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US 8,771,106 B1Granted
Training and rehabilitation device for ball throwing
OwnerTodd M. Boulanger, John Bordelon +1inventors
InventorsTodd M. Boulanger, John Bordelon, Earl Perrin
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Abstract
A device for training and rehabilitation includes a ball with a plurality of holes placed at predetermined locations. Each hole is adapted to receive and retain a receptor apparatus. The receptor apparatus contains a key receptor. A tether apparatus has a key fitting piece adapted for insertion into the key receptor. The key fitting piece is used to selectively lock the tether apparatus within the receptor apparatus. The tether apparatus includes a loop. A rope attaches to the loop, and the free end of the rope is frayed.
Claims15
A training device, comprising:
- a ball having a solid core and a surface enclosing the core;
- a seam disposed on the surface of the ball;
- a first blind hole disposed within the core, opening to the surface of the ball, the first blind hole being positioned in a first predetermined location relative to the seam, wherein the first predetermined location corresponds to a first user grip;
- a second blind hole disposed within the core opening to the surface of the ball, the second blind hole positioned in a second predetermined location relative to the seam, wherein the second predetermined location corresponds to a second user predefined grip;
- a first receptor retained within the first blind hole;
- a second receptor retained within the second blind hole;
- a tether apparatus having a first end and a second end, the first end of the tether apparatus being selectively securable within the first or the second receptor;
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- a rope attached to the second end of the tether apparatus;
- wherein the training device has a first configuration corresponding to the first user grip when the tether apparatus is secured within the first receptor and a second configuration corresponding to the second user grip when the tether apparatus is secured within the second receptor, the training device being transitionable between the first and the second configurations by releasing the tether apparatus from the first receptor and securing the tether apparatus within the second receptor.
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