Starting assist device

Abstract

The invention provides a versatile starting assist device. A starting assist device is a starting assist device mounted on a starting block having a platform on which a swimmer in a swimming competition climbs up. The starting assist device includes a foot plate that is arranged along a wall surface of a swimming pool and supports a foot of a backstroke swimmer when a competition starts, a pair of belt parts connected with the foot plate, and a supporting part that supports the pair of belt parts. The supporting part is fixed to a back end part of the platform.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A starting assist device that is mounted on a staring block having a platform on which a swimmer in a swimming competition climbs up, comprising:
 a foot plate that is arranged along a wall surface of a swimming pool and supports a foot of a backstroke swimmer when a competition starts;   a pair of connecting parts connected with the foot plate; and   a supporting part that supports the pair of connecting parts, wherein   the supporting part is fixed to one end part of the platform on an opposite side of the swimming pool side.   
     
     
         2 . The starting assist device according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the starting block has a footrest for placing a foot of a swimmer, the footrest being arranged on an upper surface of the platform, and   the supporting part is arranged on the opposite side of the swimming pool through the footrest.   
     
     
         3 . The starting assist device according to  claim 2 , wherein
 an arrangement position of the footrest is adjustable so that the footrest is closer to or separated from the swimming pool, and   the supporting part is arranged at a position separated from the swimming pool more than the footrest that is fixed to a farthest position from the swimming pool.   
     
     
         4 . The starting assist device according to  claim 1 , wherein the supporting part is detachably fixed to the platform through an attachment provided in the one end part of the platform. 
     
     
         5 . The starting assist device according to  claim 1 , wherein the supporting part has a handle part. 
     
     
         6 . The starting assist device according to  claim 1 , wherein the foot plate has a non-slip part on a surface that faces the wall surface of the swimming pool.