Sport apparatus with impact sensing and display

• US 20030017882A1
• Filed: 04/26/2002
• Published: 01/23/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 07/17/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Gordon Hossack
• Original Assignee: Gordon Hossack
• Inventors: Hossack, Gordon
• Application Number:
  US10/132,933
• Publication Number:
  US 20030017882A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 473/222
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2069/0008 for batting
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2102/22 Field hockey
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2102/24 Ice hockey
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2208/12 specially adapted for children
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/40 Acceleration
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/53 Force of an impact, e.g. blow or punch
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/0015 for cricket
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/0024 for hockey
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/0026 for ice-hockey
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/362 electrical or electronic
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/38 for tennis A63B61/006, A63B69/0073 and A63B69/0097 take precedence

Abstract

A velocity indication system is comprised of a force measurement sensor shielded by a protective covering that measures the level of force at the point of impact of the sensor with an object, and transmits the measurement, via a transmission carrier, to a computing unit that calculates the force measurement into a velocity measurement and projects that information on a display. A system carrier has an impact and a holding area. The invention is designed for use in sports such as hockey, tennis, baseball, cricket, golf, and the like; generally a sport with a racquet or stick.

Claims

1. A sport apparatus comprising:

a force measuring means engaged within an impact portion of the sport apparatus;

a computing and displaying means engaged within a hand-held portion of the sport apparatus; and

a signal transmitting means joining the force measuring means and the computing and displaying means for carrying information from the force measuring means to the computing and displaying means;

the computing and displaying means providing means for converting the signal from the force measuring means into a velocity and for displaying said velocity.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the computing and displaying means provides functional buttons for selecting power status, clearing a display screen of the computing and displaying means, selecting units of the velocity values displayed on the display screen, and averaging plural of the displayed values.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the sport apparatus is formed of two mating halves, wherein at least one of the halves provides a recess for accepting the force measuring means, the computing and displaying means and the signal transmitting means in tight-fitting engagement.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the computing and displaying means provides means for initializing, initiating a low power consumption mode, identification of button selection, averaging plural measurements, and producing readings on the display related to the force sensed, and therefrom converting to a velocity.