Patent ID: 9554559
Date: 2017-01-31
CPC Classifications: A01K,A63B,F16F

Claim:
1. A shock absorption apparatus for use between a roping dummy and a towing vehicle, comprising: a hollow tube having a first end and a second end; a first end cap attached to said first end, said first end cap having a rod aperture through the approximate center of said end first end cap; an elongated rod; wherein said aperture is sized to allow said rod to slide through said aperture and said rod slidably extends through said rod aperture, and said rod having a first end inside of said tube and a second end outside of said tube; a second end cap attached to said tube second end; a rod endpiece attached to said rod first end, said rod endpiece shaped and sized so as to allow it to move slidably through the interior of said tube; a second springstop slidably attached to said rod, wherein a rod third springset section extends between said rod endpiece and said second springstop; a first spring around said rod third springset section, wherein when a force is placed upon said rod which tends to pull said rod outwardly through said rod aperture said first spring acts in opposition to said force; a first hitch apparatus attached to said first end of said rod outside said tube, wherein said first hitch apparatus is removably attachable to said towing vehicle; and said second end of said tube incorporated into a tow bar of said roping dummy such that an end of said tow bar serves as said tube.