Training device for ball games

• US 20040242347A1
• Filed: 06/30/2004
• Published: 12/02/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 10/01/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ammentorp Management ApS
• Original Assignee: Global Goal ApS
• Inventors: Langhorn, Jesper
• Granted Patent: US 7,311,617 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 473/402
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2208/12 specially adapted for children
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/10 Multi-station exercising machines
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 63/00 Targets or goals for ball games golf cups A63B57/40
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 63/06 Revolving targets ; Moving targets, e.g. moving or revolving on impact
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/0097 Ball rebound walls with holes or in combination with nets A63B63/00

Abstract

A training device (1) for ball games comprises a first ring member (3) arranged in a first plane and a second ring member (2) arranged in a second plane substantially parallel to the first plane. A number of bars (4, 5, 6, 7) connected the first and second ring members to each other, so that a number of openings are defined between the ring members and the bars. The device provides openings defined by the ring members and the bars in all directions when the device is placed with one of the ring members resting on the ground. Thus it is possible for several persons to train at the same time since each person is allowed to use a respective one of the openings. The opening in the upper ring can be used by persons training to drop the ball through a horizontal opening.

Claims

1. A training device (1;

21;

31;

41;

51;

61;

71;

81;

91) for ball games comprising;

a first ring member (3;

33;

43) arranged in a first plane,

a second ring member (2;

32;

42;

43) arranged in a second plane being substantially parallel to said first plane, and

a number of bars (4, 5, 6, 7;

22, 23, 24;

44, 45, 46;

82, 83, 84) connecting said first and second ring members to each other, so that a number of openings are defined between the ring members and the bars,

characterized in that the device further comprises at least one net (14, 15, 16, 17;

25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30;

47, 48, 49;

64) arranged to catch a ball hitting one of said openings, said net being suspended in the space between said first and second ring members.

2. A training device according to claim 1, characterized in that nets (14, 15, 16, 17;

25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30;

47, 48, 49) are arranged in planes substantially perpendicular to the plane of at least one ring member.

3. A training device according to claim 1, characterized in that a net (64) is arranged between the peripheries of said first and second ring members.

4. A training device according to claim 1, characterized in that at least one of said ring members (2, 3;

42, 43) has a circular shape.

5. A training device according to claim 1, characterized in that at least one of said ring members (32, 33) is polygon-shaped.

6. A training device according to claim 1, characterized in that said first and second ring members (2, 3;

32, 33) have substantially the same size.

7. A training device according to claim 6, characterized in that one of said first and second ring members (3;

33;

43) is sufficiently heavy to ensure the stability of the device when the device is placed with said one ring resting on a substantially horizontal surface.

8. A training device according to claim 1, characterized in that said first (43) and second (42) ring members have different sizes.

9. A training device according to claim 8, characterized in that the device further comprises a supporting base (52;

62;

72) arranged distant from said first and second planes.

10. A training device according to claim 8, characterized in that the device further comprises a net (79) formed as a basket and mounted on the smaller one of said first and second ring members.

11. A training device according to claim 6, characterized in that the device further comprises a third ring member (42) arranged in a third plane being substantially parallel to said first and second planes, said third ring member being smaller than said first (3) and second (43) ring members.

12. A training device according to claim 11, characterized in that

said first, second and third ring members (3, 43, 42) are circular-shaped and arranged coaxially,

said first and third ring members are connected to each other by a number of straight connecting bars (82, 83, 84),

said second ring member (43) is arranged between the first (3) and third (42) ring members and is connected to the straight connecting bars by side bars (85, 86, 87),

nets (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30) are arranged between the first and second ring members in planes substantially perpendicular to the plane of at least one ring member,

a net (64) is arranged between the peripheries of said second and third ring members, and

a net (79) formed as a basket is mounted on the third ring member.