Training device
OwnerErnest R. Parkerinventor
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Abstract
A training device for acquiring the correct hand motion associated with the different types of sport and for strengthening the wrist and forearm. The device is simple and portable. It utilizes a combination of a magnet and a plunger, the magnet having a sufficient force to keep the plunger attached but not strong enough to prevent the plunger from dislodging from the magnet when a user snaps the device. The device is designed so that the snapping sound caused by the plunger hitting a wall synchronizes with the impact on the muscles felt by the user during a hand motion.
Claims20
A training device for developing a correct hand motion or strengthening the wrist and forearm or both, comprising:
- a handle, wherein the handle is hollow and has a protruding lip;
- a barrel directly extending perpendicularly from the handle;
- a stationary magnet vertically positioned at a proximal end of the barrel close to the handle;
- a plunger made of a magnet material releasable from the magnet, the plunger producing a snapping sound when the plunger hits a wall on a distal end of the barrel when dislodged from the magnet;
- means for interconnecting the handle with the barrel;
- and, means for holding the magnet stationary.
A method of using an enclosed training device having a hollow handle with a protruding lip, a barrel directly extending perpendicularly from the handle, a magnet vertically positioned at a proximal end of the barrel close to the handle and a plunger releasable from the magnet by a snapping hand motion, comprising:
- assuming a position as one would take for a particular motion;
- holding the training device;
- doing a correct hand motion for the particular motion;
- and, snapping the device thereby releasing the plunger from the magnet.
A training device for developing a correct hand motion or strengthening the wrist and forearm or both, comprising:
- a handle;
- a barrel directly extending perpendicularly from the handle;
- a stationary magnet vertically positioned at a proximal end of the barrel close to the handle;
- a plunger made of a magnetic material releasable from the magnet, the plunger producing a snapping sound when the plunger hits a wall on a distal end of the barrel when dislodged from the magnet;
- a casing enveloping the barrel to keep the barrel, the magnet and the plunger in place;
- means for interconnecting the handle with the barrel;
- and, means for holding the magnet stationary.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.