Goaltender training apparatus
First Claim
1. Goaltender training apparatus for providing feedback regarding the positioning of a goaltender between a goal and said training apparatus, said training apparatus comprising;
- at least one reflector selectively positioned adjacent said goal;
at least one transceiver spaced from said goal, each of said at least one transceiver being operative in a first state to emit a beam that is directed along a path so as to reflect from a corresponding one of said at least one reflector back to the respective transceiver when said path is uninterrupted and to provide a first output condition in response to receipt of said reflected beam, and wherein said transceiver is operative to provide a second output condition in the event said path is interrupted by said goaltender; and
at least one annunciator associated with each of said at least one transceiver for providing a first indication in response to said first output condition from the respective transceiver and a second indication in response to said second output condition from the respective transceiver, wherein each of said at least one annunciator is responsive to the position of said goaltender at a given time to provide one of said first and second indications.
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Abstract
A training device for a goaltender employs a plurality of transceivers mounted within a housing that emit beams that are reflected off of cooperative reflectors attached to a goal. The transceivers and reflectors are aligned such that uninterrupted reflected beams are sensed by the emitting transceiver. A visual indication is provided to a goaltender positioned between the goal and the training device whether the goaltender is positioned so as to block shots from a point between the training device and the goal to a plurality of specified areas of the goal so as to provide feedback to the goaltender with respect to goal coverage.
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13 Claims
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1. Goaltender training apparatus for providing feedback regarding the positioning of a goaltender between a goal and said training apparatus, said training apparatus comprising;
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at least one reflector selectively positioned adjacent said goal;
at least one transceiver spaced from said goal, each of said at least one transceiver being operative in a first state to emit a beam that is directed along a path so as to reflect from a corresponding one of said at least one reflector back to the respective transceiver when said path is uninterrupted and to provide a first output condition in response to receipt of said reflected beam, and wherein said transceiver is operative to provide a second output condition in the event said path is interrupted by said goaltender; and
at least one annunciator associated with each of said at least one transceiver for providing a first indication in response to said first output condition from the respective transceiver and a second indication in response to said second output condition from the respective transceiver, wherein each of said at least one annunciator is responsive to the position of said goaltender at a given time to provide one of said first and second indications. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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