Handheld game and dexterity training device
AssigneeMaury Simms
InventorMaury Simms
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Abstract
Provided is a handheld dexterity training technology. In one example a handheld dexterity training device comprises two portions that are rotatable relative to one another about the axis of rotation of a twisting joint that connects them together. One portion comprises a handle while the other portion comprises a panel having a playing surface that can be used to strike a ball to make it bounce. A stopper prevents rotation beyond a certain angular range. The rotatability of the handle relative to the playing surface poses a particular challenge. A releasable lock can bind the two portions together. Other features and components are possible. A method of dexterity training is also provided.
Claims19
A handheld dexterity training device comprising:
- a. a panel having a playing surface;
- b. a handle having a longitudinal axis parallel to said surface plane comprising a gripping portion to be gripped by a hand of a player;
- c. a twisting joint connecting a first portion of said handheld dexterity training device comprising said handle to a second portion of said handheld dexterity training device comprising said panel, said twisting joint having an axis of rotation allowing the free rotation of said first portion relative to said second portion about said axis of rotation;
- d. a stopper body provided in a particular portion from amongst said first and second portion matching a first abutting surface in the other portion from amongst said first and second portion said stopper body being fixed relative to said particular portion such that a rotation of said particular portion relative to said other portion in a first direction causes said stopper body to rotate therewith until it abuts with said first abutting surface thereby limiting the range of rotational motion of said first portion relative to said second portion to less than a complete rotation.
A handheld dexterity training device comprising a handle for manipulating the device and a playing surface for striking a ball, said handle and said playing surface being interconnected by a twisting joint allowing rotation of said handle relative to said playing surface wherein said rotation of said handle relative to said playing surface is limited by a rotation limiting device reducing said rotation of said handle relative to said playing surface to a particular angular range.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.