Polo training apparatus
OwnerWilliam Ronald Greenwoodinventor
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Abstract
A polo training apparatus comprises a dummy horse and conveyor belts arranged one each side of the dummy horse. A ball located on one of the conveyor belts will be displaced relative to the dummy horse, thereby simulating the movement of the horse relative to the ground and the ball. The dummy horse may also be movable to simulate the movement of a horse and the speed of movement of the dummy horse may be linked to the speed of the conveyor belts to simulate the riding of a horse more closely.
Claims22
A polo training apparatus comprising a dummy horse having a right side and a left side, two movable-surfaces for receiving a ball in play, one of said movable surfaces located adjacent to and below the right side of the dummy horse and the other of said movable surfaces located adjacent to and below the left side of the dummy horse, and an enclosure comprising four upwardly inclined walls, including a front wall, a back wall and two side walls, the walls positioned immediately, laterally and outwardly of the movable surfaces, the inclined surfaces angled to rise above the movable surfaces so as to return a hit ball to the movable surface, the enclosure further comprising a cage means positioned above the inclined walls.
A polo training apparatus comprising a dummy horse having a substantially rigid frame and a body portion pivotally mounted on the frame;
- a means for displacing the body portion both in a reciprocating motion and a pivotal motion pivoting the body portion from side to side;
- a pivotally mounted neck portion extending from the pivotally mounted body portion and a pivotally mounted head extending from the neck portion the frame surrounded by an enclosure, the enclosure comprising four upwardly inclined walls, a front wall, a back wall and two side walls, the inclined surfaces angled so as to return a hit ball, the enclosure further comprising a cage means positioned above the inclined walls.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.