Patent ID: 8147383
Filing Date: 2012-04-03
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. A method for pole vaulting comprising the steps of: holding a vaulting pole apparatus having a substantially straight longitudinal axis and a substantially straight offset axis, configured to be compatible with physical attributes, strength and sprint speed of a vaulter athlete, said vaulter athlete endeavoring to achieve a pole vault height greater than a vault height attainable by invoking a conventional straight vaulting pole; sprinting down a runway while holding said vaulting pole apparatus; planting said vaulting pole apparatus in a takeoff box disposed at an end of said runway; and engaging in a takeoff with an implicated takeoff angle directing said vaulting pole apparatus upwardly toward a horizontal crossbar positioned at a prescribed pole vault height and disposed upon a supporting structure; said vaulting pole apparatus consisting of: