U.S. patent application number 13/599217 was filed with the patent office on 2014-03-06 for wooden dummy.
The applicant listed for this patent is Kuo Chi CHANG. Invention is credited to Kuo Chi CHANG.
Application Number | 20140066266 13/599217 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 50188330 |
Filed Date | 2014-03-06 |
United States Patent
Application |
20140066266 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
CHANG; Kuo Chi |
March 6, 2014 |
WOODEN DUMMY
Abstract
A wooden dummy includes a body and a stand assembled to the
body. The body has an outer circumferential surface divided into
three equal zones oriented to three different directions. The three
zones are respectively provided on a higher portion at a different
height with a set of arm holes, into which three arm rods can be
inserted for use as means to practice hand striking, blocking and
so on. The stand is formed from three angled legs of different
heights and orientations. The legs are located in the three zones
at a lower portion thereof corresponding to the sets of arm holes
in orientation and height, and can be used for practicing leg
raising and kicking. Thus, one single wooden dummy can be flexibly
used by one or more users of different heights.
Inventors: |
CHANG; Kuo Chi; (Taipei,
TW) |
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Applicant: |
Name |
City |
State |
Country |
Type |
CHANG; Kuo Chi |
Taipei |
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TW |
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Family ID: |
50188330 |
Appl. No.: |
13/599217 |
Filed: |
August 30, 2012 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
482/83 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A63B 2208/12 20130101;
A63B 69/004 20130101; A63B 69/34 20130101; A63B 2225/093
20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
482/83 |
International
Class: |
A63B 69/34 20060101
A63B069/34 |
Claims
1. A wooden dummy, comprising a body, a plurality of arm rods, a
plurality of locking pins, and a stand; the body being in the shape
of a cylinder, an outer circumferential surface of which being
divided into three equal zones oriented to three different
directions; the three equal zones being respectively provided on a
lower portion with a leg hole, the leg holes transversely extending
through the body and being located at different heights on the
body; the three equal zones of the body also being respectively
provided on a higher portion with a set of arm holes corresponding
to the leg hole in the same zone; the three sets of arm holes being
located at different heights on the body and each of the arm holes
transversely extending through the body.
2. The wooden dummy as claimed in claim 1, further comprising three
angled legs of different heights being sized for inserting into and
through the three leg holes and locked to the leg holes and the
body by the locking pins; the three legs extended through the leg
holes on the body together form the stand for the wooden dummy; and
the angled legs of different heights giving the stand a common
bottom plane but three tops of different heights relative to the
common bottom plane.
3. The wooden dummy as claimed in claim 1, wherein one of the three
sets of arm holes provided in the zone having the highest leg hole
is located highest on the body, another one of the three sets of
arm holes provided in the zone having the lowest leg hole is
located lowest on the body, and the remaining one of the three sets
of arm holes provided in the zone having the medium leg hole is
located between the first and the second set of arm holes on the
body.
4. The wooden dummy as claimed in claim 1, wherein the arm rods are
selectively inserted into and through one of the three sets of arm
holes and then locked to the arm holes and the body by the locking
pins.
Description
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates to a wooden dummy for martial
arts training, and more particularly to a wooden dummy that has an
outer circumferential surface divided into three equal zones
oriented to different directions, and each of the three zones is
provided with one set of arm holes and a corresponding leg located
at a height different from that of the arm holes and leg in any of
the other two zones, so that one single wooden dummy can be
flexibly used by one or more users of different heights for martial
arts training, such as hand striking, blocking, leg raising and
kick, and the like.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] FIG. 1 shows a first type of conventional wooden dummy most
common for martial arts training. As shown, the first conventional
wooden dummy includes a body 1, a stand 2, and a supporting frame
24. The body 1 is provided with three arm rods 11, 12, 13 for
training hand striking technique. The stand 2 also serves as a leg
and can be used for training leg raising and kicking techniques.
This type of conventional wooden dummy has the following drawbacks
in use:
[0003] (1) It has a bulky and heavy overall structure that occupies
a large space and can not be easily transported and stored, and
takes a lot of time and labor to assemble or disassemble; and
[0004] (2) It provides only one fixedly oriented zone for training
hand striking, leg kicking and the like; and the leg and arm rods
provided on this fixed zone are located at fixed heights, which are
not necessarily suitable for female and male users of different
heights and ages. And, it would be very uneconomical to purchase
multiple sets of customized wooden dummies to meet different users'
requirements; and the large quantity of wooden dummies would occupy
an extremely large room.
