Device for assisting running, walking or jumping
US5362288A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 26, 1993 |
| Grant date | Nov 8, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 26, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63B69/0028
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A device for assisting a runner, walker, or jumper comprising an elongated biasing means such as a flexible pole, torsional spring, or coil spring, etc., having a handle at its top end and a shoe extension including a flexible bridge having one end swingably attached to the user's footwear and another end swingably attached to the ground end of the biasing means. The impact of a landing stores energy in the biasing means which is then returned to assist in the movement of running walking or jumping.
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