Global Patent Index - EP 1257330 A1

EP 1257330 A1 20021120 - APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SOCCER TRAINING AND PRACTICE

Title (en)

APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SOCCER TRAINING AND PRACTICE

Title (de)

VORRICHTUNG UND METHODE ZUM TRAINIEREN UND AUSUBEN VON FUBBALL

Title (fr)

DISPOSITIF ET PROCEDE D'ENTRAINEMENT ET DE PRATIQUE DE FOOTBALL

Publication

EP 1257330 A1 20021120 (EN)

Application

EP 00907249 A 20000210

Priority

US 0003442 W 20000210

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO0158537A1] An apparatus for holding and returning a soccer ball including an anchoring means. A preferred embodiment of the anchoring means is a spiral tie down stake (15). The spiral tie down stake has a rotating loop (40) which swivels 360 degrees around the stake and 360 degrees around the perpendicular axis of the loop preventing the attached ball tether (75) from tangling. An alternative anchoring means consists of a weighted base (100). A detachable link (55) is attached to the anchoring means by way of a swivel-eyebolt (70) connection allowing a 360 degree spin for the ball. The link in turn is connected to a first end of an elastic tether cord (75). A second end of the tether cord is attached to an adjustable durable nylon net (85) for holding the ball.

IPC 1-7

A63B 67/00

IPC 8 full level

A63B 69/00 (2006.01); A63B 71/02 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A63B 69/002 (2013.01); A63B 69/0079 (2013.01); A63B 2071/024 (2013.01); A63B 2071/026 (2013.01); A63B 2208/12 (2013.01); A63B 2243/0025 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 0158537 A1 20010816; AU 2877300 A 20010820; BR 0017103 A 20030114; CA 2399812 A1 20010816; EP 1257330 A1 20021120; EP 1257330 A4 20071031; MX PA02007726 A 20030310

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 0003442 W 20000210; AU 2877300 A 20000210; BR 0017103 A 20000210; CA 2399812 A 20000210; EP 00907249 A 20000210; MX PA02007726 A 20000210