EP1297867A2

EP1297867A2 - Bag for boxing training and fighting

Info

Publication number: EP1297867A2
Application number: EP02012892A
Authority: EP
Inventors: Patrizia Lotito
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2001-09-27
Filing date: 2002-06-11
Publication date: 2003-04-02
Also published as: ITTO20010920A1; EP1297867A3

Abstract

A bag (1) is disclosed for boxing training and fighting realised in a single body, that comprises: a support base (3) with a bearing surface (7) on a plane surface; and an elongated working section (11) placed onto the support base (3) and having a cross section that is less than the bearing section (7) of the support base (3), and that is adapted to laterally oscillate with respect to its own longitudinal axis when it receives a stroke, a kick or a punch by a user and to go back into its starting position elastically due to the nature of the material of which it is composed. Alternatively, base (103) and working section (111) are separated and section (111) is made of a single body of a soft, elastic material, whose nature is such as to enable it to bend and laterally oscillate and to go back into its starting position elastically after being bent and oscillated.

Description

The present invention refers to a bag for boxing training and fighting, that can be used in particular in all those sports where fighting gloves are used (for example, boxing, kick-boxing, etc.).

Various training bags are known in the art, commonly realised in two types: the first type provides for a cylindrical bag hanged to a ceiling or a wall, while the second type provides for a bag composed of a base resting on a floor and a body abutting onto the base and that is connected more or less elastically to the base itself.

The most common problem of these types of bags is that they are scarcely elastic and quickly tend to wear and break after a prolonged use, due to such lack of elasticity. Their breakage, in addition to the problems deriving from the padding material or the sand and 'like materials contained therein that go out of the bag, implies the need of completely replacing the bag itself, with evident disadvantages of cost and new installation.

Object of the present invention is solving the above prior-art problems, by providing a bag in a single piece, that is very elastic and quickly goes back into its starting position, thereby allowing a better training to its users. Moreover, such bag has a much longer working life than the commonly marketed bags.

A further object of the present invention is providing a bag with a strong base and a working section that is very elastic and quickly goes back into its starting position, thereby allowing a better training to its users. Also such bag has a much longer working life than the commonly marketed bags.

A further object of the present invention is being able to equip the inventive bags with a series of accessories that modify and widen its possibilities of use.

The above and other objects and advantages of the invention, as will appear from the following description, are obtained by a bag as claimed in Claims 1 and 2. Preferred embodiments and non-trivial variations of the present invention are claimed in the dependent Claims.

The present invention will be better described by some preferred embodiments thereof, given as a non-limiting example, with reference to the enclosed drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a side view of an embodiment of a bag according to the present invention;
Figure 2 is a side sectional view of another embodiment of a bag according to the present invention;
Figure 3 is a side sectional view of a further embodiment of a bag according to the present invention;
Figure 4 is a side view of another embodiment of a bag according to the present invention;
Figure 5 is a side sectional view of another embodiment of a bag according to the present invention;
Figure 6 is a side sectional view of a further embodiment of a bag according to the present invention; and
Figure 7 is a side sectional view of a further embodiment of a bag according to the present invention.

With reference to the Figures, a non-limiting example is disclosed of an embodiment of the bag 1 for boxing training and fighting of the present invention.

In an embodiment thereof, shown in Fig. 1, such bag 1 has as major characteristic the fact that it is realised in a single body, which comprises:

a support base 3 adapted to be placed on a plane surface and having a bearing surface 7 on such plane surface; and
an elongated working section 11, which is realised of the same material and in a single body in order to be placed onto the support base 3 and has a cross section that is less than the bearing section 7 of the support base 3: this working section 11 is adapted to laterally oscillate with respect to its own longitudinal axis when it receives a stroke, a kick or a punch by a user and is adapted to go back into its starting position elastically due to the nature of the material of which it is composed.

According to a further embodiment, shown in Fig. 4, the bag 1 for boxing training and fighting of the invention comprises:

a support base 103 adapted to be placed on a plane surface and having a bearing surface 107 on the plane surface; and
an elongated working section 111 that is realised of a softer material than the material of which the support base 103 is composed and is adapted to be placed onto and joined to the support base 103: such elongated working section 111 has a cross section that is less than the bearing section 107 of the support base 103.

