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Method and system for preventing pole vault fall injuries

a technology of pole vault and fall injury, applied in the field of safety and accident prevention, can solve problems such as injuries to people, and achieve the effect of minimizing the possibility of malfunction and preventing fall injuries

Inactive Publication Date: 2007-09-27
RASTEGAR JAHANGIR S
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The safety net system effectively reduces the risk of serious injuries by providing a cushioned landing, protecting athletes from falls onto hard surfaces without hindering their performance, and can be used for athletes of varying skill levels, offering protection beyond what helmets provide.

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Preferably, the physical activity is pole-vaulting and the condition is a likelihood that the person will be injured by falling onto the hard surface.

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[0047] Although this invention is applicable to numerous and various types of dangerous activities for which a safety system is useful, it has been found particularly useful in the environment of sports and more particularly in the environment of pole vaulting. Therefore, without limiting the applicability of the invention to sports and pole-vaulting, the invention will be described in such environment.

[0048] Referring now to FIG. 2, the major components of a preferred implementation of a fall safety system 100 for preventing fall injuries in pole-vaulting is shown schematically therein. The basic preferred system 100 consists of one or more sensors 101 (which may be a trained observers) that detects the position and / or posture of the athlete during the jumping event to determine whether and / or when a safety net 104 needs to be deployed. The sensory component 101 preferably contains redundancy to minimize the chances of faulty sensory action, particularly, the faulty action corresp...

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A method for preventing serious injuries to a person participating in a physical activity, such as pole-vaulting, which occurs at least partially over a hard surface. The method includes: detecting predetermined criteria indicative of a condition which requires deployment of the material into the deployed position; and moving a material from a retracted position to a deployed position upon detection of the predetermined criteria, wherein the material substantially does not impede the physical activity while in the retracted position and cushions the person from falling onto the hard surface while in the deployed position.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates generally to safety and accident prevention, and more particularly, to methods and systems for preventing injuries associated with pole vault falls. [0003] 2. Prior Art [0004] As shown in FIG. 1, in the sport of pole-vaulting, a jumper 10 runs to pick up speed, plants a pole 12 in a vault box 14 located just before a bar 16, gets to as great a height as possible with the aid of the pole 12, and attempts to clear the bar 16 and land on the relatively soft mat 18 positioned passed the bar 16 and its supporting posts 20. Pole-vaulting is an inherently dangerous sport since the athlete may not clear the bar 16 and may land on hard surfaces 22 around the vault box 14 and the running path. Landing on these hard surfaces 22 is most dangerous if the athlete lands on his or her head. Landing on the shoulder or side is less dangerous, but may cause serious injuries since it may be from heights of...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A63B6/02A62B1/22A63B5/06A63B61/04
CPCA62B1/22A63B5/06A63B6/02A63B2220/13A63B71/0054A63B2220/12A63B61/04
Inventor RASTEGAR, JAHANGIR S.
Owner RASTEGAR JAHANGIR S
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