Starting block for runners
OwnerCharles W. Moyeinventor
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Abstract
A starting block (10) for a runner to be used on a track having running lanes extending from a starting line (L) to a finish line including, a frame (11) for positioning in alignment with a running lane proximate to the starting line (L), fasteners (22) for maintaining the frame at a selected location on the track, a front pad (55) selectively attachable longitudinally of the frame and having a substantially horizontal surface (56) for supporting one foot of a runner in a standing position, and a rear pad (30) selectively attachable longitudinally of the frame and having an angularly upwardly extending surface (31) for engagement by the other foot of a runner in a standing position to assist in thrusting the runner across the starting line (L) in a running lane toward the finish line.
Claims17
Starting block apparatus for a runner to be used on a track having running lanes extending from a starting line to a finish line comprising, frame means for positioning in alignment with a running lane proximate to the starting line, fastener means for maintaining said frame means at a selected location on the track, first pad means selectively attachable longitudinally of said frame means and having a substantially horizontal surface for supporting the front foot of a runner in a standing position, said first pad means having a slanted face at the forward edge thereof for engagement by the front portion of the front foot of a runner, and second pad means selectively attachable longitudinally of said frame means and having an angularly upwardly extending surface for engagement by the rear foot of a runner in a standing position to assist in thrusting the runner across the starting line in a running lane toward the finish line.
Starting block apparatus for a runner to be used on a track having running lanes extending from a starting line to a finish line comprising, frame means for positioning in alignment with a running lane proximate to the starting line, fastener means for maintaining said frame means at a selected location on the track, first pad means selectively attachable longitudinally of said frame means and having a substantially horizontal surface for supporting the front foot of a runner in a standing position, said first pad mean including a substantially rectangular block having an upper surface including said horizontal surface and having a slanted face at the forward edge of said rectangular block for engagement by the front portion of the front foot of a runner, and second pad means selectively attachable longitudinally of said frame means and having an angularly upwardly extending surface for engagement by the rear foot of a runner in a standing position to assist in thrusting the runner across the starting line in a running lane toward the finish line.
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