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Hockey practice apparatus kit

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1992-02-20
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Granted: 1992-11-10
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Expires: 2012-02-20
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Abstract

Abstract A readily transportable and positionable practice kit, including a unitary track defining an enclosed slot, with the track including plural pairs of support plates positioning the track in a spaced relationship relative to an underlying support. The enclosed track slidably receives an axle therethrough, wherein the axle is orthogonally mounted to a hockey puck at an upper terminal end of the axle slidably mounted within the track to effect rebounding of the puck when projected against a return spring.

Inventors

  • 👤 Mukhtar S. Nandra

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-09 10:58
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63B; A63B69/00; A63B69/0073; A63B69/0091; A63B69/0024; A63B69/0026

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim 170 words
A hockey practice apparatus kit, comprising in combination, a support track, said support track defining a slot, said track having a top surface and a bottom surface, a plurality of support plates mounted to the track bottom surface to space a bottom surface above the support surface, a forward abutment plate mounted on said top surface and on a forward end of the support track, and a rear abutment plate mounted on said top surface and on a rear end of the support track wherein the rear and forward abutment plates are oriented orthogonally relative to the slot, the forward abutment plate having a rebound spring member fixedly attached thereto and medially mounted to the forward abutment plate, with the rebound spring member being positioned in parallel spaced relationship relative to the slot and positioned above the slot, a plurality of cylindrical disk members, each of said disk members being selectively and slidably mounted on said support track top surface for sliding engagement on said top support track top surface.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 170 words
A hockey practice apparatus kit, comprising in combination, a support track, said support track defining a slot, said track having a top surface and a bottom surface, a plurality of support plates mounted to the track bottom surface to space a bottom surface above the support surface, a forward abutment plate mounted on said top surface and on a forward end of the support track, and a rear abutment plate mounted on said top surface and on a rear end of the support track wherein the rear and forward abutment plates are oriented orthogonally relative to the slot, the forward abutment plate having a rebound spring member fixedly attached thereto and medially mounted to the forward abutment plate, with the rebound spring member being positioned in parallel spaced relationship relative to the slot and positioned above the slot, a plurality of cylindrical disk members, each of said disk members being selectively and slidably mounted on said support track top surface for sliding engagement on said top support track top surface.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 84 words
An apparatus as set forth in claim 1 wherein each cylindrical disk member for a shaft attached thereto, said shaft being coaxially directed through the first cylindrical said disk member, central shaft positionable said shaft extending through said slot and housing including a lower fastener to mount the axle to the slot, a lower spacer disk positioned between the lower fastener and said support track bottom surface, and an upper spacer disk mounted between the support track top surface and said cylindrical disk member.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1995-11-10 1996-05-11 1996-11-10 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1999-11-10 2000-05-11 2000-11-10 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 2003-11-10 2004-05-11 2004-11-10 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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