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Comic actor Danny Kaye received patent D166,807 for the co-design of "Blowout Toy or the Like". It's similar to one of those toys that unravels when you blow into at a birthday party except Kaye's has three blowouts going in different directions, not just one.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8075427 | Volleyball instructional apparatus The present invention is directed to a volleyball instructional apparatus and methods of using such apparatus, more particularly to a volleyball instructional apparatus that provides assistance with training a user how to establish proper hand, forearm, and/or body ... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8052548 | Tennis teaching device Training device to improve tennis skills. The training device includes an umbilical having a first end and a second end. The first end is attached to a wristband for encircling the wrist of a user and the second end is attached to a tennis racquet. The umbilical is ... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8043173 | Sports training system A training system used in sports or other training that where a participant wears a device with a visual indicator such as a device emitting colored light and an optional signaling device like a vibrator or beeper. The device can be worn on the head, elbow, wrist, w... | 10/25/2011 |
| 7559859 | Tennis training aid A tennis training aid can be used to teach proper wrist and racket position for swings such as a forehand ground stroke, two-handed backhand stroke, or volley. Such a tennis training aid is provided herein and includes a forearm attachment member operable to be rele... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7462116 | Tennis training apparatus and method of use thereof A tennis training apparatus, and method of use thereof, for improving a forehand and/or backhand of a tennis player. The apparatus includes a wristband, an “L”-shaped bracket attached to the racket, and an inflexible strap linking the L-shaped bracket to the wri... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7445570 | Tennis training aid A tennis training aid can be used to teach proper wrist and racket position for swings such as a forehand ground stroke, two-handed backhand stroke, or volley. A training aid includes a forearm attachment member that can be quickly and easily attached to a player's ... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7435196 | Apparatus and method for tennis swing training A racket swing training apparatus providing a user-chosen static positioning of a tennis racket in the hand, at angles to the forearm, which are determinable and repeatable. The device further provides components to set the face angle of the racket engaged to the de... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7419444 | Tennis training apparatus and method of use thereof A tennis training apparatus and method of use thereof, for improving a forehand and/or backhand of a tennis player. The apparatus includes a wristband, an “L”-shaped bracket attached to the racket, and an inflexible strap linking the L-shaped bracket to the wris... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7381140 | Tennis teaching instructional aid A training device to improve tennis skills. The device includes wristbands for encircling each wrist of a user and a tension device with an umbilical attached to it and to the wristbands. The umbilical is under constant tension during use of the training device to e... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7354361 | Tennis stroke training device A racquet stroke training device adapted to “fix” a user's forehand racquet stroke comprises, in one embodiment, a band adapted to be worn on a user's arm above the user's elbow, a glove adapted to be worn on a user's hand, and a tether having a first end attach... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7322894 | Apparatus and method for tennis swing training A racket grip training apparatus providing user chosen static positioning of a tennis racket in the hand at angles to the forearm that are determinable and repeatable. The device further provides components to set the face angle of the racket engaged to the device a... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7322389 | Method of processing wood A method of processing wood into a predetermined shape through compression includes compressing a first wooden piece and a second wooden piece separately; and placing the compressed second wooden piece on the compressed first wooden piece to bond the wooden pieces. | 01/29/2008 |
| 7305718 | Firearm safety gloves and wristbands A firearm safety retaining glove or wristband includes an adjustable wristband or wristband portion releasably securable about a users wrist, a safety retaining strap attached at one end to the wristband or wristband portion, and extendable forwardly to and between ... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7300366 | Racquet sport score keeper and vibration damper A vibration damper for a racquet sport includes a score tallying device for keeping the score of t racquet sport such as tennis. A rotating score indicator is provided with allowed score values for indicating the current score by rotation of the indicator by a user.... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7273429 | Ball game device A ball game device comprising a body 10 adapted to receive a hand 24 and a wrist 25 of a user 26, the body 10 presenting two hitting surfaces 14 for hitting a ball 20. The body 10 comprises two panels 12... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7244197 | Baseball pitching training device A device and method of use in learning, practicing and perfecting a baseball pitching motion comprising, a practice glove worn on the pitching hand having a pair of directional indicator elements extending therefrom. The indicator elements extending as independent e... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7235024 | Training bat A training bat having a handle portion with a knob end and a barrel receiving end, a hitting portion, and a means for tethering said handle portion to said hitting portion. The means for tethering is selected from either an eye bolt assembly, a link assembly, and an... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7172522 | Basketball training method A basketball training device and method for teaching the proper technique to shoot a basketball. ... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7156747 | Golf swing stance stabilizer The present invention relates generally to the game of golf and golf accessories more particularly, to an alignment device for setting a player's stance. This invention relates to golf training devices and the method of using the devices. Specifically disclosed here... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7156748 | Golf training device and method The golf training device comprises an arm band for attachment on the lead arm, above the elbow, and a resilient cord securable at one end to the arm band and having means at the other end for selectively attaching the cord on a golf club below the grip. A general me... