then.The user repeats this motion, the practice speed and the degree of accuracy thus usually rapidly then.The hanging position of ball does not move, and therefore, one after another, ball will be got back to part during for strike does not have unexpected situation.

Double end is hit ball and is generally spherical filling ball, this ball respectively with its push rod and bottom bar flexibly bolt tie up on top platform and the bottom platform.When beating square stance, because ball at this moment can be on a vertical plane, promptly in user's left side and right side and front and back motion, so the more approaching Unpredictability that is similar to adversary's counterattack of its motion.This equipment can make the user improve the technical ability and the defence technical ability of the speed and the degree of accuracy, as defence.

The known equipment of the current the applicant of not having can make the user improve simultaneously as technical ability such as speed, the degree of accuracy and defences, thus target, be typically the ball setting and be configured to, when attacking, produce high low target of simulation and the actual adversary's that practices shadow boxing height counterattack.

And, there is not the known current equipment of the applicant can make ball when hitting, produce three-dimensional motion, promptly rotate, tilt and move pivotally, thereby actual adversary's unpredictability is provided for the user.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to overcome at least some the problems referred to above, or provide a useful substitute for masses.

Summary of the invention

Therefore, propose the Excercise training apparatus of a kind of form of the present invention, this training device comprises:

One is suitable for being connected lip-deep base element;

A support member that extends from described base element;

At least one arm on described support member that is rotatably connected; And

A ball that is connected on this arm free end.

Preferably, described arm also tilts to be connected on the described support member.

Preferably, described arm also pivots and is connected on the described support member.

Advantageously, described arm rotation and/or inclination and/or pivot are connected on the described support member.

Preferably, described arm is made of elastomeric material.

Preferably, described arm is flexible, described elastic arm is stretched and compression.

Preferably, described arm comprises the first arm spare and the second arm spare, and described the first arm spare is suitable for being slidably engaged the described second arm spare.

Preferably, described arm comprises the locking device that is fit to lock relatively described the first arm spare and the described second arm spare.The user is arranged on each arm of equipment on its needed horizontal plane, thereby can simulates the different scope of hitting of adversary.

Preferably, described ball is installed in the free end of the described second arm spare.

Preferably, described support member comprises first parts and second parts, and described first parts are fixedly connected on the described base, and is suitable for being slidably engaged described second parts.

Preferably, described support member comprises that one is suitable for second parts are locked in locking device in first parts.

Advantageously, described ball is made by soft packing material, and this will guarantee that ball can not injure the user.

Also propose the Excercise training apparatus of the another kind of form of the present invention, this training device comprises:

One is suitable for being installed in lip-deep chassis;

One from described chassis outward extending hollow cylindrical support member;

One can be slided in described support member and can be along the axle of this parts locking;

At least one is in the practice component that predetermined altitude is installed along described axle rotation, and described practice component comprises the first arm and second arm, and described the first arm is suitable for being slidably engaged described second arm; And

One is connected the free-ended ball of described second arm.

Preferably, described practice component also pivots along described axle and installs.

Preferably, described practice component also tilts to install along described axle.

Advantageously, described practice component rotatable and/or the inclination and/or installation that pivots along described axle.

Preferably, described practice component comprises a round bearing, and this bearing is contained in the external surface peripheral of described axle with axle journal, makes described parts reach smooth motion.

Reintroduce the Excercise training apparatus of another form of the present invention, this training device comprises:

One is suitable for being installed in lip-deep chassis;

One from described chassis outward extending hollow cylindrical support member;

At least one makes described arm reach irregular three-dimensional motion with respect to described axle at the elastic arm of predetermined altitude along described axle rotation, pivot and the installation of tilting; And

A ball that is connected described free end of elastic arm.

Preferably, described elastic arm comprises a round bearing, and this bearing is contained in the external surface peripheral of described axle with axle journal, makes described arm reach smooth motion.

Description of drawings

Be included in the specification and as an illustration the accompanying drawing of a book part a plurality of embodiment of the present invention are shown, be used for explaining advantage of the present invention and principle with specification.Wherein,

Fig. 1 is a perspective illustration, represents Excercise training apparatus of the present invention; And

Fig. 2 is a perspective illustration, represents the Excercise training apparatus of second embodiment of the present invention.

