PHYSICAL TRAINING DEVICE AND METHOD
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1. A physical training device, comprising:
- two arm portions connected to each other, free ends of the arm portions being movable toward and away from each other;
two grip portions, each grip portion having a base surface attached to a respective one of the arm portions, each grip portion following a movement path when the arm portions move toward and away from each other, the grip portions together substantially having a shape of a single ball if placed adjacent to each other; and
a resilient device that urges the grip portions away from each other toward an extended position.
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Abstract
A physical training device includes two arm portions connected to each other and movable toward and away from each other. Two grip portions are provided at the respective arm portions. The grip portions together have the shape of a ball, such as a basketball or football. A resilient device urges the grip portions away from each other toward an extended position. The physical training device is particularly useful in training for basketball rebounding.
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1. A physical training device, comprising:
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two arm portions connected to each other, free ends of the arm portions being movable toward and away from each other; two grip portions, each grip portion having a base surface attached to a respective one of the arm portions, each grip portion following a movement path when the arm portions move toward and away from each other, the grip portions together substantially having a shape of a single ball if placed adjacent to each other; and a resilient device that urges the grip portions away from each other toward an extended position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 19, 22)
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10. A physical training device, comprising:
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two arm portions connected to each other, free ends of the arm portions being movable toward and away from each other; two grip portions, each grip portion having a base surface attached to a respective one of the arm portions, each grip portion following a movement path when the arm portions move toward and away from each other, each grip portion having a center axis parallel to the movement path and having a dimension of at least 2 inches in a direction of the center axis, an outer surface of each grip portion being sized and shaped to contact fingertips and force the fingertips to be in an outstretched state when the grip portions are gripped by the fingertips, the size and shape not permitting the fingertips to contact the base surface of the grip portion; and a resilient device that urges the grip portions away from each other toward an extended position. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 20, 21, 23)
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