Abstract

Racquet sports training aids are disclosed to provide racquet stroke training to a user. Certain embodiments will include a stand assembly having an upright support post and a ball attachment assembly carrying a target ball. The ball attachment assembly is pivotally moveable between a first position to present the target ball at an extended location where the target ball is adapted to being struck by a racquet, and a second position where the target ball is pivotally displaced to a retracted location relative to the extended location. According to some embodiments, a stand attachment assembly is provided which operatively attaches the ball attachment assembly to the upright support post of the stand assembly to allow for reciprocal selective height and angular orientation adjustments of the target ball relative to the upright support post of the stand assembly. Other embodiments may include an elastomeric force dampener to dampen inertial forces of the drum assembly during use.

IPC Classes  ?

• A63B 69/00 - Training appliances or apparatus for special sports
• A63B 63/06 - Revolving targets
• A63B 69/38 - Training appliances or apparatus for special sports for tennis
• A63B 71/02 - Games or sports accessories not covered in groups for large-room or outdoor sporting games
• A63B 71/04 - Games or sports accessories not covered in groups for small-room or indoor sporting games

Abstract

Racquet sports training aids are disclosed to provide racquet stroke training to a user. Certain embodiments will include a stand assembly having an upright support post and a ball attachment assembly carrying a target ball. The ball attachment assembly is pivotally moveable between a first position to present the target ball at an extended location where the target ball is adapted to being struck by a racquet, and a second position where the target ball is pivotally displaced to a retracted location relative to the extended location. According to some embodiments, a stand attachment assembly is provided which operatively attaches the ball attachment assembly to the upright support post of the stand assembly to allow for reciprocal selective height and angular orientation adjustments of the target ball relative to the upright support post of the stand assembly. Other embodiments may include an elastomeric force dampener to dampen inertial forces of the drum assembly during use.

IPC Classes  ?

• A63B 69/00 - Training appliances or apparatus for special sports
• A63B 71/06 - Indicating or scoring devices for games or players
• A63B 102/02 - Tennis
• A63B 102/08 - Paddle tennis, padel tennis or platform tennis

Goods & Services

Sporting articles and equipment, namely, training aid for use in improving tennis and court-type paddle ball strokes

Goods & Services

Sporting articles and equipment, namely, training aid for use in improving court-type paddle ball strokes

Goods & Services

Sporting articles and equipment, namely, training aid for use in improving tennis and padel strokes

Goods & Services

Sporting and physical exercise equipment; sporting articles; sports training apparatus; apparatus for use in training for sports; apparatus for use in training for racket sports; apparatus for use in training for paddle ball games; none of the aforesaid goods in the field of golf or cycling and indoor cycling.

Goods & Services

Sporting and physical exercise equipment; sporting articles; sports training apparatus; apparatus for use in training for sports; apparatus for use in training for racket sports; apparatus for use in training for paddle ball games; none of the aforesaid goods in the field of cycling or indoor cycling.

Goods & Services

Sporting articles and equipment, namely tennis training aid for use in improving tennis strokes.

Goods & Services

Sporting articles and equipment, namely, tennis training aid for use in improving tennis strokes

Goods & Services

Sporting articles and equipment, namely, tennis training aid for use in improving tennis strokes

Goods & Services

Sporting articles and equipment; none of the aforesaid goods in the field of cycling and indoor cycling. Education, entertainment and sports; none of the aforesaid services in the field of cycling and indoor cycling. IT services.

Abstract

A tennis teaching aid comprises a stand and a ball (10) and a guide (12) mounted on the stand for rotation about an axis. The guide (12) extends around the ball (10) and defines a planar guide plane that is parallel to but spaced from a required path of a tennis racquet to hit the ball (10) with topspin. The majority of the ball (10) projects above the guide plane for contact with a tennis racquet so that a correct contact with the ball (10) is achieved when the racquet moves parallel to, but not in contact with, the guide (12) and the ball (10) is spinning about its rotational axis.

IPC Classes  ?

• A63B 69/00 - Training appliances or apparatus for special sports
• A63B 69/38 - Training appliances or apparatus for special sports for tennis
• A63B 63/06 - Revolving targets

Abstract

A tennis teaching aid comprises a stand and a ball (10) and a guide (12) mounted on the stand for rotation about an axis. The guide (12) extends around the ball (10) and defines a planar guide plane that is parallel to but spaced from a required path of a tennis racquet to hit the ball (10) with topspin. The majority of the ball (10) projects above the guide plane for contact with a tennis racquet so that a correct contact with the ball (10) is achieved when the racquet moves parallel to, but not in contact with, the guide (12) and the ball (10) is spinning about its rotational axis.

IPC Classes  ?

• A63B 69/38 - Training appliances or apparatus for special sports for tennis
• A63B 69/00 - Training appliances or apparatus for special sports