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US 2023/0405486 A1Published application
Pedal Operated Hurdle
AssigneeLitania Sports Group, Inc.
InventorsJames L. Turchyn, Christopher E. Bray, C. David Hodge, Gregory W. Luebbering
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Abstract
A hurdle with a riser assembly having a gate board attached to movable gate tubes that telescope upon uprights and with a cross support between the trailing ends of the legs has a height adjustment system that includes a pedal in the cross support. Depressing the pedal retracts spring loaded posts to allow a user to hold and move the gate board up or down with the hands.
Claims10
A hurdle comprising:
- (a) two substantially parallel horizontal hollow legs, each leg having a leading end and a trailing end;
- (b) a horizontal hollow cross support connecting the trailing ends of the legs;
- (c) two stationary hollow uprights, each upright extending upwardly from the trailing end of a leg;
- (d) two movable hollow gate tubes, each gate tube telescoping relative to an upright and having a top end;
- (e) a gate board connecting the top ends of the gate tubes;
- (f) a counterweight system for maintaining tip-over weight, the counterweight system comprising a movable counterweight inside each leg;
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- (g) a height adjustment system for adjusting the gate board to a plurality of heights, the height adjustment system comprising a pedal on the cross support.
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A hurdle comprising:
- (a) two horizontal hollow legs, each leg having a leading end and a trailing end;
- (b) a horizontal hollow cross support connecting the trailing ends of the legs;
- (c) two stationary hollow uprights, each upright extending upwardly from the trailing end of a leg;
- (d) two movable hollow gate tubes, each gate tube telescoping relative to an upright and having a top end;
- (e) a gate board connecting the top ends of the gate tubes;
- (f) a counterweight system comprising a movable counterweight inside each leg;
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- (g) a height adjustment system comprising a pedal on the cross support.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.