Table Tennis Training Device

Abstract

The present invention relates to a device for training and correcting table tennis strokes. The invention comprises: a physical pendulum assembly (20), pendulum axel/pivot assembly (30), ball/axel assembly (50), serve practice assembly (40), table tennis ball/axel assembly (50), mounting bracket/clamp assembly (70) and mounting member 60a. The table tennis training device allows a user to develop their table tennis strokes by tangentially striking the table tennis ball of table tennis ball/axel assembly (50), or by rotating physical pendulum assembly (20) approximately 180 degrees and striking a user supplied table tennis ball off of table tennis ball tee (20j). The invention also allows a user to removably secure either, table tennis ball/axel assembly (50), or the table tennis ball tee (20j) into the unattached end of serve practice assembly (40) in order to practice striking a table tennis ball at various heights above a table tennis table.

1 . A table tennis training device comprising:
 a. a physical pendulum having a first and a second end, with a rotatable object secured to said first end of said physical pendulum, and a tee having an upper surface suitable for resting a table tennis ball upon, wherein said tee is secured to said second end of said physical pendulum;   b. a pendulum axel/pivot member;   c. a mounting member;   d. a means for rotatably connecting said physical pendulum to said pendulum axel/pivot member;   e. a means for connecting said pendulum axel/pivot member to said mounting member and   f. a means for connecting said mounting member to a table.   
     
     
         2 . The table tennis training device of  claim 1  wherein said pendulum axel/pivot member is of a predetermined length whereby said physical pendulum is positioned at a predetermined distance from said mounting member. 
     
     
         3 . The table tennis training device of  claim 1  wherein said rotatable object is removably secured to said first end of said physical pendulum. 
     
     
         4 . The table tennis training device of  claim 1  wherein said tee is removably secured to said second end of said physical pendulum. 
     
     
         5 . The table tennis training device of  claim 1  wherein said rotatable object is a table tennis ball through which passes an axel, whereby said table tennis ball can rotate about said axel. 
     
     
         6 . The table tennis training device of  claim 1  wherein said physical pendulum is removably secured to said pendulum axel/pivot member. 
     
     
         7 . The table tennis training device of  claim 1  wherein said means for rotatably connecting said physical pendulum to said pendulum axel/pivot member includes a means for varying the friction between said physical pendulum and said pendulum axel/pivot member. 
     
     
         8 . The mounting member of  claim 1  further including, a repositionable semi-flexible member having a first end and second end, wherein said first end of said repositionable semi-flexible member has a connector that is removably secured to said mounting member. 
     
     
         9 . The repositionable semi-flexible member of  claim 8 , wherein said second end of said repositionable semi-flexible member includes a connector that can removably secure said axel of  claim 5 . 
     
     
         10 . The repositionable semi-flexible member of  claim 8 , wherein said second end of said repositionable semi-flexible member includes a connector that can removably secure said tee of  claim 1 .