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US 5,342,259 AGranted
Starting block
OwnerIan J. Crichtoninventor
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Abstract
A starting block 60 includes a foot-support means 12 and a heel-support portion 14. The heel-support portion 14 extends from the foot-support means 12, for supporting a user's heel, and is adjustably arranged relative to the foot-support means 12.
Claims5
A starting block which includes
- a base member mountable on a substrate;
- a substantially planar foot-support means pivotally mounted via an operatively lower edge to the base member;
- a substantially planar heel-support, arranged at an operatively upper edge of the foot-support means, for supporting a user's heel, the heel-support portion being angularly adjustably arranged relative to the foot-support means;
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- an adjustment means for effecting angular adjustment of the heel-support portion relative to the foot-support means, the adjustment means comprising an adjustment screw receivable in a threaded opening defined in an extension flange of the heel-support portion, the extension flange extending beyond an operatively bottom edge of the heel-support portion so that the adjustment screw abuts against a rear surface of the foot support means.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.