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Patent 2430245 Summary

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(12) Patent Application: (11) CA 2430245
(54) English Title: IMAGE ROTATING TARGET APPARATUS
(54) French Title: APPAREIL A CIBLES-IMAGES TOURNANTES
Status: Dead
Bibliographic Data
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):
  • A63B 69/00 (2006.01)
  • A63B 63/00 (2006.01)
(72) Inventors :
  • BERDUGO, SIMON (Canada)
  • SMALL, ANDREW J. (Canada)
  • CHAN, KENNETH (Canada)
(73) Owners :
  • BERDUGO, SIMON (Canada)
  • SMALL, ANDREW J. (Canada)
  • CHAN, KENNETH (Canada)
(71) Applicants :
  • BERDUGO, SIMON (Canada)
  • SMALL, ANDREW J. (Canada)
  • CHAN, KENNETH (Canada)
(74) Agent: NA
(74) Associate agent: NA
(45) Issued:
(22) Filed Date: 2003-06-02
(41) Open to Public Inspection: 2004-12-02
Availability of licence: N/A
(25) Language of filing: English

Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT): No

(30) Application Priority Data: None

Abstracts

English Abstract




A hockey target device that incorporates the different positions a player will
face in game
play situations. Said hockey target device will replicate and portray five of
the most
common stances or positions used by a goalie. These stances include the
'butterfly
position', 'left kick save position', 'right kick save position, 'left stack
the pads', 'right
stack the pads', and the breakaway stance, as well as other common goalie save
positions.
Each image presents a new position with a new targets/holes that the shooter
can shoot
on. The images will attach to the goal post of a hockey net, and motor box
will pull each
new image across to the other goal post until said image locks. A timed
sequence will
permit each stance to be locked for desired time.


Claims

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CLAIMS
What is claimed as being new and desired to be protected by Letters Patent of
the United
States is as follows:
1 Motorized image rotating target apparatus for all sports comprising of a
minimum of
five sheets of flexible PVC or Canvas material, which illustrate different
goalie stances.
Each goalie stance will challenge a shooter to score in different corners of
the net, were
goalie stance allows for openings.
2 Motorized image rotating target apparatus for all sports will consist of two
control units
that work in unison to wind and unwind the goalie save positions that are
printed on the
canvas or vinyl material. These control units will be designed to clamp onto a
standard
hockey goal post with a twist and lock type clamp mechanism.
3 The motorized image rotating target apparatus for all sports will have two
control units
consisting of a motor, a rechargeable battery and electronic circuitry that
controls the
timing that each scene that is displayed before the next save position rolls
into place.
Goalie images will be printed on a durable vinyl material or canvas and will
be controlled
by a motor box, which will present different random images to the shooter.
4 The motorized image rotating target apparatus for all sports comprising of
sheets of
PVC or Canvas material with designs of goalie stances printed onto the canvas
will be
each 6 feet wide x 4ft high, with a minimum of 5 different scenes per roll.
The electronics
of said invention will control the timing between each scene, goal-scoring
detection
(option) will roll the scenes from one direction, and when the last scene of
the roll has
passed through, the unit will automatically reverse itself and reverse the
scene back
again. Holes are positioned randomly in each scene for which to test and
develop ones
shooting.
The images will be 4ft high and 30ft in length. Each individual image is 4
feet high by 6
feet in length, which correspond to the actual dimensions of a regulation
hockey net.
The 30 feet of printed images will be rolled on a cylinder that attaches to
the left goal
post of a regulation size net (4' × 6'). A second cylinder will be
attached to the right goal
post and the images will move back and forth between both cylinders controlled
by a
motor box.
The motorized image rotating target apparatus for all sports of claim 1 can be
used for
game play or as a practice devise for hockey players of all ages and skill in
order to
improve their shooting and scoring ability. Each image will present the
shooter with new
challenges since the target positions vary from image to image.
6 The motorized image rotating target apparatus for all sports will have of
Claim 1 will
be used for ice or street hockey. It can also be used for soccer, field
hockey, and lacrosse,

Description

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CA 02430245 2003-06-02
Disclosure
Specifications
This invention relates to a goalie practice apparatus and more specifically an
image
changing backdrop and target formed of flexible canvas or PVC material that is
geared
and suited for use in practicing hockey shots or any hockey related sports
that require a
net to shoot on.
Practice targets have been utilized in various forms. Prior art demonstrates
that no prior
invention of the past has taken the target apparatus to the next level.
Canadian Patent
Henson CA 2,293,979 or Mcdonald CA 2,141,283, and US Patent 5,238,243 and US
Patent 5,999,334 offer a fixed image for the shooter to shoot on and nothing
more. As a
result of said limitations of past inventions, makes our invention superior to
all inventions
of the past.
By rotating images that simulate actual live goaltender positions and stances
that a
shooter would face in a real game situation; our invention allows the player
to be
challenged in a way no invention of the past has allowed.
This invention functions best when used as a practice devise or for game play.
When
players have a random image-changing target to shoot on, it enables them to
practice
shooting at different goalie positions and different sections of the net in
the most
challenging way possible.
"ln drawings which illustrate embodiments of the invention, Figure 1 is the
image
rotating target apparatus which illustrates a goaltender in a save position.
Figure 2
illustrates the top the net locking mechanism of the apparatus. Figure 3
illustrates the
bottom of the net locking mechanism."

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Administrative Status

Title Date
Forecasted Issue Date Unavailable
(22) Filed 2003-06-02
(41) Open to Public Inspection 2004-12-02
Dead Application 2008-06-02

Abandonment History

Abandonment Date Reason Reinstatement Date
2005-06-02 FAILURE TO PAY APPLICATION MAINTENANCE FEE 2006-03-29
2007-06-04 FAILURE TO PAY APPLICATION MAINTENANCE FEE

Payment History

Fee Type Anniversary Year Due Date Amount Paid Paid Date
Application Fee $150.00 2003-06-02
Reinstatement: Failure to Pay Application Maintenance Fees $200.00 2006-03-29
Maintenance Fee - Application - New Act 2 2005-06-02 $50.00 2006-03-29
Maintenance Fee - Application - New Act 3 2006-06-02 $50.00 2006-03-29
Owners on Record

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Current Owners on Record
BERDUGO, SIMON
SMALL, ANDREW J.
CHAN, KENNETH
Past Owners on Record
None
Past Owners that do not appear in the "Owners on Record" listing will appear in other documentation within the application.
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Abstract 2003-06-02 1 19
Claims 2003-06-02 1 66
Drawings 2003-06-02 1 12
Description 2003-06-02 1 38
Cover Page 2004-11-09 1 30
Correspondence 2003-07-02 1 13
Assignment 2003-06-02 2 81
Fees 2006-03-29 1 102
Correspondence 2008-02-15 2 51
Correspondence 2008-01-07 4 149
Correspondence 2008-03-18 3 137