Boxing robot

• US 4,593,900 A
• Filed: 02/15/1985
• Issued: 06/10/1986
• Est. Priority Date: 02/16/1984
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Thomas J. Burke
• Original Assignee: Thomas J. Burke
• Inventors: Burke, Thomas J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Apley, Richard J.
• Assistant Examiner(s): NOT, DEFINED
• Application Number:
  US06/702,129
• Time in Patent Office: 480 Days
• Field of Search: 272/76-78, 901/14, 901/50, 446/376, 446/381, 446/383, 446/334, 446/390, 273/55 R, 273/55 B, 273/1.5 A, 434/251, 434/252, 434/256, 434/257
• US Class Current: 482/83
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2244/102 Boxing
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/34 Tackling, blocking or grappling dummies, e.g. boxing or wrestling or American- football dummies

Abstract

The robot is composed of a figure simulating a boxer which is mounted to a post. A first arm is mounted to the post for pivoting in a vertical plane. A second arm is mounted to a vertical rod mounted within the figure. A prime mover causes the rod to rotate and as it does so, the second arm rotates in a horizontal plane. A roller is connected to the rod and periodically contacts the second arm thereby causing the arm to elevate. Gravity causes the second arm to fall when it is not contacted by the roller. The roller is so positioned to the rod that it causes the second arm to elevate when the first arm is behind the figure and allows the second arm to fall when the first arm is in front of the figure.

Claims

1. A robot for a boxer comprising:

a figure simulating a boxer;

an upper arm mounted to said figure for horizontal rotation;

a lower arm mounted for vertical reciprocation from a lower to an upper position; and

means for coordinating the movement of said upper arm relative to said lower arm such that said upper arm is in front of said figure at the same time as said lower arm is at said lower position and said upper arm is behind said figure at the same time as said lower arm is at said upper position.

3. The robot as claimed in claim 1 or 2 wherein said upper arm is in the form of an elongated spring which flexes when it contacts an obstruction.

4. The robot as claimed in claim 1 or 2 further including resilient means which interconnect said lower arm and said body, the bias of said resilient means opposing downward movement of said lower arm and thereby retarding the rate of such movement.

5. The robot as claimed in claim 1 or 2 further including a rotatable joint which interconnects said head and said rod, and a spring connected to said head and adapted to be connected to a stationary object for preventing said head from turning.

2. A robot for a boxer comprising:

a figure simulating a boxer and having upper and lower arms, said lower arm being mounted for vertical pivoting;

a rod which is rotatably mounted within said body and to which said upper arm is mounted, a bar connected to said rod and about which a roller is rotatably mounted, said roller, as said rod rotates, alternatively contacting said lower arm with resulting elevation thereof to an upper position and withdrawing from contact thereof at which time said lower arm descends to a lower position.