Patent ID: 7278957

Claim:
A sports training device adapted for receiving punches and kicks delivered by a user, comprising a body having at least one hitting surface, said hitting surface being sized and shaped so as to receive a punch or kick; and a sound generator carried by said body for generating an audible sound, said generator including a switch carried by said body for causing said generator to generate the sound, said switch having first and second states such that said generator generates the sound when said switch is in its said first condition and said generator does not generate the sound when said switch is in its second condition, and said switch moving from its said second condition to its said first condition in response to the impact and wherein said switch has a threshold for causing said switch to be in its said first condition in response to the impact, said switch including adjusting means for adjusting said threshold, whereby said switch can be set at a desired sensitivity for causing said generator to generate the sound, said switch includes a contact member and a housing, said contact member being mounted in said housing and being movable relative to said housing between first and second positions, said contact member moving from its said second position to its said first position in response to the impact, said switch being in its said first condition when said contact member is in its said first position, and said switch being in its second condition when said contact member is in its said second position, said switch includes a wire mounted in said housing, said contact member being attached to said wire such that said contact member is being movable between its said first and second positions, said adjusting means includes an adjustment plate mounted in said housing and attached to said wire such that said contact member is movable between its said first and second positions, and said adjustment plate is movable along at least one portion of said wire such that said adjustment plate can be set at one of a plurality of locations along said at least one portion of said wire for adjusting said threshold of said switch.