Hockey training apparatus with novel puck rebounders and fold-up storage function
US10420997B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 30, 2018 |
| Grant date | Sep 24, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 30, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63B2210/50
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A hockey training apparatus features an elongated track, a practice puck carried atop said elongated track and displaceable back and forth therealong on a longitudinal travel path, and at least one rebound mechanism mounted to the track adjacent a respective end of the longitudinal travel path for rebounding of said practice puck back toward an opposing end of the longitudinal travel path upon impact with said rebound mechanism. Each rebound mechanism comprises a resiliently stretchable member spanning laterally cross-wise to the longitudinal travel path in a taut condition thereacross at a location thereabove for impact by the practice puck.
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