[0005] To solve the above drawbacks, another type of conventional
wooden dummy having simplified structure has been introduced into
the market. Please refer to FIG. 2. The second type of conventional
wooden dummy includes only a body 1 and a stand 2 assembled to a
lower portion of the body 1. The body 1 is provided on a higher
portion with three arm rods 11, 12, 13 for training hand striking
technique. The stand 2 includes three legs 21 of the same height
for locating the wooden dummy in place and training leg raising and
kicking techniques. While the second conventional wooden dummy has
a simplified structure compared to the first conventional wooden
dummy shown in FIG. 1, it still has only one set of arm rods
provided on a fixedly oriented zone of the body 1 for martial arts
training and therefore just could not solve the problem of not
suitable for female and male users of different heights and
ages.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0006] A primary object of the present invention is to overcome the
drawbacks in the conventional wooden dummies by providing an
improved wooden dummy having an outer circumferential surface
divided into three zones, each of which is provided with a leg and
a set of arm holes located at a height different from that in any
of other two zones, so that arm rods can be selectively inserted
into different sets of arm holes for use by users of different
heights or by different numbers of users, including adults,
children, women and men, for martial arts training, such as hand
striking, blocking, leg raising and kicking, etc. With these
arrangements, the wooden dummy has increased value in use.
[0007] Another object of the present invention is to provide an
improved wooden dummy that provides height-adjustable legs and arm
rods to enable reduced volume and convenient use of the wooden
dummy at any place without occupying too much space.
[0008] A further object of the present invention is to provide an
improved wooden dummy that can be easily assembled and disassembled
to reduce the volume thereof for convenient storage and
transport.
[0009] To achieve the above and other objects, the wooden dummy
according to the present invention includes a body and a stand. The
body is in the form of a cylinder. An outer circumferential surface
of the body is divided into three equal zones of 120.degree. that
face toward three different directions. The three equal zones of
the body are respectively provided on a lower portion thereof with
a leg hole. The leg holes are located at different heights on the
body for three angled legs to insert thereinto and form the stand,
so that the stand has a common bottom plane but three tops of
different heights. The legs of the stand can be used for martial
arts training, including leg raising and kicking. Meanwhile, the
three equal zones of the body are also respectively provided on a
higher portion with a set of arm holes corresponding to the leg
hole in the same zone. The three sets of arm holes are located at
different heights on the body, and arm rods can be selectively
inserted into any set of the arm holes for martial arts training,
including hand striking and blocking.
[0010] With these arrangements, one single wooden dummy has three
differently oriented zones having identical structure but providing
legs and arm rods located at different heights, so that users of
different heights, including adults or children, women and men, can
select one of the zones on the wooden dummy most suitable for them
to use. And, the wooden dummy can be conveniently and flexibly used
by one user alone or by two or three users at the same time.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0011] The structure and the technical means adopted by the present
invention to achieve the above and other objects can be best
understood by referring to the following detailed description of
the preferred embodiments and the accompanying drawings,
wherein
[0012] FIG. 1 shows a first type of conventional wooden dummy;
[0013] FIG. 2 shows a second type of conventional wooden dummy;
[0014] FIG. 3 is a partially exploded perspective view of a wooden
dummy according to a preferred embodiment of the present
invention;
[0015] FIG. 4 is a fully assembled view of FIG. 3;
[0016] FIG. 5 shows a zone on the wooden dummy of the present
invention having a medium leg;
[0017] FIG. 6 shows another zone on the wooden dummy of the present
invention having a lowest leg;
[0018] FIG. 7 shows a further zone of the wooden dummy of the
present invention having a highest leg is selected by a taller user
for martial arts training;
[0019] FIG. 8 shows the zone of the wooden dummy of the present
invention having a medium leg is selected by a user of medium
height for martial arts training; and
[0020] FIG. 9 shows the zone of the wooden dummy of the present
invention having a lowest leg is selected by a shorter user for
martial arts training.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
[0021] The present invention will now be described with a preferred
embodiment thereof and with reference to the accompanying
drawings.
[0022] Please refer to FIGS. 3 and 4 that are partially exploded
and fully assembled perspective views, respectively, of a wooden
dummy according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
As shown, the wooden dummy includes a body 3, a plurality of arm
rods 81, 91, 101, a plurality of locking pins 20, and a stand
4.
[0023] The body 3 is in the form of a cylinder. An outer
circumferential surface of the body 3 is divided into three equal
zones of 120.degree. that face toward three different directions.
The three equal zones of the body 3 are respectively provided on a
lower portion thereof with a leg hole 5, 6, 7. The leg holes 5, 6,
7 transversely extend through the body 3 and are located at
different heights on the body 3. Meanwhile, the three equal zones
of the body 3 are also respectively provided on a higher portion
with a set of arm holes (8, 9, 10), (14, 15, 16), and (17, 18, 19)
corresponding to the leg holes 5, 6, 7, respectively. The three
sets of arm holes (8, 9, 10), (14, 15, 16), and (17, 18, 19) are
located at different heights on the body 3 and each of the arm
holes transversely extends through the body 3.
[0024] Three angled legs 51, 61, 71 of different heights are sized
for inserting into and through the three leg holes 5, 6, 7. The
three legs 51, 61, 71 extended through the leg holes 5, 6, 7 on the
body 3 together form the stand 4 for the wooden dummy. Since the
angled legs 51, 61, 71 are of different in height, the stand 4
formed from these angled legs 51, 61, 71 has a common bottom plane
but three tops of different heights relative to the common bottom
plane.
