US 7,306,464 B2Granted

Hammer head training target

AssigneeLong's Striking Tiger Kenpo Karate, Inc.

InventorsRaymond J. Long, Conrad F. Alfaro

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Abstract

A hammer head training target for enhancing the level of training by training realistically and effectively with a life-like target head. The inventive device includes a life-like resilient foam head having an integral oval-shaped handle and a core insert clamshell encasing that traps the handle in place. The head resembles the head of a human being with eye, ear, nose, mouth and temple features. An opening is provided in the back side of the head for access to the handle. The handle is oval in shape and is strategically located at the centroid of the head for optimum angle position for the trainer's hand. The handle is sandwich between the left-hand and the right-hand core insert encasings. The left-hand core insert captivates half of the handle structure. It contains half of the enclosure for protecting the hand during training. The right-hand core insert captivates half of the handle structure. It contains half of the enclosure for protecting the hand during training.

Claims7

Dependent claims

A hammer head training target, comprising:

first and second core inserts that are affixed together and that have the general shape of a human head;
a handle sandwiched between and rigidly held in place by the first and second core inserts, the handle and the first and second core inserts being formed from a hard and generally non-resilient thermoplastic material;
wherein the handle and the first and second core inserts are arranged with respect to each other to provide a user with a multi-position hand grip or a two-handed non-slip grip, and to allow a holder of the hammer head training target to control it in multiple positions even after it is struck by a hitter;
an outer shell disposed on an outer surface of the first and second core inserts, the outer shell, when struck by a hitter, gives the hitter the impression that the hitter is striking a human head;
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wherein the outer shell is formed by a foam molding process, the foam flowing into and around the first and second core inserts to lock the first and second core inserts together with the handle being sandwiched therebetween.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 11/101,219Filed 7 Apr 2005 · us provisional application
Priority: 14 Apr 2004
Published: US 2005/0244795 A13 Nov 2005
Granted: 11 Dec 2007
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification10 codes

A63B 69/215
Punching balls , e.g. for boxing; Other devices for striking used during training of combat sports, e.g. bags: anthropomorphic devices
A63B 69/26
Mounted on, or suspended from, a movable support: attached to the human body
A63B 69/32
Punching balls , e.g. for boxing; Other devices for striking used during training of combat sports, e.g. bags: with indicating devices
A63B 71/0608
Decision makers and devices using detection means facilitating arbitration: using mechanical, i.e. non-electrical means