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Patent 2421400 Summary - Canadian Patents Database
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(11) CA 2421400
APPAREIL D'ENTRAINEMENT AU PATINAGE
A63C 3/04 (2006.01)
60/360,714 United States of America 2002-03-04
A skating training aid consisting of a base plate that slides on the ice - or
rolls on any
other less slippery surface - and is made of a series of telescoping
adjustable rods and
the said device can also accept weight plates to adjust the level of strength
push it while practicing skating movements.
1. A skating training aid to train skaters comprising :
a base plate, a base post emerging perpendicularily from the said base plate;
a weight plate support rod slidably engaged in a generally perpendicular
the said main post;
the said weight plate support rod onto which weight plates can be slid;
a telescoping transverse arm slidably engaged in a generally perpendicular
a handle bar post slidably engaged in a generally perpendicular fashion with
transverse arm;
handlebars slidably engaged in a generally perpendicular fashion with the said
bar post;
the telescoping transverse arm having a telescoping part extending therefrom
having a distal end onto which is rotationally attached a sternum support.
2. A skating training aid as described in claim 1 further comprised of:
an angle indicator fixedly attached to the sternum support to indicate the
said sternum support.
3. A skating training aid as described in claim 1 further comprised of:
the connector part slidably engaging the main post and the connector part
arc rod fixedly thereto and extending perpendicularly therefrom;
the said arc part having two extremities and at each of the said extremity,
inserted guiding rods.
5. A skating training aid as described in claim 3 further whereas;
the arc part being adjustable proximally or distally from the connector part
length of the arc rod.
a base plate having at least three wheels or rotational support of any kind to
base plate to roll on a surface.
7. A skating training aid as described in claim 1 having the following method
a user happlies his sternum against a sternum support, he can also hold handle
and skates against the resistance provided by the weighted down said skating
a telescoping wheel support rod fixedly attached to a connector part at its
and at its distal end an axle extending perpendicularly therefrom;
the said axle having two opposite extremities and each extremity having one
a telescoping wheel support rod to adjust the wheels at different distances
the telescoping wheel support rod is fixedly engaged to the main post at its
an angled attachment slidably engaged in a generally perpendicular fashion as
vertical with the main post but having a horizontal angle which offsets the
attachment in relation with the weight plate support rod.
an alternate telescoping transverse arm in the shape of a « T » so that the
support can be on one side of the main post while the handle bar can be on the
side of the said main post.
a « Y » shape fitting which receives telescoping transverse arms and onto
attached a pair of sternum supports for opposing two people against each
14. A skating training aid as described in claim 1 having the following method
two users facing each other each apply their sternums against their sternum
thus pushing one against the other.
CA 02421400 2003-03-04
This application claims priority based on provisional application 601360,714
filed 03/04f2002
for ciaims 1 to 3.
S TlNG TRAINING AI
~ACICC~R~UN~ ~F THE INIfENTIGN :
la The invention relates generaliy to skating equipment but more particulariy
used in teaching or training skaters.
Eackground of the invention :
IS There are a number of devices that have been deveioped over the years to
young and old, to learn how to skate, usually ice skating, but in recent years
applications have expanded their claims to cover the increasing poplularity of
skating. For example patents 3,235,254 by l~obson and 5,120,236 by Twohug
devices aimed at beginners, there are of course many more such devices which
20 apply to the specific function of the invention herein described. in a
reiated field, ice
hockey requires for players to nave a quick start, strong accelerations and
fast ongoing
speed. To achieve that, it is important for the ankles to rotate a certain way
to bend and to push at a certain angle and the center of gravity of fihe body
certain point which can only be achieved if the torso is angi~ed in a certain
optimal parameters for skating are known to those who study the sport but
training players to adopt ar'd maintain that optimal posture is the key to
efficient training and, as ofi now, there are no tools that can adequately do
Some inventions aspire at teaching optimal skating foe- hockey such as patent
x.,915,373
by ~ifalker which is a static e<cercise r~raachine for skaters and is not
meant for use on an
ice surFace but rather as part of a training program in a gym or such place.
F~atent
5,911,650 also discloses a static training machine for use in a gym or suclh
patent 6,090,015 is mostly concerned with practicing turns for skaters and
skiers with
the machine base being static: and the users being able to rotate around it by
1~ a rotating boom arm. Although strength training in general and skate
rrrachine such as patent 5,911,650 are useful in the training process, nothing
actual training on the actual playing held with the actual footwear and
really train the muscle groups and train the near~-muscular system of an
Aithought some of the prior art appears to have common elements such as
support and adjustable vertical posts, the nature and operation of the de~eice
disclosed is substantially different from the prior art ofi record.
