Patent ID: 7261679
Filing Date: 2007-08-28
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. A runner training and exercise device comprising: an adjustable upper thigh strap adjustably positionable about the upper thigh and below the buttocks of a human user, wherein said adjustable thigh strap comprises means to adjustably secure said strap about a user's thigh, an adjustable foot stirrup assembly adjustably attachable to the foot of said user, said stirrup assembly comprising an arch strap adapted to encircle said user's foot forward of the ankle, said arch strap having releasable adjustment means, and at least one heel strap secured to said arch strap and extending rearward from said arch strap along the side of said foot to extend behind said user's heel and at an angle of from 30° to 60° relative to the longitudinal axis of said user's foot, and an elastic resistance member secured to said thigh strap and said heel strap of said stirrup assembly behind the foot and adjustably disposed therebetween along and in line with the back of the leg between the heel and the back of the upper thigh and not extending above the upper thigh, wherein said at least one heel strap comprises means to securely connect to said elastic resistance member, whereby said elastic resistance member is adjustable in length to position and hold the leg at about 90° flexion of the knee and wherein said foot stirrup assembly comprises two heel straps secured to and extending rearward from said arch strap on opposite sides of the user's foot, each heel strap having means to securely connect to one end of said elastic resistance member.