Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
176 words
An eye-hand coordinator assembly comprising; a standard, an arm having a support end and a ball end, a ball connected to said ball end by first connecting means, cam means connected by second connecting means to said support end of a ball-supporting arm and attached to said standard for allowing the arm and said ball to be displaceable from an initial position to various angular positions relative to the longitudinal axis of said standard in response to an impact to the ball, said cam means including an upper cam to which said arm is connected and a lower cam, said upper cam being movable for rotation and axial shifting from a rest position relative to said lower cam, biasing means positioned on the outside of said standard and interconnecting said upper cam and said lower cam for resisting said rotation and axial shifting of said upper cam relative to said lower cam and for urging said upper cam to said rest position thereby returning the arm to said initial position after an impact to the ball.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
176 words
An eye-hand coordinator assembly comprising; a standard, an arm having a support end and a ball end, a ball connected to said ball end by first connecting means, cam means connected by second connecting means to said support end of a ball-supporting arm and attached to said standard for allowing the arm and said ball to be displaceable from an initial position to various angular positions relative to the longitudinal axis of said standard in response to an impact to the ball, said cam means including an upper cam to which said arm is connected and a lower cam, said upper cam being movable for rotation and axial shifting from a rest position relative to said lower cam, biasing means positioned on the outside of said standard and interconnecting said upper cam and said lower cam for resisting said rotation and axial shifting of said upper cam relative to said lower cam and for urging said upper cam to said rest position thereby returning the arm to said initial position after an impact to the ball.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
46 words
An assembly as set forth in claim 1 wherein said upper cam includes an upper cam surface and said lower cam includes a lower cam surface for coacting with each other to provide said rest position of said upper cam and limited axial shifting movement therefrom.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
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An assembly as set forth in claim 2 wherein said cam means includes stop means for limiting said rotation and axial shifting of said upper cam.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
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An assembly as set forth in claim 3 wherein said stop means includes a first flange on said upper cam and a second flange on said lower cam, said flanges being engageable after a predetermined amount of said rotation of said upper cam relative to said lower cam.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
58 words
An assembly as set forth in claim 3 wherein said upper cam surface includes two sloping portions with said portions sloping downwardly from a crevice and said lower cam surface includes two sloping portions with said portions sloping downwardly from a crest, said crest being engageable with said crevice to provide said rest position of said upper cam.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
40 words
An assembly as set forth in claim 1 including adjustment means for retaining said cam means at various vertical positions on said standard and allowing said cam means to be retained in one of two diametrically opposite 180° out-of-phase positions.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
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An assembly as set forth in claim 6 wherein said adjustment means includes a plurality of vertically spaced adjustment holes in said standard, an opening through said lower cam and an adjustment pin for extending through said opening and one of said adjustment holes.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
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An assembly as set forth in claim 7 wherein said upper cam includes a projecting stub shaft and said biasing means includes an elastic strap disposed about said projecting stub shaft and said adjustment pin.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
103 words
An assembly as set forth in claim 1 including base means for supporting said standard and including a mounting surface and a mounting means for connecting said standard to said mounting surface, at least two mounting beams positioned in parallel relationship for supporting said mounting surface, a platform for a player to stand on and platform beams for supporting said platform, said platform beams having a telescoping relationship with said mounting beams, and positioning means for connecting said mounting beams and said platform beams at various horizontal positions relative to each other whereby the distance from said platform to the ball is adjustable.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
80 words
An assembly as set forth in claim 11 wherein said upper cam includes an elongated nose portion, said second connection includes a tubular member having an axial opening for receiving said nose portion, said tubular member being attached to said nose portion by a pin extending transversely through an aperture in said nose portion and said tubular member, said support end of said arm extending through a transversely extending opening in said tubular member and secured therein by a pin.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
29 words
An assembly as set forth in claim 10 wherein said arm slopes downwardly from said support end to said ball end to support said ball at substantially ground level.