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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8057361 | Portable workout apparatus including a plie bar A portable workout apparatus comprising a bar, a frame, and a padded structured secured to the frame. The bar is held at an adjustable bar height. The frame supports the bar at the adjustable bar height. The padded structure is secured to the frame, and has a first ... | 11/15/2011 |
| 7785233 | Collapsible hurdle with quick reset A hurdle has a crossbar and a pair of vertical legs. The hurdle is designed to give way or collapse when the crossbar is struck by a user to minimize the risk of injury and thereby decrease the user's fear of injury. This is done either by splitting the crossbar int... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7736274 | Pole vaulting device and method A pole vaulting device and method. The device includes a mat having a top side and an underside, a plurality of support poles positioned about the mat, with the plurality of support poles having a first end having a curved portion oriented in the direction of the ma... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7641593 | Jump pit form A is provided for constructing a jump pit with a sand area. The form is constructed in sections. Each section has an inside wall and an outside wall. A support member is located between the outside wall and the inside wall. The sections are secured together onsite. ... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7635319 | Portable hurdle A portable hurdle for use primarily by athletes has a base portion operably secured to a bow portion that holds the hurdle to a predefined height when the bow portion is placed in tension by a securing structure. The hurdle lays substantially flat when the bow porti... | 12/22/2009 |
| 7611442 | Hurdle for sport and training use A hurdle which may be readily converted between an erect/in-use state and a collapsed/readily storable state includes a crossbar having adjustable height, and the ability to be converted between a supporting state where one or more support legs maintain the hurdle i... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7530925 | Portable jump training apparatus A portable jump training apparatus designed for portability that permits an athlete to safely measure their vertical leap in any number of venues where a jump training apparatus might be utilized is provided. The portable jump training apparatus may include a jump m... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7357728 | Human free-fall slide A slide and process of using the slide for humans' amusement, recreation and entertainment. The slide is an inflatable apparatus comprising a slide device and an airbag device. The slide device is an inflatable bag having a slide segment. The airbag device has a bot... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7244216 | Method and system for preventing pole vault fall injuries A method for preventing serious injuries to a person participating in a physical activity, such as pole-vaulting, which occurs at least partially over a hard surface. The method includes: detecting predetermined criteria indicative of a condition which requires depl... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7236257 | Jump takeoff position indicator system A jump takeoff position indicator system that discloses the point of takeoff of a long jump or triple jump in athletic competition or practice when an athlete's foot comes in contact with a takeoff board when beginning a jump. A plurality of light beams are emitted ... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7097589 | Safety jump training apparatus A safety jump training apparatus designed for safely mounting on a wall to permit an athlete to safely measure their vertical leap. The safety jump training apparatus includes a jump measurement device and a rotating support to rotably attach the measurement device ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 6964246 | Pet step and method A pet step is a modular foam core item which can be used alone or in an arrangement with other pet steps—referred to as cubes—to form a stair and offers a comfortable way for a pet that has been debilitated by age, surgery, illness, or injury to climb, e.g., fro... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6955631 | Adjustable step trainer An adjustable step trainer including two straps and more than one slat through which the straps are passed. Each end of the slat has a fixing section through which the strap is passed. A press unit is disposed in a chamber of the fixing section for pressing and fixi... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6932744 | Pole vault training device A pole vault training device includes a pole replicating section having generally cylindrical forward and rearward pipe sections extending generally parallel and generally horizontally offset from each other and a training device mounting and support section includi... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6758793 | Sports and recreation apparatus A method and apparatus for allowing a user to repetitively bounce into the air, includes a first and second support, each having a first and second end. A base being coupled to the first and second supports at the second ends. At least one compression resistance sys... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6715448 | Remotely adjustable equestrian barrier A remotely adjustable equestrian barrier includes motors mounted to the barrier posts and linked to sliding jump cups. The motors are microprocessor controlled. The rail height is adjusted using a remote transmitter which directs the microprocessor to energize the m... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6699163 | Stretching center A stretching apparatus for use on a golf course provides a wall with a top ridge, a reclined plane and a curb platform, each capable of supporting all or part of a human body. The top ridge may have at its opposite ends, multiple horizontal levels of diff... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6589630 | Performance enhancing shoe components and methods The present invention provides performance enhancing shoe components and methods of using those shoe components to increase exercise performance. The shoe components comprise a layer of 1,4-polybutadiene and, optionally, a high energy returning rubber. A ... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6561954 | Timing pad An apparatus for improving jumping skill including an adjustable height platform and a pad with a clock enabling an athlete to stand on the platform and jump onto the timing pad then immediately jump off the board. The contact time of the athlete on the b... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6533706 | System of impact measurement and display A system of monitoring impact stress, or acceleration forces on a user while exercising is disclosed. An exercise machine is equipped with sensing apparatus that measures the downward force exerted on the supporting surface by the lower extremities of the... