US2186016A - Exercising ball and support therefor - Google Patents

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• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
  • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
  • A63B69/00—Training appliances or apparatus for special sports
  • A63B69/0073—Means for releasably holding a ball in position; Balls constrained to move around a fixed point, e.g. by tethering
  • A63B69/0079—Balls tethered to a line or cord
  • A63B69/0088—Balls tethered to a line or cord the line or cord having a handle

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• exercising device which may be readily used either in a gymnasium or in the home and which v does not require any expensive or cumbersome apparatus or accessories for its use.
• Another object of the invention is to provide an improved exercising device which is very compact and may be readily folded into a small '3 package and carried in the pocket when not in use.
• Another object of the invention is to provide a device that will assist in training the eye, and enable the user to more efiiciently gauge the speed and direction of moving objects.
• Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the device illustrating the position of the parts at rest.
• Fig. 1A is a front sectional view showing manner of attaching the cord to the ball.
• Fig. 2 shows side view of a metal eyelet used in the end of the spring.
• Fig. 2A shows plan View of the metal eyelet shown in Fig. 2.
• Fig. 3 is a detailed sectional view taken through the forward position of the handle bar showing the cord attached to handle bar.
• Fig. 4 shows an alternative arrangement whereby the cord is attached to lower end of the spring rather than directly to the hand bar.
• Fig. 5 is a perspective View of the device illustrating the same in an operative position in the hands of the user, showing that the ball may be kicked back over the head and returned to starting position, thereby describing a complete circle.
• l0 designates the handle bar made of wood or metal as shown in Fig. 1.
• Coil spring I l is attached directly non-rotatably to handle bar ll].
• Guard 16 at the lower end of coil spring ll is of metal and rounded to prevent wear of ballsupporting cord l2.
• the cord l2 may be made of leather, fibre, elastic, or similar material and may extend through guard I6 and coil spring II and be attached directly to handle bar l0 and metal swivel i3 as shown in Fig, 1; or according to an alternative arrangement as shown in Fig. 4, the cord may be attached to lower end of the coil spring I I instead of being passed through the spring for connection with the hand-bar.
• a swivel connection designated by numeral l3 5 in the drawing, is secured to the free end of cord l2 for the purpose of removably attaching the cord to ball IS.
• the swivel connector also eliminates twisting, kinking and raveling of the cord l2 when the ball is connected thereto and yet the ball may spin freely on the end of the cord while in use.
• Eye bolt M is permanently attached to the ball and countersunk in an indentation in the surface of the ball.
• Ball l5 may be detached from the cord and used for batting or throwing purposes, if desired.
• the ball I5 is supported from the elastic, fibre, or cord of similar materiaL'member l2, and handle bar I!) by means of an eye bolt and washer l4 and swivel l3 when the device is to be used as a kicking bag.
• the ball l5 may be'struck by the toesof the user to drive it in an arc to the limit of its movement as determined by the cord l2, fromwhich position it will be returned by the cord towards the foot of the user.
• .Knot l'l designates means of attachment of ball supporting cord 12 to handle bar Ill.
• the knot is inset in handle bar iii, and figures in the adjustment of ball supporting cord 12 to the desired length.
• the device shown and described provides a novel form of kicking bag or exercising device which is capable of use as a kicking bag either in a gymnasium or in an ordinary room and is adapted to promote coordination of eye and muscle.
• the device is well adapted for training soccer, and football players to develop accuracy in kicking the ball, as well as developing muscles of the players.
• a device of the character described comprising a hand-bar to be held horizontally between the hands above the head of the user, a cord, one end of the cord being secured to the hand-bar, the other end of the cord extending downwardly 45 to a point below the knees and above the feet of the user and attached through the medium of a swivel connection to a ball to be kicked by the users feet.
• a device of the character described compris- 5O ing a hand-bar to be held horizontally between the hands above the head of the user, a coil spring attached to the midpoint of the hand-bar and extending normal thereto, a cord, one end of the cord being secured to the free end of the coil 55 spring, the other end of the cord extending downwardly and supporting a ball in a position freely suspended at the users feet so that the ball may be readily kicked by the users feet.
• a device of the character described comprising a hand-bar to be held horizontally between the hands above the head of the user, a coil spring attached to the mid-point of the hand-bar and extending normal thereto, a cord, one end of the cord extending through the spring and being secured to the hand-bar, the other end of the cord extending downwardly to a point below the knees and above the feet of the user and supporting a ball in a position freely suspended at the users feet so that the ball may be readily kicked by the users feet.
• a device of the character described comprising a hand-bar to be held horizontally between the hands above the head of the user, a coil spring attached to the mid-point of the hand-bar and extending normal thereto, a cord, one end of the cord being secured to the free end of the coil spring, the other end of the cord extending downwardly to a point below the knees and above the feet .of the user and attached through the medium of a swivel connection to a ball to be kicked by the users feet.
• a device of the character described comprising a hand-bar to be held horizontally between the hands above the head of the user, a cord, one end of the cord being secured to the hand-bar, the other end of the cord extending downwardly to a point below the knees and above the feet of the user and secured to a ball, the ball being freely suspended in a. position to be kicked by the users feet.

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• 1938
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