EP0821983B1 - Unterhaltungsballspiel und Trainingsvorrichtung - Google Patents

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EP0821983B1
EP0821983B1 EP97305452A EP97305452A EP0821983B1 EP 0821983 B1 EP0821983 B1 EP 0821983B1 EP 97305452 A EP97305452 A EP 97305452A EP 97305452 A EP97305452 A EP 97305452A EP 0821983 B1 EP0821983 B1 EP 0821983B1
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David Peter Mallinger
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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
    • A63B69/0073—Means for releasably holding a ball in position; Balls constrained to move around a fixed point, e.g. by tethering
    • A63B69/0079—Balls tethered to a line or cord
    • A63B69/0088—Balls tethered to a line or cord the line or cord having a handle
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B21/00—Exercising apparatus for developing or strengthening the muscles or joints of the body by working against a counterforce, with or without measuring devices
    • A63B21/15—Arrangements for force transmissions
    • A63B21/151—Using flexible elements for reciprocating movements, e.g. ropes or chains
    • A63B21/153—Using flexible elements for reciprocating movements, e.g. ropes or chains wound-up and unwound during exercise, e.g. from a reel

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  • This invention relates to a ball game recreational and training device, in particular to such a device for use as a training aid for soccer.
  • KICKMASTER sold under the registered trade mark KICKMASTER and comprises a soccer ball held within a net at the end of a line which is wound on a spring-loaded reel.
  • the reel is housed in a casing which is held in the user's hand and is provided with a pivotally mounted stop button which can be depressed by the user's thumb when the ball is kicked away to arrest the flight of the ball.
  • the stop button may also be depressed and pushed forward to lock the reel and thus hold constant the length of line dispensed from the reel.
  • the device is useful but in certain circumstances the stop mechanism may be less easy to operate than would be desired, eg by young users.
  • a ball game recreational or training device comprising a housing adapted to be held in a user's hand, the housing containing a reel on which is wound a tether, the free end of the tether being secured, externally of the housing, to a ball such that the tether may be dispensed from the housing by the application of force to the ball, the reel being spring-loaded for automatic rewinding of the tether, and a detent mounted within the housing and moveable from a first position in which the detent is clear of the reel to a second position in which the detent engages the reel to arrest dispensing of the tether from the reel, the detent being biassed to the first position, wherein the detent is moveable from the first position to the second position along an axis substantially radial to the reel and wherein there is further provided a locking member moveable, when the detent is in the second position, along an axis substantially normal to the axis of movement of the detent from an unlocked position
  • the device according to the invention is advantageous primarily in that the detent and the locking member are easy to operate.
  • the detent is moved simply by depressing it from the first position to the second position. It may be locked in the second position simply by moving the locking member transverse to the detent from the unlocked to the locked position. Since the detent is biassed to the first position, in which it is clear of the reel, the ball may be kicked away, and is retrieved, without the need for the user to perform any separate action such as pressing a button. Nonetheless, the detent may be used to arrest the flight of the ball as it is kicked or otherwise propelled away from the user, and the device may therefore be used safely within a confined space.
  • the possibility of extending the tether to relatively long distances, eg of several metres, may enable some exercises to be more realistic, eg heading, volleying and ball receiving exercises, the flight of the ball being more similar to that of a free ball.
  • the detent is preferably actuatable by, for example, the thumb of the user's hand.
  • the button In use, with the button released, the ball may be kicked away, thereby causing the tether to unwind. The ball then travels a distance dependent upon the force applied to it, and returns under the influence of the spring-loaded reel.
  • the user may arrest the travel of the ball by depressing the button and thereby moving the detent to the second position.
  • the ball then returns under its own momentum, or under the influence of the spring-loaded reel if the button is released, or is recovered by the user tugging on the tether, slack in the tether being taken up automatically by the spring-loaded reel after the button is released.
  • the detent is preferably biassed to the first position by a resilient spring.
  • Engagement of the detent with the reel in the second position is preferably by cooperation of the detent with suitable formations provided on the reel.
  • the housing is preferably of moulded plastics, and preferably has an integral handle.
  • the tether itself may be of any material of suitable strength and flexibility.
  • One example is a braided rope of suitable synthetic material, eg nylon.
  • the locking member is preferably a bar, eg a cylindrical bar which is slidable transverse to the detent.
  • the bar is preferably somewhat longer than the width of the housing such that at least one end of the bar protrudes from the housing at all times. In the unlocked position, one end of the bar may protrude from the housing and this end may be pressed by the user to move the bar to the locked position.
