Device for self-defense training
First Claim
1. An improved device for use in self defense training, said device comprising, in combination:
- a. a training dummy having a human appearance and configuration;
b. means movably supporting said dummy, said means including a base having weight detecting means to detect the presence of a person standing thereon and to activate means to move said dummy in response to weight detection;
c. pressure responsive means disposed at various target locations within said dummy adjacent the surface thereof; and
,d. signaling means interconnected to said pressure response means for signaling when said pressure responsive means are hit during practice with said dummy.
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Abstract
An improved device for use in self defense training, as in karate and the like, includes a life-like articulated training dummy supported in an upright position on a post and having a plurality of separate pressure receptors disposed at various target locations in the dummy. The receptors are interconnected to a signal such as individual lights in a remote display panel so that hits on the receptors can be separately displayed by the panel. The panel can include a timer, hit sequence counter, hit sequence programmer, printed readout, and hit sequence replayer, as well as a warning signal, visual and/or audible, and other safety and training aids. The receptors can be made to distinguish between light and heavy blows. The support post can be rotated at high speed to cause the dummy to simulate an attack when activated by weight detectors in a base around the post. The weight detectors are also disposable in the base in a mode to facilitate stance training. The dummy and post can be provided with shock absorbing elements to protect them from heavy hits during practice. Preferably the dummy includes a tough, resilient surface layer for further protection of the dummy and trainee (one using the dummy) and for toughening the hands of the trainee. The device provides unique advantages in the art of self defense training.
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29 Claims
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1. An improved device for use in self defense training, said device comprising, in combination:
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a. a training dummy having a human appearance and configuration; b. means movably supporting said dummy, said means including a base having weight detecting means to detect the presence of a person standing thereon and to activate means to move said dummy in response to weight detection; c. pressure responsive means disposed at various target locations within said dummy adjacent the surface thereof; and
,d. signaling means interconnected to said pressure response means for signaling when said pressure responsive means are hit during practice with said dummy. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. An improved device for use in self defense training, said device comprising, in combination:
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a. a training dummy having a human appearance and configuration, and jointed and articulated limbs movable to and lockable in desired positions; b. means movably supporting said dummy, said means including a generally vertical post connected at one end to the lower portion of said dummy and at the opposite end to a generally horizontally extending base, said base including weight detecting means to detect the presence of a person standing thereon and to activate means to move said dummy in response to weight detection; c. pressure responsive means disposed at various target locations within said dummy adjacent the surface thereof; and
,d. Signaling means interconnected to said pressure responsive means for signaling when said pressure responsive means are hit during practice with said dummy. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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