Weighted sled

a weighted sled and weight technology, applied in the field of exercise sleds, can solve the problems that the weighted sled has not taken advantage, and achieve the effect of improving athletic speed and improving strength and speed development benefits

US20200238127A1Inactive Publication Date: 2020-07-30VERTIMAX LLC
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US · United States
Patent Type
Applications(United States)
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Publication Date
2020-07-30
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Not applicable · inactive patent

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Abstract

A sled for use in exercise which is pushed by a portion of a user's torso. The device has an extension member extending outwardly from a frame. A pusher member for receiving a portion of the user's torso is mounted to the end of the extension member, the frame has a lift device for reversing the direction of travel. A disc brake provides variable resistance to movement. A strain gauge sensor is used to provide performance information.
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

[0001] This Application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application 62 / 837,818 filed on Apr. 24, 2019. This Application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application 62 / 797,313 filed on Jan. 27, 2019.FIELD OF THE INVENTION

[0002] The invention relates to an exercise sled and more particularly to an exercise sled which is pushed by a portion of the user's torso.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0003] The desire to push athletic speed and acceleration to new heights is a common goal for most every athlete in every ground-based sport played on a court, field or track. One very commonly used training tool used by athletes all over the world to develop power and strength in the legs for the purposes of improving acceleration and speed is the weighted sled. With the passage of time and completion of research projects, new discoveries and naturally occurring human innovation, almost every product, process and methodology for doing just about anythin...

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[0066]A weighted sled training apparatus and method are provided allowing a user to transfer force to a sled using only their waist or chest for the purpose of pushing the sled and transferring a training load to the user's legs.

[0067]FIGS. 11-13 illustrate a sled 100 having a frame 1 and a push member 12 adapted to receive a waist portion of the user adapted to be fitted on an extension member 10 which is attached to the frame 1 for the purpose of transferring ground contact reaction forces GC up through the waist sequentially into members 12 and 10 as force WF applied by the waist, and then being transferred into sled frame 1 for the purpose of pushing the sled in direction D. The weight of the sled with or without training weights 7 provide the weight for skids 4 to interact with the ground providing friction opposing movement. This embodiment provides two significant innovations over the prior art to promote speed specific strength and power development and improved top end athl...