Sparring partner

• US 20080119335A1
• Filed: 11/22/2006
• Published: 05/22/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 11/22/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sparring Pro Corporation
• Original Assignee: Giancarlo Luigi
• Inventors: Luigi, Giancarlo
• Granted Patent: US 7,488,276 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 482/89
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/17 Counting, e.g. counting periodical movements, revolutions or cycles, or including further data processing to determine distances or speed
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2244/102 Boxing
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/30 Resilient attachments

Abstract

A boxing device that fights back in response to an attackers blows to simulate a boxing match comprises a boxing bag, a pair of padded arms each having a boxing glove at its end, and a pair of reel type pieces wherein each of said reel type piece works as an axis holding each a padded arm that rotates around the piece in response to an impact applied to the boxing bag.

Claims

1. A boxing device that fight backs, comprising:

a substantially fixed supporting structure comprising a pair of rings one upper ring rigidly connected to the ceiling and a lower ring rigidly connected to the floor;

a boxing bag;

a pair of nylon cables each ending in a metal triangle;

a pair of metal springs, an upper and a lower metal spring;

wherein the upper metal spring is attached to the upper ring while the lower metal spring is attached to the lower ring;

a pair of padded arms, an upper and a lower arm, each having a T-type rod disposed so as to hold a boxing glove at the lower end of the arm;

a pair of reel type pieces wherein each of said reel type piece works as an axis holding each a padded arm that rotates around the piece in response to an impact applied to the boxing bag;

wherein each reel type piece comprises

a metal rod at its top end to hold the respective nylon cable;

a pair of funnel shaped pieces covered with leather;

wherein each of said pieces is placed over the top and bottom ends respectively of the boxing bag and secured in place with tight on strings;

said funnel pieces'"'"' smaller portion being inserted into the bottom end of the reel type piece and the respective nylon cable being passed through the inside of the funnel pieces and the reel type pieces so that the boxing arm may move in an unpredictable fashion, wherein said cable is held in place by the metal rod on the reel type pieces; and

wherein the metal triangle holds the metal rods and the metal springs;

said rocking funnel-reel movement allowing for a superior-inferior and inferior-superior rotational or straight movement of the respective arm.

2. The boxing device of claim 1, wherein said padded arms and bag further comprising pressure sensors on the padded arms gloves and on specific areas of the bag to count the punches that the trainee receives or lands to give the simulation of a boxing match.

3. The boxing device of claim 1, said bag further comprising colored dots to improve punch accuracy.

4. The boxing device of claim 1, wherein the upper arm is longer than the lower arm to simulate a jab and a body punch respectively.