BOXING PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT ASSEMBLY

Description

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

(1) Field of the Invention

The disclosure relates to boxing performance devices and more particularly pertains to a new boxing performance device for facilitating a boxer to improve their striking performance. The device includes a strap which can be wrapped around a wrist of a boxing glove and a plurality of pockets disposed on the strap. The device includes a plurality of weights which can be inserted into a respective pocket to increase the weight of the boxing glove and a tracking unit that is insertable into a respective pocket for tracking the velocity of strikes delivered by the boxer.

(2) Description of Related Art Including Information Disclosed Under 37 CFR 1.97 and 1.98

The prior art relates to boxing performance devices including a variety of glove devices that can be worn on a hand of a user which includes a glove that has weights fixedly integrated into the glove and a plurality of weights that can be selectively integrated into the glove. In no instance does the prior art disclose a boxing training device that includes a strap that can be wrapped around a wrist of a boxing glove and plurality of pockets integrated into the strap and a plurality of weights that can each be inserted into a respective pocket and a tracking unit that is insertable into a respective pocket for tracking the velocity of strikes delivered by a boxer.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a strap that has a plurality of pockets each applied to the strap and the strap can be wrapped around a wrist of a boxing glove. A plurality of weights is each insertable into a respective one of the plurality of pockets to increase the weight of the boxing glove thereby increasing the difficulty of a boxer to deliver strikes for incrementally increasing the intensity of boxing training. A tracking unit is insertable into a respective one of the plurality of pockets and the tracking unit includes a motion sensing element to sense the speed at which the tracking unit is traveling. The tracking unit is in remote communication with an extrinsic electronic device such that the extrinsic electronic device receives velocity data from the motion sensing element to facilitate the boxer to analyze the performance of their striking abilities for training purposes.

There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.

The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING(S)

The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a boxing performance improvement assembly according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the disclosure showing a strap being formed into a closed loop.

FIG. 3 is a bottom view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 4 is a front view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 5 is a cross sectional view taken along line 5-5 of FIG. 4 of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 6 is a phantom perspective view of a tracking unit of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the disclosure showing a strap wrapped around the wrist of a fingerless boxing glove.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the disclosure showing a strap being wrapped around the wrist of a closed fist boxing glove.

FIG. 9 is a perspective in-use view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to FIGS. 1 through 9 thereof, a new boxing performance device embodying the principles and concepts of an embodiment of the disclosure and generally designated by the reference numeral 10 will be described.

As best illustrated in FIGS. 1 through 9, the boxing performance improvement assembly 10 generally comprises a strap 12 which has a plurality of pockets 14 each applied to the strap 12. The strap 12 can be wrapped around a wrist 16 of a boxing glove 18 having each of the plurality of pockets 14 being exposed. Each of the plurality of pockets 14 has a top wall 20 and a perimeter wall 22 extending downwardly from the top wall 20 and the perimeter wall 22 of each of the plurality of pockets 14 has a lower edge 24 that is attached to a top surface 26 of the strap 12. Furthermore, the pockets 14 are evenly spaced apart from each other and are distributed along the strap 12 such that the pockets 14 are spaced from a first end 28 of the strap 12 and a second end 30 of the strap 12. As is most clearly shown in FIG. 7, the boxing glove 18 may be a fingerless glove and as is most clearly shown in FIG. 8, the boxing glove 18 may be a closed fist boxing glove. As is most clearly shown in FIG. 5, the strap 12 may be filled with a cushioning material 31 for enhancing comfort of the strap 12 when the strap 12 is wrapped around the wrist 16 of the boxing glove 18.

The perimeter wall 22 of each of the plurality of pockets 14 has a top side 32 that is open into an interior of the pockets 14. Each of the plurality of pockets 14 includes a flap 34 which is foldable over the top side 32 having the flap 34 resting on the top wall 20 of the pocket to which the flap 34 is attached for closing the top side 32 of the perimeter wall 22 of the pocket to which the flap 34 is attached. A first fastener 36 is attached to the top surface 26 of the strap 12 at a point located adjacent to the first end 28 of the strap 12 and a second fastener 38 is attached to a bottom surface 40 of the strap 12 at a point located adjacent to the second end 30 of the strap 12. The first fastener 36 is releasably matable to the second fastener 38 for forming the strap 12 into a closed loop thereby facilitating the strap 12 to be retained around the wrist 16 of the boxing glove 18. Each of the first fastener 36 and the second fastener 38 may comprise complementary portions of a pair of hook and loop fasteners or other type of multiple use, releasable fasteners.