  • the bar may be provided with a suitable formation, eg a suitably formed projection, to engage the detent and hold it in the locked position. In the locked position, the other end of the bar preferably protrudes from the housing such that the bar may be returned to the unlocked position by pressing that end of the bar.
  • the means for securing the tether to the ball may include a net to which the end of the tether is fixed, the net being of a suitable size and mesh to hold the ball captive.
  • a swivel may be provided close to the ball.
  • the swivel may be of conventional form and permits rotation of the ball about the axis of the tether, without twisting of the tether.
  • the swivel may be positioned about 1 metre from the end of the tether and may also serve as a stop, preventing complete rewinding of the tether onto the reel.
  • the device of the invention may also be used with certain other game balls.
  • a ball game recreational and training device comprises a moulded plastics cartridge 1 with an integral handle 2.
  • the cartridge 1 contains a spring-loaded reel (see Figure 2) on which is wound a braided nylon cord 3.
  • the cord 3 extends through an opening in the cartridge 1 and its free end is secured to a net 4 which holds a soccer ball 5.
  • the cartridge 1 also contains a stop mechanism (described below) operable by a thumb-actuatable button 7 which protrudes through an aperture in the cartridge 1.
  • a stop mechanism operable by a thumb-actuatable button 7 which protrudes through an aperture in the cartridge 1.
  • the button 7 When the button 7 is depressed, withdrawal of the cord 3 from the cartridge 1 is prevented.
  • the button 7 When the button 7 is released, the cord 3 may be withdrawn from the cartridge 1. In the absence of any withdrawing force, the cord 3 is rewound by the spring-loaded rewinding action of the reel.
  • the cord 3 is interrupted by a swivel 6.
  • the swivel 6 is of conventional form and comprises two substantially D-shaped steel loops one of which is provided with an axle on which the other is rotatably mounted. The swivel 6 permits the ball 5 to twist about the axis of the cord 3 without causing twisting of the cord 3 itself.
  • the cartridge comprises a pair of moulded plastics housing members having interfitting formations around their edges.
  • the cartridge 1 houses a reel 21 on which the cord 3 is wound.
  • the reel 21 is mounted on a spindle 24 and is biased by a helically coiled ribbon spring (not shown) such that, unless prevented by the stop means in the manner described below, the cord 3 is automatically rewound.
  • the ribbon spring is housed in a hollow, radially inner, portion of the reel 21 one end of the spring being held in a transverse slot in the spindle 24.
  • the reel 21 is provided around its circumference with upstanding formations which define a series of equi-angularly spaced stops 25.
  • the thumb-actuatable button 7 is slidably mounted in the cartridge 1.
  • the button 7 is hollow and houses a compression spring (not visible) by which it is biassed upwards.
  • the button 7 is shown in a depressed condition in which its lower end engages the stops 25 to prevent unwinding of the cord 3 from the reel 21.
  • the button 7 moves upwards (as viewed in Figures 2 and 3)
  • its lower end clears the stops 25, and hence the cord 3 may be dispensed against the action of the ribbon spring (eg by the user kicking the ball 5). In this position, after the ball 5 is kicked away, the cord 3 is automatically rewound under the influence of the ribbon spring.
  • the user may kick the ball 5 away, the travel of the ball 5 being limited only by the effect of the ribbon spring or by the length of the cord 3. After reaching the limit of its travel, the ball 5 returns automatically to the user.
  • the user may arrest the flight of the ball 5 by depressing the button 7 against the action of the compression spring. When this is done, the button 7 engages the stops 25 on the reel 21 and prevents further dispensing of the cord 3. Release of the button 7 permits rewinding of the cord 3.
  • buttons 7 and 28 which are mounted for transverse sliding movement, is pressed into locking engagement with the button 7, eg by the user's index finger.
  • the bar 28 has an integral abutment 29 which engages a projection 30 formed on the button 7 and thereby retains the button 7 in the position shown in Figures 2 and 3.
  • the locking bar 28 is pressed back to its original position, which moves the abutment 29 out of engagement with the projection 30.
  • FIG. 5 shows in more detail the relative positions of the locking bar 28 and the button 7 in the (a) unlocked and (b) locked conditions. In Figure 5 the surrounding components have been omitted for clarity.
