Patent ID: 8777819

Claim:
An apparatus for training a boxer comprising: a raised support endless path continuous length track defining a three dimensional non-linear path with variations in both location and height over a ground surface, a carriage suspended from said support track, so that a training article suspended from said carriage will be at an initial height suitable for optimal training interaction with a trainee, and such that movement by the carriage along the track causes horizontal and vertical movements of the training article with respect to the trainee; a motor driving a chain for moving the carriage along the track and hence effect horizontal and vertical movement of the training article, said motor being controllable by a control system to simulate varying movements of a sparring partner; wherein said track is an endless path with a channel having one or more horizontal support surfaces, said chain extending the full length of said track and is supported in a plane above said track, the carriage connected to the chain moves therewith, and said carriage includes one or more rollers engaging and resting on said one or more horizontal support surfaces of the track for movement there along; wherein a rotating hinge mounted to said carriage allows for a free rotation of the training article said training article adapted to interact with the trainee and an electric wrap spring clutch controls the free rotation of said training article in both a horizontal direction and a vertical direction below said carriage.