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US 2005/0090337 A1Published application
Inflatable, self-supporting sports training aid
OwnerDavid Ross, Ilona Rossinventors
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Abstract
A training aid is a figure that has an inflatable three-dimensional headless body, an inflatable three-dimensional head, and a way to removably attach the head to the top of the body. The body has a torso, legs terminating in feet, and arms. The feet may be filled with a liquid or a solid particulate material such as water or sand, which is the sole support for the figure.
Claims20
A training aid comprising a figure that comprises
- (A) an inflatable three-dimensional headless body having
- (1) a torso;
- (2) legs terminating in feet, where said feet are fillable with a liquid or a solid particulate material;
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- (3) arms;
- (B) an inflatable three-dimensional head;
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- (C) means for removably attaching said head to the top of said torso, whereby said figure is self-supporting.
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A baseball or softball training aid comprising a figure of a baseball or softball batter that comprises
- (A) an inflatable three-dimensional headless body having a uniform printed thereon, which comprises
- (1) a torso;
- (2) legs terminating in feet, where said feet are fillable with a liquid or a solid particulate material;
- and
- (3) arms holding a bat;
- (B) an inflatable three-dimensional head having a face printed thereon;
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- (C) means for removably attaching said head to said body, whereby said figure is self-supporting.
5 more elements
A baseball or softball training aid comprising a figure of a baseball or softball batter that comprises
- (A) an inflatable three-dimensional headless body having a uniform printed thereon, said body comprising
- (1) an independently inflatable upper body;
- (2) an independently inflatable lower body that includes two legs;
- (3) two independently inflatable feet, one at the end of each of said legs, where each foot is fillable with water or sand;
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- (4) an independently inflatable pair of arms holding a bat;
- (B) an inflatable three-dimensional head having a face printed thereon;
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- (C) a patch of fabric and a patch of small, exposed hooks attachable to said patch of fabric, where one patch is fixed to the top of said inflatable upper body and the other patch is fixed to the bottom of said head, whereby said figure is self-supporting.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.