No. 825,860.
PATENTED JULY 10, 1906.
l C. MGKENZIE.
PUNGH'ING BAG.
APPLICATION FILED MAR-.13, 1906
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PATENTBD JULY 10, 1906.
No. 825,860.
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PUNCHING BAG.
APPLICATION FILED .MAB.13, 1906.
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UNITED STATES PATENT oEEIoE.
CHARLES MCKENZIE, OF BUTTE, MONTANA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO
JOHN FRANCIS CHARLES, OF BUTTE, MONTANA.
PUNCHlNG-BAG.
Speciñcatîon of Letters Patent.
No. 825,860.
Patented J'uly 10, 1906.
Application filed March 13, 1906. Serial No. 305,845. '
To all wiz/ont it may concern:
Be it known that I, CHARLES McKENzIE, a
citizen of the United States, and a resident of»
Butte, in the county of Silverbow and State
of Montana, have made certainv new and
paratus proper is in all cases the same, the
means of support alone differing. A block
or hub 12 (see Fig. 1) is secured on the short
pendent arm of the hanger 6 by a clamp
screw 138L and a tapered nut 13, having its
useful Improvements in Punching-Bags, of lower end enlarved to form a head which is
ing and exercising.
screwed into sucll block 12, so that in use the
two form practically one device which may
be readily adjusted higher or lower on the
hanger, so as to accommodate the height of
eral.
hub 16, that is adapted to rotate freely on
combination of parts are as hereinafter de
means of the flanged head of the latter. The
which the following is a specification.
“y invention is an improvement in punch
ing~bavs, such as are used for practice 1n box
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The apparatus embodying the invention the punching-bags to tall or short persons or
includes two bags which are so suspended to conditions of work and exercise.
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The arms 14, with which the journals 5 are
and adaptedto revolve and swing laterally in
vertical planes as to afford special advantages rotatably connected, are hinged at 15 to ex
for instruction in boxing and exercise in gen- tensions 14“, which are secured radially in a
The details of construction, operation, and the nut 13, whereby it is also supported by 70
scribed, and illustrated in the accompanying two parts 14 14n of the horizontal arms are
connected by a rule-joint, so that they main
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Figure 1 is in part an elevation and in part tain normally an alined horizontal position,
a section of one form of the a paratus. Fig. as shown b full lines in Figs. 1, 2, 3. Thus 75
2 is a similar view of a modiiibation. Fig. 3 while the ru e-joint 15 allows the outer portion
drawings, 'm which#
is an elevation or side view of a modification.
25 Fig. 4 is a vertical section on the line 4 4 of
of the arm 14 to rise or be thrown up at an
6 is an enlarged vertical section on the line 6
To aid gravity 1n returning the bags and
angle, as shown by dotted lines, Fig. 1, a down
Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a por ward movement beyond the horizontal is not
tion of Vthe apparatus se arated from the permitted. The upward movement only oc
parts to which it is normal y attached. Fig. curs when the bags 1 1EL are struck from below. .
30 6 of Fig. 1, and Fig. 7 is a detail view of a their immediate attachments quickly to the
hinge connection.
.
normal position, (indicated by full lines,) I
In the illustration shown in Fig. 1 two apply spiral springs 17 to the articulated arms 85
punching-bags 1 la, which may be inñated or 14 14“, the same extending over the rule
solid, are attached to the lower ends of ver joints 15, as shown in several figures. The
35 tical rods or arms 2, which are pivoted at 3 journal 5 of the curved arms 4 has an enlarged
to curved arms 4, having on the inner side head 5“, and a sleeve 18 is applied to the
horizontal journals 5, by which they are con journal between such head and the adjacent
nected rotatively with a support adapted to upward bend of the arm 4. The head 5at and
revolve around a hanger 6. This hanger
may have various forms and attachments.
In Fig. 1 the hanger is a rod which is bent
twice at a right angle, the longer vertical arm
being supported in a hollow standard 7, that
sleeve 18 are iitted somewhat loosely in a
socket proper in the outer end of the hori
zontal hinged arm 14, and the sleeve is
clamped therein by screws 19. By this 95
means the arms 4, from which the bags are
may be secured to the floor and which may suspended, are held securely and yet adapted
to rotate freely in a vertical plane.
45 be held from rotation by a clamp-screw 8.
