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US 5,700,230 AGranted
Martial arts training device
OwnerAlfred M. Cardonainventor
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Abstract
A martial arts training device (14) which comprises a movable mannequin (16) having a human appearance. A structure (18) is for supporting the mannequin (16) in a generally upright position from a floor (20). A facility (22) within the mannequin (16), is for showing a reaction movement of a portion of the mannequin (16), when another portion of the mannequin receives a blow thereto from a martial artist (24).
Claims16
A martial arts training device which comprises:
- a) a movable mannequin having a human appearance;
- b) means for supporting said mannequin in a generally upright position from a floor, said supporting means including:
- i) a base adapted to rest upon the floor;
- ii) a stanchion extending between said base and a bottom end of a torso of said mannequin, whereby said mannequin can rotate about on said stanchion;
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- iii) means for rocking a bottom end of said stanchion with said mannequin back and forth upon Said base in any direction, when said mannequin receives a blow from the martial artist;
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- c) means within said mannequin, for showing a reaction movement of a portion of said mannequin, when another portion of said mannequin receives a blow thereto from a martial artist.
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A martial arts training device which comprises:
- a) a movable mannequin having a human appearance, including a skeletal framework and resilient padding disposed over said skeletal framework, said skeletal framework having:
- i) a trunk member carried in a torso of said mannequin, said trunk member having a pair of aligned lower cutouts and a pair of aligned upper cutouts;
- ii) a hip member extending transversely through said lower cutouts of said trunk member;
- iii) a pair of leg members, in which each said leg member extends downwardly in a bent manner from one end of said hip member in a leg of said mannequin;
- iv) a shoulder member extending transversely through said upper cutouts of said trunk member;
- v) a pair of arm members, in which each said arm member extends forwardly from one end of said shoulder member in an arm of said mannequin;
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- vi) a skull member extending upwardly from said trunk member in a head of said mannequin;
- b) means for supporting said mannequin in a generally upright position from a floor;
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- c) means within said mannequin, for showing a reaction movement of a portion of said mannequin, when another portion of said mannequin receives a blow thereto from a martial artist.
8 more elements
A martial arts training device which comprises:
- a) a movable mannequin having a torso, a pair of articulated legs extending downwardly in a bent manner from said torso, a pair of articulated arms extending forwardly from said torso and a head extending upwardly from said torso, including a skeletal framework and resilient padding disposed over said skeletal framework, said skeletal framework having:
- i) a trunk member carried in a torso of said mannequin, said trunk member having a pair of aligned lower cutouts and a pair of aligned upper cutouts;
- ii) a hip member extending transversely through said lower cutouts of said trunk member;
- iii) a pair of leg members, in which each said leg member extends downwardly in a bent manner from one end of said hip member in a leg of said mannequin;
- iv) a shoulder member extending transversely through said upper cutouts of said trunk member;
- v) a pair of arm members, in which each said arm member extends forwardly from one end of said shoulder member in an arm of said mannequin;
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- vi) a skull member extending upwardly from said trunk member in a head of said mannequin;
- b) means for supporting said mannequin in a generally upright position from a floor;
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- c) means within said mannequin, for showing a reaction movement of a portion of said mannequin, when another portion of said mannequin receives a blow thereto from a martial artist.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.