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US 4,892,303 AGranted
Sport fencing device
OwnerGunther Lohreinventor
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Abstract
A sport fencing device comprises an oblong striking element made from a foam material, a handle attached to the striking element, and a stabilizing element interconnecting the handle with the striking element. The sport fencing device further includes a contact detector, for example, a pressure sensitive switch located in the forward end of the striking element. When the forward end of the striking element makes contact with an opponent's body, the switch is closed and a point is scored.
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A sport fencing device, comprising
- an oblong striking element including a longitudinal axis made from a foam material, said striking element being conic in shape and including a narrow end and a wide end, said narrow end including an end face,
- a handle attached to said striking element adjacent said wide end,
- a stabilizing element interconnecting said striking element with said handle, said stabilizing element extending approximately one-third of the way into said striking element, and
- electronic hit detection means integrated into said end face for detecting when said end face makes a hit with a surface along said longitudinal axis.
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A sport fencing device comprising
- an oblong striking element made from a foam material, said striking element being conic in shape and including a narrow end and a wide end,
- a handle attached to said striking element adjacent said wide end,
- a stabilizing element interconnecting said striking element with said handle, said stabilizing element comprising a dowel and telescoping tubes axially aligned with said dowel, and spring means disposed between said dowel and said telescoping tubes, and
- contact detection means disposed in said narrow end for detecting when said narrow end makes contact with a surface.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.