A plurality of first couplers 42 is provided and each of the plurality of first couplers 42 is attached to an upper surface 44 of the top wall 20 of a respective one of the plurality of pockets 14. Additionally, each of the plurality of first couplers 42 is positioned adjacent to the top side 32 of the perimeter wall 22 of the respective pocket 14. A plurality of second couplers 46 is provided and each of the plurality of second couplers 46 is attached to a lower surface 48 of the flap 34 of a respective one of the plurality of pockets 14. Each of the plurality of second couplers 46 is releasably matable to the first coupler 42 on a respective one of the plurality of pockets 14 for securing the flap 34 on the respective pocket 14 in a closed position. Furthermore, each of the plurality of first couplers 42 and each of the plurality of second couplers 46 may comprise complementary portions of a hook and loop fastener or other type of multiple use, releasable fasteners.

A plurality of weights 50 is included and each of the plurality of weights 50 is insertable into a respective one of the plurality of pockets 14. Additionally, each of the plurality of weights 50 is comprised of a sufficiently dense material, including but not being limited to steel or lead, such that each of the plurality of weights 50 has a weight of at least 55.0 grams. Furthermore, the plurality of weights 50 can impart a total weight of at least 1.0 kg to the strap 12 thereby increasing the weight of the boxing glove 18. In this way the difficulty of a boxer 52 to deliver strikes can be increased such that the training intensity for the boxer 52 can be incrementally increased. Furthermore, each of the plurality of weights 50 may have a maximum weight of approximately 100.0 grams such that the maximum weight that can be imparted to the strap 12 may be approximately 2.25 kg.

A tracking unit 54 is provided and the tracking unit 54 is insertable into a respective one of the plurality of pockets 14. The tracking unit 54 includes a motion sensing element 56 thereby facilitating the tracking unit 54 to sense the speed at which the tracking unit 54 is traveling. In this way the tracking unit 54 can sense the velocity of the strikes delivered by the boxer 52. Additionally, the tracking unit 54 is in remote communication with an extrinsic electronic device 58 thereby facilitating the extrinsic electronic device 58 to receive velocity data from the motion sensing element 56 for subsequent analysis. In this way the tracking unit 54 can facilitate the boxer 52 to analyze the performance of their striking abilities for training purposes. The extrinsic electronic device 58 may comprise a personal computer, a smart phone or other type of electronic device that has both wireless communication capabilities and data storage capabilities. As is most clearly shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, the pocket 14 in which the tracking unit 54 can be inserted may have dimensions that are greater than the dimensions of the remaining plurality of pockets 14.

The tracking unit 54 comprises a housing 60 that is insertable into a respective one of the plurality of pockets 14 and a control circuit 62 that is integrated into the housing 60. The tracking unit 54 includes an accelerometer 64 that is integrated into the housing 60 such that the accelerometer 64 defines the motion sensing element 56 of the tracking unit 54. In this way the accelerometer 64 can sense acceleration and deceleration of the boxing glove 18 when the strap 12 is positioned around the wrist 16 of the boxing glove 18. Additionally, the accelerometer 64 is electrically coupled to the control circuit 62. The accelerometer 64 may comprise an electronic accelerometer of any conventional design that may have an operational sensitivity ranging between approximately 5.0 m/s² and 20.0 m/s². In this way the accelerometer 64 can sense the acceleration and deceleration associated with the velocity that a typical boxer can generate while delivering strikes.

The tracking unit 54 includes a transmitter 66 that is integrated into the housing 60 and the transmitter 66 is electrically coupled to the control circuit 62 such that the transmitter 66 receives motion data from the accelerometer 64. The transmitter 66 is in wireless communication with the extrinsic electronic device 58 thereby facilitating the transmitter 66 to broadcast the motion data to the extrinsic electronic device 58 for subsequent analysis. The transmitter 66 may comprise a radio frequency transmitter or the like and the transmitter 66 may employ Bluetooth communication protocols. In this way the transmitter 66 can be synchronized to a wide variety of electronic devices that employ Bluetooth communication protocols. The tracking unit 54 includes a power supply 68 that is integrated into the housing 60. The power supply 68 is electrically coupled to the control circuit 62, the power supply 68 comprises at least one battery 70 and the power supply 68 is electrically coupled to the control circuit 62. As is most clearly shown in FIG. 9, an electronic score board 72 may be provided that is in communication with the extrinsic electronic device 58 for displaying strikes that the boxer 52 has successfully landed for scoring a boxing match in which the boxer 52 is participating.

In use, the strap 12 is wrapped around the wrist 16 of the boxing glove 18 and a desired number of the plurality of weights 50 is each inserted into a respective pocket 14 to increase to total weight of the boxing glove 18 to a desired weight. In this way the difficulty of delivering strikes is increased for the boxer 52 for the purposes of enhanced training of delivering strikes. The tracking unit 54 is synchronized with the extrinsic electronic device 58 to facilitate the extrinsic electronic device 58 to receive the velocity data from the accelerometer 64. In this way the boxer 52 can subsequently analyze their performance in delivering strikes to further enhance the boxer's 52 ability to improve their technique of delivering strikes.

With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.

Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.