Exercising ball holder

#The present invention is related to an exercising ball holder for fixing an exercising ball and locking elastic cords. It can ensure safety in use of the exercising ball. The position of the elastic cords can be quickly changed so as to achieve various exercising effects. Moreover, the exercising ball holder has simple structure and is manufactured at low cost.

#FIGS. 1 and 2 show a conventional exercising ball 40 (usually called “Swiss ball” that is a big elastic plastic ball). The outer diameter of the exercising ball 40 is generally between 45 and 120 cm. A typical exercising ball 40 has an outer diameter between 50 and 80 cm. With respect to an exercising ball that has a 60-cm outer diameter, a user can sit thereon. Alternatively, the user can lie thereon. Even this user can face down, face up, or face laterally. However, the exercising ball 40 tends to roll away easily. So, the user is very likely to accidentally slip down or fall down and then gets hurt.

#Furthermore, if the exercising ball 40 is used with an elastic cord (not shown), not only it is hard to fix the exercising ball 40 at a desire location, but also there is no place for locking the elastic cord. As a result, a user must carefully keep balanced and hold two ends of the elastic cord by both hands to exercise. It significantly limits the variety of the exercise patterns for the exercising ball 40 and the cooperative elastic cord.

#FIG. 1 shows the use of a conventional exercising ball in one state;

#FIG. 2 shows the use of the conventional exercising ball in another state;

#FIG. 3 is a partially sectional view of the present invention;

#FIGS. 3 to 5 show the first embodiment of this invention. The exercising ball holder of the present invention mainly includes a base seat 10, multiple extension arms 20 and at least one elastic cord 30.

#The base seat 10 is formed with a substantially concave rest depression 11 having an opening facing upward. A lower end of the exercising ball 40 is rested and located in the depression 11 without easily rolling out. The depression 11 is defined by a concave thin wall.

#In order to prevent the exercising ball 40 from easily rolling out of the holder and to keep a user normally exercising with the exercising ball 40, the horizontal maximum inner diameter D1 of a top edge of the depression 11 is between 20 and 60 cm. For example, assuming that the horizontal maximum inner diameter D1 of the present invention is 40 cm and the diameter D2 of the exercising ball 40 is 60 cm; the lower end of the exercising ball 40 can be stably fixed without randomly rolling. If the exercising ball 40 is slightly smaller (for example, 50 cm) or slightly larger (for example, 70 cm), the exercising ball 40 still can be stably located.