Jumping shoe attachment

Claim 2

A jumping shoe, comprising, a frame, said frame having a bottom member which engages a ground surface, a top member having a plurality of pulleys mounted thereon and cross braces connecting said top member and said bottom member, a plurality of shock cords attached at one end to said bottom member and arranged to extend upwardly so as to pass over said pulleys and be attaced at another end to a canvas sheet, so as to attain said sheet in position, and a shoe attached to said sheet for a foot of a wearer.

Claim 3

A jumping shoe as set forth in claim 1, wherein said sheet is streteched on the interior of said top member and said shoe is fixedly secured to a top surface of said sheet by a pair of adjustable straps, and when said wearer of said jumping shoe jumps up and down, the weight of said wearer causes said sheet to descend and said shock cords to be stretched, and whereby said shock cords act to return said sheet to said position.

Claim 4

A jumping shoe attachment, for use with a shoe, having trampoline-like characteristics, comprising: a frame having a bottom, ground engaging member, an open, planar, peripherally-extending top member, and brace means spacing said top member from said bottom member; resilient means extending laterally inwardly from said top member to an area where the shoe is to be mounted to provide lateral resiliency thereto; and hold down means for securing the shoe to said resilient means.

Claim 5

A jumping shoe attachment, for use with a shoe, having trampoline-like characteristics, comprising: a frame having a bottom, ground engaging member, an open, planar, peripherally-extending top member, and brace means spacing said top member from said bottom member; resilient means extending laterally inwardly from said top member to an area where the shoe is to be mounted to provide lateral resiliency thereto; and hold down means for securing the shoe to said resilient means.

Claim 6

The attachment of claim 3 wherein said resilient means includes plural elongate resilient members.

Claim 7

The attachment of claim 3 with further includes encasing means for encasing a lower portion of said frame.

Claim 8

The attachment of claim 3 which further includes wheels rotatably afixed to said frame and located to permit rolling of said frame on a surface.

Claim 9

A jumping shoe attachment, for use with a shoe, having trampoline-like characteristics, comprising: a frame having a bottom, ground engaging member, an open, planar, peripherally-extending top member, and brace means spacing said top member from said bottom member; resilient means extending laterally inwardly from said top member to an area where the shoe is to be mounted, to provide lateral resiliency thereto; and hold down means for securing the shoe to said resilient means; and low-friction means disposed about said top member and wherein said resilient members extend from said bottom member and across said low-friction means.

Claim 10

A jumping shoe attachment, for use with a shoe, having trampoline-like characteristics, comprising: a frame having a bottom, ground engaging member, an open, planar, peripherally-extending top member, and brace means spacing said top member from said bottom member; resilient means extending laterally inwardly from said top member to an area where the shoe is to be mounted, to provide lateral resiliency thereto; and hold down means for securing the shoe to said resilient means; and low-friction means disposed about said top member and wherein said resilient members extend from said bottom member and across said low-friction means.

Claim 11

The attachment of claim 7 wherein said low-friction means includes plural pulleys disposed about the periphery of said top member.

Claim 12

In combination with a shoe, a jumping shoe attachment having trampoline-like characteristics, comprising: a frame having a bottom, grounding engaging member, and open, planar top member having a edge thereabout, and brace means spacing said top member from said bottom member; a web mounted in the plane of said top member; resilient, web-mounting means for mounting said web for resilient, vertical movement relative to said top member, said mounting means including plural elastic cords, each secured to the periphery of said web and to said frame, for biasing said web in the plane of said top member; and hold down means for seucring the shoe to said web.

Claim 13

In combination with a shoe, a jumping shoe attachment having trampoline-like characteristics, comprising: a frame having a bottom, grounding engaging member, and open, planar top member having a edge thereabout, and brace means spacing said top member from said bottom member; a web mounted in the plane of said top member; resilient, web-mounting means for mounting said web for resilient, vertical movement relative to said top member, said mounting means including plural elastic cords, each secured to the periphery of said web and to said frame, for biasing said web in the plane of said top member; and hold down means for seucring the shoe to said web.

Claim 14

The attachment of claim 9 wherein said mounting means further includes plural pulleys disposed about the edge of said top member and rotatably mounted thereon, and wherein each of said elastic cords is trained over a pulley.

Claim 15

The attachment of claim 9 which further includes encasing means for encasing a lower portion of said frame.

Claim 16

The attachment of claim 9 which further includes wheels rotatably affixed to said frame.