In this case, the elongated working section 111 is directly placed onto the support base 103 by sliding it onto connection means 104, that are usually composed of a short vertical support core of plastic material, that is preferably made integral with the support base 103. Also in this case, the elongated working section 111 is made of a single body of a soft, elastic material, such material having such a nature as to enable the elongated working section 111 to bend and laterally oscillate with respect to its own longitudinal axis when it receives a stroke, a kick or a punch by a user and to go back into its starting position elastically after being bent and oscillated.

In the case shown in Fig. 7, instead, the connection means 104 are composed of an elongated vertical support core of plastic material, that is preferably made integral with the support base 103: the difference between the two arrangements in Fig. 1 and 7 is that, in the case shown in Fig. 1, the working section 111 is able to oscillate after a blow or a punch, while in the case shown in Fig. 7, the oscillation of the working section 111 are much smaller and shorter, and the bag 1 in this case is adapted to be used as a sort of "fixed" bag 1, that is more useful for beginners which could find it difficult to punch or kick a widely-moving bag 1.

The support base 103 is adapted to be filled with water, sand or similar material, in order to enable it, when is empty, to be moved in desired operating places, and then to enable it, when is filled with such water, sand or similar material, to be securely held in position in order to unmovably support the bag 1.

Alternatively, the

support base

3, 103 can be integrated by another base made of wood or other equivalent material, to be placed around the

support base

3, 103 itself.

In practice and commonly, the working

section

11, 111 has a substantially cylindrical shape and the

support base

3, 103 has a

bearing section

7, 107 of a circular shape and greater than the circular section of the working

section

11, 111.

As regards the choice of the most suitable material, in the embodiment in Fig. 1 the support base 3 and the working section 11 realised in a single body are made of foamed material, particularly of foamed polyurethane.

In the embodiment in Fig. 4, instead, preferably the support bases 103 is made of rigid plastic material and the working section 111 is made of foamed material, preferably foamed polyurethane.

According to a possible variation shown in Fig. 2 or 5, the bag 1 of the invention can further be equipped with a central elongated support core 14 placed in the

support base

3, 103 and that partially extends in the working

section

11, 111. Such central core 14 is generally of a substantially cylindrical shape, and is made of polyurethane or iron.

Moreover, always according to the variation in Fig. 2 or 5, the bag 1 can further be equipped with a reinforcement duct 16 placed around the central core 14 and separated therefrom by a partitioning wall 18: this reinforcement duct 16 is adapted to be filled with working material 19, that commonly is sand or water.

Moreover, the bag 1 of the invention is equipped with a lower sealing and reinforcement ring 20 placed around the

bearing section

7, 107 of the

support base

3, 103.

According to a further variation shown in Fig. 3 or 6, then, the bag 1 of the invention can further be equipped, in its opposite part with respect to the

support base

3, 103, with at least one pair of

arms

22, 24 coated with

boxing gloves

26, 28 or other repair and fighing means for hands (or feet).

Such arms

22, 24 can be placed in mutually offset positions that reproduce the guard position in boxing fighting, and for the purpose of changing the guard for a better training, the

arms

22, 24 can be equipped with junctions and stops adapted to set the right or left guard position and then secure it for training purposes.

Moreover, according to another variation, the

arms

22, 24 can be made of at least three components that are mutually linked and reproduce the joint of shoulder, elbow and wrist, and the

arms

22, 24 are connected to an automatic device 30 adapted to casually and alternately control the movement of each one of the

arms

22, 24 from a retired guard position to an extended stroke position.

The above-described bag 1, and its numerous variations thereof that can be immediately evident for a skilled person in the art, is thereby adapted to be used in sports like boxing, kick-boxing, etc, forming a long-lasting, elastic means whose functionality is much greater than the one of pre-existing bags.

