BALANCE TRAINING AID
First Claim
1. A balance training aid for use with a slackline, comprising:
- a substantially rigid panel comprising a first end, a second end generally opposite the first end, an outer profile, a top surface and a bottom surface; and
a receiver formed by or attached to the panel and adapted to receive the slackline with the panel being removably mounted to and carried on the slackline, wherein the panel removably mounts onto the slackline so during use a user can place at least one foot on the top surface thereof and attempt to balance on the board without the line causing flexture of the foot thereby providing an enhanced balance-training benefit.
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Abstract
A training aid for use with a suspended and tensioned line, a dynamic suspended line, one or more ropes or a slackline for improving the human proprioceptive system, athletic performance, athletic speed, athletic agility, athletic vertical leap, athletic eye/hand coordination, spatial awareness, left/right brain organization and increasing the muscular development of a user. The training aid includes a board member. The user places all or part of their body weight on a top surface of the board member and attempts to balance. A latch member may be provided for securing the board member to the line. One or more engagement members may be provided for providing a reduction to the oscillation of the line when the training aid is mounted thereto. Optionally, the board member may be placed atop a flexible and/or deformable support member to provide for balance training.
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20 Claims
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1. A balance training aid for use with a slackline, comprising:
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a substantially rigid panel comprising a first end, a second end generally opposite the first end, an outer profile, a top surface and a bottom surface; and a receiver formed by or attached to the panel and adapted to receive the slackline with the panel being removably mounted to and carried on the slackline, wherein the panel removably mounts onto the slackline so during use a user can place at least one foot on the top surface thereof and attempt to balance on the board without the line causing flexture of the foot thereby providing an enhanced balance-training benefit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A standing platform for placement on a suspended and tensioned webbing, the webbing defining a webbing width, the standing platform comprising:
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an elongate board, the elongate board comprising a first end, a top surface and a bottom surface, wherein the top surface comprises a substantially smooth surface extending from the first end to the second end, the top surface defining a length and a width, the width being at least equal to a narrowest width of a shoe sole; and a channel defined in the bottom surface and extending from the first end to the second end of the board, the channel defining a channel width greater than the webbing width, wherein the channel is adapted for removable engagement with the webbing to removably engage the elongate board thereto so that a user can place at least one foot on the top surface thereof and attempt to balance on the board without the line causing flexture of the foot thereby providing an enhanced balance-training benefit. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. A training platform for use with at least one suspended and tensioned line, comprising:
a plank member, the plank member comprising a length, a width, a first side, a second side, a top surface, and a bottom surface, the length being defined between a first end and a second end, and the width being defined between a first side and a second side, wherein the top surface is substantially planar, the length is between 12-20 inches, and the width is between 4-15 inches. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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