METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MOVING INDIVIDUAL BY STEPPED ROLLING "MAXINIO" Russian patent published in 2007 - IPC A63B25/00 

FIELD: accelerated movement of individual in home, sportive hall or industrial enterprise.

SUBSTANCE: method involves providing alternative cyclic loading by individual's body weight of supporting leg while moving by swinging leg from rear position to front position simultaneously with rocking of body weight on supporting leg from the beginning of portion arranged before heel to end of portion arranged behind tip of circumferential surface of movement means. To improve movement skills, platform for accommodation of shoe is put onto movement means in lower position so as to move platform in vertical plane in accordance with forthcoming movement of individual. Segment of circle is rigidly connected to shoe top or it may be joined to home and/or working shoe. Ends of segment are conjugated with horizontal portion arranged before heel and with horizontal portion arranged behind tip. Insert with slot for locating therein of platform is connected with ends of segment by means of bolts and openings provided on slot walls and holes in platform side protrusions corresponding to said openings. Radius of circumferential surface of each segment has size within the range of length between radius of segment with chord equal to length of individual's foot corresponding to minimum size of shoe and radius of cruiser wheel.

EFFECT: increased efficiency of method, provision for accelerated movement and simplified construction of apparatus.

5 cl, 7 dwg