Contact detection system and method

• US 20050172791A1
• Filed: 03/02/2005
• Published: 08/11/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 09/26/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Raymond Daniel Wilson Aldridge
• Original Assignee: Raymond Daniel Wilson Aldridge
• Inventors: Aldridge, Raymond Daniel Wilson
• Granted Patent: US 7,012,187 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 84/743
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2071/0625 Emitting sound, noise or music
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2208/12 specially adapted for children
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/801 Contact switches
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2244/10 Combat sports
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/26 attached to the human body
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/32 with indicating devices
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 71/0605 Decision makers and devices using detection means facilitating arbitration
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 71/12 for the body or the legs , e.g. for the shoulders A63B71/081 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 71/145 Boxing gloves

Abstract

A system electronically detects and registers contact, especially in contact sport embodiments. An example contacting instrument includes a switch, a tone generator and a conductive mesh. An example detecting instrument includes a conductive mesh and a tone decoder. In a contact sport embodiment, each combatant possesses, for example, as part of the combatant'"'"'s respective uniform, one or more contacting instruments and one or more detecting instruments embedded in prescribed contact zones. The basic goal of a combatant is to strike a contact zone of their opponent with one of their contacting instruments. The detecting instrument will recognize the tone, thereby recognizing a hit.

Claims

1-39. -39. (canceled)

40. An impulse switch, comprising:

a metallic body;

an armature; and

an insulating disk for insulating the armature from the metallic body and for allowing the armature to touch the metallic body upon receiving an impulse.