The specific embodiment

Following detailed description of the present invention is with reference to accompanying drawing.Although this specification comprises typical embodiment, under situation without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention, other embodiment can be arranged, and can change described embodiment.Whole accompanying drawing and below specification in, the identical or similar parts of identical Reference numeral representative are adopted in any possible place.

Fig. 1 illustrates training device 10 of the present invention.The

bolt

16,18,20 and 22 that chassis 12 usefulness are positioned at place, 12 4 angles of dish is fixedly mounted on the plane 14.Cylindrical support member 24 extends upward from coiling 12, and it preferably is welded on the chassis 12 in its bottom, and comprises the reinforcement 26 that is used to increase stability.Support member 24 comprises the upper end 28 of an inside rounding, and it limits opening 30, and when assembling training device 10, cylindrical shaft 32 is suitable for being inserted in this opening.Cylindrical shaft 32 is suitable for it being locked in the support member 22 as spiral pincers (not shown) well known in the art with arbitrary suitable locking device.On the other hand, axle 32 can comprise a male screw portion (not shown), and it is suitable for engagement negative thread part (not shown) in support member 22.

Should be appreciated that method of attachment described here only is exemplary, the not predetermined any method that is limited in these methods of the present invention.For example,

bolt

16,18,20 and 22 can be fully replaced by suction apparatus or other suitable fixtures of chassis 11 downsides.

It is also understood that chassis 12 needn't fix on the ground, also can be fixed on wall or the platform (not shown).The desired training type of carrying out of this user for this equipment 10 provides further selection.For example, act on horizontal plane, and when installing on the wall, it will act on the vertical plane unlike equipment shown in Figure 1 10.The another kind of selection is equipment 10 can be fixed on the ceiling.In fact, equipment can be fixed on the arbitrary surface that adapts to user's training need.

Because boxing and wushu training comprise equipment carried out strong strike, no matter for punch, kick, elbow pushes away or knee hits, make as steel preferably by firm heavy metal on chassis 12, with the center of gravity of reduction equipment 10.Yet the present invention should not only limit to this structure.For example, can use wide hollow base (not shown), thereby make inner chamber fill up water or sand, stablize this equipment with this.Because whole equipment is designed to and can swings, thereby even also can be the user Unpredictabilities of liking are provided more.

Lower component 34 and top boxing part 36 are rotatably connected on axle 32, make axle 32 run through the

centre bore

38 and 40 of each

parts

34 and 36 respectively.Although do not illustrate, equipment 10 comprises stop device, is used for each

parts

34 and 36 are locked in along the certain height of axle 32, and each parts can be rotated freely on this certain height.

Lower component 34 comprises a circular cowling 42, this cover encapsulation annular roller bearing (not shown) or other similar device, and its qualification makes parts 34 can center on the hole 38 that central shaft 32 rotates freely.Two

identical arms

44 and 46 are preferably by being welded to connect on cover 42, and stretch out from its relative end.Arm 44 comprises diminishing two parts 44a of section size and 44b, makes parts 44b to slide in parts 44a.This structure makes the user can regulate the scope of application of equipment.

Bolt 44c is locked in position respect to one another with parts 44a and 44b.As described, arm 46 is identical with arm 44 on its structure, and promptly parts 46b can slide in arm 46a, and bolt 46c is locked in arm position respect to one another once more.

Spherical ball

48 and 50 is fixedly connected on the end of

arm

44 and 46 respectively by corresponding annular support member 52 and 54.When exercising oneself in boxing,

ball

48 and 50 is kept time when exercise is anti-, as fighting back effectively as target surface.

Boxing part 36 in top has the feature identical with lower component 34 substantially, and still, as shown in Figure 1, top boxing part 36 comprises three the

identical arms

56,58 and 60 around center annular cover 62 equidistant placement.It should be recognized by those skilled in the art that each parts can comprise the arm of the arbitrary number of the central cover layout that centers on them.And axle 32 is not fixed in the support member 24, and does not have revolving part mounted thereto, and support member 24 itself can comprise the required parts that are used to rotate, and makes whole axle 32 to rotate in support member 24.

