Patent ID: 6458051
Filing Date: 2002-10-01
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
A stationary blocking/tackling platform for football comprising:a rectangular platform having a first end and a second end, and having a central slotted track spaced from the first end and the second end of the platform; a blocking/tackling padded dummy having an elongated shape; a post having a bent upper section, an abutting straight upright lower section, and a pin connecting the upper and lower sections, the padded dummy being mounted on the upper section; an axle mounted on a distal end of the lower post section and a pair of rollers rotatable on the axle on opposite sides of the lower post section, the axle and rollers being disposed below said slotted track; a pair of parallel channels, said rollers being rotatable in said channels in order to roll the post along the slotted track; and a plurality of pairs of resistive force means applying a variable resistance to the channel means for adjusting resistance of the post to movement in the slotted track; wherein two players at opposite ends of the platform can alternately exert forces to move the blocking/tackling pad from one end of the platform to the other end.