Exercise device and methods
OwnerJustin Peterseninventor
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Abstract
Disclosed is an exercise device having a platform and a roller. The platform has a surface sized and shaped to support a body part of a user and a pair of handles. The roller is coupled to the platform and configured to rotate relative to the platform. The platform is configured to translate in a first direction when the roller rotates in a first direction of rotation and translate in a second direction when the roller rotates in a second direction of rotation.
Claims15
An exercise device for use on a ground surface, the exercise device comprising:
- a platform having a long axis and a short axis, the platform comprising:
- a planar top surface sized and shaped to support a body part of a user;
- a bottom surface;
- and
- a pair of handles comprising:
- a first handle at least partially defined by a first opening in the platform and configured to be gripped in use;
- and
- a second handle at least partially defined by a second opening in the platform and configured to be gripped in use;
- a single cylindrical roller coupled to the platform and translationally fixed relative to the platform so as to rotate relative to the platform, the cylindrical roller supporting the platform above the ground surface, the support consisting of the cylindrical roller;
- and
- a shaft supporting at least a portion of the cylindrical roller and defining a rotational axis of the cylindrical roller, the rotational axis of the cylindrical roller being parallel to the long axis of the platform;
- wherein the platform is configured to translate in a first direction when the cylindrical roller rotates in a first direction of rotation;
- wherein the platform is configured to translate in a second direction when the cylindrical roller rotates in a second direction of rotation;
- and
- wherein at least a top of the cylindrical roller is disposed below the bottom surface of the platform.
An exercise device for use on a ground surface, the exercise device comprising:
- a platform having a long axis and a short axis, the platform comprising:
- a planar top surface sized and shaped to receive a body part of a user;
- a bottom surface;
- and
- at least one handle configured to be gripped in use;
- a single cylindrical roller coupled to the platform and translationally fixed relative to the platform so as to rotate relative to the platform, the cylindrical roller supporting the platform above the ground surface;
- and
- a shaft supporting at least a portion of the cylindrical roller and defining a rotational axis of the cylindrical roller, the rotational axis of the cylindrical roller being parallel to the long axis of the platform;
- wherein the platform is configured to translate in a first direction when the cylindrical roller rotates in a first direction of rotation;
- wherein the platform is configured to translate in a second direction when the cylindrical roller rotates in a second direction of rotation;
- and
- wherein at least a top of the roller is disposed below the bottom surface of the platform.
An exercise device for use on a ground surface, the exercise device comprising a single cylindrical roller, a platform supported above the cylindrical roller, and a shaft, the cylindrical roller being coupled to the platform and translationally fixed relative to the platform so as to rotate relative to the platform, the cylindrical roller supporting the platform above the ground surface, the platform having a long axis, a short axis, a bottom surface, and a planar top surface sized and shaped to support at least a body part of a user above the cylindrical roller while the cylindrical roller rolls across the ground surface, the shaft supporting at least a portion of the cylindrical roller and defining a rotational axis of the cylindrical roller, the rotational axis of the cylindrical roller being parallel to the long axis of the platform, the platform being further configured to tilt fore and aft while the roller rolls across the surface, and at least a top of the cylindrical roller being disposed below the bottom surface of the platform.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.