System of hit detection and signaling for fencing
AssigneeComputer Masters International
InventorFrédéric Marciano
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Abstract
A system of hit detection and signaling for fencing, in particular for the epee, includes, for each adversary, an outfit completely conductive surface wise, a fencing conductive mask endowed with a luminous hit signaling device and a weapon, in particular an epee, a guard made of an isolating material or covered with an isolating material and whose tip at least is conductive, the outfit and the mask, and the tip of the weapon for each adversary being connected, separately, to a hit detection unit, appearing as a central detection and signaling unit to which they are wired or as a portable unit carried by each adversary also connected to the luminous signaling device and to the conductive soles of shoes worn by the appropriate adversary.
Claims13
A hit detection and signaling system for fencing, comprising:
- for each adversary,
- a weapon comprising an insulated guard and conductive tip,
- an outfit with a completely conductive surface and comprising conductive surface areas corresponding to plural hit validation regions for accounting for weapon hits,
- a conductive fencing mask with a luminous hit signal device, and
- shoes having conductive soles, and
- a hit detection unit with a central signaling unit, the central signaling unit being located apart from each adversary, wherein,
- the outfit, the tip of the weapon, the mask, the conductive surface areas, and the luminous hit signal device associated with each adversary are connected, via a separate connection path for each adversary, to the hit detection unit, and
- the soles of the shoes are not part of the connection path to the central signaling unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.