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US 6,464,507 B1Granted
Magnetic coaching board
OwnerKevin Baileyinventor
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Abstract
A sports coaching aid which uses a flexible, rollable, single vinyl magnetic sheet that can adhere to a magnetizable surface. The magnetic sheet is screen-printed to display the markings of a scaled-down sports court or field. Moveable magnetic player and ball pieces are used to show movement when teaching plays, strategies, drills, etc. An erasable marker is included.
Claims21
A display system, comprising:
- a board, the board being magnetic and single integral sheet, and
- a plurality of pieces which are placed on the board, each of the plurality of pieces being magnetic, the magnetic field of each of the plurality of pieces being stronger than the magnetic field of the board.
A display system, comprising:
- a board, and
- a plurality of pieces which are placed on or attached to the board, wherein the board is a magnetic and flexible single sheet and each of the plurality of pieces is magnetic, each of the plurality of pieces has a stronger magnetic field than has the magnet of the board.
A coaching aid for a team sport or activity, comprising
- a board formed of a flexible, rollable, single, integral sheet of a magnetic material adhered with a writeable and erasable vinyl sheet, the board being attachable to a magnetizable surface, the board depicting a half or full court or playing field;
- a plurality of participant pieces, each participant piece formed of a magnetic center disc and a bottom and top printed vinyl sheet and magnetically adhereable to the board;
- an erasable marker for writing upon the vinyl sheet of the board;
- a smaller diameter tube for storing the wet marker and the plurality of participant pieces, the board being adapted to roll around the smaller diameter tube;
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- a larger diameter tube for storing the smaller diameter tube and the board;
- wherein the team sport or activity includes one of basketball, baseball, lacrosse, soccer, field hockey, ice hockey, tennis, football, volleyball, softball, rugby, cricket or polo;
- wherein the magnetic field of each of the plurality of participant pieces is stronger than the magnetic field of the board and magnetic adherence of the participant pieces is principally through the magnetizable surface.
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