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Juggling Aid and Training Apparatus

Inactive Publication Date: 2011-06-09
CORRIDON JAMES D
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[0012]The primary purpose of this invention is to promote juggling and the teaching thereof, as a form of mental and physical exercise/therapy from the very young to the very old.”
[0013]Accordingly, several objects and advantages of my invention are:
[0014](a) to provide a participating (rather than passive) training aid for the user which eliminates the time and energy of chasing and or retrieving dropped balls or juggling pieces;
[0015](b) to provide a user friendly juggling environment, allowing the user to increase or decrease the number of balls being manipulated without multiplying the chase and retrieve factor, thus allows the user to advance his or her juggling skills at his or her own pace;
[0016](c) to provide a three-dimensional juggling accessory for learning to juggle,

Problems solved by technology

Learning to juggle takes time and patience.
It also takes a great deal of energy to chase down and retrieve errant throws or failed catches.
These aids either describe how to juggle or show how juggling is done, but do not directly support the active participation of the student.
Since much of learning to juggle is a process of developing the muscle memory of the participant, these “passive” learning aids are necessarily of a limited value.

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first embodiment

[0036]Now referring to FIG. 1 the juggling trainer 2 is shown. In this embodiment a net 4 is supported by a tubular frame 6. The frame 6 consists of a pair of adjustable front legs 8 and a pair of adjustable rear legs 10. The adjustable front legs 8 are further connected by a V-shaped front bar 12 which also serves as the attachment surface for the front edge 14 of the net 4. The adjustable rear legs 10 are further connected by a straight horizontal rear bar 16 which also serves as the attachment surface for the rear edge 18 of the net 4. It should be noted that in the optimum configuration the rear bar 16 is set at a height higher than the front bar 12. This gives the net 4 a slope such that when a dropped juggling ball falls onto the net 4, it will roll towards the front edge 14.

[0037]Although many different materials may be used to fabricate the frame 6, a strong and lightweight material such as aluminum is preferred. Minimizing weight of the device is an important goal for trans...

third embodiment

[0053]Referring now to FIG. 6A the present invention is shown. In this embodiment the juggling trainer 2 is attached to the juggler by means of a belt 60 which has multiple supporting rods 62 which support the net 4 in front of the juggler and maintain the desired slope so that any dropped balls roll down the net 4 towards the jugglers belt 60. This embodiment allows the juggler to move about the room with us giving him greater freedom to try more complicated juggling patterns.

[0054]Referring now to FIG. 6B a side view of the embodiment in FIG. 6A is shown. The slope of the net 4 will cause any dropped balls to return to the jugglers waist. This device is made of very light weight materials and easily folds up and fits into a backpack for easy transportation.

fourth embodiment

[0055]Referring now to FIG. 7 the present invention is shown. A circular shaped net 4 has an outer perimeter 70 and an inner perimeter 72 with adjustable supporting legs 74 so that the outer perimeter 70 as a higher elevation than the inner perimeter 72. Similar to the other embodiments the net 4 is sloped towards the juggler so that any dropped balls will travel along the slope of the net 4 to close proximity of the juggler. In this embodiment the juggler is free to rotate 360 degrees as he juggles.

[0056]Referring now to FIG. 8 a modification of the embodiment in FIG. 7 is shown. A hingible flap 74 in the net 4 folds open to create a pathway for a juggler to walk into the center of the net 4. Once the juggler has entered to the center of the net 4 he may close the flap 74 and the Velcro hook strip 76 will mate with the Velcro loop strip 78 to create a firm and secure joint. The juggler is then completely encircled by a 360 degree net 4. Once again the outer perimeter 70 of the net ...

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Abstract

An apparatus for assisting in learning the art of juggling comprises a sloping net which is supported by a structure or worn by the juggler himself, whereby any errantly thrown or dropped balls are caught by the net and returned to close proximity of the juggler so that he can easily pick them up and begin to juggle again. Thus the juggler is relieved of and no longer required to waste time and energy chasing lost balls and more importantly having to bend over or squat down to the floor surface to retrieve them.

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CROSS REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This non-provisional patent application claims a priority benefit to U.S. Provisional Application No. 61,243,523 entitled “Juggling aid and training apparatus” filed in the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Sep. 17, 2009 by a common Inventor to this instant application, James D. Corridon. Further the above named Provisional Application is hereby incorporated by reference.STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH[0002]Not ApplicableREFERENCE TO APPENDIX[0003]Not ApplicableFIELD OF THE INVENTION[0004]This invention relates to devices for capturing projectiles and returning them to a predetermined location.BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION[0005]The invention is a lightweight portable net configured to assist a juggler in training exercises by capturing dropped balls or other juggling objects onto a sloping surface designed to return the balls to a terminating lip edge for easy retrieval by the juggler. The invention has sever...

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IPC IPC(8): A63B69/00
CPCA63B67/08A63B2210/50A63B2063/001A63B69/00
Inventor CORRIDON, JAMES D.
Owner CORRIDON JAMES D
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