Patent ID: 6398697
Filing Date: 2002-06-04
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
A glancing blow detecting apparatus comprising:a flexible mounting pole having a upper portion and a lower portion; the lower portion of the mounting pole secured to a stand such that the mounting pole is substantially vertically oriented; a striking bag rotatably mounted to the upper portion of the mounting pole for free rotational movement about a longitudinal axis of the mounting pole; the striking bag comprising a foam cylinder with first and second ends and having a central bore extending between the first and second ends along a longitudinal axis; a protective covering secured around the foam cylinder; the covering having upper and lower edges, each edge secured between a first plate and a cover to encase the foam cylinder; each first plate and cover plate having a central aperture collinear with the central bore of the foam cylinder; a mounting tube extending through the central bore of the foam cylinder and the central apertures of the first plates and the cover plates, and having first and second ends flared to retain the covering, the first plates and the cover plates to the foam cylinder; the mounting tube mounted collinear with the upper portion of the mounting pole and retained on the upper portion by upper and lower supports; and the upper and lower supports selectively positionable along the length of the upper portion of the mounting pole, wherein the striking bag freely rotates radially about the mounting pole when struck by a glancing blow and the flexibility of the mounting pole permits flexion in reaction to more direct blows by the user.