181 |
KNITTED GOAL SHOT TRAINING SYSTEMS AND DEVICES |
US14505532 |
2014-10-03 |
US20150018131A1 |
2015-01-15 |
Aaron Glenn Siefker |
Goal shot training systems and devices comprise a training covering having a top edge, a bottom edge, and side edges. The devices are configured to obscure a net of a goal, and the covering is composed of a knit material defining multiple openings such that air passes through the covering. The covering material creates negative viewing space by obscuring visual access behind the training covering and forms at least one user-configurable opening that allows visual access of positive viewing space including a portion of the net of the goal when the covering is affixed to the goal. A user may configure the covering to practice shots originating from different positions on a playing area by adjusting the location of the covering relative to the net of the goal. |
182 |
Sport related training apparatus |
US13335840 |
2011-12-22 |
US08905868B2 |
2014-12-09 |
Patrick Joseph Quinn |
A training apparatus for use on a training surface is disclosed. The training apparatus includes a sport-projectile stopping member and an elongated body substantially transverse to the sport-projectile stopping member. The elongated body has a first section, a second section, and a transition section between the first and second sections. A portion of the first section is positioned on the sport-projectile stopping member, and the first section is sized such that the sport-projection stopping member, the first section, the training surface and the transition section define an orifice through which a sport-projectile can pass through. |
183 |
Knitted goal shot training systems and devices |
US13625684 |
2012-09-24 |
US08858370B2 |
2014-10-14 |
Aaron Glenn Siefker |
Goal shot training systems and devices comprise a training covering having a top edge, a bottom edge, and side edges. The devices are configured to obscure a net of a goal, and the covering is composed of a knit material defining multiple openings such that air passes through the covering. The covering material creates negative viewing space by obscuring visual access behind the training covering and forms at least one user-configurable opening that allows visual access of positive viewing space including a portion of the net of the goal when the covering is affixed to the goal. A user may configure the covering to practice shots originating from different positions on a playing area by adjusting the location of the covering relative to the net of the goal. |
184 |
Footballmaster |
US14110920 |
2012-04-12 |
US08827844B2 |
2014-09-09 |
Hans Børge Pettersen Lien |
A training apparatus for use in training football basic technique is disclosed, comprising one opening on each side of the apparatus being adapted to entrance angles for at least one rail guiding a ball in a loop from one opening to the other, and a wall adjustable in height as well as sideways is fixed between said openings, where both openings for the ball can be used as entrance/exit and vice versa. |
185 |
ADJUSTABLE FITNESS ARENA |
US14119586 |
2012-05-24 |
US20140179385A1 |
2014-06-26 |
Kristopher L. Homsi |
Aspects of this disclosure relate to systems and methods for conducting sport-specific activities. Illustrated systems may be adjustable to permit a performance of different sport-specific activities. Further aspects relate to using sensor data to evaluate a user's performance and determine sport-specific fitness parameters. Various fitness parameters may measure reactive agility and/or the physiological state of the user, such as when in an exhausted state. Illustrated systems may have structures with an output device and a sensor. The structure may include a vertically-arranged planar surface to form a wall. Several structures may be configured to form a boundary. The boundary may be automatically adjustable, for example, depending on one or more specific fitness routines to be implemented. Calculated fitness parameters may be visually mapped on the structures of the system. |
186 |
KNITTED GOAL SHOT TRAINING SYSTEMS AND DEVICES |
US13625684 |
2012-09-24 |
US20140087894A1 |
2014-03-27 |
Aaron Glenn Siefker |
Goal shot training systems and devices comprise a training covering having a top edge, a bottom edge, and side edges. The devices are configured to obscure a net of a goal, and the covering is composed of a knit material defining multiple openings such that air passes through the covering. The covering material creates negative viewing space by obscuring visual access behind the training covering and forms at least one user-configurable opening that allows visual access of positive viewing space including a portion of the net of the goal when the covering is affixed to the goal. A user may configure the covering to practice shots originating from different positions on a playing area by adjusting the location of the covering relative to the net of the goal. |
187 |
Adjustable fitness arena |
US13114467 |
2011-05-24 |
US08506370B2 |
2013-08-13 |
Kristopher L. Homsi |
Aspects of this disclosure relate to systems and methods for conducting sport-specific activities. Illustrated systems may be adjustable to permit a performance of different sport-specific activities. Further aspects relate to using sensor data to evaluate a user's performance and determine sport-specific fitness parameters. Various fitness parameters may measure reactive agility and/or the physiological state of the user, such as when in an exhausted state. Illustrated systems may have structures with an output device and a sensor. The structure may include a vertically-arranged planar surface to form a wall. Several structures may be configured to form a boundary. The boundary may be automatically adjustable, for example, depending on one or more specific fitness routines to be implemented. Calculated fitness parameters may be visually mapped on the structures of the system. |
