Patent ID: 6077204
Filing Date: 2000-06-20
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
A martial arts practice device adapted to hold the handle of a hand held striking target, comprising:an elongated arm having a proximal end and a distal end defining a longitudinal axis therebetween, said distal end of said arm having a means for holding the handle of a hand-held striking target, said arm having an axle hole formed therethrough adjacent the proximal end thereof perpendicular to the longitudinal axis thereof, said arm having a pin hole formed therethrough between said axle hole and said distal end of said arm;a base having a top portion and a bottom portion supporting said top portion, said top portion of said base having an axle hole formed therethrough and a plurality of pin holes formed therethrough at a uniform radial distance from said axle hole equal to the distance between said axle hole and said pin hole formed through said arm, said top portion being constructed of a resilient material formed into a flat plate extending upward from the bottom portion of said base for absorbing the force of a blow delivered to the striking target, said flat plate having a semicircular top edge with a radial center disposed at said axle hole;said arm further having a slot adapted to receive the top portion of said base, said slot extending from the proximal end to a point between said pin hole and the distal end, said slot being aligned with the longitudinal axis of said arm and having a length slightly greater than the distance between said top edge of said top portion of said base and said axle hole formed therethrough;an axle disposed through said axle hole formed in said top portion of said base and through said axle hole formed in said arm, said axle being adapted to pivotally support said arm on said top portion of said base; anda pin adapted to be removably inserted through one of said pin holes formed through said top portion of said base and said pin hole formed in said arm to thereby secure said arm in a fixed position.