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6494812 | Inclined ramp for track and field training and training methods therefor An inclined ramp is provided for practicing jumps and starts for track and field events. The inclined ramp includes a rigid inclined surface and is usable as part of two different training methods. The training method for jumps involves positioning the ra... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6475116 | Adjustable grid An adjustable grid having a base with a predetermined width is disclosed. Two ends of the base has a respective fixing portion; each fixing portion having a through hole for being passed through by a rope. Each fixing portion having a clamping device for ... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6447427 | Agility training ladder An agility ladder for athletic training and exercise use is shown and described. The ladder has at least two elongated parallel railings spaced by rungs extending between the railings. The railings are preferably flexible so that they may be folded to col... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6196558 | Apparatus for practicing aerial snowboard maneuvers An apparatus for practicing aerial snowboard maneuvers is described. A wooden footboard is formed in an elongated oval shape that matches or approximates the shape and size of a standard snowboard. One or more sets of strap holes are cut into the footboar... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6181647 | Vertical jump measuring device A method to measure height of a vertical jump of a jumper. At least one switch is deactivated by the jumper stepping thereon. The switch is initially activated by the jumper jumping upward therefrom and thereafter deactivated upon return. A time period is... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6155957 | Athletic ability measuring device Disclosed as an apparatus for measuring at least one performance metric of an athlete. The apparatus comprises an elongated tether with a first end and a second end. An attachment means is attached to the first end of the elongated tether wherein the atta... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6135921 | Long jump training apparatus An apparatus for assisting an individual in training for a long jump, wherein the long jump includes a long jump runway and a long jump pit. The training apparatus includes a launching board positioned on the runway to propel a jumper into the apparatus. ... | 10/24/2000 |
| 5924386 | Jumps for horses Jumps for horses comprise control means for altering with elapse of time at least one of the shape, configuration and position relative to the ground of the obstacle presented by the jump to the horse. Examples of obstacles presented of which at least one... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5897457 | Athletic performance monitoring system An athletic performance evaluation device utilizes ultrasonic sensing circuitry or infrared sensing circuitry, a vibration sensitive switch, and an audio input to signal a microprocessor to start a timing function that calculates therefrom an objective ev... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5842954 | Jump training device A jump training device has a substantially ladder-like element including two longitudinal bar members spaced from one another in a transverse direction, and a plurality of transverse members connected to the longitudinal members movably movable in a longi... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5838638 | Portable verticle jump measuring device A method to measure height of a vertical jump of a jumper. At least one switch is deactivated by the jumper stepping thereon. The switch is initially activated by the jumper jumping upward therefrom and thereafter deactivated upon return. A time period is... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5690583 | Jump cup adapted to be manipulated by one hand A jump cup for supporting an end of a jump pole used in equestrian activities includes a curved plate forming an upwardly facing concave surface. A lateral support pin and a mounting pin are fixed to the plate and project from a rear side thereof. The mou... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5679105 | Apparatus for use during the performance of squat-jump type exercises An apparatus for use during the performance of squat-jump type exercises utilizes a weight-laden frame which is grasped by the hands of a user during the performance of the exercise routine and leg members associated with the frame which are spring-biased... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5520595 | Training device for ice skating jump A beam of electromagnetic wave is suspended at an adjustable distance above a floor or an ice surface by a mechanism that generates electromagnetic wave energy and detects that same energy bounced back from a reflector plate placed a distance apart from t... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5334121 | Interchangeable/adjustable hurdle An interchangeable/adjustable hurdle component assembly made of a collection of interchangeable parts. The assembly has a plurality of leg support pairs of varying lengths which can be utilized as vertical leg supports or horizontal leg supports. One leg ... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5326614 | Chipped wood surfacing material Methods for producing a chipped wood surfacing material having unusually high shock absorbing capabilities are provided. The chipped wood is processed in order to give it a very high shock absorbing quality. This invention also relates to chipped wood hav... | 07/05/1994 |
| 5152727 | Water hurdle apparatus Water hurdles are provided to include a plurality of "L" shaped supports mounted to underlying plates, wherein the supports are arranged to direct fluid nozzles in a coincident relationship relative to one another to provide for a hurdle structure.... | 10/06/1992 |
| 5072931 | Jump measuring device A jump measuring device is provided which includes a vertically disposed support which is secured to the underside of a basketball rim and which is urged into engagement therewith by a spring loaded foot provided at the lower end of the vertically dispose... | 12/17/1991 |
| 5050867 | Portable protective cage for athletic equipment Portable cage-like protective apparatus for surrounding athletic field equipment such as pad assemblies for high jump and pole vault landing pits, as protection against mischievous damage to such pad assemblies, making it unnecessary to disassemble and mo... | 09/24/1991 |
| 5031903 | Vertical jump testing device A vertical jump testing device comprising a plurality of vertically arranged measuring elements each pivotally mounted on a vertically disposed mounting member and independently movable between a first and second position to measure the vertical leaping a... | 07/16/1991 |
