Patent ID: 8298124
Filing Date: 2012-10-30
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. A head-shaped target for a training stand comprising: a striking target body shaped to approximate a human head and operative to receive strikes, the striking target body having a padded surface; an attachment member configured to releasably couple the head-shaped target to a support shaft of the training stand; and an angled extension attachment coupling the striking target body to the attachment member, the angled extension attachment having a resilient spring positioned at an angle relative to the support shaft and the striking target body to enable the angled extension attachment to provide a resiliently deformable engagement between the striking target body and the support shaft, the resilient spring located between a bent portion of the angled extension attachment and a portion of the angled extension attachment that is coupled to the striking target body, wherein when the angled extension attachment is coupled to the support shaft by way of the attachment member, the angled extension attachment positions the striking target body to be horizontally offset from the support shaft.