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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2005
Filed:
May. 08, 2003
Applicant:
Michael J. Kudla, Groton, MA (US);
Inventor:
Michael J. Kudla, Groton, MA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63B063/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A training device for a goaltender employs a plurality of transceivers mounted within a housing that emit beams that are reflected off of cooperative reflectors attached to a goal. The transceivers and reflectors are aligned such that uninterrupted reflected beams are sensed by the emitting transceiver. A visual indication is provided to a goaltender positioned between the goal and the training device whether the goaltender is positioned so as to block shots from a point between the training device and the goal to a plurality of specified areas of the goal so as to provide feedback to the goaltender with respect to goal coverage.