Safety suspension unit and harness for developing jumps in figure skating

Claim 1

A safety suspension unit for support of athletes during exercises comprising: a fixed elevated track mountable to a support structure; a carriage unit having tracking means engaging said elevated track for linear transport of said carriage on said elevated track; wherein said carriage comprises an elongated structural member with first and second ends and wherein said tracking means comprise a pair of roller units connected to said ends of said structural member, said roller units having rollers in engagement with said track wherein said carriage is supported below said track; a cable dispensing means with a support cable, said dispensing means connected to said carriage for dispensing said cable from said carriage in response to forces applied to said cable, said cable dispensing means having tension regulating means for increasing the tension of dispensed cable as said cable is dispensed; and connecting means for connecting said cable to the person of an athlete; wherein said cable dispensing means comprises a pulley system with a first pulley connected to said first end of said structural member, and a second displaceable pulley connected to said tension regulating means, said tension regulating means being connected to said second end of said structural member, wherein said cable is connected to said second pulley and is threaded around said first pulley, around said second pulley and over said first pulley terminating at said connecting means.