Claims

Bag (1) for boxing training and fighting characterised in that it is realised in a single body, said body comprising:

a support base (3) adapted to be placed on a plane surface and having a bearing surface (7) on said plane surface; and

an elongated working section (11), said working section (11) being realised of the same material of which said support base (3) is composed and in a single body in order to be placed onto said support base (3), said elongated working section (11) having a cross section that is less than the bearing section (7) of said support base (3), said working section (11) being adapted to laterally oscillate with respect to its own longitudinal axis when it receives a stroke, a kick or a punch by a user and being adapted to go back into its starting position elastically due to the nature of the material of which it is composed.
Bag (1) for boxing training and fighting, comprising:

a support base (103) adapted to be placed on a plane surface and having a bearing surface (107) on said plane surface; and

an elongated working section (111), said working section (111) being realised of a softer material than the material of which said support base (103) is composed and being adapted to be placed onto and joined to said support base (103), said elongated working section (111) having a cross section that is less than the bearing section (107) of said support base (103);

characterised in that said elongated working section (111) is directly placed onto said support base (103) being connected therewith through connection means (104), said elongated working section (111) being made of a single body of a soft, elastic material, such material having such a nature as to enable said elongated working section (111) to bend and laterally oscillate with respect to its own longitudinal axis when it receives a stroke, a kick or a punch by a user and to go back into its starting position elastically after being bent and oscillated.
Bag (1) according to Claim 1 or 2, characterised in that said working section (11, 111) has a substantially cylindrical shape and said support base (3, 103) has a bearing section (7, 107) of a circular shape and greater than the circular section of said working section (11, 111).
Bag (1) according to Claim 2, characterised in that said support base (103) is adapted to be filled with water, sand or similar material, in order to enable said support base (103), when empty, to be moved in desired operating places, and then to enable said support base (103), when is filled with such water, sand or similar material, to be securely held in position in order to unmovably support said bag (1).
Bag (1) according to Claim 1, characterised in that said support base (3) and said working section (11) realised in a single body are made of foamed material.
Bag (1) according to Claim 2, characterised in that said support base (103) is made of rigid plastic material and said working section (111) is made of foamed material.
Bag (1) according to Claim 5 or 6, characterised in that said foamed material is foamed polyurethane.
Bag (1) according to Claim 1 or 2, characterised in that it is further equipped with a central elongated support core (14) placed in said support base (3, 103) and that partially extends in said working section (11, 111).
Bag (1) according to Claim 8, characterised in that said central core (14) is of a substantially cylindrical shape.
Bag (1) according to Claim 8 or 9, characterised in that said central core (14) is made of polyurethane or iron.
Bag (1) according to Claim 8, 9 or 10, characterised in that it is further equipped with a reinforcement duct (16) placed around said central core (14) and separated therefrom by a partitioning wall (18), said reinforcement duct (16) being adapted to be filled with working material (19).
Bag (1) according to Claim 11, characterised in that said working material is sand.
Bag (1) according to Claim 1 or 2, characterised in that it is further equipped with a lower sealing and reinforcement ring (20) placed around the bearing section (7, 107) of the support base (3, 103).
Bag (1) according to Claim 1 or 2, characterised in that it is further equipped, in its opposite part with respect to said support base (3, 103), with at least one pair of arms (22, 24) coated with boxing gloves (26, 28).
Bag (1) according to Claim 14, characterised in that said arms (22, 24) are placed in mutually offset positions that reproduce the guard position in boxing fighting.
Bag (1) according to Claim 15, characterised in that said arms (22, 24) are equipped with junctions and stops adapted to set the right or left guard position and then secure it for training purposes.
Bag (1) according to Claim 14, 15 or 16, characterised in that said arms (22, 24) are made of at least three components that are linked to reproduce a joint of shoulder, elbow and wrist, said arms (22, 24) being connected to an automatic device (30) adapted to casually and alternately control the movement of each one of said arms (22, 24) from a retired guard position to an extended stroke position.
Bag (1) according to any one of the previous Claims, characterised in that it is adapted to be used in sports like boxing, kick-boxing, etc.