Patent Application
20210308548
Not Applicable
Not Applicable
Not Applicable
Not Applicable
Not Applicable
The disclosure relates to strike recording devices and more particularly pertains to a new strike recording device for recording the location and pressure of strikes delivered during striking training.
The prior art relates to strike recording devices, including a punching bag which includes a plurality of sensors for sensing strikes delivered to the punching bag. The prior art also discloses a punching bag that has a plurality of air chambers being integrated therein and a plurality of pressure sensors in a respective one of the air chambers for sensing changes in air pressure caused by strikes delivered to the punching bag. The prior art discloses a smart punching bag that includes a position senor that detects the orientation of a suspended punching bag for extrapolating data pertaining to strikes delivered to the suspended punching bag. The prior art discloses an electronic pressure sensor for delivering pressure data to a control circuit. Additionally, the prior art discloses a fluid filled punching bag that has an impact sensor integrated therein for sensing pressure from strikes delivered to the fluid filled punching bag.
An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a striking pad that is positionable at a beneficial location for striking training for receiving strikes from a trainee. A striking panel is positioned within the striking pad and the striking panel has a plurality of depressions therein. A plurality of pressure sensors is each of the pressure sensors is integrated into the striking pad to sense pressure from strikes delivered to the striking pad. Additionally, each of the pressure sensors is positioned in a respective depression. A transmitter is integrated into the striking pad and the transmitter is in communication with each of the pressure sensors. The transmitter is in wireless communication with an extrinsic electronic device wherein the transmitter is configured to facilitate the extrinsic electronic device to display the pressure sensed by the pressure sensors for enhancing feedback to the trainee.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.
The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:
With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to
As best illustrated in
A coupling 24 is coupled to the striking pad 12 to engage a support 25 for retaining the striking pad 12 on the support 25. The support 25 might be a stanchion or other similar, vertically oriented support. The coupling 24 has a perimeter edge 26, and the perimeter edge 26 has first side 28 and a second side 30. The first side 28 is convexly arcuate with respect to the second side 30 and the first side 28 is bonded to the rear wall 16 of the striking pad 12. The second side 30 is free from the rear wall 16 to define an opening 31 into the coupling 24 for receiving the support 25.
A pair of straps 32 is each coupled to the striking pad 12 and each of the straps 32 is matable to each other for securing around the support 25. Each of the straps 32 is positioned on the rear wall 16 of the striking pad 12 and each of the straps 32 has a distal end 34 with respect to each other. The straps 32 are oriented such that the distal end 34 of each of the straps 32 is directed toward each other. Moreover, the pair of straps 32 forms a closed loop when the pair of straps 32 is mated to each other. Each of the straps 32 is spaced from the second side 30 of the perimeter edge 26 of the coupling 24, and each of the straps 32 may comprise respective portions of a hook and loop fastener or the like.
A striking panel 36 is provided and the striking panel 36 is positioned within the striking pad 12. The striking panel 36 has a plurality of depressions 38 therein and the striking panel 36 has a front surface 40. Each of the depressions 38 is defined by a perimeter bounding wall 42 extending rearwardly from the front surface 40 and a rear bounding wall 43 that is spaced from the front surface 40. The front surface 40 of the striking panel 36 is bonded to an inside surface 44 of the forward wall 14 of the striking pad 12 having the rear bounding wall 43 of each of the depressions 38 being spaced from the inside surface 44 of the forward wall 14. Each of the depressions 38 is aligned with a respective one of the rectangles 22 on the forward wall 14.
A plurality of pressure sensors 46 is each integrated into the striking pad 12 wherein to sense pressure from strikes delivered to the striking pad 12. Each of the pressure sensors 46 is positioned within a respective one of the depressions 38 in the striking panel 36. In this way each of the pressure sensors 46 is positioned behind the inside surface 44 of the forward wall 14 of the striking pad 12. Each of the pressure sensors 46 may comprise an electronic pressure sensor of any conventional design. A control circuit 48 is integrated into the striking pad 12 and each of the pressure sensors 46 is electrically coupled to the control circuit 48. The control circuit 48 receives pressure data from each of the pressure sensors 46 when the pressure sensors 46 are struck. An electronic memory 49 is integrated into the striking pad 12 and the electronic memory 49 is electrically coupled to the control circuit 48 for storing the pressure data.
A transmitter 50 is provided and the transmitter 50 is integrated into the striking pad 12. The transmitter 50 is electrically coupled to the control circuit 48 and the transmitter 50 receives the pressure data from the control circuit 48. Additionally, the transmitter 50 is in wireless communication with an extrinsic electronic device 52, such as a smart phone or other similar device. In this way the transmitter 50 facilitates the extrinsic electronic device 52 to display the pressure sensed by the pressure sensors 46 for enhancing feedback to the trainee. The transmitter 50 may comprise a radio frequency transmitter or the like and the transmitter 50 may employ Bluetooth communication protocols. A power supply 54 is integrated into the striking pad 12, the power supply 54 is electrically coupled to the control circuit 48 and the power supply 54 comprises at least one battery 56.
In use, the striking pad 12 is mounted in a location that is preferred by the trainee for delivering strikes to the striking pad 12. Respective ones of the pressure sensors 46 senses the pressure exerted by the strike delivered by the trainee. Additionally, the transmitter 50 broadcasts the pressure data to the extrinsic electronic device 52 for subsequent analysis. In this way the extrinsic electronic device 52 enhances the trainee's ability to analyze and critique their performance for improving their skill in striking.
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.
