APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING

**Definition:** This place covers:

Gymnastic or exercising apparatus or equipment, of which examples are:

Climbing or mountaineering apparatus, including apparatus for climbing trees or poles; Swimming aids or equipment, e.g. fins, flippers, goggles;

Balls for ball games including:

Rackets, bats or other striking implements for ball games, e.g. tennis rackets and similar, golf clubs, baseball bats, cricket bats, hockey sticks.

Accessories for golf; accessories for other ball games.

Targets or goals for ball games; tennis and similar nets and accessories therefor.

Implements for throwing, e.g. darts, javelins, spears, throwing-hammers, boomerangs, discus discs, quoits, juggling clubs.

Miscellaneous sporting games, e.g. miniature golf, juggling, curling, badminton, shuttlecock or like games, games using a hockey puck; projectiles for these games which do not fall into the above category of balls for ball games.

Training appliances for particular sports, e.g. for fencing, riding, skiing, rowing, punching-balls for boxing, golf swing trainers, artificial mountain slopes.

Other games or sports accessories, e.g. indicating or scoring devices, body protectors.

**Limiting references (this place does not cover):** - Apparatus for passive exercising or massage -> A61H

**Glossary:** - Support element: an apparatus element for supporting a body part during exercising, e.g. a handle for the hand, a seat for the buttocks; - Handle: a support element for a single hand or arm (upper limb); - Pedal: a support element for a single foot or leg (lower limb); - Steps: support elements for lower limbs; - Band: a continuous support element for upper or lower limbs, used at undetermined, variable places during exercising; - Platform: a support element of an exercising apparatus, used for any body part, e.g. for both feet