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US5356135A
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Combination hockey & roller ball reflex practice board
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1993-07-26
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Granted: 1994-10-18
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Expires: 2013-07-26
Abstract
Abstract A reflex hockey/roller ball and street ball practice board which is compact and economical to build that tones the skills of a player at all levels of expertise from beginners to professionals. The board has a sensor which indicates by lights and/or a counter when the puck crosses the center line and encourages the player to increase their stick handling abilities. Also, goals are indicated by audio/visual means such as a bell or flashing lights. The wall structure includes a rebound material such as foam rubber and at least one wall includes an irregular surface for rebound un-predictability.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert D. Montgomery
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 09:50
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63B; A63B24/00; A63B24/0021; A63B67/00; A63B67/14; A63B69/00; A63B69/0024; A63B69/0026; A63B69/0097; A63B2024/0037; A63B2209/00; A63B2209/08; A63B43/00; A63B63/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 17
Claim 1
Independent Claim
152 words
A combination reflex practise board for use by hockey and roller ball players comprising; a playing surface, a wall structure having rebound means, said wall structure surrounding said playing surface, a hockey puck, a roller ball, said wall structure having a first and second substantially horizontal protrusion, said first protrusion being above a first plane passing thru the center of said puck, said first plane being parallel to said playing surface, said second protrusion being substantially above a second plane passing thru the center of said roller ball, said second plane being parallel to said playing surface, whereby; when said hockey puck or said roller ball is propelled in a first direction against said wall structure having rebound means at a first velocity, said rebound means propels said hockey puck or said roller ball in a second direction at a second velocity, said second velocity being substantially equal to said first velocity.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
152 words
A combination reflex practise board for use by hockey and roller ball players comprising; a playing surface, a wall structure having rebound means, said wall structure surrounding said playing surface, a hockey puck, a roller ball, said wall structure having a first and second substantially horizontal protrusion, said first protrusion being above a first plane passing thru the center of said puck, said first plane being parallel to said playing surface, said second protrusion being substantially above a second plane passing thru the center of said roller ball, said second plane being parallel to said playing surface, whereby; when said hockey puck or said roller ball is propelled in a first direction against said wall structure having rebound means at a first velocity, said rebound means propels said hockey puck or said roller ball in a second direction at a second velocity, said second velocity being substantially equal to said first velocity.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
15 words
The reflex practise board of claim 1 in which said playing surface is substantially rectangular.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
19 words
The reflex practise board of claim 1 in which said rebound means includes at least one irregular linear section.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
15 words
The reflex practise board of claim 1 in which said rebound means is foam rubber.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
13 words
The reflex practise board of claim 1 including at least one goal area.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
22 words
The reflex practise board of claim 5 in which said goal area has means to indicate that a goal has been made.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
21 words
The reflex practise board of claim 6 in which said means to indicate that a goal has been made is visual.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
36 words
The reflex practise board of claim 7 in which said visual means to indicate a goal includes an electrical circuit, said circuit including at least one light, a power source and means to activate said circuit.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
21 words
The reflex practise board of claim 6 in which said means to indicate that a goal has been made is audio.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
24 words
The reflex practise board of claim 9 in which said audio means to indicate that a goal has been made is by a bell.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
48 words
The reflex practise board of claim 1 in which said wall structure includes a channel, a wiring harness, said wiring harness being in combination with a circuit including multiple lights, a power source and means to activate said circuit and said wiring harness being captured by said channel.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
23 words
The reflex practise board of claim 1 in which said wall structure includes at least a section made of a clear see-thru material.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
28 words
The reflex practise board of claim 1 in which said playing surface contains at least one section having sensor means to sense the passing of said hockey puck.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
29 words
The reflex practise board of claim 13 in which said hockey puck contains at least one magnet, said magnet cooperating with said sensor means to activate said sensor means.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
18 words
The reflex practise board of claim 13 in which said sensor means is a magnetically activated reed switch.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
16 words
The reflex practise board of claim 13 in which said sensor means activates a counting apparatus.
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