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Balance beam with reflex mechanism

  • US 5,037,086 A
  • Filed: 04/30/1990
  • Issued: 08/06/1991
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/30/1990
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A gymnastic device comprising:

  • an elongated substantially rigid body member upon which a gymnast will perform, having upper and lower surfaces,a support means to hold the body member in an elevated substantially horizontal position, comprising spaced apart elongated rigid leg members extending from a floor support surface upwardly towards the lower surface of said body member,a separate bracket member connecting an upper end of each leg member to the lower surface of said body member,connection means on each of said bracket members to permit said leg members to engage said brackets at a first upper position on said brackets to support said body member in a first horizontal position, and to permit said leg member to move with respect to said brackets to a second and slightly lower horizontal position on said brackets to support said body member in a second and slightly lower horizontal position, andresilient means on said brackets yieldingly holding said body member in said first horizontal position but permitting said body member to move towards said second and slightly lower horizontal position when said body member is impacted by the weight of a gymnast performing thereon.

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