  • the user holds the handle 2 in his hand and may perform a great variety of tricks or training exercises. For examples, he may, with the button 7 released, kick the ball 5. When the ball 5 reaches the end of its flight, it returns under the influence of the spring-loaded reel 21. Alternatively, the user may limit the travel of the ball 5 by depressing the button 7, preventing further withdrawal of the cord 3 from the cartridge 1 and arresting the flight of the ball 5. The ball 5 may then return under its own momentum to the user. Alternatively, holding the button 7 down, the user tugs on the cord 3 by jerking the hand holding the cartridge 1 backwards. This causes the ball 5 to return, any slack cord 3 being taken up automatically upon release of the button 7.
  • the user may depress the button 7 to hold the length of the cord 3 fixed, and flick the ball 5 into the air. He then kicks or heads the ball 5, simultaneously releasing the button 7. The ball is then retrieved as described above.
  • the user may withdraw a desired length of cord 3 from the cartridge 1 and then press the button 7 downwardly and in this position, the length of the tether dispensed from the cartridge is fixed.

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  1. Ballspiel-Freizeit- oder Trainingsgerät, das folgendes umfaßt: ein Gehäuse (1), dafür geeignet, in der Hand eines Benutzers gehalten zu werden, wobei das Gehäuse (1) eine Rolle (21) enthält, auf die ein Halteseil (3) gewickelt wird, wobei das freie Ende des Halteseils (3) außerhalb des Gehäuses (1) an einem Ball (5) befestigt wird derart, daß das Halteseil (3) durch Anwenden einer Kraft auf den Ball (5) aus dem Gehäuse (1) ausgegeben werden kann, wobei die Rolle (21) zum selbsttätigen Zurückspulen des Halteseils (3) gefedert ist, und eine Feststellvorrichtung (7), innerhalb des Gehäuses (1) angebracht und die bewegt werden kann von einer ersten Position, in der die Feststellvorrichtung (7) fern von der Rolle (21) ist, zu einer zweiten Position, in der die Feststellvorrichtung (7) mit der Rolle (21) ineinandergreift, um das Abgeben des Halteseils (3) von der Rolle (21) anzuhalten, wobei die Feststellvorrichtung (7) zur ersten Position vorgespannt wird,
       dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Feststellvorrichtung (7) von der ersten Position zur zweiten Position längs einer Achse bewegt werden kann, die wesentlich radial zur Rolle (21) liegt, und dadurch, daß außerdem ein Verriegelungselement (28) bereitgestellt wird, das, wenn sich die Feststellvorrichtung (7) in der zweiten Position befindet, längs einer Achse wesentlich senkrecht zur Bewegungsachse der Feststellvorrichtung (7) bewegt werden kann, von einer entriegelten Position, in der die Feststellvorrichtung (7) frei bewegt werden kann, zu einer verriegelten Position, in der die Feststellvorrichtung (7) in der zweiten Position verriegelt wird.
  2. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 1, bei der das Verriegelungselement (28) ein Riegel ist, der quer zur Feststellvorrichtung (7) verschoben werden kann.
  3. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 2, bei welcher der Riegel (28) zylindrisch ist.
  4. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 2 oder Anspruch 3, bei welcher der Riegel (28) länger ist als die Breite des Gehäuses (1) derart, daß wenigstens ein Ende des Riegels (28) jederzeit vom Gehäuse (1) vorspringt.
  5. Vorrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 2 bis 4, bei welcher der Riegel (28) mit einer Formation (29) versehen wird, um mit der Feststellvorrichtung (7) ineinanderzugreifen und sie in der verriegelten Position zu halten.
  6. Vorrichtung nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, bei der die Feststellvorrichtung (7) durch den Daumen der Hand des Benutzers betätigt werden kann.
  7. Vorrichtung nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, bei der die Feststellvorrichtung (7) durch eine elastische Feder zur ersten Position vorgespannt wird.
  8. Vorrichtung nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, bei der ein Eingriff der Feststellvorrichtung (7) mit der Rolle in der zweiten Position durch ein Zusammenwirken der Feststellvorrichtung (7) mit geeigneten Formationen (25) geschieht, die auf der Rolle (21) bereitgestellt werden.
  9. Vorrichtung nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, bei der das Gehäuse (1) aus einer Kunststoffpreßmasse besteht.
  10. Vorrichtung nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, bei der das Mittel zum Befestigen des Halteseils (3) am Ball (5) ein Netz (4) einschließt, an dem das Ende des Halteseils (3) befestigt wird, wobei das Netz (4) eine geeignete Größe und Maschenweite hat, um den Ball (5) festzuhalten.
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