Patent ID: 8337318

Claim:
A take-off board system for a triple or long jump, said take-off board system comprising: an elongated frame comprising a base, longitudinally and vertically extending sides, and longitudinally and inwardly-extending flanges attached to upper ends of said sides to define a chamber therein; an elongated take-off board comprising a first portion occupying said chamber in said frame and disposed between inner surfaces of said flanges and inner surfaces of said base adjacent said sides, and comprising a second portion extending above said inner surfaces of said flanges and an outer take-off surface; a track material member disposed on an outer surface of said frame; and wherein said take-off board system disposable in a first position in a cavity in the ground with said outer take-off surface of said take-off board disposed even with a track surface, and said take-off board assembly disposable in a second position in the cavity in the ground with an outer surface of said track material member disposed even with the track surface.