Strength training workout bench
AssigneeCore Bench Fitness
InventorsStephen M. Beaulieu, Ellen Como, Tony Greasley, Michele Beaulieu
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Abstract
A rectangular workout bench with removable legs for use directly on the floor or raised on legs 12, 13, 108 has an inflatable flexible air filled plastic material cushion 2 work out area allowing a person to lay on for physical therapy, strength training and balance. The rectangular shape allows spine and neck support while the instability of the air filled cushion 2 allows muscles to activate. Beginners use the workout cushion 2 directly on the floor and advanced workouts are on the elevated bench with accessible footrests.
Claims16
An exercise apparatus comprising:
- a) a rectangular support and a base for holding the rectangular support above the ground;
- b) a single flexible, rectangular gas filled cushion secured to the support, the cushion having a body with a dome-shaped upper surface, a bottom surface, a length, a longitudinal axis, the cushion including a peripheral rim along at least a portion of edge of the bottom surface of the body, wherein the apex of the upper surface of the body extends along the length of the body parallel to the longitudinal axis of the support for creating instability when exercising;
- c) a retainer for securing the cushion peripheral rim to the support, wherein the peripheral rim is sandwiched between the support and the retainer;
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- d) hand releasable fasteners for fastening the support to the base, wherein the hand releasable fasteners can be released without tools for using the cushion without the base.
An exercise apparatus comprising:
- a) a rectangular support and a base for holding the rectangular support above the ground;
- b) a single flexible, rectangular gas filled cushion secured to the support, the cushion having a body with a dome-shaped upper surface, a bottom surface, a length, a longitudinal axis, the cushion including a peripheral rim along at least a portion of edge of the bottom surface of the body, wherein the apex of the upper surface of the body extends along the length of the body parallel to the longitudinal axis of the support for creating instability when exercising;
- c) a retainer for securing the cushion peripheral rim to the support, wherein the peripheral rim is sandwiched between the support and the retainer;
- d) hand releasable fasteners for fastening the support to the base, wherein the hand releasable fasteners can be released without tools for using the cushion without the base;
- e) wherein the base comprises removable legs so that the cushion can be used on the floor;
- f) wherein the support comprises at least one upwardly projecting rib and the cushion body includes a recess for receiving the rib;
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- g) wherein the apparatus has a head section and a foot section, and the support, the retainer, or both have a non-movable foot support on each side of the apparatus at the foot section.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.