Collapsible Starting Block Kit
OwnerJeffrey Aaron Boothinventor
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Abstract
A starting block kit for supporting a runner's feet above a running surface just prior to running includes a foot support module which comprises a base, a platform, and a prop. The platform is pivotably coupled to the base at a front end of the base and is positionable in a collapsed position with respect to the base in which the platform rests atop the base. An upper surface of the platform faces upwardly away from the base when the platform is positioned in the collapsed position. The prop is pivotably coupled to the platform, and a distal end of the prop with respect to the platform is adjustably positionable atop to the base to adjust a support angle of the platform with respect to the base.
Claims15
A starting block kit comprising:
- a foot support module comprising:
- a base;
- a platform pivotably coupled to the base at a front end of the base, the platform being positionable in a collapsed position with respect to the base in which the platform rests atop the base, an upper surface of the platform facing upwardly away from the base when the platform is positioned in the collapsed position;
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- a prop pivotably coupled to the platform, a distal end of the prop with respect to the platform being adjustably positionable atop to the base to adjust a support angle of the platform with respect to the base.
A starting block kit comprising:
- a pair of foot support modules, each foot support module of the pair of foot support modules comprising:
- a base, the base comprising a bottom wall, the bottom wall tapering from a front end of the base and from a back end of the base to a center section of the base, each lateral edge of a pair of lateral edges of the bottom wall defining an associated lateral recess of a pair of lateral recesses, the base further comprising a perimeter wall coupled to and extending upwardly from the bottom wall, the perimeter wall defining a pair of lateral gaps, each lateral gap of the pair of lateral gaps being positioned in an associated lateral section of a pair of lateral sections of the perimeter wall, the pair of lateral gaps being positioned opposite each other across the center section of the bottom wall, the perimeter wall defining a pair of back gaps in a back section of the perimeter wall, the pair of back gaps being laterally spaced from each other, a bottom surface of the base having a planar shape;
- a platform pivotably coupled to the base at the front end of the base, the platform being positionable in a collapsed position with respect to the base in which the platform rests atop the base, an upper surface of the platform facing upwardly away from the base when the platform is positioned in the collapsed position, the upper surface of the platform having a planar shape, the upper surface of the platform being oriented parallel to the bottom surface of the base when the platform is positioned in the collapsed position, the platform comprising a support wall and a pair of side walls, the pair of side walls being coupled to and extending away from the platform, the pair of side walls being laterally spaced from each other with respect to the base, the pair of side walls extending between the support wall and the base when the platform is positioned in the collapsed position, the platform extending over the pair of lateral recesses of the bottom wall of the base when the platform is positioned in the collapsed position, the platform resting atop the bottom wall of the base and extending through the pair of lateral gaps of the perimeter wall when the platform is positioned in the collapsed position, each side wall of the pair of side walls defining a pivot hole which extends therethrough;
- a prop pivotably coupled to the platform, a distal end of the prop with respect to the platform being adjustably positionable atop to the base to adjust an angle of the platform with respect to the base, the prop being positioned between the platform and the base when the platform is positioned in the collapsed position, the prop extending rearwardly of the base when the platform is positioned in the collapsed position, the prop comprising a continuous rod, the continuous rod comprising a distal section and a pair of extension sections, the pair of extension sections being coupled to and extending between the platform and the distal section, the distal section being coupled to and extending between the pair of extension sections, each extension section of the pair of extension sections extending through an associated back gap of the pair of back gaps of the perimeter wall when the platform is positioned in the collapsed position, the continuous rod further comprising a pair of axle sections, each axle section of the pair of axle sections being coupled to an associated extension section of the pair of extension sections, each axle section of the pair of axle sections being rotatable within the pivot hole of an associated side wall of the pair of side walls of the platform;
- an angle adjustment member mounted atop the base, the angle adjustment member defining a plurality of bays wherein the distal end of the prop is alternately receivable into each bay of the plurality of bays to set the platform in an associated one of a plurality of support angles with respect to the base, each bay extending laterally with respect to the base;
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- a plurality of spikes coupled to the base, the plurality of spikes protruding away from the bottom surface of the base, each spike of the plurality of spikes being removable from the base.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.