Patent ID: 9566492
Date: 2017-02-14
CPC Classifications: A63B

Claim:
1. Apparatus for teaching tackling technique to a football player, said apparatus comprising, in combination: a ground engaging base structure; a framework connected to and projecting upwardly from said base structure, said framework having a first framework segment attached to said base structure, extending from said base structure and having a distal end, a double-ended second framework segment having one end thereof pivotally connected to said distal end, and a third framework segment pivotally connected to the other end of said double-ended second framework segment, said third framework segment supporting a tackling pad; a pivot control mechanism operatively associated with said second framework segment and said third framework segment resisting pivotal movement of said third framework segment relative to said second framework segment caused by a tackling force applied to said tackling pad; a latch for preventing pivotal movement of said second framework segment relative to said first framework segment; and latch release structure for unlatching said latch and allowing pivoting of said second framework segment only after a predetermined amount of pivotal movement of said first framework segment relative to said second framework segment has occurred.