US 11,771,972 B2
Sports training system
Maceo Baston, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US)
Filed by Maceo Baston, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US)
Filed on Jun. 18, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/351,415.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/040,862, filed on Jun. 18, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2021/0394033 A1, Dec. 23, 2021
Int. Cl. A63B 69/00 (2006.01); A63B 24/00 (2006.01); A63B 71/06 (2006.01)
CPC A63B 69/0071 (2013.01) [A63B 24/0062 (2013.01); A63B 71/0622 (2013.01); A63B 2071/0661 (2013.01); A63B 2214/00 (2020.08); A63B 2220/803 (2013.01); A63B 2220/836 (2013.01); A63B 2225/50 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A sports training device to be worn on a hand of a user, comprising:
a glove, the glove having:
a main body having a palm portion and a back portion, the main body configured to receive the hand of the user, wherein the glove includes a sleeve configured to be positioned adjacent one of a wrist of the user and a forearm of the user;
a plurality of finger receptacles disposed on the main body, each finger receptacle of the plurality of finger receptacles having a proximal end disposed adjacent to the main body and a distal end disposed opposite the proximal end, the plurality of finger receptacles including a thumb receptacle, a first finger receptacle, and a second finger receptacle, each of the distal end of the thumb receptacle, the distal end of the first finger receptacle, and the distal end of the second finger receptacle being open; and
a sensor disposed on the glove, the sensor configured to monitor a release of an object by the hand of the user;
wherein a controller and a visual interface are disposed in one of the main body of the glove and the sleeve of the glove, the controller is in communication with the sensor using one of a wire connection and a wireless connection, the controller is configured to receive a set of data from the sensor and determine if the set of data falls in a predetermined category, the predetermined category including an acceptable range and an unacceptable range, and the controller is configured to display whether the set of data is in the acceptable range or the unacceptable range to the user on the visual interface.