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US 12,758,821 B2Granted
Barefoot training and exercise device
AssigneeIn Step Physical Therapy and Biomechanics PLLC
InventorWilliam J. Smith
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Abstract
An exercise device and associated methods that in configurable in either a glider mode or a balance mode. The device includes: a footbed having a toe separator, a chassis having a first surface mated to the footbed and a second opposed surface having a plurality of attachment points; a strap configured to secure a foot onto the footbed; and at least one balance dome releasably attachable to a selected attachment point.
Claims17
An exercise device, comprising:
- a footbed having a toe separator;
- a chassis having a first surface mated to the footbed and a second opposed surface having a plurality of attachment points;
- a strap configured to secure a foot onto the footbed;
- and
- at least one balance dome releasably attachable to a selected attachment point;
- wherein the chassis includes a toe separator column extending from the first surface and wherein the footbed includes an opening through which the toe separator column extends.
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A method, comprising:
- providing an exercise device that includes:
- a footbed having a toe separator, and
- a chassis having a plurality of attachment points on an opposed surface from the footbed;
- attaching at least one balance dome to a selected attachment point on the opposed surface;
- strapping a foot onto the footbed, wherein a first toe and second toe are separated by the toe separator;
- performing a balance mode exercise;
- and
- removing the at least one balance dome and attaching a different balance dome, wherein the different balance dome is at least one of a different size or hardness than the at least one balance dome.
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An exercise device, comprising:
- a footbed having a toe separator;
- a chassis having a first surface mated to the footbed and a second opposed surface having a plurality of attachment points;
- a strap configured to secure a foot onto the footbed;
- and
- at least one balance dome releasably attachable to a selected attachment point;
- wherein the chassis includes a lip around a perimeter of the chassis that extends away from the second opposed surface.
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An exercise device, comprising:
- a footbed having a toe separator;
- a chassis having a first surface mated to the footbed and a second opposed surface having a plurality of attachment points;
- a strap configured to secure a foot onto the footbed;
- and
- at least one balance dome releasably attachable to a selected attachment point;
- wherein the footbed includes:
- a first recess configured to receive a ball of the foot;
- a toe crest over which toes of the foot extend;
- a second recess and third recess implemented on opposite sides of the toe separator to receive a first and a second toe, respectively;
- and
- a fourth recess configured for receiving a third toe, a fourth toe and a fifth toe.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.