Patent ID: 8740759
Filing Date: 2014-06-03
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. A martial arts training device comprising: (a) a base assembly comprising a base and a base cushion member, the base having a container with a convex bottom, the container containing at least one ballast component, a cover is fixed to an upper portion of the container and a mounting fixture that is fixed to and located at the top of the base, the base cushion member is formed of a foam substance and is attached to the cover, the base cushion member includes leg portions that extend forward from the container, the mounting fixture remaining exposed and not covered by the base cushion member, the at least one ballast component inside the container in conjunction with the leg portions of the base cushion member causing the base assembly to tilt forward when the martial arts training device is at rest in an upright state; and (b) a torso assembly, the torso assembly including a torso that is formed of a foam substance and a device that allows the torso assembly to be pivoted with respect to the base assembly, a mounting fixture is fixed to the device that allows the torso assembly to be pivoted with respect to the base assembly, and the mounting fixture of the torso assembly is attached to the mounting fixture of the base assembly.