Patent ID: 8740730
Filing Date: 2014-06-03
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. A wearable assembly configured to instruct a proper throwing technique for throwing a football, said assembly including: a harness including a back wall, a first lateral wall and a second lateral wall each being attached to said back wall, each of said first and second lateral walls having a distal edge with respect to said back wall, said back wall being configured to be positioned against a person's back such that said lateral walls extend partially around a front side of the person; a pair of shoulder straps, said first and second lateral walls each having one of said shoulder straps attached thereto, each of said shoulder straps being attached to said back wall; a panel being attached to said back wall adjacent to an upper edge of said back wall, said panel extending rearwardly and laterally away from said back wall, said panel having a front edge facing forward of said back wall and an outer edge positioned distal to said back wall, a forward section being attached to said panel at a juncture of said front edge and said outer edge and extending forward with respect to said back wall, an arm receiving space being defined between said first lateral wall and said forward section, said arm receiving space being configured to allow the person to extend their arm through arm receiving space such that an elbow of the person is vertically above a plane of said panel; said panel being comprised of a rigid material; and wherein the person is inhibited from lowering their elbow below their shoulder while throwing a football.