It will be seen that by the construction and
In Fig. 3 the punching-bags and the parts
`with which they are immediately connected arrangement of parts thus far described the
are suspended from a hanger 6a, that has its bags 1 1EL are adapted to rotate in a horizon
bearings and su port on a bracket 9, secured tal plane around the axis provided by the
50 to a vertical wa l. In Fig. 2 the attachment hanger and are also adapted to swing out
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is made to a rod 10, that is supported and ward and upward in vertical planes on the
clamped in a vertical standard 11. The con hinges 15 and that the bags may also oscil 105
struction and operation of the punching ap
late or swing laterally, as indicated by dotted
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lines, Fig. 4. To provide for aninward move lpunching one'or the otheras’he‘gets oppor
ment ofithe bags, as illustrated V7by dotted tunity. The 4hangers -6 and `6a may be
lines, Fig. 1, I extend the arms 2 upward'be-` clamped so as to be movable; but the bags
yond the ¿pivots 3 .and connect .their upperl . and>theirimmediate supports or attachments
5 ends with a spring-attachment which holds .l are in each case left‘freeftofrevolve on the nut 70
the arms normally vertical or allows their up
13.
Whether the hanger is fixed or station
per ends to swing outward, and thus theibags ary,fthe two bags will still turn thereon.
to swing inward. The said spring attach-A lThe clamp-screws 19 are ordinarily so ad
`ment comprises a Hat bar 20, (see Fig. 6,) ,justed as to merely hold thepsleeves .1S in
1o which Vis adapted to slide in a horizontal
place, leaving the journals 5 of the ybag-sus 75
bearing formed by two parallel rods 21 v and-al pending `arms '4 to revolve freely; but the
head 22 and whose outward movement is re-n said suspending-screws may be so adjusted
~~si-sted-by a spiralspring 23, the same acting' as to clamp directlyupon'the journals'5,and
¿between the #head 22 and a corresponding -thus L'hold the arms llffromîrevolving. ÈFor
15 iheadì22a,‘which~slides onthe rod‘21.
this purpose y the sleeves -1'8 are provided-‘with
-.The following statement will serve to-fur opposite openings to =receive>thepoints of= the
ftherV explain `and lillustrate the` practical- o er- i screws ‘19.
Thus inpracticeìifthe-set-screws
fationand-usefof the apparatus. 'It wil ‘be holding the arm of l"bag l ïfbe'screwedfdown
¿noted that neither o'f fthe bags ì1 ‘la when and those connected with-bag A’ls-be ‘loosened
zo struck lcomes:in~contact lwithany other ob Íthen iffbag laïbe struckfirstit'wouldfrevolve
gject, -such as an overhead iplatform, as lis.A and :pass -over #the ‘head yof the 'party 4who
Ausual-in the caseof other apparatusof this struck it, while the necessityoffduc'king -toO
-lcharacter ; but, Aon the contrary, each ‘bag avoid'the bag >1 -vwould‘be- apparent.
when struckswings in-whateverî direction the >
25 ìimpetusv of the 'blow forces it and immediately
. :returns `for another blow. flîf, for instance,
'Having thus described myiinventionfwhat
îI claimas new,~and desireß'to-secureëby-‘Let
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¿the bag lbs-struck directly on theffrontside,
1.
improved apparatus o'f fthe@ class iin
v(asfthefparts-appear in Fig. 1,) the'result will dicated comprising two bags, a support there
ibeitodrive the two bags‘in a circle, andthe
:.puncher must immediately duck ‘his head Ito
¿avoidaïblowëfrom'the‘bag '1a. It isobvious
fthat this v'will afford Apractice in ducking-or
for, f and lmeans connecting‘the two ‘bags with
said support 'wherebythe l'bags ,- are :adapted
Ito revolve-around?the-support and toswing
laterally in vertical planes,»substantiallyasA
»throwingor dropping the fhead, »whichcon described.
`~Asfthe‘bag l1r 2. The improved apparatus ‘forthe »pur- `
3 5 .comes around and approaches the original pose specified, comprising aA suitable-support, IOO
v¿position it maybeV struckwith the other‘hand, a- 'device 'adapted `to rotate thereon', f‘two
itributes to skill and-exercise.
>and thus byfblows with'theftwo-hands alter-`
-mately ithe |revolutionl of athe bags - will Ebe con
tinued \ andthe necessity» of i ducking occur» at
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vpunching-bags.` arrangedl opposite eachother,
and-means connecting themiflexibly withïthe
said> device ,- substantiallyL as described,
,each Íiblow. rlf‘hus great accuracy `and skill ' 3. In an‘apparatus-dffthe classïindicated,
¿in ?leading and ducking may-be Iquickly-ac the' combination, »with'a support, f o'f- afdevfice
fquired. Itfis' also apparent ’that facility fin' which is rotatable fthereon, ~means ¿for -`sup
ìfootworkfand side-steppingmaybe easily at-` porting said device, lateral arms »projecting
' ftained v‘by `use lof zthis apparatus, -s'inee @the from the’latter and jprovided «with V1j oints to
45 ‘boxer-maystep» out ofthe way of the second f enable-them to‘yield vertically, fbagfsupports
¿bag 1a afterïhittingfthe-first, t1, and'thenstep which are connected‘with said arms, andïbags
1in-«again and’hit‘the firstbag ‘1 with the- other »attached tok and pendent‘from-sudh‘supports,
êhand. "ln other‘words,-the boxer may strike substantially asI described.