Once more, cover 62 encapsulation annular bearing (not shown), its qualification makes cover 62 can center on the hole 40 that central shaft 32 rotates freely.Each all has identical slide construction recited above in the

arm

56,58 and 60, therefore for simplicity's sake, only correspondingly marks, and this is not described.

Arm

56,58 and 60 also comprises

spherical ball

64,66 and 68 separately, and these balls are fixedly connected on the end of arm respectively by

annular support member

70,72 and 74.

At this moment it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the present invention can simulate the actual adversary's of practicing shadow boxing action, thereby work as square stance that the

parts

34 or 36 that connect ball are effectively around central shaft 32 rotations.If the user wants to practise fielding technology, he can defend the ball thing followed of other rotate paths head-on to hit stream.If the user wants to practise the strike technology, he can continue to hit return of serve, with this test speed and the degree of accuracy.Because this equipment 10 comprises two parts, one 34 in waist height, and another is 36 at height of head, and this is the easiest zone that becomes target in the boxing, so this equipment is effective especially.

Should be appreciated that can regulating shaft 32, the height of lower component 34 and top boxing part 36, adapts with the height with the user.This also is very useful when after using equipment 10 being deposited, because all when its extreme lower position, the whole height of equipment almost reduces by half these three above-mentioned parts when all.And

parts

34 and 36 also can be pulled down from central shaft 32.

Fig. 2 illustrates another embodiment of the present invention.Can see, the same with shown in Fig. 1 of chassis 12 and support member 24, therefore, the mark of representing these parts is too.

Fig. 2 illustrates training device 60.The same with first embodiment, central cylindrical shaft 76 is contained in the support member 22, and still, at this moment axle 76 terminates in the round 78 in the top.The circular cowling 80 of encapsulation annular bearing (not shown) is suitable for not only rotating (sideslip) on a vertical plane around round 78, at this moment also can tilt around the outer surface of round 78 or roll, and can carry out multiaxis thus to motion.

Elastomeric tether 82 is connected on the cover 80, and this tether vertically pivots around horizontally extending clip 84.Elastomeric tether 82 preferably is connected on the spherical ball 86 by a simple circular connector 88, and like this, just as is known to the person skilled in the art, when hitting, ball 86 can be around circular connector 88 light exercises.

Fig. 2 further is shown in broken lines ball 86, tether 82 and covers 80 various forms of

motion

90,92,94,96 and 98, dotted line represent ball 86, tether 82 and cover 80 along its path in the position of two alternate position 100 and 102.Produce this motion and be because the inclination of the simple rotation 90 of cover 80, cover 80 or roll 92, due to tether 82 combines around the light exercise 98 of the elongation 96 of the pivot 94 of clip 84, tether 82 and ball 86, make ball can do the almost unpredictable or irregular motion of three-dimensional, it is characterized by the common feature of human adversary.

It will also be appreciated that the feature of an embodiment can also be suitably and other feature combine.What for example, the user can one of favourable structure has the three-dimensional boxing part (as shown in Figure 2) that is connected the equipment top and was connected waist height horizontally rotates the part training device of (as shown in Figure 1).

Various forms of motions described in the invention, more particularly, upper-arm circumference can be realized by using various fastener around the motion of axle.For example, the rotation of arm can realize by using simple ball bearing, needle bearing or bushing device and described roller bearing device.Pivot can realize by using arbitrary swivel coupling device, and the inclination of arm or roll can be by using the swivel joint of arbitrary form, as ball-and-socket joint, universal joint or even CV joint and packing ring realize.Should be appreciated that the present invention is predetermined is limited to any in these parts, but the movement pattern that these parts are finished.

Because this equipment has been simulated the mankind adversary that practices shadow boxing effectively, therefore those skilled in the art at this moment should be known in the present invention be how to help the boxer, the boxer of do weapon practice personnel or arbitrary other types tempers technical ability such as its speed, the degree of accuracy and fielding technology.Being positioned at fisting the goal on this equipment can hit continuously, and with the test speed and the degree of accuracy, also tenability strike back with simulation, but also the two carries out simultaneously, thereby can test all technical ability.

