APPARATUS FOR EXERCISING OF SHOT-PUTTERS Russian patent published in 2008 - IPC A63B21/06 A63B23/02 A63B65/00 

FIELD: sportive equipment.

SUBSTANCE: shot-putter exercising apparatus has two supports spaced away from one another and bearing guiding beam having adjustable inclination angle and equipped with carriage, and rectangular frame attached to carriage and provided with shot. Frame is connected through cable, reducer and pulley to lever pin positioned on rear support and provided with weight. Reducer is positioned between pulley and lever pin so that its small gear is rigidly and axially connected to pulley and its large gear is positioned on lever pin and may be repositioned from its initial position, and lever may be fixed at different angles. Slide fixed on vertical sides of rectangular frame incorporates rod with shot positioned at its end. Frame is rigidly fixed with its upper part to carriage and cable is fixed with its other end to frame front part for embracing block mounted on front part of guiding beam. Rod has n-faced section curved at an angle α at shot fastening site. Slide has n-faced opening for insertion of said rod to move it for performing longitudinal and discrete angular motions and be fixed within this opening. Slide is designed for displacement and fixing on frame depending upon sportsman's anthropometric data. Apparatus is further provided with second block positioned on front support and designed for providing parallel alignment of cable in carriage displacement zone, front and rear carriage motion restricting devices, means for returning carriage with shot to sportsman or to initial position, and personal computer with peripheral sensors. Angular motion sensors are fixed to elbow joints and knee joints.

EFFECT: wider operational capabilities and increased exercising efficiency of apparatus.

4 cl, 11 dwg