Patent ID: 7959501
Filing Date: 2011-06-14
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. Apparatus for testing and improving agility and response time of persons such as athletes, comprising means defining at least one station including a fabricated base having a front and a back, pivot mount means on said base adjacent said front of said base, a generally upright post having a lower and an upper end and supported at its lower end on said pivot mount means to define motion of said upper end of said post toward and away from said back of said base, a touch pad supported on said post for vertical adjustment toward and away from said pivot mount means, said touch pad providing a target for hits against said pad by a person working out on the apparatus, a resistance means connected to said lower end of said post and anchored to said base extending away from said pivot mount to urge said post into an upright position above said pivot means, said resistance means being constructed and adapted to permit limited rearward motion of said post in response to an impact against said touch pad, a programmable controller connected to operate said apparatus, means connected to said controller for providing a starting stimulus for initiation of a program to run on said apparatus and, means connected to said controller for sensing an initial hit on said touch pad and providing a first timing signal to said controller and a second timing signal to said controller response to end of motion of said post, whereby results of the elapsed time and of the effect of the hit can be calculated by the controller.