SUMMr4RY ~F THE INVE1NTIC'N
The present invention discloses a skating training device fior use on an ice
as an ice rink when training for' ice skating and can also be adapted for use
hard surface when used for training for roller skates of all kinds.
It is a first object afi this inventian to provide fior a simple to use
skating training device
aimed at improving the skating style of a skater.
It is a second object of this invention to provide a skating training device
strenghtening and conditianing the muscles involved in skating.
It is a final object of this invention to provide a skating training device
adjusted easily to configure exactly to any skater na matter the length of
legs, torso and no matter their physical strength.
fn order to do that, the device consists ofi a base plate that slides on the
ice -- or rolls on
any other less slippery surface -- and is made of a series of telescoping
arid the said device can also accept weight plates to adjust the level of
to push it while practicing skating movements. A user happlies his sternum
sternum support and can also hold handle bars and skates against the
provided by the weighted down device. Provisions are also made to have two
supports so that two users facing each other each apply their sternums against
sternum support thus pushing any: against the other.
wfll become
more readily apparent from the following detailed description of a preferred
with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein the preferred embodiment
invention is shown and described, by way of examples. As will be realized, the
is capable of ether and different embodiments, and its several details are
modifications in various obo/ious respects, all without departing from the
Accordingly, the drawings arid description are to be regarded as illustrative
g SRIEF DESGRIPl'!~N ~F T'hIE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
F°g° 4 is an isometric view of the device with a double sternum
support arrangement.
Fig. 6 Is an isometric view as in 5 but with one of the sternum support turned
Fig. 7 Is an isometric view of the base piste adapted for the needs of off ice
DETAILED DESCRIPTI~1~ fJF T'HE PREFERRED EML~~DIMENT'
FIG. 1 A skating training aid 1 is comprised of a base plate 2 which lays flat
surface, has a base post 3 which emerges perpendicularily therefrom and around
is slidably attached a main post; 4. Moving upward on that main post ~., we
an arc module 5 slidably attached to the main post 4, which will be described
that main post 4, continuing upward, we come across a weight plate support rod
which weight plates 7 can be slid and said weight plate support rod 6 is
the main post 4 onto which it is slidably attached. Further up, we come across
telescoping transverse arm ~ wi7ich is also set perpendicular to the main post
4. and to
which it is also slidably attached to. From the transverse arm ~ going to its
we come across a handle bar past 9 set perpendicular to the transverse arm ~,
upward and slidably attached to it . From the handle bar post 9 we move upward
we come across the handle bar 10 which is also siidably engaged therefrom.
the transverse arm 3, we continue toward the distal end where the telescoping
the said telescoping transverse arm ~ terminates with a sternum support 11
rotationally engaged to the said telescoping transverse arm ~. Optionally, an
indicator 12 is fixedly attached to the sternum support 31 in order to
indicate its angle of
inclination from the vertical. The above recited parts which are described as
engaged onto another part are also described as « slidably attached elements »
throughout this description when referred to generally.
The arc module S is comprised of an arc part 25, a connector part 26 and an
arc rod.
The connector part 26 slidably engages the main post 4 and the connector part
1 ~ the arc rod 27 fixedly attached to it and extending perpendicularly
therefrom. The arc
part 25 has two extremities and at each extremity, guiding rods 16 are
inserted. Slidingly engaging each of the guiding rods 1~ is a cursor 22 ,which
marker to aid in instructing footwork, along with indicias 21. The arc part 25
adjusted proximally or distally from the connector part 26 along the length of
tt~e arc rod
A telescoping wheel support rod 23 is also fixediy attached to the connector
part 26 at
its proximal end and at its distal end is an axle 13 extending perpendicularly
The axle 13 has two opposite extremities and each extremity has one wheel 1~4.
wheels 1~ are used for transporting the skating training aid 1 by simply
engage the wheels 14 to the ground. Being telescopic, the telescoping wheel
rod 23 can set the wheels °t~ at different distances from the connector
part 2fi. The
base plate 2 is specially coated to reduce stickiness and damage to an ice
S guiding rods 15 help a user with the proper motion of the legs and can be
more advanced user. Weight plates 7 can be inserted directly atop the base
removing the arc module 5 and weight plates 7 can also be placed, of course,
support rod 6 for a maximum workout. The angle indicator 12 monitors the exact
for future reference as do indicias 21 all along the main post 4, the
to transverse arm 8, the handle bar post 9 and the guiding rods 15. llVith
these indicias 21
many users can use the skating training aid 1 on any given day and use it
other day by reconfiguring it to their specifications based on these indicias
are relied upon to gauge progress as the posture improves and different
force the user into the optimal body posture.
