Overspeed trainer system
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorsWilliam Dieter, Patricia Eiting, Polly James
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Abstract
A single-handed overspeed trainer system that detachably tethers an athlete to a trainer through a substantially quiet, non-hook and loop material, release structure is disclosed. In one embodiment, the athlete wears a belt with a substantially rigid loop extending therefrom. The trainer holds one end of a tether that contains a retractable pin toward its opposite end. The pin holds the rigid loop of the belt until the pin is retracted by the trainer, preferably when the tether's handle is released by the trainer.
Claims7
An overspeed training system for detachably tethering an athlete to one hand of a trainer, the overspeed training system comprising:
- an elongate flexible tether extending along a longitudinal length having a first end configured to be detachably secured to a belt of an athlete;
- a handle proximate to a second end of the tether, said handle configured to be grippable by one hand of a trainer;
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- a release mechanism configured to detachably connect said first end of the elongate tether from said belt, wherein the release mechanism comprises:
- a pin configured to be in an engaged position in which the pin traverses through a rigid structure in a direction along the longitudinal length of the tether;
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- wherein said release mechanism is configured to be automatically activated upon reception of both:
- a first force from the athlete pulling the tether along a first direction parallel with the longitudinal length of the tether away from the trainer;
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- a second force from the trainer initiated by releasing said handle proximate to said second end, thereby configured to permit the pin to move to a disengaged position free from the rigid structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.