METHOD FOR ERECTING AND ADJUSTING STIFFNESS OF GYMNASTIC SPRINGBOARD Russian patent published in 1995 - IPC

FIELD: sports. SUBSTANCE: this method prescribes attaching pneumatic mat 3 to platform 2 by terminal pockets 4, connecting flexible member, which is pneumatic spring 5, to platform 2 and base 1 by face supports 6 and 7, connecting pneumatic systems of mat and spring to source of elevated pressure, separately changing pressure in mat and spring chambers to working level which is assessed during test relative to maximum height of sportsman's jump, recording difference between mat and spring pressures, connecting mat air conduit 8 to spring air conduit 10 connected to source of elevated pressure via pressure reducing valve 9 adjusted for mat pressure. Mat and spring pressures should be preset according to mass and professional capabilities of a particular sportsman. EFFECT: better training conditions. 4 cl, 1 dwg