Motion training device

• US 6,896,630 B1
• Filed: 02/26/2003
• Issued: 05/24/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 03/13/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Fred Lawrence Breining
• Original Assignee: Fred Lawrence Breining
• Inventors: Breining, Fred Lawrence
• Primary Examiner(s): Aryanpour, Mitra
• Application Number:
  US10/374,654
• Time in Patent Office: 818 Days
• Field of Search: 473/422, 473/423, 473/429, 473/430, 473/442, 473/443, 473/439, 473/451, 473/447, 482/83, 482/86, 482 87- 90
• US Class Current: 473/422
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/093 Height
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/0002 for baseball
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/3621 Contacting or non-contacting mechanical means for guiding the swing
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/36211 Mechanical guides guiding the club head end during the complete swing, e.g. rails

Abstract

A motion training device is comprised of a plurality of targets attached to respective adjustable arms. The arms are attached to a support. The targets define a path for a part of the user'"'"'s body to travel along. A method for using the motion training device is comprised of moving the targets to desired positions relative to each other to define a preferred path, and moving the part of the body being trained, such as a hand or foot, to strike all the targets in the proper sequence.

Claims

1. A method for training a person to move a body part along a preferred path, the method comprising the steps of:

providing a plurality of adjustable arms, each arm capable of bending into different shapes and retaining the shape when released and having two ends;

a plurality of target pads;

fastener means to attach one target pad to one end of each arm;

support means attached to each arm end not having a target pad, whereby the target pads can be spatially positioned to define a path of body motion;

whereby the defined target pad positions are not altered from the path;

defining a predetermined path of body motion;

positioning the target pads of the apparatus along the defined path;

positioning a person to use the apparatus for the predetermined path of body motion whereby during the course of one cycle of motion along the path each target pad is struck only once in positional order relating to the path;

having the person complete one cycle of motion whereby each target pad is struck only once;

adjusting the path of target pads to the person'"'"'s size requirements, if necessary; and

repeating the cycles of motion whereby each target pad is struck only once per cycle until muscle memory for the person along the predetermined path of body motion has been achieved.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the path is coplanar.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the target pads comprise fabric from the group consisting of denim and canvas.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the target pads comprise soft cushions.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the target pads comprise flexible plastic sheets.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the target pads comprise proximity sensors.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein fastener means is detachable.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein support means further comprises a center post.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising a tripod.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the adjustable arms comprise locking hinged means.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising detents.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the adjustable arms comprise flexible jointed metal pipe.