Boxing training device for measuring and quantifying the relationship between the force and timing of punches

Abstract

A boxing training device having a first housing and at least a second housing spaced from the first housing. A first sensor is disposed in the first housing for sensing movement of the first housing and outputting a first signal as a function of the sensed movement. At least a second sensor is disposed in the at least second housing for sensing movement of the second housing and outputting a second signal as a function of the movement sensed by the at least second sensor. A system, including the first and at least second sensor, determines as a function of the first signal and second signal, the force of an impact to a bag which impact causes movement of at least one of first or second housing; and displays the force of the impact.

1 . A boxing training device comprising:
 a first housing;   at least a second housing spaced from the first housing;   a first sensor disposed in the first housing for sensing movement of the first housing and outputting a first signal as a function of the sensed movement; at least a second sensor disposed in the at least second housing for sensing movement of the second housing and outputting a second signal as a function of the movement sensed by the at least second sensor;   a system, including the first and at least second sensor, the system for determining, as a function of the first signal and second signal, the force of an impact to a bag which impact causes movement of at least one of first or second housing; and   displaying the force of the impact.   
     
     
         2 . The boxing training device of  claim 1 , wherein said first housing and at least second housing are each adapted to be inserted into a heavy bag. 
     
     
         3 . The boxing training device of  claim 1 , wherein the system includes a processor receiving a voltage signal, generated as a function of the first signal and the second signal, indicative of sensed movement;
 the processor converting a value of the voltage to a force value; and   a database associated with the processor; and   a display, the processor performing at least one of displaying the force value at the display and storing the force value in the database.   
     
     
         4 . The boxing training device of  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first sensor and at least second sensor is an accelerometer. 
     
     
         5 . The boxing training device of  claim 1 , wherein said first housing is connected to said at least second housing. 
     
     
         6 . The boxing training device of  claim 1 , wherein the first housing is rotationally offset relative to the at least second housing. 
     
     
         7 . The boxing training device of  claim 6 , wherein the offset is about 45 degrees. 
     
     
         8 . The boxing training device of  claim 3 , wherein the processor stores a threshold force value. 
     
     
         9 . The boxing training device of  claim 8 , wherein the processor displays the force value at the display when the force value is greater than or equal to the threshold force value. 
     
     
         10 . The boxing training device of  claim 8 , wherein the processor compares the force value to the threshold force value and causes the display to display the force value in a first color if the force value is less than a predetermined percentage of the threshold force value, display the force value at the display in a second color if the force value is within a predetermined percentage of the threshold force value; and display the force value in a third color if the force value is greater than a predetermined percentage of the threshold value. 
     
     
         11 . The boxing training device of  claim 3 , further comprising a clock, the processor receiving a clock input from the clock, a first voltage signal and a second voltage signal and determining an elapsed time between the first voltage signal and the second voltage signal. 
     
     
         12 . The boxing training device of  claim 3 , wherein the processor determines a score as a function of the force and the elapsed time between at least a first voltage signal and a second voltage signal. 
     
     
         13 . The boxing training device of  claim 12 , wherein the processor stores a force value at least for two voltage signals and an elapsed time interval between the occurrence of the two or more voltage signals for a first predetermined time period. 
     
     
         14 . The boxing training device of  claim 3 , wherein the processor normalizes the force value. 
     
     
         15 . The boxing training device of  claim 14 , wherein the processor normalizes the force value by dividing a normalization weight by the weight of a user to obtain a normalization value and by multiplying the normalization value by the force value.