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îbag s1 «with‘the right hand, vthen'step -back or>
4. .'In anapparatus ofthe’classfindicated,l
5o sidewise-out of the way o'fbag 1a, then stepl the combination, «with a verticalì support; and 115
lquicklyëin‘again and strike ïbag 1 with 'the -aidevice-ada tedto ‘rotate around thesame
fle'ftfhand, andsoon.
It-will berfurther seen Ías an axis, 4'o apunchmg-ßbag, c and -means ifor
:that ‘upper'cuts may -be 'made or practiced connecting it with - said ldevice Land adapting
. 'with' great ffacility ^ and ¿that 4in >vsuchv case ‘the
it a»to Ayield vertically, .substantially fas 1de
)Lbags .will swing flatera'lly or directly -upward , scribed. _
las ¿the case îmay be. Thus either bag fis.
5. 'Infan apparatus'of the "class'indicated,
vadapted to‘swinglr'ight or left `laterally and the l combination 'with a~ suitable‘support :and
iupward andalso'to swing upward only. It
'a device which ‘is `[rotatable thereon, of a
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Eis apparent ¿that 'since »the bags may circle `punching-bag - and -means Áconnecting iit Lwith
6o 'around the central lsupport a lboxer `¿may fthe said device, :such »means Vcomprising :a 125
'practiceïin'following‘them the» same - as gif in-a‘y Vjointed horizontal -arm :attached «to :the _1de
siXteen-‘footring, since he mayadjust-the ap-> vice, `a -rod yto which the bag isfsecured, an
;paratus >to suit Ihis purpose. "It ‘will 4also ybe .arm connecting such :rod with :the-’said l«hori
' seen that anumber ofëboxers maypracticefon zontal arm and-adapted ’to‘rotate thereon,-,as
A6i; =the Irevolving rbags all :.atthesameftime, eachf
described.
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6. In an apparatus for the purpose speci be clamped at will, substantially as de
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Íied, the combination, with a suitable support scribed.
10. In an apparatus for the purpose speci 45
and a rotatable device applied thereto, of a
punching-bag and means for connecting it i'ied, the combination, with a suitable sup
with said device which comprise a horizontal port and a device adapted to rotate thereon,
arm adapted to rotate, a rod suspending the of two bags and means for suspending them
bag and pivoted to said arm, and a spring at from said device at opposite points, the said
tachment holding the rod normally vertical means including parts adapted to yield ver 50
but allowing it to yield laterally, substan tically and laterally, whereby the bags may
revolve in a circular path or swing upward or
7. In an apparatus of the class indicated, laterally in any direction, substantially as
the combination, with a suitable support, of described.
11. In an apparatus ofthe class indicated,
a punching-bag and means for connecting it
with said support and comprising a horizon the combination, with a hanger and a hub
15 tal arm adapted to rotate, and a rod connect which is vertically adjustable thereon, of a
ing the bag with said arm, substantially as rotatable device applied to said hub, punch
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tially as described.
ing-bags, and means for suspending them `
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8. In an apparatus for the purpose speci- l Jfrom the rotatable device, substantially as
described.
fied, the combination, with a suitable sup
described.
.
12. In an apparatus for the purpose speci
necting it with the support which comprise fied, the combination, with a hollow vertical
an arm extended laterally and adapted to ro standard, of a rod inserted and clamped
tate in a vertical plane, a rod connecting the therein, a hub which is vertically adjustable 65
bag with the outer end of said arm and eX on said rod, means for clamping it in any ad
25 tended above the pivoted connection and a justment, a device which is rotatable on the
spring-retracting device applied to said arm hub attachment, lateral arms attached to
and attached to the upper free end ofthe rod, said device, outer arms which are rotatably
whereby the vbag is held in a certain normal connected with the first-named arms, and 70
position but adapted to yield laterallyinward, punching-bags attached to the outer arms
substantially as described.
30 substantially as described.
13. The combination with a suitable sup
9. In an apparatus for the purpose speci
Íied, the combination, with a suitable sup port and a device which is applied thereto, of
port, of a punching-bag andmeans for con a horizontal arm comprising two parts which
necting it with such support which comprise are connected by a rule-joint, and means for
35 the horizontal arm provided with a socket, suspending a bag which are connected with
an arm intermediate the bag and said socket the outer ends of said arms and springs a and provided with a journal extending into plied to the arms and4 extending over t e
port, of a punching-bag and means for con
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the latter and having an enlarged head, a rule-joint, substantially as described.
CHARLES MCKENZIE.
sleeve applied to said journal and having a
Witnesses:
lateral opening, and a clamp-screw adapted
FLORENCE GOGGIN,
to cooperate with the socket, sleeve, and
JOHN N. KmK.
journal, whereby the sleeve or journal may