Electronic punching bag device

Abstract

An electronic punching bag device for enhancing training for a boxer includes a punching bag which includes a plurality of chains for suspending the punching bag from the suspension for a boxer to deliver punches to the punching bag. A display screen is wrapped around the punching bag to display imagery that is visible to the boxer. A communication unit is integrated into the punching bag and the communication unit receives data from a personal electronic device comprising photographic imagery or video imagery which is displayed on the display screen. A plurality of pressure sensors is each integrated into the punching bag to sense the pressure of the punches delivered by the boxer.

I claim: 
     
         1 . An electronic punching bag device for displaying an image of a boxing opponent and recording the intensity of punches delivered, said device comprising:
 a punching bag including a plurality of chains each being attached to and extending upwardly from said punching bag thereby enabling each of said plurality of chains to be attached to a suspension for suspending said punching bag from said suspension wherein said punching bag is configured to be positioned in a preferred orientation for a boxer to deliver punches to said punching bag;   a display screen being wrapped around said punching bag wherein said display screen is configured to display imagery that is visible to the boxer, said display screen being comprised of a resilient material wherein said display screen is configured to resist being damaged by punches delivered by the boxer;   a communication unit being integrated into said punching bag, said communication unit being in communication with said display screen, said communication unit being in wireless communication with a personal electronic device thereby enabling said communication unit to receive data from said personal electronic device comprising photographic imagery or video imagery wherein said display screen is configured to display either the photographic imagery or the video imagery; and   a plurality of pressure sensors, each of said plurality of pressure sensors being integrated into said punching bag wherein each of said plurality of pressure sensors is configured to sense the pressure of the punches delivered by the boxer, said plurality of pressure sensors being strategically distributed on said punching bag wherein said plurality of pressure sensors is configured to sense the pressure of the punches delivered by the boxer regardless of where the punches land on said punching bag.   
     
     
         2 . The electronic punching bag device according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 said punching bag includes a plurality of straps each being coupled to an outer surface of said punching bag;   said plurality of straps is evenly spaced apart from each other and is distributed around a full circumference of said outer surface;   each of said plurality of straps has a top end being aligned with a top surface of said punching bag;   each of said plurality of chains has a bottom end being attached to said top end of a respective one of said plurality of straps;   an upper end of each of said plurality of chains is attached to an annular ring thereby enabling said annular ring to be engaged to said suspension;   said top surface of said punching bag has a cut extending into an interior of said punching bag;   said punching bag includes a closure being movably integrated into said top surface;   said closure extends along said cut for opening or closing said cut;   said display screen extends around a full circumference of said outer surface of said punching bag; and   said display screen extends between a bottom surface of said punching bag and a lower end of each of said plurality of straps on said outer surface of said punching bag.   
     
     
         3 . The electronic punching bag device according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 said communication unit includes a control processor being integrated into said punching bag;   said control processor is electrically coupled to said display screen; and   said communication unit includes a transceiver being integrated into said punching bag;   said transceiver is electrically coupled to said control processor;   said transceiver is in wireless communication with a transceiver in said personal electronic device thereby enabling said transceiver associated with said communication unit to receive the data from said transceiver associated with said personal electronic device; and   said transceiver associated with said personal electronic device is in wireless communication with an extrinsic communication network thereby enabling said transceiver associated with said personal electronic device to receive data from said extrinsic communication network wherein said transceiver associated with said personal electronic device is configured to receive the data from an individual associated with the boxer.   
     
     
         4 . The electronic punching bag device according to  claim 3 , wherein:
 said communication unit includes a speaker being integrated into a top surface of said punching bag wherein said speaker is configured to emit audible sounds outwardly from said top surface;   said speaker is electrically coupled to said control processor thereby enabling said speaker to receive an audio signal from said transceiver associated with said communication unit which is received from said transceiver associated with said personal electronic device wherein said speaker is configured to emit words spoken by the individual associated with the boxer to enable the boxer to hear the individual associated with the boxer;   said communication unit includes a volume increase button being movably integrated into said top surface of said punching bag wherein said volume increase button is configured to be manipulated by the boxer;   said volume increase button is electrically coupled to said control circuit;   said volume increase button incrementally increases an output intensity of said speaker toward a maximum intensity each time said volume increase button is depressed;   said communication unit includes a volume decrease button being movably integrated into said top surface of said punching bag wherein said volume decrease button is configured to be manipulated by the boxer;   said volume decrease button is electrically coupled to said control circuit; and   said volume decrease button incrementally decreases said output intensity of said speaker toward a minimum intensity each time said volume decrease button is depressed.   
     
