US 12,029,959 B2
Support part of a starting block in swimming
Christophe Grasso, Bienne (CH); Frederic Choffat, Alle (CH); and Camille Mairot, Le Valdahon (FR)
Assigned to SWISS TIMING LTD, Corgemont (CH)
Filed by SWISS TIMING LTD, Corgemont (CH)
Filed on Jun. 17, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/843,289.
Claims priority of application No. 21202607 (EP), filed on Oct. 14, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0118589 A1, Apr. 20, 2023
Int. Cl. A63B 5/10 (2006.01); A63B 24/00 (2006.01); A63B 71/06 (2006.01); E04H 4/14 (2006.01)
CPC A63B 71/0605 (2013.01) [A63B 5/10 (2013.01); A63B 24/0062 (2013.01); A63B 71/0622 (2013.01); E04H 4/144 (2013.01); A63B 2220/51 (2013.01); A63B 2220/833 (2013.01); A63B 2225/74 (2020.08); A63B 2244/20 (2013.01)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A support part (18) of a starting block (1) of a swimming race, the starting block (1) comprising
at least one base (9) to be fixed around a swimming pool; and
a platform (5) which is mounted or fixed on the base (9), on which a foot of a swimmer as well as his hands are supported before the start of a race,
wherein the support part (18) is an intelligent front support part, which comprises race management electronics, in particular at the time of the start of the race, and which comprises nesting means to be held fixedly and interchangeable in an opening of the front portion of the platform (5) and
wherein the front support part (18) is screwed or clipped in a shape complementary to the opening of the front portion of the platform (5).