Patent ID: 8992386
Filing Date: 2015-03-31
Classification: A63K

Abstract:
1. A starting device for a competitor in a sports competition, the device including a base for fixedly holding the device on a competition surface, a detection sensor connected to an electronic processing circuit, and a block for at least one foot, which is connected to the base and which activates the detection sensor to determine the response time of the competitor at the start of the competition, wherein the block is connected to an H-shaped structure, which includes two spaced apart strips each having a first end and a second opposite end, wherein the ends of said two strips are rigidly connected to an immobile portion of the device, while a central bar connecting the two strips can be pushed in a preferred direction via the bending of the two strips to activate the detection sensor when a force is applied against the block by at least one foot of a competitor.