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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 1998
Filed:
Nov. 21, 1995
Hiroshi Kokubo, Kyoto, JP;
Univert Inc., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A clocking system for measuring running speeds such as split time or lap time for a plural number of track runners like racehorses at each one of a plural number of clocking positions provided at predetermined intervals along a running course or track toward a goal position. The clocking system fundamentally includes: a trigger signal transmission means provided at each one of the clocking positions and adapted to release a trigger signal toward a narrow signal receiving zone; a passing signal generating means carried by each runner and adapted to produce a passing signal specific to a particular runner at each clocking position upon reception of the trigger signal; and a measuring means provided either at each clocking position or on each runner and adapted to register a time reading for each runner upon reception of the trigger signal or passing signal. The measuring means can be arranged to include a sensor or a number of sensor means for collecting physical data of the runner during a run on an exercising track in addition to and in relation with the clocking operation.