Patent ID: 6375584
Filing Date: 2002-04-23
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
A football place kick practice device comprising:a horizontal base member overlying the surface of a practice field; upright means fixed to said base member and supporting a barrier member for vertical movement towards and away from said base member and to a predetermined vertically raised position; means for moving said barrier member vertically to said predetermined raised position after a predetermined time lapse; means for initially positioning a football at rest in front of said base member and generally centered relative to said barrier member; means for positioning a football in the final at rest position at a location remote to and directly behind said base member; means for measuring the time elapsed from removal of a football from the initial at rest position until placement of a football in the final at rest position, and continuing until removal of a football from the final at rest position; means responsive to removal of a football from said initial at rest position for actuating said barrier member moving means and actuating said timing means; means for supplying power to said device; means for visually displaying the time elapsed from removal of a football from the initial at rest position until placement of a football in the final at rest position and from time of placement of a football in the initial at rest position until removal of a football from the final at rest position; and means responsive to removal of a football from the final at rest position for stopping said timing means and visual display means; whereby, as the result of kicking a football by said place kicker, (a football) is permitted during return movement towards said device to clear said barrier member depending upon the timing, distance, elevation, and angle of the place kick, and the elapsed times for set-up and kick are measured and visually displayed.