     
         5 . The electronic punching bag device according to  claim 3 , wherein:
 said communication unit includes a plurality of cameras;   each of said plurality of cameras is integrated into an outwardly facing surface of said display screen wherein said plurality of cameras is configured to capture imagery of the boxer;   each of said plurality of cameras is electrically coupled to said control processor thereby enabling said transceiver associated with said communication unit to broadcast data to said transceiver associated with said personal electronic device comprising the imagery captured by said plurality of cameras wherein said plurality of cameras is configured to enable the individual associated with the boxer to see the boxer delivering punches to said punching bag;   said plurality of cameras is evenly spaced apart from each other and is distributed around a full circumference of said display screen;   each of said plurality of cameras is located proximate an upper edge of said display screen wherein said plurality of cameras is configured to be inhibited from being struck by the boxer when the boxer is delivering punches to said display screen.   
     
     
         6 . The electronic punching bag device according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 said communication unit includes a control processor;   said communication unit includes a power supply being integrated into said punching bag;   said power supply is electrically coupled to said control processor;   said power supply comprises:
 a rechargeable battery being positioned within said punching bag, said rechargeable battery being electrically coupled to said control processor; 
 a power cord being stored within said punching bag, said power cord being electrically coupled to said control processor, said power cord being accessible through said cut in said top surface of said punching bag thereby enabling said power cord to be pulled outwardly through said cut, said power cord having a male plug being electrically coupled to a distal end of said power cord wherein said male plug is configured to be electrically mated to a power source comprising a female electrical outlet thereby enabling said power cord to supply electrical power to said control processor in lieu of said rechargeable battery; 
 a power button being movably integrated into said top surface of said punching bag wherein said power button is configured to be manipulated by the boxer, said power button being electrically coupled to said control processor for actuating or de-actuating said control processor; and 
 a charge port being recessed into said top surface of said punching bag wherein said charge port is configured to insertably receive a charge cord, said charge port being electrically coupled to said rechargeable battery for charging said rechargeable battery. 
   
     
     
         7 . The electronic punching bag device according to  claim 3 , wherein:
 each of said plurality of pressure sensors is electrically coupled to said control processor thereby enabling said transceiver associated with said communication unit to broadcast data comprising the pressure sensed by said pressure sensors to said transceiver associated with said personal electronic device wherein said plurality of pressure sensors is configured to enable the boxer to analyze the pressure sensed by said pressure sensors for training purposes; and   each of said plurality of pressure sensors is recessed into an outer surface of said punching bag such that each of said plurality of pressure sensors is positioned behind said display screen.   
     
