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Athletic swing practice apparatus
Assignee: CHOLAS GEORGE
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Filing: 1990-10-09
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Granted: 1991-09-17
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Expires: 2010-10-09
Abstract
Abstract An athletic swing practice apparatus has a lower back support belt which has flexible thigh straps which strap to a person's thighs and a flexible waist belt which attaches around a person's waist and a pair of flexible buttock support straps attached between the thigh straps and the hip belt. A pair of straps are attached to the lower back support belt and extend from the rear portion thereof around the front and each strap has a plurality of apertures for attaching a resilient cord thereto. Each resilient cord extends to a stationary member which can be a pole anchored in the earth which pole can have a plurality of apertures for attaching the resilient cord. A person can practice an athletic swing, such as a golf swing, while wearing the lower back support belt and having the straps attached with resilient cord to the stationary members to thereby apply a predetermined pressure to the person's lower torso during a practice swing and enhance the swing posture of the user.
Inventors
- 👤 Miro D. Bellagamba
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 00:16
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63B; A63B69/00; A63B69/0057; A63B69/0059; A63B69/36; A63B69/3608; A63B71/00; A63B71/02; A63B71/023; A63B2071/024; A63B21/00; A63B21/02; A63B21/04; A63B21/0442; A63B21/055; A63B21/0552; A63B21/0557; A63B21/40; A63B21/4001; A63B21/4009; A63B2208/00; A63B2208/02; A63B2208/0204; A63B2209/00; A63B2209/10
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
201 words
An athletic swing practice apparatus comprising: a lower back support belt having a pair of flexible thigh straps for strapping to a person's thighs and a flexible waist belt attachable around a person's waist and flexible buttock support strap means attached to each flexible thigh strap and to said flexible waist belt so that a person wearing the lower back support belt supports their lower back during predetermined movement of the body; a pair of resilient cords; strap means attached to said lower back support belt and having a pair of strap end portions extending from said lower back support belt and each strap end portion having adjustable attachment means thereon for attaching one of said resilient cords to each strap end portion; and a pair of stationary members adapted to be positioned a predetermined distance apart and having means for attaching one said resilient cord to each stationary member at one end portion of each resilient cord member whereby a person can practice an athletic swing while wearing said lower back support belt and having said straps attached with resilient cords to positioned stationary members and thereby apply a predetermined pressure to the person's lower torso during a practice swing.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
201 words
An athletic swing practice apparatus comprising: a lower back support belt having a pair of flexible thigh straps for strapping to a person's thighs and a flexible waist belt attachable around a person's waist and flexible buttock support strap means attached to each flexible thigh strap and to said flexible waist belt so that a person wearing the lower back support belt supports their lower back during predetermined movement of the body; a pair of resilient cords; strap means attached to said lower back support belt and having a pair of strap end portions extending from said lower back support belt and each strap end portion having adjustable attachment means thereon for attaching one of said resilient cords to each strap end portion; and a pair of stationary members adapted to be positioned a predetermined distance apart and having means for attaching one said resilient cord to each stationary member at one end portion of each resilient cord member whereby a person can practice an athletic swing while wearing said lower back support belt and having said straps attached with resilient cords to positioned stationary members and thereby apply a predetermined pressure to the person's lower torso during a practice swing.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
31 words
An athletic swing practice apparatus in accordance with claim 1 in which said strap means includes two straps each attached to said lower back support belt and having an end portion.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
54 words
An athletic swing practice apparatus in accordance with claim 2 in which each said strap has a first piece of material attached thereto for connection to a second piece of material attached to said lower back support belt, said pieces of material including interlocking hooks and loops which are detachably engageable with each other.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
41 words
An athletic swing practice apparatus in accordance with claim 3 in which each said strap is attached to said lower back support belt in the back portion thereof and each strap extends around to the front of the flexible waist belt.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
32 words
An athletic swing practice apparatus in accordance with claim 4 in which the flexible waist belt has a ring attached to the front thereof and each said strap passes through said ring.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
30 words
An athletic swing practice apparatus in accordance with claim 5 in which each said strap adjustable attachment means includes a plurality of apertures for attaching one said resilient cord thereto.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
21 words
An athletic swing practice apparatus in accordance with claim 6 in which said stationary members are poles attachable to the earth.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
26 words
An athletic swing practice apparatus in accordance with claim 7 in which each said stationary member is a plastic pipe having a plurality of apertures therein.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
18 words
An athletic swing practice apparatus in accordance with claim 5 in which said ring is a metal loop.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1994-09-16 | 1995-03-18 | 1995-09-17 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1998-09-16 | 1999-03-18 | 1999-09-17 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2002-09-16 | 2003-03-18 | 2003-09-17 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |