AU697105B2 - Tennis solo trainer - Google Patents
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- AU697105B2 AU697105B2 AU40382/95A AU4038295A AU697105B2 AU 697105 B2 AU697105 B2 AU 697105B2 AU 40382/95 A AU40382/95 A AU 40382/95A AU 4038295 A AU4038295 A AU 4038295A AU 697105 B2 AU697105 B2 AU 697105B2
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Description
Page:5of6 AUSTRALIA (Patents Act 1990)
ORIGINAL
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION STANDARD PATENT Invention Title:- TENNIS SOLO TRAINER The following statement is a full description of this invention, including the best method of performing known to me:known as size No.2. The other end of the swivel is connected to the wrist-strap with a piece of nylon cord tied in a loop which passes around the wrist-strap and through an eyelet in one end of the brass barrel swivel.(this nylon cord is approx.8cm.long).
The furthest end of the elastic ball-return cord is attached to to a tennis ball by being tied to a loop of material which is sealed in place under the covering material of that tennis ball.
Tennis balls with an embedded attachment point, as herein described, are commercially available.
o* S* The whole device consists of (in order):- A wrist-strap, a small loop of nylon cord, a brass barrel swivel device (size No.2), an elastic ball-return cord (approx. 4m long, 2.0mm thick, wide), and a tennis ball with an embedded attachment point for the elastic cord.The elements are depicted in Drawing No. 01/95.
In one form the wrist-strap is made of stretch-toweling material and it is in a continuous loop. In another form the wrist-strap has "velcro" fastenings and it is wrapped around the wrist.
The brass swivel should only be attached to the wrist-strap and should not be attached at the ball end of the cord as it will damage the strings of a tennis racquet when striking the ball.
The swivel should be brass/plastic material to prevent rusting.
Claims (5)
1. A tennis practice device that has a wrist-strap attachment point for an elastic ball-return cord and a swivel device that reduces the incidence of twisting and knotting of the ball- return cord whilst the tennis practice device is in use.
2. The tennis practice device of claim 1. wherein the wrist-strap attachment point precludes the need for a ground- mounted attachment point for the ball-return cord.
3. The tennis practice device of claim 1. wherein the swivel device is made of brass or another substance that will not rust and will still maintain sufficient weight to counteract the twisting of the cord and so aid in untwisting the cord.
4. The tennis practice device of claim 1. wherein the cord is passed through the tennis ball covering and is sealed in place.
5. The tennis practice device substantially as herein described and with reference to the accompanying drawing. MR ROBE RT MI CHAE L G LEES ON 10/8/9 Name of Applicant Date TENNIS SOLO TRAINER ABSTRACT A tennis training/practising device is disclosed. The device consists of a wrist-band with one end of a small barrel-swivel attached to it via a piece of nylon cord The other end of the barrel-swivel is attached to a length of elastic cord and that elastic cord is attached to a tennis ball (6) via a ball-attachment point The wrist-band is worn on the wrist of the "non tennis racquet holding arm". After the ball has been struck by the tennis racquet, the stretched elastic cord will return the ball so that it may be "played at" again as it bounces off the ground. The wrist-mounted attachment point for the elastic ball-return cord rather than a ground-mounted attachment point, permits the user to "serve the ball" and to play a repetition of tennis strokes with full mobility and free of the danger of tripping over some device on the ground. The barrel-swivel is intended to reduce the incidence of twisting and knotting of the elastic ball-return cord M. 244SOIV. s L L1I
Priority Applications (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| AU40382/95A AU697105B2 (en) | 1995-05-15 | 1995-12-13 | Tennis solo trainer |
Applications Claiming Priority (3)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| AUPN2960 | 1995-05-15 | ||
| AUPN2960A AUPN296095A0 (en) | 1995-05-15 | 1995-05-15 | Tennis solo trainer |
| AU40382/95A AU697105B2 (en) | 1995-05-15 | 1995-12-13 | Tennis solo trainer |
Publications (2)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
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| AU4038295A AU4038295A (en) | 1996-11-28 |
| AU697105B2 true AU697105B2 (en) | 1998-09-24 |
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| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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| AU40382/95A Ceased AU697105B2 (en) | 1995-05-15 | 1995-12-13 | Tennis solo trainer |
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| AU (1) | AU697105B2 (en) |
Families Citing this family (1)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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| ZA988400B (en) * | 1997-09-15 | 2000-03-22 | Alan Lindsay James | Sporting apparatus. |
Citations (3)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE1962332A1 (en) * | 1969-12-12 | 1971-06-16 | Pruss Guenther Manfred | Games, sports and exercise equipment |
| EP0253113A2 (en) * | 1986-07-16 | 1988-01-20 | Gerhard Weissörtel | Training apparatus for tennis |
| DE3821755A1 (en) * | 1988-06-28 | 1989-03-30 | Hans Koch | Apparatus for training with a tennis racket and a tennis ball without a partner |
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Patent Citations (3)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE1962332A1 (en) * | 1969-12-12 | 1971-06-16 | Pruss Guenther Manfred | Games, sports and exercise equipment |
| EP0253113A2 (en) * | 1986-07-16 | 1988-01-20 | Gerhard Weissörtel | Training apparatus for tennis |
| DE3821755A1 (en) * | 1988-06-28 | 1989-03-30 | Hans Koch | Apparatus for training with a tennis racket and a tennis ball without a partner |
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| AU4038295A (en) | 1996-11-28 |
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Legal Events
| Date | Code | Title | Description |
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| MK14 | Patent ceased section 143(a) (annual fees not paid) or expired |