     
         8 . An electronic punching bag device for displaying an image of a boxing opponent and recording the intensity of punches delivered, said device comprising:
 a punching bag including a plurality of chains each being attached to and extending upwardly from said punching bag thereby enabling each of said plurality of chains to be attached to a suspension for suspending said punching bag from said suspension wherein said punching bag is configured to be positioned in a preferred orientation for a boxer to deliver punches to said punching bag, said punching bag including a plurality of straps each being coupled to an outer surface of said punching bag, said plurality of straps being evenly spaced apart from each other and being distributed around a full circumference of said outer surface, each of said plurality of straps having a top end being aligned with a top surface of said punching bag, each of said plurality of chains having a bottom end being attached to said top end of a respective one of said plurality of straps, an upper end of each of said plurality of chains being attached to an annular ring thereby enabling said annular ring to be engaged to said suspension, said top surface of said punching bag having a cut extending into an interior of said punching bag, said punching bag including a closure being movably integrated into said top surface, said closure extending along said cut for opening or closing said cut;   a display screen being wrapped around said punching bag wherein said display screen is configured to display imagery that is visible to the boxer, said display screen being comprised of a resilient material wherein said display screen is configured to resist being damaged by punches delivered by the boxer, said display screen extending around a full circumference of said outer surface of said punching bag, said display screen extending between a bottom surface of said punching bag and a lower end of each of said plurality of straps on said outer surface of said punching bag;   a communication unit being integrated into said punching bag, said communication unit being in communication with said display screen, said communication unit being in wireless communication with a personal electronic device thereby enabling said communication unit to receive data from said personal electronic device comprising photographic imagery or video imagery wherein said display screen is configured to display either the photographic imagery or the video imagery, said communication unit comprising:
 a control processor being integrated into said punching bag, said control processor being electrically coupled to said display screen; 
 a transceiver being integrated into said punching bag, said transceiver being electrically coupled to said control processor, said transceiver being in wireless communication with a transceiver in said personal electronic device thereby enabling said transceiver associated with said communication unit to receive the data from said transceiver associated with said personal electronic device, said transceiver associated with said personal electronic device being in wireless communication with an extrinsic communication network thereby enabling said transceiver associated with said personal electronic device to receive data from said extrinsic communication network wherein said transceiver associated with said personal electronic device is configured to receive the data from an individual associated with the boxer; 
 a speaker being integrated into said top surface of said punching bag wherein said speaker is configured to emit audible sounds outwardly from said top surface, said speaker being electrically coupled to said control processor thereby enabling said speaker to receive an audio signal from said transceiver associated with said communication unit which is received from said transceiver associated with said personal electronic device wherein said speaker is configured to emit words spoken by the individual associated with the boxer to enable the boxer to hear the individual associated with the boxer; 
 a volume increase button being movably integrated into said top surface of said punching bag wherein said volume increase button is configured to be manipulated by the boxer, said volume increase button being electrically coupled to said control circuit, said volume increase button incrementally increasing an output intensity of said speaker toward a maximum intensity each time said volume increase button is depressed; 
 a volume decrease button being movably integrated into said top surface of said punching bag wherein said volume decrease button is configured to be manipulated by the boxer, said volume decrease button being electrically coupled to said control circuit, said volume decrease button incrementally decreasing said output intensity of said speaker toward a minimum intensity each time said volume decrease button is depressed; 
 a plurality of cameras, each of said plurality of cameras being integrated into an outwardly facing surface of said display screen wherein said plurality of cameras is configured to capture imagery of the boxer, each of said plurality of cameras being electrically coupled to said control processor thereby enabling said transceiver associated with said communication unit to broadcast data to said transceiver associated with said personal electronic device comprising the imagery captured by said plurality of cameras wherein said plurality of cameras is configured to enable the individual associated with the boxer to see the boxer delivering punches to said punching bag, said plurality of cameras being evenly spaced apart from each other and being distributed around a full circumference of said display screen, each of said plurality of cameras being located proximate an upper edge of said display screen wherein said plurality of cameras is configured to be inhibited from being struck by the boxer when the boxer is delivering punches to said display screen; and 
 a power supply being integrated into said punching bag, said power supply being electrically coupled to said control processor, said power supply comprising:
 a rechargeable battery being positioned within said punching bag, said rechargeable battery being electrically coupled to said control processor; 
 a power cord being stored within said punching bag, said power cord being electrically coupled to said control processor, said power cord being accessible through said cut in said top surface of said punching bag thereby enabling said power cord to be pulled outwardly through said cut, said power cord having a male plug being electrically coupled to a distal end of said power cord wherein said male plug is configured to be electrically mated to a power source comprising a female electrical outlet thereby enabling said power cord to supply electrical power to said control processor in lieu of said rechargeable battery; 
 a power button being movably integrated into said top surface of said punching bag wherein said power button is configured to be manipulated by the boxer, said power button being electrically coupled to said control processor for actuating or de-actuating said control processor; and 
 a charge port being recessed into said top surface of said punching bag wherein said charge port is configured to insertably receive a charge cord, said charge port being electrically coupled to said rechargeable battery for charging said rechargeable battery; and 
 
   a plurality of pressure sensors, each of said plurality of pressure sensors being integrated into said punching bag wherein each of said plurality of pressure sensors is configured to sense the pressure of the punches delivered by the boxer, said plurality of pressure sensors being strategically distributed on said punching bag wherein said plurality of pressure sensors is configured to sense the pressure of the punches delivered by the boxer regardless of where the punches land on said punching bag, each of said plurality of pressure sensors being electrically coupled to said control processor thereby enabling said transceiver associated with said communication unit to broadcast data comprising the pressure sensed by said pressure sensors to said transceiver associated with said personal electronic device wherein said plurality of pressure sensors is configured to enable the boxer to analyze the pressure sensed by said pressure sensors for training purposes, each of said plurality of pressure sensors being recessed into said outer surface of said punching bag such that each of said plurality of pressure sensors is positioned behind said display screen.