Free standing training bag with tripod base

Abstract

A free standing training bag comprising a base with three legs and an upper body mounted atop the base, where the upper body has at least one striking surface suitable for use in martial arts training. Both the upper body and the base may be padded, allowing the free standing training bag to be used as a combat simulator.

1 . A free standing training bag comprising:
 a base with a plurality of legs; and   an upper body mounted atop the base, where the upper body has at least one striking surface suitable for use in martial arts training;   
       where the legs do not have a rigid internal structure, the upper body does not have a rigid internal structure, or neither the legs nor the upper body has a rigid internal structure and where the base is padded, the upper body is padded, and there is no non-padded structure between the padded base and the padded upper body. 
     
     
         2 . The free standing training bag of  claim 1  where the base has three legs. 
     
     
         3 . The free standing training bag of  claim 1  where the base and upper body are at least partially padded. 
     
     
         4 . The free standing training bag of  claim 1  where the legs are capable of being folded for storage. 
     
     
         5 . The free standing training bag of  claim 1  where each of the legs comprises padding. 
     
     
         6 . The free standing training bag of  claim 5  where the padding is polyethylene or EVA foam or other strike-absorbing material. 
     
     
         7 . The free standing training bag of  claim 1  where each of the legs is wrapped in vinyl or other fabric. 
     
     
         8 . The free standing training bag of  claim 1  where each of the legs terminates in a weighted foot. 
     
     
         9 . The free standing training bag of  claim 1  where the upper body is cylindrical. 
     
     
         10 . The free standing training bag of  claim 9  where the base has a top that is cylindrical and where the top of the base and the upper body each have a circumference and the circumferences are generally equal. 
     
     
         11 . The free standing training bag of  claim 1  where the upper body is joined to the base via an attachment device. 
     
     
         12 . The free standing training bag of  claim 11  where the attachment device is a zipper. 
     
     
         13 . The free standing training bag of  claim 1  where the upper body further comprises at least one laterally projecting striking surface. 
     
     
         14 . The free standing training bag of  claim 13  where the at least one laterally projecting striking surface does not have a rigid internal structure. 
     
     
         15 . The free standing training bag of  claim 1  where the upper body comprises polyethylene foam wrapped in vinyl or other fabric. 
     
     
         16 . A free standing training bag comprising:
 a base with a plurality of legs, where the base has at least one striking surface suitable for use in martial arts training; and   an upper body mounted atop the base, where the upper body has at least one striking surface suitable for use in martial arts training;   where the legs do not have a rigid internal structure, the upper body does not have a rigid internal structure, or neither the legs nor the upper body has a rigid internal structure.   
     
     
         17 . The free standing training bag of  claim 16  where the base and the upper body each comprise padding. 
     
     
         18 . The free standing training hag of  claim 16  where the base has three legs and where each of the legs has at least one striking surface. 
     
     
         19 . The free standing training bag of  claim 16  where the at least one striking surface on the base fully covers the base and where the at least one striking surface on the upper body fully covers the upper body.