Swing training machine

• US 6,186,910 B1
• Filed: 07/02/1999
• Issued: 02/13/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 07/08/1998
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: J.P. Sports Institute Inc.
• Original Assignee: J.P. Sports Institute Inc.
• Inventors: Kobayashi, Kando
• Primary Examiner(s): Chapman, Jeanette
• Assistant Examiner(s): Aryanpour, Mitra
• Application Number:
  US09/346,729
• Time in Patent Office: 592 Days
• Field of Search: 473/229, 473/260, 473/453, 473/112, 473/118, 473/223, 473/216, 473/277, 473/252, 473/215, 473/259, 482/148, 482/32, 482/8, 482/122, 482/902, 482/135, 482/146, 482/147, 434/252, 273/449, 472/135
• US Class Current: 473/422
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 22/14 Platforms for reciprocating rotating motion about a vertical axis , e.g. axis through the middle of the platform
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2244/17 Hammer throwing
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/3623 for driving A63B69/3608, A63B69/3658, A63B69/3661, A63B69/3667 and A63B69/3691 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/38 for tennis A63B61/006, A63B69/0073 and A63B69/0097 take precedence

Abstract

The invention provides a swing training machine comprising a circular stand of a rotary motion type, a motion arm of an outer circumference rotary type which rotates inversely to the said circular stand, a wire-length setting apparatus mounted on a part of the said arm of an outer circumference rotary type, wire and a handle part. The swing training machine is used for practicing swing motion of golf, throw events, racket sports etc. easily and safely and to strengthening and increasing the flexibility of muscles of arms, shoulders, the body and legs involved in the actual motion of each event.

Claims

1. A swing training machine comprising:

a rotatable circular stand (1a);

a motion arm (2a) rotatable around a circumference of the circular stand (1a);

a wire (3) engaged at a first end to a handle (4);

adjustment means (3a) engaged to a second end of the wire (3) and the motion arm (2a) for setting a length of the wire (3) between the handle (4) and the motion arm (2a); and

moving apparatus (5a) engaged to the adjustment means (3a) and the motion arm (2a) for moving the adjustment means along a longitudinal axis of the motion arm (2a).

2. The swing training machine according to claim 1, further comprising:

a cam mechanism (6) engaged to the circular stand (1a) and the motion arm (2a) to rotate the motion arm (2a) in a direction opposite to a rotation of the circular stand when the handle is moved to rotate the motion arm.

3. The swing training machine according to claim 1, wherein the adjustment (3a) has first power apparatus (3b) for setting the length of the wire (3).

4. The swing training machine according to claim 3, wherein the moving apparatus (5a) has second power apparatus (5b) for moving the adjustment means (5a) along the longitudinal axis of the motion arm.

5. The swing training machine according to claim 1, wherein the adjustment means (3a) further comprises a first magnetic brake (3c) for use as load apparatus.

6. The swing training machine according to claim 5, wherein the moving apparatus (5a) further comprises a second magnetic brake (5c) for use as load apparatus.

7. The swing training machine according to claim 4, wherein the circular stand (1a) and the motion arm (2a) are coaxially rotated by a third power apparatus (1b).

8. The swing training machine according to claim 7, wherein the second power apparatus is synchronized with rotation of the circular stand and the motion arm by a computer (7).