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7147581 | Tennis stroke training device A racquet stroke training device adapted to “fix” a user's forehand racquet stroke comprises, in one embodiment, a band adapted to be worn on a user's arm above the user's elbow, a glove adapted to be worn on a user's hand, and a tether having a first end attach... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7134969 | Golf posture brace and garment A device and method are provided for encouraging or ensuring proper posture of a golfer during a golf swing. In certain embodiments, the device may be in the form of a brace comprising a strap that fits around the body to resist or prevent excessive bending of the s... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7128658 | Sports training device and method A ball hitting training device has a ball hitting implement such as a baseball bat or golf club, a shoulder harness or anchoring device for wearing on a player's leading shoulder when taking a swing with the hitting implement, and an elongate tether of flexible, non... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7114419 | Method for producing decorations on an object and resulting object The invention concerns a method for producing decorations on an object by machining a multilayer structure (1) which consists in machining at various depths a complex consisting of an assembly of materials which are different in particular in shade and/or col... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7083528 | Golf swing improving aid An aid for helping a golfer to improve his swing in which an arm-mountable harness (11, 12) links the handle of a golf club (13), in use, to the elbow of the golfer's secondary club driving arm in a manner which enables the golfer to grip the club-hand... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7070416 | Arm positioning training tool An arm positioning training tool includes an elongated rod that has a first end and a second end. The rod has a length generally between 36 inches and 44 inches. Each of a pair of rings has an inner edge perimeter edge and an outer perimeter edge. Each of the rings ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 6976272 | Universal visual shield apparatus for use with a hockey helmet A universal visual shield apparatus, for use with a hockey helmet, is usable for training hockey players by partially blocking a user's field of vision. The apparatus includes a main shield body formed from an elastically deformable material, and is attachable to th... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6945884 | Tennis teaching aid A tennis teaching aid includes a glove member including a palm covering, a back covering and a plurality of fingers sleeves. The finger sleeves are positioned for each receiving one of five fingers on the hand. A wrist sleeve is attached to a bottom edge of the glov... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6755755 | Sports skills training arrangement A sports skills training arrangement, which is provided to promote muscle memory of a user, includes an arm loop strap adapted for fittingly encircling an upper arm of the user, a tension strap having a first end and a second end attached to the arm loop strap, a bo... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6652394 | Portable multifunction batting trainer A multifunction training device for batted ball sports, wherein said device is adapted to selectively convert from a bat configuration to a batting tee configuration. The device in its bat configuration is suitable for storing in a bat bag, and is prefera... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6413176 | Bat swing aid A wrist worn bat swing aid (10) includes a closed band (12) constructed to fit around a wrist of a leading arm, the closed band having a first fastener portion (13) of a detachable fastener. The aid (10) further includes an open band (14) coupled to the c... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6354969 | Instructional method and system for team sports A sports instructional method is disclosed. For man-to-man defense, players on opposing squads are "matched" as a function of their playing assignments. In some embodiments, such a match is made between a player from a first squad that has a defensive pla... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6270432 | Tennis training and drilling device A sports footwork training device that immediately alerts players if their weight is not on the balls of the feet includes a switch removably attachable to a rearward portion of a lower surface of a sole of a shoe. The switch is closable by application of... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6210296 | Portable tennis scorekeeper device A portable tennis scorekeeper device includes a portable body attachable to an article of apparel or insertable within a pocket of an article of apparel worn by a tennis player and a scoreboard applied to a side of the portable body. The scoreboard includ... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6006358 | Football receiver training gloves A pair of training gloves for training a person catching a thrown or kicked American football to position the hands properly for effective catching of the ball includes connector members of hook and loop fastener on the index fingers and thumbs of each gl... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5974587 | Baseball glove An improved baseball glove having an enlarged ball-catching face to enable catching a ball with ease, wherein an adjusting portion is provided between a little finger stall and a ring finger stall thereof to form a stepped portion for locating the ring fi... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5885175 | Tennis serve/stroke training and exercise apparatus A tennis serve/stroke training and exercise apparatus. constituting a belt to be worn about the waist. The belt has attached thereto at a point on the belt portion extending across the back one end of an elongated elastic tether. The opposite end of the t... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5839979 | Bat for ball game A bat in the form of a sleeve can be slid over the hand of a player so that the latter can play as in tennis, on any type of ground, with or without a bounce on the ground. The bat (1) comprises an upper sleeve element (5) and a lower sleeve element (6) j... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5806091 | Hand grip aid A hand grip fits in the user's hand near where the palm joins the fingers and provides a support to distribute the force from a hand-held device onto the entire hand. In one embodiment, the hand grip includes an elongated resilient member that has an undu... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5800293 | Laminated wood bat and method of making same A laminated wood ball bat and a method of making the same. The bat is constructed of a plurality of thin wood veneer strips extending longitudinally in generally parallel relation throughout the length of the bat and are bonded together throughout their f... | 09/01/1998 |
