US 5,961,426 AGranted

Pneumatic bop bag

OwnerDonald Spectorinventor

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Abstract

A pneumatic bop bag which rests on the ground and simulates a humanoid figure having a head, the bag being normally erect. When a player punches the head, the bag is caused to swing to a degree that depend on the force of the punch, the bag then swinging back to resume its erect position. The bag is formed by a collapsible fabric casing having an upper head zone, an intermediate torso zone and a base zone that rests on the ground. The head and torso zones are occupied by an inflated balloon which conforms to the contours of these zones to cause the bag to assume a three-dimensional shape. Confined within the base zone is a weighted convex dish whose center pole which engages the ground is normally aligned with a vertical axis. When the bag is punched and swings away from this vertical axis, the gravitational force imposed on the dish causes the bag to return to its normal position whereby it is again erect.

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Dependent claims

A pneumatic bop bag comprising:

A. a collapsible casing formed of non-stretchable fabric material which when the casing is inflated then assumes an erect humanoid form in alignment with a vertical axis, said casing having an upper head zone provided with a slit, an intermediate torso zone and a lower base zone that rests on a horizontal ground surface;
B. a weighted convex dish confined within said base zone, said dish having a center pole that normally engages the ground surface and is aligned with said vertical axis;
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C. a rubber balloon inflated within the head zone and the torso zone of bag to conform thereto to cause the bag to assume a three-dimensional erect humanoid form, the balloon having a stem which when the balloon is being inflated projects through said slit, whereby when a player punches the head zone, the bag then swings away from the vertical axis to an extent that depends on the force of the punch, and the bag as a result of a gravitational force imposed on the dish then swings back to its erect position.

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