Swimming starting block front foot support
OwnerTamas Kereszyinventor
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Abstract
A swimming starting block front foot support that can be provided in several configurations and can be strapped or otherwise removably secured to a conventional swim starting block or built into new starting blocks. The front foot support block allows the front foot to be in a substantially horizontal position, which reduces reaction time and increases stability during start, and allows the toes of the front foot to wrap around or otherwise contact a front curved portion of the front foot support, which allows the user to have more force when jumping/diving off the swim block and into an adjacent swimming pool.
Claims20
A swim block for allowing a user to jump or dive into a swimming pool or other body of water from a vertical distance higher than the swimming pool, the swim block adapted to allow a user to jump or dive off the swim block with more force and distance when entering the pool, comprising:
- a base adapted for positioning on a surface near or adjacent to a portion of a perimeter area of the swimming pool, the base having an upper end;
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- a swim platform having a bottom surface in contact with the upper end of the base such that the swim platform is positioned at a vertical distance higher than the swimming pool, the swim platform having an upper surface and a front portion, the front portion of the swim platform having curved or rounded shape and terminates into the upper surface;
- wherein the base extends downward from the bottom surface of the swim platform and positions the swim platform above the swimming pool at the portion of the perimeter area of the swimming pool.
A swim block for allowing a user to jump or dive into a swimming pool or other body of water from a vertical distance higher than the swimming pool, the swim block adapted to allow a user to jump or dive off the swim block with more force and distance when entering the pool, comprising:
- a base adapted for positioning on a surface near or adjacent to an end of the swimming pool, the base having an upper end;
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- a swim platform having a bottom surface in contact with the upper end of the base such that the swim platform is positioned at a vertical distance higher than the swimming pool, the swim platform having an upper surface and a front portion, the front portion of the swim platform having curved or rounded shape and terminates into the upper surface;
- wherein the base extends downward from the bottom surface of the swim platform and positions the swim platform above the swimming pool at the portion of the perimeter area of the swimming pool;
- wherein the upper surface is angled downward at an acute angle from the front portion of the swim platform to at least an intermediate portion defined between the front portion and a back portion of the swim platform;
- wherein the swim platform having a width extending from a first side of the swim platform to an opposite second side of the swim platform, wherein the width of the swim platform enough to receive both feet of the swimmer;
- wherein the curved or rounded front portion of the swim platform is adapted to serve as a front foot support for the user of the swim block to allow the user to enter the swimming pool with more force and distance.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.