EP2243522A1 - Trainingsvorrichtung für tennisspieler - Google Patents
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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
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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
- A63B71/00—Games or sports accessories not covered in groups A63B1/00 - A63B69/00
- A63B71/02—Games or sports accessories not covered in groups A63B1/00 - A63B69/00 for large-room or outdoor sporting games
- A63B71/023—Supports, e.g. poles
- A63B2071/024—Supports, e.g. poles with screws or pins in the earth
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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
- A63B71/00—Games or sports accessories not covered in groups A63B1/00 - A63B69/00
- A63B71/02—Games or sports accessories not covered in groups A63B1/00 - A63B69/00 for large-room or outdoor sporting games
- A63B71/023—Supports, e.g. poles
- A63B2071/026—Supports, e.g. poles stabilised by weight
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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
- A63B2210/00—Space saving
- A63B2210/50—Size reducing arrangements for stowing or transport
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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
- A63B69/0091—Balls fixed to a movable, tiltable or flexible arm
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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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- the present invention relates to a training device for practicing a sport or training relating to tennis or other racket sports in which a ball similar to a tennis ball is hit.
- the equipment which is especially designed so that a single player can practice the sport by himself, considerably improves the state of the art and the items existing on the market, and it also gives players of these sports a performance which no other apparatus provides today.
- the simplest solution consists of having half a court with a wall at a certain height off of which the ball bounces once hit by the player, but this involves a certain loss of space because it does not represent a full court. Furthermore, the return path of the ball loses force since it hit against the wall, and this eliminates the realism in the normal flight of a tennis ball when it is hit.
- Another solution consists of having on one side of the court a machine which launches balls by means of a motor-driven mechanism. Machines of this type require a considerable investment and certain difficulty in installing and storing them when they are not in use because the machine itself can be quite heavy. These machines furthermore need a considerable amount of balls in order to practice hitting for a few minutes since each launch needs a new ball.
- Spanish utility model ES1033555 entitled “Spiral Ball Game” by Luis Javier Fábregas González, is known which describes a device formed by a vertical post, anchored to the ground and at the upper end of which a tennis ball is coupled by means of a cord or the like using any method. The user grabs the ball and hits it with the racket in a different direction in which the post is located such that said ball traces a circular curve due to the tension of the cord, which results in a spiral displacement as said cord winds on the post.
- This game can also be used by two players, one on each side of the post.
- the training device object of this invention has technical particularities intended for providing improved means for the training of a player or for two players to practice in a game, with the advantage of being easily disassembled in parts which allows, in addition to being transported in a single hand, being easily stored in a small space. Furthermore, the constitution of said device allows the ball to follow freer paths according to the hitting power of the player or players.
- this new training device has a post, formed by a lower base or support, associated with lower anchoring and fixing means, and having a considerably vertical first segment and a second upper segment inclined upwardly, having a tubular configuration, for connecting a telescopically extendible elongated element or shaft, at the free end of which the securing end for an elastic cord securing the ball is fixed.
- this elastic cord has several segments attached by couplings and can be extendible and the typical materials of this cord can be gum, latex or rubber or any other fiber with elastic properties.
- this elastic cord has several segments attached by couplings and can be extendible and the typical materials of this cord can be gum, latex or rubber or any other fiber with elastic properties.
- the inclined arrangement of the telescopic elongated element prevents the cord from winding up and allows the ball to describe a wide path in both a more or less horizontal direction and in an up or down direction, increasing the hitting difficulty of the ball and requiring greater player skill and mobility.
- This elongated element or shaft can be made of a flexible material, which further increases ball movement possibility. Furthermore, the disassemblable construction and the telescopic constitution of the elongated element, which can reach an extended length of between five and seven meters, allows the dimensions to be considerable during use, but it can be comfortably reduced, disassembled and transported in less than a minute.
- the support of the base can be fixed to the ground in different ways by means of the corresponding fixing means, as needed. Therefore, the support can be placed on an anchoring plate with a minimum weight of 25 kilos, similar to those used for securing outdoor sunshades or pergolas, fixed permanently to the support or provided at the upper part with a tubular sleeve for housing the lower end of the support.
- the tubular sleeve and the support have assembly holes for a transverse locking fastener. It is thus achieved that the fixed part takes up less space.
- the support can also be stabilized by means of guy ropes peripherally secured to the intermediate or upper part of said support and to end stakes for fixing it to the ground.