[0025] In the illustrated preferred embodiment, the leg hole 5 is
highest compared to the medium leg hole 6 and the lowest leg hole
7, so that the leg 51 corresponding to the highest leg hole 5
defines the highest top of the stand 4, the leg 61 corresponding to
the medium leg hole 6 defines the medium top of the stand 4, and
the leg 71 corresponding to the lowest leg hole 7 defines the
lowest top of the stand 4. Similarly, the set of arm holes 8, 9, 10
corresponding to the highest leg hole 5 and the leg 51 is located
highest on the body 3, the set of arm holes 17, 18, 19
corresponding to the lowest leg hole 7 and the leg 71 is located
lowest on the body 3, and the set of arm holes 14, 15, 16
corresponding to the medium leg hole 6 and the leg 61 is located on
the body 3 between the highest set of arm holes 8, 9, 10 and the
lowest set of arm holes 17, 18, 19. To use the wooden dummy of the
present invention for martial arts training, a user first selects
one of the three zones on the circumferential surface of the body 3
that is most suitable for him or her to use, and then inserts the
arm rods 81, 91, 101 into and through the set of arm holes in the
selected zone on the body 3.
[0026] The arm rods 81, 91, 101 respectively have a tail end
configured and sized for inserting into and through the three sets
of arm holes (8, 9, 10), (14, 15, 16) and (17, 18, 19). Each of the
tail ends of the arm rods 81, 91, 101 is provided with a locking
pin hole 22. When the arm rods 81, 91, 101 have been extended
through the selected set of arm holes with the tail ends thereof
exposed from the body 3, locking pins 20 can be extended through
the locking pin holes 22 to lock the arm rods 81, 91, 101 to the
selected arm holes and the body 3.
[0027] The angled legs 51, 61, 71 forming the stand 4 respectively
have a tail end. The tail ends of the angled legs 51, 61, 71 are
configured and sized for correspondingly inserting into and through
the three leg holes 5, 6, 7 provided on the lower portion of the
body 3, and are respectively provided with a locking pin hole 23.
After the legs 51, 61, 71 have been extended through the leg holes
5, 6, 7 with their tail ends exposed from the body 3, locking pins
20 can be extended through these locking pin holes 23 to lock the
legs 51, 61, 71 to the leg holes 5, 6, 7 and the body 3.
[0028] With the above arrangements, one single body 3 of the wooden
dummy with the stand 4 assembled thereto can provide on its
circumferential surface three differently oriented zones, within
each of which one set of arm rods located at a different height on
the body 3 is provided. A user can, according to his or her own
height, select one of the three zones that has the arm holes
located at a height on the body 3 most suitable for him or her to
use. After selecting the most suitable set of arm holes (8, 9, 10),
(14, 15, 16) or (17, 18, 19), the user can insert the arm rods 81,
91, 101 into the selected set of arm holes and insert the locking
pins 20 into the locking pin holes 23 to lock the arm rods 81, 91,
101 in place. Then, the user can use the wooden dummy to practice
different martial arts techniques, such as hand striking, blocking,
hanging kicking and so on. In brief, with the wooden dummy of the
present invention, a user may, according to his or her height,
freely select one of the three zones on the body 3 that has a leg
51, 61 or 71 and one set of arm holes (8, 9, 10), (14, 15, 16) or
(17, 18, 19) most suitable for him or her to use, and then assemble
the arm rods 81, 91, 101 to the selected arm holes located at the
desired height on the body 3.
[0029] FIG. 7 shows a relatively tall user who selects one zone of
the wooden dummy body 3 corresponding to the highest leg 51 and the
highest set of arm holes (8, 9, 10), and inserts the arm rods 81,
91, 101 into the arm holes 8, 9, 10 for martial arts training. FIG.
8 shows a user of medium height who selects one zone of the wooden
dummy body 3 corresponding to the medium leg 61 and the medium set
of arm holes (14, 15, 16), and inserts the arm rods 81, 91, 101
into the arm holes 14, 15, 16 for martial arts training. And, FIG.
9 shows a relatively short user who selects one zone of the wooden
dummy body 3 corresponding to the lowest leg 71 and the lowest set
of arm holes (17, 18, 19), and inserts the arm rods 81, 91, 101
into the arm holes 17, 18, 19 for martial arts training. With the
technical means and arrangements of the present invention, one
single wooden dummy has three zones of identical structure but
provides arm rods located at different heights, so that the wooden
dummy can be conveniently and flexibly used by users of different
heights, including adults, children, women and men.
[0030] The present invention has been described with a preferred
embodiment thereof and it is understood that many changes and
modifications in the described embodiment can be carried out
without departing from the scope and the spirit of the invention
that is intended to be limited only by the appended claims.
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