Under the situation that does not depart from scope of the present invention, can further promote and improvement the present invention fully.Although illustrated and described the expressed most realistic and preferred embodiment that goes out, but will be appreciated that, in scope and spirit scope of the present invention, deviation can be arranged, the invention is not restricted to details disclosed herein, but consistent with the four corner of claim, so that accept the device and the equipment of arbitrary and whole equivalence.

In below any claim and diagrammatic illustration of the present invention, in literary composition, need with the situation that literal shows or necessity hints, it is the meaning of " comprising " that used term " has ", and the feature of promptly pointing out can be associated with other features among each embodiment of the present invention.

Claims

1. Excercise training apparatus, this Excercise training apparatus comprises:

Be suitable for being connected a lip-deep base element;

Support member from described base element extension;

At least one is connected the arm on the described support member rotatably; And

Be connected the free-ended ball of this arm.

2. Excercise training apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein, described arm also is connected on the described support member obliquely.

3. Excercise training apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein, described arm also is pivotally connected on the described support member.

4. Excercise training apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein, described arm rotation and/or tilt and/or be pivotally connected on the described support member.

5. as each described Excercise training apparatus among the claim 1-4, wherein, described arm is made of elastomeric material.

6. Excercise training apparatus as claimed in claim 5, wherein, described arm is flexible, and the arm of described tether is stretched and compression.

7. as each described Excercise training apparatus among the claim 1-4, wherein, described arm comprises the first arm spare and the second arm spare, and described the first arm spare is suitable for being slidably engaged the described second arm spare.

8. Excercise training apparatus as claimed in claim 7, wherein, described arm comprises the arm locking device that is suitable for locking relatively described the first arm spare and the described second arm spare.

9. Excercise training apparatus as claimed in claim 8, wherein, described ball is installed in the free end of the described second arm spare.

10. each described Excercise training apparatus in the claim as described above, wherein, described support member comprises first parts and second parts, described first parts are fixedly connected on the described base, and are suitable for being slidably engaged described second parts.

11. Excercise training apparatus as claimed in claim 10, wherein, described support member comprises and is suitable for second parts are locked in locking device in first parts.

12. each described Excercise training apparatus in the claim as described above, wherein, described ball is made by soft packing material.

13. an Excercise training apparatus, this Excercise training apparatus comprises:

Be suitable for being installed in lip-deep chassis;

The outward extending hollow cylindrical support member from described chassis;

Can slide in described support member also can be along the lockable axle of this support member;

At least one is in the practice component that predetermined altitude is rotatably installed along described axle, and described practice component comprises the first arm and second arm, and described the first arm is suitable for being slidably engaged described second arm; And

Be connected the free-ended ball of described second arm.

14. Excercise training apparatus as claimed in claim 13, wherein, described practice component also can be installed pivotally along described axle.

15. Excercise training apparatus as claimed in claim 13, wherein, described practice component also can be installed obliquely along described axle.

16. Excercise training apparatus as claimed in claim 13, wherein, described practice component is rotatable and/or pivot and/or installation obliquely along described axle.

17. as each described Excercise training apparatus among the claim 13-16, wherein, described practice component comprises round bearing, this bearing is contained in the external surface peripheral of described axle with axle journal, makes described parts reach smooth motion.

18. an Excercise training apparatus, this Excercise training apparatus comprises:

Be suitable for being installed in lip-deep chassis;

Cylindrical support member from the outward extending hollow in described chassis;

Slidably also can be in described support member along the lockable axle of this support member;

At least one is at the elastic arm that predetermined altitude rotatably, pivotly and is tiltably installed along described axle, provide described elastic arm with respect to the irregular three-dimensional motion of described axle; And

One is connected the free-ended ball of described elastic arm.

19. Excercise training apparatus as claimed in claim 18, wherein, described elastic arm comprises round bearing, and this bearing is contained in the external surface peripheral of described axle with axle journal, makes described arm reach smooth motion.