US 9,586,082 B2 · Sports performance enhancement systems

Abstract

Footwear for use in resistance band training includes plural spaced straps extending loosely over the instep. Each strap is circumscribed by a connection ring freely movable along the strap such that, when the ring is pulled by an applied force, the ring traverses the strap and is repositioned according to the direction of the force. The user may alternatively select any of the straps to engage a resistance band. A belt for connection to the straps includes a band connection ring movable to different positions on the belt. A pad may be positioned over a front belt ring to comfortably project the band away from the user's body. The footwear and belt may be used with a vest connected to limbs and extremities to body parts for a full body workout.

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Dependent claims

An article of footwear for use in a resistance exercise system for sports enhancement of the type in which one or more elastic resistance bands are attached between a user's torso and one or more limbs or extremities, said article of footwear adapted to be worn by the user and comprising:

a body member having a forward portion, a rearward portion, and left and right edges;
a first strap extending over said forward portion between two first strap attachment locations at said left and right edges, respectively, said strap having slack so as to be loosely spaced above said forward portion;
and
a first connection ring member disposed about and freely movable along said first strap, said ring and strap being configured and constructed to be connected at said ring to an elastic resistance band and such that, when the ring is pulled by a force applied thereto through an elastic resistance band, the ring is free to both traverse the strap and pull it in the direction of the force, wherein said slack is sufficient to permit the ring to be so pulled transversely outwardly of the body member beyond said first and second edges.

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a sock having a top portion with a center section, said sock member adapted and configured when worn by the user for the center section to overlie at least a portion of a longitudinal center line of the user's foot;
a first strap extending transversely of the sock and over said center section between two first strap attachment locations on respective opposite sides of said center section such that said first strap has sufficient slack so as to be loosely spaced above said center section;
and
a first connection ring disposed about said first strap, said ring and strap being configured and constructed to be connected at said ring to an elastic resistance band and such that, when the ring is pulled by a force applied thereto through an elastic resistance band, the ring pulls the first strap in the direction of the force.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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