- the fixing means can optionally be made up of a heavy block, for example a plastic deposit filled with cement, provided with an upper housing for connecting the support.
- the weight of the block prevents the possible oscillations of the device during its use from causing it to fall over and provides it with suitable stability.
- this embodiment is perfectly functional for the objectives sought, it has a problem which affects the excessive speed of the ball in its return course. Since the inclined tube in which the shaft is adjusted is rigid, the kinetic energy generated when the ball is hit is absorbed by the elastic gum and the shaft, and the latter is not flexible enough to achieve a slow return of the ball. As a result, after the ball is hit it returns to the starting point very quickly, which requires a high degree of training and fast reflexes, which means that the user profile is limited, therefore excluding a player who plays for fun or who has little experience.
- the anchoring post for being anchored in the ground is adjusted with an inclined tubular segment to which the shaft associated with the ball is connected with an elastic element.
- the elasticity that is sought in order to slow down the return of the ball is achieved by modifying the portion of tube housing the shaft, making it also flexible and bending with the shaft a sufficient segment so that the ball goes far, thus losing more energy and returning more slowly.
- the fragment of inclined tube in which the shaft is housed is substantially modified with a transverse cut and with the incorporation therein of a spring providing it with elasticity and self-return, helping it to straighten out after being hit, and being aided by springs or gums which, by pulling on the upper end, take it to the center again.
- a plate which provides housing for rings for the placement of the straightening springs is placed under the tube.
- This plate can be trapezoidal and return springs or similar elements, which are in turn linked with the tube, are arranged at the ends of its widest side, these springs contributing to the return of the tube in its displacement.
- the tube thus moves along with the shaft in a bending movement, and the springs positioned at the upper ends of the plate help it to return to its initial position.
- the trapezoidal plate described is adjusted to the anchoring post by means of an intermediate fixing plate, which can in turn be fixed or be provided with hinging mechanisms, such that it can vary the positioning angle of the tube-shaft-ball assembly with respect to the horizontal plane.
- the apparatus described in this description incorporates a second novel aspect in order to slow down the return of the ball, which is materialized as a rigid wire or cable associated with a self-winding reel.
- This cable is internally integrated in the shaft, extending its entire length from the tip, where it is attached to the gum securing the ball, to the base, where it is wound around the reel.
- the ball thus has a larger trajectory because when the elastic element which secures it reaches its limit, the inner cable allows the ball to go farther. Therefore, the kinetic energy of the ball will drag the gum and the rigid wire even farther.
- the return of the ball will commence with the gathering in of the wire aided by the self-winding reel.
- the training device comprises a support-base (1) fixed or supported firmly on the ground, on which a vertical tube or post (11) per se is adjusted, in the upper part of which it has connected thereto in an inclined manner a preferably telescopically extendible and flexible elongated element or shaft (2), having fixed at its free end an elastic cord (3), in this case of gum, from which a tennis ball (4) or the like is suspended.
- the support-base (1) is formed by a smooth horizontal plate from the center of which there projects a considerably vertical first segment (11) and which at its upper end has a second inclined segment (12), in this case depicted forming a 135 degree angle with the vertical segment, having a tubular configuration for temporarily connecting the elongated element or shaft (2).
- a second model (second embodiment), can be located in said second segment (12) and at the inserted end of the elongated element (2) holes for locking the attachment by means of a transverse fastener (5).
- the support-base (1) has, integral thereto at its lower end, an anchoring plate (13) for anchoring to the ground by means of screws (8) as fixing means, as is shown in Figure 1 .
- the mentioned plate (13) can be separable from the support-base (1), having for that purpose a sleeve tubular (14) protruding from the plate (13) in which a lower male part of the first vertical segment (11) of the support-base (1) is inserted and both are fixed by means of a fastener (6) traversing matching through holes, as is shown in Figure 2 .
- the lower part of the support-base (1) is formed by a heavy block (15), such as a plastic deposit filled with cement which, in its emerging vertical segment or sleeve (14), has an upper housing for the insertion of the support (1), as is shown in Figure 3 .
- a heavy block such as a plastic deposit filled with cement which, in its emerging vertical segment or sleeve (14), has an upper housing for the insertion of the support (1), as is shown in Figure 3 .
- the support in its vertical segment (11) can peripherally comprise guy lines or guy ropes (7) with end stakes (9) or anchors for fixing it to the ground.
