Football sled adapter
AssigneeDouble J Inventors LLC
InventorsJeremy Felt, Jesse Hoisington
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Abstract
An adapter for a football sled may enable multi-directional movement of a pad of the football sled. That is, the disclosed adapter may comprise a joint coupled between a base and a pad support of the football sled, and the joint may facilitate multi-directional movement of the pad, which is mounted to the pad support, relative to the base. The adapter may also comprise a biasing member coupled to the joint that is configured to bias the joint toward a non-deflected position (e.g., a standard, at rest position).
Claims19
An adapter for a football sled, the adapter comprising:
- a joint configured to be coupled between a base and a pad support of the football sled, the joint configured to enable multi-directional movement of a pad, mounted to the pad support, relative to the base;
- and
- a biasing member coupled to the joint and configured to bias the joint toward a non-deflected position;
- wherein the football sled is configured to be pushed from a front side of the football sled parallel to an impact axis extending through a front surface of the pad support;
- wherein the joint comprises:
- a first portion rotatably coupled to the base via a first pin;
- and
- a second portion rotatably coupled to the pad support via a second pin, wherein the first pin is oriented orthogonal with respect to the second pin.
A football sled comprising:
- a base configured to engage a ground surface;
- a pad support extending from a pad;
- and
- an adapter coupled between the base and the pad support, wherein the adapter comprises a joint, a first portion of the joint is rotatably coupled to the base via a first pin, and a second portion of the joint is rotatably coupled to the pad support via a second pin, wherein the first pin is oriented orthogonal with respect to the second pin,
- the adapter configured to enable multi-directional movement of the pad relative to the base;
- wherein the football sled is configured to be pushed from a front side of the football sled parallel to an impact axis extending through a front surface of the pad.
A method of assembling a football sled, the method comprising:
- coupling a first portion of a joint of an adapter to a base of the football sled with a first pin;
- and
- coupling a second portion of the joint of the adapter to a pad support of the football sled with a second pin, wherein the first pin is oriented orthogonal with respect to the second pin, the adapter is configured to enable multi-directional movement of the first portion of the joint relative to the second portion of the joint, and the football sled is configured to be pushed parallel to an impact axis extending through a front surface of the pad support.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.