Balance training device
AssigneeNautilus, Inc.
InventorGlenn W. Polinsky
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Abstract
A balance training device is provided. The balance training device may include a rail, a plurality of foot supports slidably coupled to the rail, and at least one balance pad connected to the rail to provide a degree of angular instability. The balance training device may include an adjustment mechanism associated with the rail and each foot support to selectively position each foot support in a desired position along the longitudinal length of the rail. The balance training device may include a base including an adjustable height dimension to provide increasing levels of balance difficulty.
Claims34
A balance training device, comprising:
- a rail including opposing first and second side ends and opposing front and rear longitudinal edges, the rail including a longitudinal length defined between the opposing first and second side ends and a width defined between the opposing front and rear longitudinal edges and transverse to the longitudinal length;
- a plurality of foot supports slidably connected to the rail;
- an adjustment mechanism associated with each foot support and the rail to selectively lock each foot support in a plurality of positions along the longitudinal length of the rail;
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- at least one balance pad connected to the rail and including a convex bottom surface to provide a degree of angular instability.
The balance training device of any preceding claim, wherein each adjustment mechanism comprises:
- a ridge extending from the rail;
- and
- a latch member associated with the ridge and including a plurality of engagement structures defining the plurality of positions of an associated foot support.
The balance training device of any preceding claim, wherein the adjustment mechanisms are operable to position the plurality of foot supports asymmetrically about a center of the rail.
The balance training device of any preceding claim, wherein the at least one balance pad includes a plurality of balance pads serially-connected together.
The balance training device of any preceding claim, further comprising at least one bumper connected to an underside of at least one of the plurality of foot supports.
A balance training device, comprising:
- an elongate rail including a longitudinal length;
- a plurality of foot supports coupled to the rail and configured to slide at least partially along the length of the rail;
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- a base engaging a support surface, the base including an adjustable height dimension configured to provide increasing levels of balance difficulty.
A method of expanding a balance board, the method comprising:
- slidably coupling a plurality of foot supports along a longitudinal length of a rail member;
- positioning the plurality of foot supports in a first position to provide a first degree of balance instability;
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- sliding the plurality of foot supports along the longitudinal length of the rail to a second position, the second position providing a second degree of balance instability.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.