- FIG. 4 a plate or platform (10) which can be trapezoidal is positioned under the inclined tube (12), such that, as a result of determined tensioning elements and changes in its shape, this tube (2) has a bending movement associated with that of the shaft (2).
- the associated inclined tube (12) and trapezoidal platform (10) group is positioned at 45° with respect to the horizontal plane and at 135° degrees with respect to the vertical segment (11), as is shown by the dotted line.
- FIG. 5 shows in detail the vertical segment or post (11) with the base or plate (13) and the corresponding guy lines or anchoring means (7) which fix and secure it in the ground.
- the post incorporates a plate (16) with perforations which will act as a linking element with the trapezoidal platform, both being attached with screw elements.
- This plate (16) is such that it can be fixed or have hinging means, such that by varying its angling degree with respect to the horizontal plane of the ground, it also varies the inclination of the tube-shaft-ball assembly. This allows adjusting the height and inclination of the apparatus depending on the type of user, from professionals to children.
- Figure 6 shows a detail of the attachment between the plate (16), associated with the vertical segment or post (11), and the trapezoidal platform (10), positioned under the tubular segment (12) in which the shaft (2) is connected.
- the trapezoidal platform (10) shows the perforations for its adjustment with the base plate (16) in its middle part and the tensioning means (18) - springs or the like -, which are in turn linked with tube (12) are positioned in the much wider upper part.
- Figure 7 and Figure 9 show in detail the shape of the trapezoidal platform (10) positioned under the tube (12), with the pin (17) attaching both elements and the tensioning means (18) assuring the return of the tube (12).
- Figure 8 shows the same shape of the trapezoidal platform (10), but this time the tube (12) has a cut (19) which meets the same objective of allowing its bending movement.
- Figure 10 shows the detail of the shaft (2), inside which a wire (20) associated with a self-winding reel (21) is positioned, this wire (20) being attached to the end of the cord (3) associated with the ball. Therefore, when the player hits the ball, it moves forwards according to the length of the cord, and when it reaches the stop thereof, it can continue to move forward as a result of the described wire (20), thus extending the distance it can travel.
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Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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ES200702591U ES1066784Y (es) | 2007-12-14 | 2007-12-14 | Dispositivo de entrenamiento para tenistas |
ES200801405U ES1068322Y (es) | 2008-06-25 | 2008-06-25 | Aparato mejorado para jugar al tenis |
PCT/ES2008/000759 WO2009077630A1 (es) | 2007-12-14 | 2008-12-05 | Dispositivo de entrenamiento para tenistas |
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EP2243522A1 true EP2243522A1 (de) | 2010-10-27 |
EP2243522A4 EP2243522A4 (de) | 2013-05-29 |
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EP08862285.7A Withdrawn EP2243522A4 (de) | 2007-12-14 | 2008-12-05 | Trainingsvorrichtung für tennisspieler |
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FR3028422A1 (fr) * | 2014-11-14 | 2016-05-20 | Fabrice Lucien Raoul Messin | Jeu de sport de plein air modulable a l'aide d'une perche telescopique |
RU2586462C1 (ru) * | 2015-03-06 | 2016-06-10 | Андрей Николаевич Стригунов | Гибкий ударно-игровой стержень "сан 2000" |
WO2016145282A1 (en) * | 2015-03-11 | 2016-09-15 | Fiedler Jennifer J | Tennis training device |
EP3142755A4 (de) * | 2014-05-13 | 2018-01-17 | Geir Kroken | Balltrainingsausrüstung mit flexibler saite |
CN114699756A (zh) * | 2022-04-24 | 2022-07-05 | 郑州大学体育学院 | 一种带有辅助定位机构的网球精准度训练装置 |
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EP3142755A4 (de) * | 2014-05-13 | 2018-01-17 | Geir Kroken | Balltrainingsausrüstung mit flexibler saite |
FR3028422A1 (fr) * | 2014-11-14 | 2016-05-20 | Fabrice Lucien Raoul Messin | Jeu de sport de plein air modulable a l'aide d'une perche telescopique |
RU2586462C1 (ru) * | 2015-03-06 | 2016-06-10 | Андрей Николаевич Стригунов | Гибкий ударно-игровой стержень "сан 2000" |
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CN114699756A (zh) * | 2022-04-24 | 2022-07-05 | 郑州大学体育学院 | 一种带有辅助定位机构的网球精准度训练装置 |
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