Patent ID: 7998030
Filing Date: 2011-08-16
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. In a training apparatus conformed to provide resistive forces to selected portions of a person's anatomy, and characterized by a fabric panel tethered to the back of said person, the improvement comprising: a support frame defined by a front and rear elongate piece joined to each other to define an angle therebetween conformed for common engagement to said fabric panel, the free end of said front piece being pivotally engageable to said person to thereby deploy in a trailing alignment the free end of said rear piece; an elastomeric band attached at one end thereof to said free end of said rear piece and extending through a sheath defined by a lower portion of said panel to engage a pair of limbs of said person at the other end thereof; rolling means operatively connected to said free end of said rear piece; and measurement means attached to said frame and aligned adjacent said rolling means for producing a record indicative of the rate of motion of said rolling means over ground.