188 |
Self-deploying game device |
US12158737 |
2008-05-06 |
US08333384B2 |
2012-12-18 |
Yoann Simon |
A self-deploying game device, which is intended to receive an object. It includes a bowed structure with a basic loop that includes a front part in a horizontal plane and a rear part, and a goal loop, with a rear part in a horizontal plane, and a front part in a plane forming a non-zero angle with the horizontal plane. It also includes a flexible structure with a first part stretched inside the goal loop, and a second part stretched inside the rear part of the goal loop. In the deployed position, the front part of the basic loop rests on the ground, and the tension of the flexible structure is such that the basic loop, the goal loop, the flexible structure, and the ground, form a capture volume for the object, the entrance of which is bounded by the front part of the goal loop. |
189 |
BASKETBALL SHOOTING TRAINING GLOVE |
US13414934 |
2012-03-08 |
US20120178554A1 |
2012-07-12 |
Ronald L. Heflin, SR. |
A system and training method adapted to assist an individual in improving his or her basketball shooting skills and accuracy. The system includes an apparatus and glove that can be used independently or together. The apparatus is adapted for mounting to a basketball rim and includes flexible paddles for mounting to the rim so that the paddles project upwardly from the rim. The glove is adapted to be worn on the shooting hand and includes fingers, wrist and backhand portions. The fingers portion has three separate sleeves interconnected by elastic webs therebetween. The backhand portion interconnects the fingers portion to the wrist portion. The glove is configured so that the three middle fingers of the shooting hand are individually inserted into the sleeves and elastically held together by the webs, while allowing the thumb and outer finger of the shooting hand to spread outward and support the basketball during shooting. |
190 |
PITCHING CAGE |
US13220755 |
2011-08-30 |
US20120052989A1 |
2012-03-01 |
Michael J. Bishop |
A training cage for throwing practice, comprises a frame having a height, width and depth. The training cage also comprises a strike zone indicator that defines the boundaries of a strike zone and a pitch locator. The pitch locator is configured such that when the pitch locator is in cooperation with the strike zone indicator, the strike zone is defined by at least one strike area pass through that defines an area that allows a ball thrown within the strike zone to pass through the strike zone indicator and at least one strike area barricade that defines an area that obstructs the ball thrown within the strike zone from passing through the strike zone indicator. Moreover, the pitching cage comprises a target having a target surface that is suspended in a second designated position located behind the strike zone indicator. |
191 |
TARGET ASSEMBLY FOR A GOLF PUTTING GAME |
US13055291 |
2009-07-22 |
US20110127716A1 |
2011-06-02 |
Kieran Patrick Egan; Joseph Martin Naughton |
The present invention is directed to target assembly for receiving a golf ball comprising a plurality of parallel golf ball receiving elongate channels; each channel having substantially the same width the other channels and each channel comprising a plurality of discrete golf ball receiving zones. That the channels may be adjusted and adapted to provide one or more consolidated target for players to aim for on the golf ball putting practice device. The sub-divisions of each channel and the plurality of channels form a grid structure. By assigning different scores to the different sub-divisions of each channel, one or indeed multiple targets can be formed. These targets can be then altered to prevent ‘muscle memory’ effects from assisting a player to achieve a high score. |
192 |
TRAINING APPARATUS, GLOVE AND METHOD FOR PROMOTING BASKETBALL SHOOTING SKILLS |
US12755732 |
2010-04-07 |
US20100261558A1 |
2010-10-14 |
Ronald L. Heflin, SR. |
A system and training method adapted to assist an individual in improving his or her basketball shooting skills and accuracy. The system includes an apparatus and glove that can be used independently or together. The apparatus is adapted for mounting to a basketball rim and includes flexible paddles for mounting to the rim so that the paddles project upwardly from the rim. The glove is adapted to be worn on the shooting hand and includes fingers, wrist and backhand portions. The fingers portion has three separate sleeves interconnected by elastic webs therebetween. The backhand portion interconnects the fingers portion to the wrist portion. The glove is configured so that the three middle fingers of the shooting hand are individually inserted into the sleeves and elastically held together by the webs, while allowing the thumb and outer finger of the shooting hand to spread outward and support the basketball during shooting. |
193 |
Basketball Rim Attachment |
US11816594 |
2006-02-17 |
US20080274839A1 |
2008-11-06 |
Craig D. Krueger |
A basketball practice device including a C-shaped ring capable circumferential contraction from its normal unrestrained configuration to reduce the diameter of the rim of a basketball goal including means to facilitate the installation and removal of the same. |
