Appeal No. 2006-1562
Application No. 10/720,948
to the sports object (i.e. ball, puck, etc.) being controlled.
(Specification, page 1, ¶ [0001]).
Further details regarding this subject matter are set forth
in representative independent claims 1, 10 and 18 which read as
follows:
1. A sports vision training device comprising:
a piece of material having a thickness sufficient to
interfere with an individual’s ability to look in a
specific direction at a sporting object being controlled by
the individual; and
said piece of material having an adhesive coating or
layer for positioning said piece of material on a portion
of an individual’s face so that said piece of material
interferes with said individual’s ability to look at said
sporting object while attempting to control said sporting
object due to said thickness.
10. A system for training an individual encouraging them to
look up and forward while playing a sport without looking
down at an object being controlled by said individual, said
system comprising:
a pair of potentially disposable view restricting
members;
each said member being adhesively applied to one of
the cheeks under an eye of said individual;
and each said member having a thickness sufficient to
interfere with said individual’s vision if said individual
attempts to look down and sufficient to encourage said
individual to look in an up and forward direction towards a
field of play and at least one player on said field of
play.
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