dig. 2 As can be appreciated, nnost of the discrete parts are siidabiy
another and can be locked into position by either a system of holes and pins,
quite familiar in the art of sports and fitness training equipment or, as in
figures, it can use a system of lock that does not require holes which will be
20 in the next figure. The pin and holes system operates with a pin 16
comprised of a head
17 and a shaft 19. The shaft is inserted through a series of aligned holes 19
siidably attached elements. This allows for the various elements to adapt to
measurements of a user in particulaar. In order to secure the pin 16 in place,
the head 1?
is magnetized so that it will '°stick°' to the place it is
inserted to assuming of course that
the device is made of magnetically compatible material such as steel). Q~f
pins 16 as described herein could be substituted by pelt-pin or spring loaded
commonly used in this type of training equipment. since the telescoping and
slidabty
attached elements need to have a lithe play between therr~ in order to slide
and with ease, this has the drawback of causing the slidably attached elements
wiggle. In order to eliminate i:his, at each location this occurs, there is a
knob 20 that,
with a small rotation, will tighten the two stidalby attached elements and
wiggling problem. The quarter turn system described in the capending
for the tacking down of a given position and resolves the wiggling problem in
quarter turn (quarter turn being a figure of speech to generally describe the
should not be taken literally).
dig. 3 This embodiment features a no holes 19 look and has a more elaborate
indicator 12 the remaining parts are essentially the same. It should be noted,
15 that the telescoping transverse arm 8 as found in fig. 1 has become a lc T
~> telescoping
arm 36, but this « T » telescoping arm 36 can be found on the embodiement of
fig. 1 as
well as the telescoping arm 8 can be substituted in this figure. The K T »
arm 36 allows for the sternum support 11 to be set closer to the main post 4.
handles 10 are situated on the other side of that very same main post 4. The
20 19 look is described in a copendir~g application by this inventor,
essentially, it consists of
locking handles 24 requiring a quarter turn in order to loosen or lock the
discrete slidably
attached elements. It should be noted that in this figure, there is more than
support rod 6 which increases the amount of possible weights T that can be put
skating training aid 1. Also, the telescoping wheel support rod 23 is fixedly
the main post 4 at its proximal end and at its distal end is the axle 13
perpendicularly therefrom.
Fig. 4 A variation of the skating training aid 1 has a cc ~' » shape lifting
30 which slidabfy
engages the main post 3 in lieu of the main post 4 and each arm of the cc Y ,>
telescoping transverse arrr~ ~ and each telescoping transverse arm 5 receives
sternum support 11. This way, two opposing people can work against each other.
Fig. 5 Another variation provides the skating training aid 1 with an angled
attachment 4Q
1U which allows for training one leg at a time for a quick start in which case
would point forward towards the front of the machine while the right foot
would be at a
right angle to the left foot and provide the motion, The torso of the user is
set at an
angle of about 30 degrees in relation to the right foot, which is the correct
angle for a
stride. After having trained one' leg, the angle attachment 40 can be removed,
t 5 over and reinserted to exercize the left leg this time.
Fig. 6 The sternum support 11 can be turned sideways which allows the angle to
varied horizontally and provide some of the same benefit as the angled
of Fig. 5 but for practicing skating stride one leg at a time as oppposed to
Fig. ? In an alternate embodiment, a different base plate 2 has a base post 3
plurality of wheels 14 to allow it to roll off non slippery surface to train
on toiler skates.
Dead Application 2006-06-01
2004-01-30 R30(2) - Failure to Respond 2004-04-06
2005-03-04 FAILURE TO PAY APPLICATION MAINTENANCE FEE 2005-05-05
2005-06-01 R29 - Failure to Respond
2006-03-06 FAILURE TO PAY APPLICATION MAINTENANCE FEE
Reinstatement - Failure to respond to examiner's report in good faith $200.00 2004-04-06
Reinstatement: Failure to Pay Application Maintenance Fees $200.00 2005-05-05
Maintenance Fee - Application - New Act 2 2005-03-04 $50.00 2005-05-05
Abstract 2003-03-04 1 15
Description 2003-03-04 8 529
Claims 2003-03-04 4 158
Drawings 2003-03-04 7 224
Representative Drawing 2003-04-24 1 19
Cover Page 2003-08-08 1 40
Drawings 2004-04-06 7 206
Claims 2004-04-06 4 105
Description 2004-04-06 8 325
Claims 2005-01-19 4 89
Correspondence 2003-04-02 1 11
Assignment 2003-03-04 2 106
Prosecution-Amendment 2003-07-30 4 149
Prosecution-Amendment 2004-04-06 17 573
Correspondence 2004-07-09 1 11
Prosecution-Amendment 2004-07-09 3 109
Prosecution-Amendment 2004-12-01 2 52
Prosecution-Amendment 2005-01-19 6 123
Correspondence 2005-02-03 1 15
Fees 2005-05-05 1 25