Variable resistance slide board
First Claim
1. A variable resistance slide board comprising a thin flexible sheet having an upper glide surface and a compressible mat having an area about as large as the area of said sheet, said sheet being mounted on and supported by said mat, said sheet being made of a material which is supple and deflectable and deformable under load to conform to said mat, and said mat consisting of sections having different compressibility characteristics.
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Abstract
A variable resistance slide board comprises a thin flexible sheet having a low friction upper surface. The sheet may include start-stop blocks located on the sides or elsewhere for engaging the foot or hands of the user while starting or pushing and while stopping. The start-stop blocks may be permanently attached or adjustably mounted. The sheet is mounted on a compressible mat. Additionally, the sheet is made from a deformable material so that the resistance can be controlled in accordance with the characteristics of the compressible mat.
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- 1. A variable resistance slide board comprising a thin flexible sheet having an upper glide surface and a compressible mat having an area about as large as the area of said sheet, said sheet being mounted on and supported by said mat, said sheet being made of a material which is supple and deflectable and deformable under load to conform to said mat, and said mat consisting of sections having different compressibility characteristics.
- 23. A variable resistance slide board comprising a thin flexible sheet having an upper glide surface and a compressible mat having an area about as large as the area of said sheet, said sheet being mounted on and supported by said mat, said sheet being made of a material which is supple and deflectable and deforms variably in accordance with the compression-deflection characteristics of said mat, said sheet having a pair of oppositely disposed sides, start-stop blocks mounted on said glide surface at each of said sides of said sheet for engaging the foot of the user while starting or pushing or stopping, and said sheet being substantially thinner than said mat to comprise a low coefficient of friction film over said mat.
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