KUNG FU TRAINING DEVICE

• US 20110028279A1
• Filed: 07/23/2010
• Published: 02/03/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 07/28/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Yi-Lin Chen
• Original Assignee: Yi-Lin Chen
• Inventors: CHEN, Yi-Lin
• Granted Patent: US 7,998,035 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 482/83
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2071/026 stabilised by weight
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/09 Adjustable dimensions
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/093 Height
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2244/10 Combat sports
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/215 Anthropomorphic devices
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/22 mounted on, or suspended from, a fixed support
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/224 mounted on a resilient foot

Abstract

A kung fu training device of the present invention mainly includes a base portion, a body portion and two arms. The body portion is disposed on the base portion. The body portion includes a vertical rod, a lateral rod and a wrapping element. The lateral rod is firmly disposed on the vertical rod. The wrapping element covers the rods. The arms are disposed on the body portion. The arms are height-adjustable and relative-distance-adjustable. As such, the kung fu training device is suitable for trainees with different body sizes, and almost whole training device can be attack by trainees without injury.

Claims

1. A kung fu training device, comprising:

a base portion, having a seat portion extending upward;

a body portion, comprising a vertical rod, a lateral rod and a wrapping element, the vertical rod having a bottom end, a first body section and a top end, the bottom end being disposed on the seat portion, the first body section connecting the bottom end to the top end, the lateral rod having two pivoting ends and a second body section, the second body section connecting one of the pivoting ends to the other, the second body section being firmly disposed on the first body section, each pivoting end being formed with a right polygonal hole and a first fixation hole, the right polygonal holes and the lateral rod being coaxial, the first fixation hole communicating with its corresponding right polygonal hole, the wrapping element being foamed material, the wrapping element covering the first body section, the top end, the pivoting ends and the second body section, the wrapping element being formed with two grooves, each groove communicating with one of the first fixation holes, the right polygonal holes being uncovered, so that the right polygonal holes communicating with the surrounding;

two arms, each arm comprising a right polygonal rod, a stretching rod and a fist pad, each right polygonal rod having plurality of side surfaces, each side surface being parallel to the longitudinal direction of the right polygonal rod, several of the side surfaces being formed with a set of bores, each set of bores comprising plurality of first positioning holes, the first positioning holes of each set of bores being arranged along the right polygonal rod, each right polygonal rod being received in one the right polygonal holes, each first fixation hole communicating with one of the first positioning holes, a shoulder angle being defined by the right polygonal rod and the stretching rod, each stretching rod connecting its corresponding right polygonal rod to its corresponding fist pad;

two first pins, being removably inserted in the grooves, the first fixation holes and their corresponding first positioning holes, so that each right polygonal rod and their corresponding pivoting end being immovable with respect to each other.

2. The kung fu training device of claim 1, wherein each first pin is entirely received in its corresponding groove.

3. The kung fu training device of claim 1, wherein each stretching rod comprises a sleeve and linking pole, each sleeve is firmly disposed on one of the right polygonal rods, each sleeve is formed with a second fixation hole, each linking pole has a first section and a second section, each first section is received in its corresponding sleeve, each first section is formed with plurality of second positioning holes, each second fixation hole communicates with one of the second positioning holes, each fist pad is firmly disposed on one of the second sections;

the kung fu training device further comprises two second pins, the second pins are removably inserted in the second fixation holes and their corresponding second positioning holes, so that each sleeve and its corresponding linking pole are immovable with respect to each other.

4. The kung fu training device of claim 3, wherein a forearm angle is defined by the first section and the second section of each linking pole, the forearm angle is about 15 degrees.

5. The kung fu training device of claim 3, further comprising two protecting pad, each protecting pad being foamed material, each protecting pad covering one of the linking poles.

6. The kung fu training device of claim 5, wherein one of the first sections and the second sections has a coil spring, each coil spring is covered by its corresponding protecting pad.

7. The kung fu training device of claim 5, wherein each linking pole has a flange, the protecting pad is disposed between the flange and its corresponding fist pad.