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Football training aid

  • US 8,926,458 B1
  • Filed: 01/06/2014
  • Issued: 01/06/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/06/2014
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A football training aid devised to create a shaking motion for football practice, the football training aid comprising:

  • a football body having a longitudinal midline axis and a vertical midline axis, the football body having a resilient outer cover, the outer cover having an continuous interior surface;

    a first chamber centrally disposed within the football body;

    an air-filled bladder continuously disposed between the internal surface and the first chamber;

    an internal mechanism centrally disposed within the first chamber, the internal mechanism comprising;

    a cylinder centrally disposed within the football body along the longitudinal midline axis;

    a shaft centrally disposed within the cylinder;

    a plurality of cams in operational communication with the cylinder, each cam individually rotationally attached to the shaft, each cam comprising;

    a first end and a second end opposite the first end;

    an offset pivot point disposed between the first and second ends, the offset pivot point rotatingly connected to the cylinder along the longitudinal midline axis;

    a battery-powered speed setting control mechanism disposed on the outer cover, the speed setting control mechanism in operational communication with the cylinder;

    wherein upon activation of the control mechanism the cams are activated;

    wherein upon activation of the cams, the cams rotate around the pivot point; and

    wherein the rotation of the cams around the pivot point is configured to impart a shaking motion to the football body.

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