Yoga block
AssigneePresent Materials Ltd
InventorsLindsey Darwin Growald, Daniel S. Growald, Johann Boedecker, Lauren Greenwood, Volodymyr Nesin
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Abstract
A yoga block includes a plurality of block panels defining a block outer surface substantially conforming to a cuboid shape with beveled or rounded edges and corners. An inner support interfaces with a plurality of inner surfaces of a portion of the plurality of block panels. The inner support includes a plurality of cross members oriented parallel and diagonally relative to sides of the cuboid shape. The plurality of block panels and the inner support are formed of a biodegradable or recycled material. The block outer surface may be treated with a biodegradable and hydrophobic material.
Claims20
A yoga block comprising:
- a block outer surface substantially conforming to a cuboid shape;
- and
- an inner support enclosed within the block outer surface, the inner support including a plurality of cross pieces, the plurality of cross pieces formed from sheets of material, the plurality of cross pieces including:
- a first set of sheets oriented in a first diagonal direction relative to front, posterior, left, and right surfaces of the block outer surface;
- and
- a second set of sheets oriented in a second diagonal direction relative to the front, posterior, left, and right surfaces of the block outer surface, the second diagonal direction being different from the first diagonal direction;
- wherein the plurality of cross pieces forms a repeating pattern of triangular cross-sectional spaces extending between an upper surface and a lower surface of the block outer surface.
A yoga block comprising:
- a block outer surface substantially conforming to a cuboid shape with edges and closed corners that are at least one of beveled or rounded to a depth of at least 0.1 times a smallest dimension of the cuboid shape;
- and
- an inner support comprising a plurality of members enclosed within the block outer surface;
- wherein:
- the block outer surface is formed by a single folded sheet of material;
- only one edge of the single folded sheet of material is exposed;
- the edges of the block outer surface include beveled edges and the block outer surface further includes beveled corners;
- the single folded sheet of material includes corner panels forming the beveled corners and bevel panels forming the beveled edges, and flaps connected to the corner panels;
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- the flaps connected to each corner panel are fastened to inner surfaces of an adjacent pair of bevel panels of the bevel panels with an outer surface of the each corner panel being substantially flush with outer surfaces of the adjacent pair of bevel panels forming part of the block outer surface, the outer surfaces of the adjacent pair of bevel panels being on an opposite side of the single folded sheet of material than the inner surfaces of the adjacent pair of bevel panels.
A yoga block comprising:
- a block outer surface substantially conforming to a cuboid shape;
- an inner support enclosed within the block outer surface, the inner support formed by a plurality of cross pieces of sheet material, the plurality of cross pieces including a plurality of diagonal cross pieces that are diagonal relative to front, posterior, left, and right surfaces of the block outer surface, the plurality of cross pieces defining a plurality of triangular spaces, one side of each triangular space being defined by a respective diagonal cross piece of the plurality of diagonal cross pieces;
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- a plurality of cylindrical members, each cylindrical member inserted within a respective triangular space of the plurality of triangular spaces and in contact with cross pieces of the plurality of cross pieces defining the respective triangular space.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.