Pole vaulter's landing cushion

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1981-10-05

1984-04-17

Apley, Richard J.

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272101, A63B 500

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044430094

ABSTRACT:
A notch or cutout configuration for a pole vaulter's landing cushion provides increased protection for the athlete while avoiding interference with bending of the vaulting pole. The top of the notch is broad at the pole planting region and relatively narrow at a more forward region. In the preferred form, the base of the notch is narrow in the pole planting region and broadens towards the front of the cushion to conform with the outline of a vaulting box, the sidewalls and back wall of the notch being inclined outwardly in the pole planting region while the notch sidewalls in the more forward region are vertical. In addition to providing more extensive cushioning adjacent the vaulting box area, the configuration enhances performance by reducing the athlete's concerns about contact of the pole with the cushion and about landing. The configuration requires correct placement of the landing cushion relative to the vaulting box in order to avoid pole contact with the cushion and thus discourages the common practice of intentional mispositioning of a cushion for such purpose.

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Two Pages of Sketches, Labelled "R-2 Pit", Prepared in 1974 at Facilitites of Assignee of Present Application.

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