Modular agility hurdle

Abstract

A modular agility hurdle includes a crossbar having a substantially horizontal portion having opposing ends and opposing substantially vertical risers extending from the opposing ends of the substantially horizontal portion. The modular agility hurdle also includes a pair of feet. Each of the pair of feet include a midportion having a receptacle configured to accept and retain an end portion of one of the substantially vertical risers and opposing feet portion extending from the midportion, where each of the opposing feet have upwardly arcuate shaped end portions.

1 . A modular agility hurdle comprising:
 a crossbar comprising:
 a substantially horizontal portion having opposing ends; and 
 opposing substantially vertical risers extending from the opposing ends of the substantially horizontal portion; and 
   a pair of feet, each of the pair of feet comprising:
 a midportion having a receptacle configured to accept and retain an end portion of one of the substantially vertical risers; and 
 opposing feet portions extending from the midportion, where each of the opposing feet have upwardly arcuate shaped end portions. 
   
     
     
         2 . The modular agility hurdle of  claim 1 , wherein the substantially horizontal portion comprises a substantially smooth upper surface. 
     
     
         3 . The modular agility hurdle of  claim 1 , wherein the crossbar comprises a plurality of spaced apart ribs extending form a lower surface of the substantially horizontal portion and inner surfaces of the vertical risers. 
     
     
         4 . The modular agility hurdle of  claim 1 , wherein the receptacle comprises:
 a front wall;   a back wall; and   opposing side walls connecting the front wall and the back wall, wherein upper edges of the front wall, the back wall and the opposing side walls define an entrance to the receptacle and having a first width wherein a distance between the opposing side walls reduces to a second width within the receptacle, the second width being less than the first width such that the receptable engages one of the end portion of one of the substantially vertical risers.   
     
     
         5 . The modular agility hurdle of  claim 4 , wherein each of the feet portion comprises:
 a plurality of spaced apart receptable ribs extending from the second end toward the first end, wherein ends of the plurality of spaced apart receptacle ribs are configured to engage an end of one of the end portions of the substantially vertical risers.   
     
     
         6 . The modular agility hurdle of  claim 1 , wherein each of the pair of feet comprises:
 first and second junctions that connect the midportion to the first and second feet; wherein the first and second junctions define spaced apart voids proximate the receptacle such that each of the first and second feet have substantially even thicknesses of the portions of each foot.   
     
     
         7 . The modular agility hurdle of  claim 1 , wherein the cross bar and the pair of feet are constructed of a resilient material. 
     
     
         8 . The modular agility hurdle of  claim 7 , wherein the resilient material comprises thermoplastic vulcanizate. 
     
     
         9 . A modular agility hurdle comprising:
 a crossbar comprising:
 a substantially horizontal portion having opposing ends; and 
 opposing substantially vertical risers extending from the opposing ends of the substantially horizontal portion; and 
   a pair of feet, each of the pair of feet comprising:
 a midportion; and 
 opposing feet portions extending from the midportion, where each of the opposing feet have upwardly arcuate shaped end portions, 
   wherein each of the opposing ends of the substantially horizontal portion of the crossbar and the mid portion of each of the pair of feet are configured to couple together to configure the modular agility hurdle into a first, assembled configuration.   
     
     
         10 . The modular agility hurdle of  claim 9 , wherein the opposing ends of the substantially horizontal portion of the crossbar and the mid portion of each of the pair of feet are configured to decouple from each other to configure the modular agility hurdle into a second, disassembled configuration. 
     
     
         11 . The modular agility hurdle of  claim 9 , wherein the midportion of each of the pair of feet comprises a receptacle configured to accept and retain an end portion of one of the substantially vertical risers. 
     
     
         12 . The modular agility hurdle of  claim 9  comprises a plurality of spaced apart ribs extending form a lower surface of the substantially horizontal portion and inner surfaces of the vertical risers. 
     
     
         13 . The modular agility hurdle of  claim 12 , wherein the receptacle comprises:
 a front wall;   a back wall; and   opposing side walls connecting the front wall and the back wall, wherein upper edges of the front wall, the back wall and the opposing side walls define an entrance to the receptacle and having a first width wherein a distance between the opposing side walls reduces to a second width within the receptacle, the second width being less than the first width such that the receptable engages one of the end portion of one of the substantially vertical risers.   
     
     
         14 . The modular agility hurdle of  claim 13 , wherein each of the feet portion comprises:
 a plurality of spaced apart receptable ribs extending from the second end toward the first end, wherein ends of the plurality of spaced apart receptacle ribs are configured to engage an end of one of the end portions of the substantially vertical risers.   
     
     
         15 . The modular agility hurdle of  claim 9 , wherein each of the pair of feet comprises:
 first and second junctions that connect the midportion to the first and second feet; wherein the first and second junctions define spaced apart voids proximate the receptacle such that each of the first and second feet have substantially even thicknesses of the portions of each foot.   
     
     
         16 . The modular agility hurdle of  claim 9 , wherein the cross bar and the pair of feet are constructed of a resilient material. 
     
     
         17 . The modular agility hurdle of  claim 9 , wherein the resilient material comprises thermoplastic vulcanizate. 
     
     
         18 . A modular agility hurdle comprising:
 a crossbar comprising:
 a substantially horizontal portion having opposing ends; and 
 opposing substantially vertical risers extending from the opposing ends of the substantially horizontal portion; and 
   a pair of feet, each of the pair of feet comprising:
 a midportion having a receptacle configured to accept and retain an end portion of one of the substantially vertical risers; 
 opposing feet portions extending from the midportion, where each of the opposing feet have upwardly arcuate shaped end portions; and 
 first and second junctions that connect the midportion to the first and second feet; wherein the first and second junctions define spaced apart voids proximate the receptacle such that each of the first and second feet have substantially even thicknesses of the portions of each foot 
   wherein the crossbar and each of the pair of feet are constructed of a resilient material such that once a force is applied the modular agility hurdle, the hurdle flexes and once the force is removed from the modular agility hurdle, the modular agility hurdle returns to an unflexed configuration.   
     
     
         19 . The modular agility hurdle of  claim 18 , wherein the receptacle comprises:
 a front wall;   a back wall; and   opposing side walls connecting the front wall and the back wall, wherein upper edges of the front wall, the back wall and the opposing side walls define an entrance to the receptacle and having a first width wherein a distance between the opposing side walls reduces to a second width within the receptacle, the second width being less than the first width such that the receptable engages one of the end portions of one of the substantially vertical risers.   
     
     
         20 . The modular agility hurdle of  claim 18 , wherein the crossbar comprises a plurality of spaced apart ribs extending form a lower surface of the substantially horizontal portion and inner surfaces of the vertical risers.