194 |
PITCHING TARGET |
US11697747 |
2007-04-09 |
US20080248901A1 |
2008-10-09 |
M. Brent Mosier; Michael Ross Pastore |
A collapsible pitching target is described in which a target is located substantially in front of a backstop and preferably includes one or more spot targets. |
195 |
DISC THROWING GAME |
US11926217 |
2007-10-29 |
US20080111312A1 |
2008-05-15 |
Mark J. Longo; Paul A. Di Primo |
A target comprises a pair of hinged panels with circular openings and parallel slots. The target is supported by a set of two like planar supports hinged to an edge of each panel at opposite target edges. The slots have a length of about the same dimension as the circular opening diameter in one embodiment. Openings with different diameters may be combined with slots of different lengths than those diameters. Discs known as Frisbees are thrown at the target to try to throw the discs through the slots or openings. Frisbees have a configuration wherein when thrown with a spin tend to fly toward a target in a horizontal orientation and are controllable to some degree in the direction of flight. Points are assigned. The relative dimensions of the openings and slots to the discs can vary the degree of difficulty or by orienting the panels at different angles to the disc thrower. Different embodiments are disclosed. |
196 |
GOAL TENDING DEVICE |
US11746441 |
2007-05-09 |
US20070265115A1 |
2007-11-15 |
Tim FARQUHAR |
An apparatus for mounting on a goal is provided for assisting in scoring and target practice. The apparatus is preferably formed of a laminate fabric that is capable of being printed or decorated on at least one side, and is provided with at least one target area that allows a projectile, such as a puck or ball, to pass through the apparatus and into a goal when the apparatus is mounted on a goal. A network of reinforcement means is fixed on a rear surface of the apparatus in a manner that frames each of the target areas. A plurality of tethering means with length adjustment means is provided, preferably extending from and integral some of the reinforcement means. The apparatus is provided with an attached jacket, such that the apparatus can be stowed by rolling it into a scroll-like form and wrapping it with the jacket. |
197 |
Quick connect basketball practice device |
US10915822 |
2004-08-11 |
US07229367B2 |
2007-06-12 |
Adrian Baker; Michael Joe Rivali |
A basketball practice device is for use with a basketball rim having a diameter. The practice device includes an annular body, the body having a diameter substantially lesser than the rim diameter, and at least one and preferably a plurality of supports. Each support is connected with the annular body and has a mount disposeable upon a portion of the rim. At least one and preferably a plurality of retainers each have a first end connected with the support, a second end releasably connected with the support, and a central section. Each central section is extendable at least partially about the rim portion such that the rim portion is retained between the support mount and the retainer to connect the practice device with the rim. Further, each retainer includes a generally elastic loop providing the ends and central portion and is extendable to engage with and disengage from the support. |
198 |
Game apparatus |
US11202369 |
2005-08-12 |
US20070037638A1 |
2007-02-15 |
Ross Rumfola |
A sports-themed game apparatus convertible from a storage configuration to a deployed configuration, and vice versa is disclosed. The sports-themed game apparatus includes a rim and a defense mechanism operable to move from a first position in which the defense mechanism permits a sports implement to pass through the rim, to a second position in which the defense mechanism prevents the sports implement from passing through the rim. The sports-themed game apparatus may further include a return portion configured to return the sports implement to the user after it is propelled/shot toward the rim. |
199 |
Adjustable and portable soccer goal and molded joint connectors associated therewith |
US10655115 |
2003-09-04 |
US07074141B2 |
2006-07-11 |
Olen W. Bryant, Jr.; Todd W. Bryant |
An adjustable and portable soccer goal formed from tubular members in a horizontal, vertical and rearward slanting configuration. Segments of the members are used to form the members in varying sizes by adding or taking away segments vertically, horizontally and inclining to achieve desired lengths. The segments are joined together by molded joint connectors extending in most cases to the ends of two segments being joined together and as a cap or insert in other situations when more than two segments are joined at the same location. The soccer goal can be totally disassembled for removal and repositioning with various formed members being disconnected by the use of an efficiently designed connect/disconnect tool. |
200 |
Gate for a paddle and ball game |
US10533591 |
2004-01-06 |
US20060091609A1 |
2006-05-04 |
Michael Dovrat; Eithan Nave |
The invention relates to a gate apparatus for a paddle and ball game, to a game including the same and to methods for playing the game. The gate apparatus comprises a frame for delimiting a closed region above the ground for a ball to be transferred therethrough and a base element for elevating and stabilizing the frame above the ground. The gate can be permanently installed or can be a portable gate. Preferably the gate is assembled from components disengageably connected to each other. |