Water-filled punching bag with punch sensor assembly

• US 10,589,159 B2
• Filed: 06/01/2017
• Issued: 03/17/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 06/02/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Taylor Made Group LLC (Nelson A. Taylor Co., Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Taylor Made Group LLC (Nelson A. Taylor Co., Inc.)
• Inventors: Pajonk-Taylor, Jason
• Primary Examiner(s): Ganesan, Sundhara M
• Assistant Examiner(s): Abyaneh, Shila Jalalzadeh
• Application Number:
  US15/611,247
• Publication Number:
  US 20170348576A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,020 Days
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/17 Counting, e.g. counting periodical movements, revolutions or cycles, or including further data processing to determine distances or speed
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/30 Speed
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/40 Acceleration
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/53 Force of an impact, e.g. blow or punch
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/56 Pressure
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/62 Time or time measurement used for time reference, time stamp, master time or clock signal
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/20 with means for remote communication, e.g. internet or the like
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/50 Wireless data transmission, e.g. by radio transmitters or telemetry
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2230/75 calorie expenditure
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/222 suspended from a fixed support
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 71/0622 Visual, audio or audio-visual systems for entertaining, instructing or motivating the user

Abstract

A fluid-filled punching bag assembly includes an inflatable bag and a sensor assembly cooperable with the inflatable bag. The sensor assembly includes an impact sensor that is configured to detect impact with the inflatable bag. A processor communicating with the sensor assembly is programmed to process sensor data from the impact sensor.

Claims

1. A fluid-filled punching bag assembly comprising:

an inflatable bag having a valve; and

a sensor assembly cooperable with the inflatable bag, the sensor assembly including;

an impact sensor that is configured to detect impact with the inflatable bag, the impact sensor being a tube-shaped pressure transducer disposed at a distal end of the sensor assembly that is inserted into the inflatable bag through the valve,

a threaded valve interface integrally coupled with and directly adjacent the impact sensor on a valve side of the impact sensor, the threaded valve interface being secured to and sealing the valve of the inflatable bag, and

a processor communicating with the impact sensor and receiving sensor data output from the impact sensor.

2. A fluid-filled punching bag assembly according to claim 1, wherein the impact sensor is configured to measure a pressure change within the inflatable bag upon impact.

3. A fluid-filled punching bag assembly according to claim 2, wherein the pressure transducer is calibrated according to a size of the inflatable bag to correlate the pressure change with an impact force.

4. A fluid-filled punching bag assembly according to claim 3, further comprising a data transmit device cooperable with the processor, the data transmit device outputting the sensor data processed by the processor to a remote device.

5. A fluid-filled punching bag assembly according to claim 4, further comprising a software application running on the remote device, the software application generating a graphic user interface that displays at least one of the force of each impact, a number of impacts, impacts per minute, a total work out time, a round number, a start/stop button, calories burned, and number of steps.

6. A fluid-filled punching bag assembly according to claim 5, wherein the software application generates a graphic user interface that displays a number of power punches, the power punches being defined as an impact force exceeding a predetermined impact force based on a user weight class.

7. A fluid-filled punching bag assembly according to claim 4, wherein the data transmit device comprises a Bluetooth adapter.

8. A fluid-filled punching bag assembly according to claim 1, wherein the sensor assembly further comprises a battery compartment for receiving batteries that power the impact sensor and the processor.

9. A fluid-filled punching bag assembly according to claim 8, wherein the sensor assembly further comprises a data transmit device cooperable with the processor, the data transmit device outputting the sensor data processed by the processor to a remote device.

10. A sensor assembly cooperable with an inflatable bag having a valve, the sensor assembly comprising:

an impact sensor that is configured to detect impact with the inflatable bag, the impact sensor being a tube-shaped pressure transducer that is insertable into the inflatable bag through the valve;

a threaded valve interface integrally coupled with and directly adjacent the impact sensor on a valve side of the impact sensor, the threaded valve interface being securable to and sealing the valve of the inflatable bag; and

a processor communicating with the impact sensor and receiving sensor data output from the impact sensor.

11. A sensor assembly according to claim 10, further comprising a data transmit device cooperable with the processor, the data transmit device outputting the sensor data processed by the processor to a remote device.

12. A sensor assembly according to claim 11, wherein the data transmit device comprises a Bluetooth adapter.

13. A sensor assembly according to claim 10, further comprising a battery compartment for receiving batteries that power the impact sensor and the processor.