A training bar to be worn simultaneously by a sighted and a non-sighted runner. The bar comprises a central rod approximately four and one half feet in length having a shock absorber disposed at either end. A belt or harness to be worn around the waist of the runners is attached to each shock absorber with the sighted runner wearing the belt with one end of the bar attached at the rear. The non-sighted runner wears the other belt with the remaining end of the bar attached at the front, so that when the pair are running in tandem they are separated by the length of the training bar. The separation permits both runners to run freely without interfering with one another. A change in the lead runner's speed or direction will be transmitted through the bar to the rear runner. Any shock created by a sudden stop or change in direction will be absorbed by the two shock absorbers.
A teaching aid (10) for alpine skiers is disclosed in this invention. The pupil is supported by a cradle (11) at the pupil's mid-section. The instructor controls the pupil's weight distribution and orientation to the hill by moving the cradle (11), and by maintaining eye contact and verbal communication with the pupil.
The present invention relates to a much needed and desired adjustable and flexible training and control leash for all stages of training and control of animals of all sizes and particularly dogs. It provides safety and assurance and a wide range of comfort and flexibility for both dog or animal, trainer and master. The present invention consists essentially of a telescopic training and control rod with a specially designed swivel connection that by predetermined sizing of the aperture, bolt connection and swivel ball can predetermine the maximum permitted flexibility, lateral and circular movement of the dog or animal and by the simple means of turning a thumb nut can limit this flexibility to any range desired and necessary between maximum flexibility and no flexibility as the conditions and objectives warrant.
A training device for training one player of a game, such as basketball, to closely follow another player of the game, comprises a body-worn member to be worn by the one player; a tether fixed at one end to the body-worn member; and a quickly attachable-detachable connector element carried at the opposite end of the tether for attachment to a mating connector element carried by another training device to be worn by another player.
A support device including a hook for suspending a person wearing the support device on a rope. The person may be fastened into the support device by means of a transverse belt attached to the upper torso, with the transverse belt extending through slots provided in the support device. The support device includes a spreader bar whose length corresponds approximately to the width of a human chest, with the rope-retaining hook being attached to the spreader bar at a point midway between the ends thereof. The spreader bar is made of a substantially rigid material and serves, when the belt is applied to the person, to support said person in the area defining the width of the chest. Accordingly, for all practical purposes, no lateral forces are transmitted to the person by the pulling of the rope and, consequently, no discomfort through chest constriction is caused by the support device.
An extendible, retractable, dual belt assembly for linking two skaters to one another and for use by such skaters simultaneously includes, at each end, a belt assembly for attachment around the waist or mid-section of a skater with the belts joined to one another by expandable/contractible sections and by relatively inextendible tubular sections.
