Training sports vest

Abstract

This football training vest prevents a user from using his or her body core to catch the American football and thereby force the user to catch the American football in his or her hands at a distance from his or her body core. The football training vest includes a cushion made of a foam rubber or other lightweight shock absorbent material that is fastened to the exterior surface of the front of the football training vest to train a user to properly catch an American football.

1 . A garment adapted to cover a major portion of the trunk of a person, said garment comprising: 
 a front; and    a shock absorbent cushion connected to the center of the top surface of said front so not to interfere with person's movement of arms and said shock absorbent cushion extending axially from said front to a pre-determined height of at least two inches from said front to aid person in catching an object coming towards person without the object coming into contact with said front.    
     
     
         2 . A garment according to  claim 1 , wherein said shock absorbent cushion is detachable from said front.  
     
     
         3 . A garment according to  claim 1 , wherein said shock absorbent cushion is housed within a sleeve fastened to said front.  
     
     
         4 . A garment according to  claim 1 , wherein said shock absorbent cushion may be a structured bag that may be filled with a liquid.  
     
     
         5 . A garment according to  claim 1 , wherein said shock absorbent cushion may be a structured bag that may be filled with a gas.  
     
     
         6 . A garment according to  claim 1 , wherein said shock absorbent cushion may be a structured bag that may be filled with a solid.  
     
     
         7 . A garment according to  claim 1 , wherein said shock absorbent cushion is elliptical in perimeter.  
     
     
         8 . A garment according to  claim 1 , wherein said shock absorbent cushion is circular in perimeter.  
     
     
         9 . A garment according to  claim 1 , wherein said shock absorbent cushion is rectilinear in perimeter  
     
     
         10 . A garment according to  claim 1 , wherein said shock absorbent cushion is connected to a contact detecting and recording mechanism.  
     
     
         11 . A garment according to  claim 1 , wherein said shock absorbent cushion is connected to a force measuring and recording mechanism.  
     
     
         12 . A garment adapted to cover a major portion of the trunk of a person, said garment comprising: 
 a front; and    an inflatable pouch fastened to the center of said front so not to interfere with person's movement of arms that when said pouch is inflated it extends axially from said front to a pre-determined height of at least two inches from said front to aid person in catching an object coming towards person without the object coming into contact with said front.    
     
     
         13 . A garment according to  claim 12 , wherein said inflated pouch is connected to a contact detecting and recording mechanism.  
     
     
         14 . A garment according to  claim 12 , wherein said inflated pouch is connected to a force measuring and recording mechanism.  
     
     
         15 . A garment adapted to cover a major portion of the trunk of a person, said garment comprising: 
 a front; and    a shock absorbent cushion extending axially from the center of said front so not to interfere with person's movement of arms and to a pre-determined height of at least two inches from said front to aid person in catching an object coming towards person without the object coming into contact with said front.    
     
     
         16 . A garment according to  claim 15 , wherein said shock absorbent cushion and said front are of a single construction.  
     
     
         17 . A garment according to  claim 15 , wherein said shock absorbent cushion is molded on to the front surface of said front.  
     
     
         18 . A garment according to  claim 15 , wherein said shock absorbent cushion is connected to a contact detecting and recording mechanism.  
     
     
         19 . A garment according to  claim 15 , wherein said shock absorbent cushion is connected to a force measuring and recording mechanism.