Base plate for a swimming starting block, and base plate and starting block set
AssigneeSwiss Timing Ltd
InventorsFrederic Choffat, Christophe Grasso, André Zanetta, Lukas Holzer
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Abstract
A base plate is to be fixed to the ground at the edge of a swimming pool. A starting block can be fixed on the base plate. The base plate includes in an inner cavity, measurement electronics with at least one force or motion sensor or at least one strain gauge, to provide a measurement signal to a processor processing unit of an electronic circuit to determine one or more race parameters to be stored in a memory of the electronic circuit and/or to transmit wirelessly or wired to the base station or a timing station.
Claims9
A base plate to be fixed to the ground at an edge of a swimming pool and on which a starting block can be fixed, the base plate comprising:
- an upper portion and a lower portion that are directly connected to form an inner cavity, and in the inner cavity, measurement electronics with at least one force or motion sensor or at least one strain gauge, to provide a measurement signal according to a location of the starting block to a processor processing unit to determine one or more race parameters and/or to communicate wirelessly or wired to a base station or a timing station, wherein the upper portion includes a planar upper face and the planar upper face includes internal threads configured to receive screws extending downward from a lowest surface of the starting block.
An assembly comprising:
- a base plate to be fixed to the ground at an edge of a swimming pool;
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- a starting block fixed on the base plate, the starting block including a platform, an inclined plate to a rear of the platform, a base extending downward from the platform, and bars fixed to the base or the platform,
- wherein the base plate comprises an upper portion and a lower portion that are directly connected to form an inner cavity, and in the inner cavity, measurement electronics with at least one force or motion sensor or at least one strain gauge, to provide a measurement signal according to a location of the starting block to a processor processing unit to determine one or more various race parameters and/or to transmit the measurement signal wirelessly or wired to a base station or a timing station, and
- wherein the upper portion includes a planar upper face and a lowest surface of the starting block is fixed to the planar upper face.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.