Training harness
US7374523B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 10, 2005 |
| Grant date | May 20, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 1, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63B21/00069
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A training harness (11) for exercising the inspiratory muscles of an athlete (10) is adapted to embrace the thorax (12) of the athlete (10) during the performance of aerobic exercise. The harness (11) has a back plate (13), a chest plate (14) and linkages (15-24) interconnecting said plates (13,14) by extending around the thorax (12) of the athlete (10). The linkages (15-24) define a pre-determined circumference of the harness (11), which may be increased when the athlete's thorax (12) expands upon inspiration—however such an increase in the circumference of the harness (11) requires the athlete (10) to work against an applied resistive load.
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