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Wireless scoring system for sport fencing

a scoring system and sport fencing technology, applied in the direction of sports apparatus, etc., can solve the problems of limiting the available play area, unable to achieve the benefits or performance of the present system, and cumbersome wires and reels, etc., and achieve the effect of being easily used

Inactive Publication Date: 2006-05-11
LINSAY PAUL S
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Benefits of technology

"The present invention provides a wireless scoring system that uses touch detectors on fencers to identify touches and hits during fencing matches. These detectors are connected to a scoreboard or other scoring equipment through a wireless modem, eliminating the need for wires and changing existing fencing or scoring equipment. The system is easy to use and compatible with existing fencing weapons and scoring equipment. The touch detectors have a unique frequency and detect the location and time of touches using detector circuitry and a microprocessor. The wireless modem then sends the touch information to the receiving apparatus for decoding and display on the scoreboard or for storage or other utilization purposes."

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The wires and reels are cumbersome and can be a distraction to efficient competition and can constrain the available play area.
Wireless scoring systems have been proposed for sport fencing but none achieve the benefits or performance of the present system.

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[0024] The present invention in a preferred embodiment is employed with standard fencing equipment and is plug compatible with such equipment. Standard fencing weapons have three electrical terminals for connection to a scoreboard by three interconnecting wires from each fencer. The present wireless system eliminates the need for interconnecting wires and utilizes a small battery powered unit which is worn by each fencer.

[0025] The wiring diagram for a known fencing foil is shown in FIG. 1. A normally closed switch 10 is located at the tip 12 of the foil 14. One terminal of the switch is connected via a wire to a tip terminal at the handle or grip of the foil. The other switch terminal is connected to a guard terminal at the grip portion. Typically, the guard is connected to the switch via the blade which is in electrical connection with the guard. The fencer's metallic vest or lamé18 is connected by an allegator clip to the body cord.

[0026] The wiring diagram for a known epee is ...

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Abstract

A wireless scoring system is provided which does not require any interconnecting wires between the scoring equipment and the fencers and which requires no change in existing fencing or scoring equipment. A touch detector unit is worn by each fencer and is operative to provide signal indications of fencing touches or hits which uniquely identify each fencer and which signify valid and invalid hits and which can be wirelessly transmitted to receiving apparatus coupled to the scoreboard or other scoring equipment. The system is plug compatible with existing fencing weapons and scoring equipment and is readily employed therewith.

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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application claims the benefit under 35 U.S.C. 119(e) of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60 / 625,688 filed Nov. 5, 2004, the disclosure of which is incorporated by reference herein.STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT [0002] N / A BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0003] The electronic scoring of sport fencing matches requires that the fencers' equipment be connected to the scoring equipment by electrical wires or cables. The wires are retained in reels, and as the players move during competition, the reels play out the wires and retract the wires depending on the players movement. The wires and reels are cumbersome and can be a distraction to efficient competition and can constrain the available play area. It would be advantageous to eliminate any interconnecting wires between the fencers and scoring equipment and still provide automatic scoring of the match. [0004] Wireless scoring systems have been prop...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A63B69/02
CPCA63B69/02A63B71/0605A63B2225/50
Inventor LINSAY, PAUL S.
Owner LINSAY PAUL S