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Various types of exercise rest break stools are in use and are known in the prior art. However, what is needed is an exercise rest break stools that is adaptable and easy to use, but at the same time, has characteristics that have not yet been utilized or conceived as shown in the present invention.
The present invention relates to an exercise rest break stool, and more particularly, to an exercise rest break stool that provides features and characteristics above and beyond existing exercise rest break stools that are presently available today.
The general purpose of the present exercise rest break stools, described subsequently in greater detail, is to provide an exercise rest break stool which has many novel features that results in an exercise rest break stool which is not anticipated, rendered obvious, suggested, or even implied by prior art, either alone or in combination thereof.
The present invention disclosed herein is an exercise rest break stool including a stool that has a disc-shaped base and a plurality of spring-loaded foldable legs attached to the base that are placed into a folded position and an alternate extended and locked position upon the operation of a lock-release mechanism. The device also includes a backrest and a pair of trays attachable to the base, as well as a skirt that can be magnetically attached to the base so that the legs can be shielded from view while the stool is in use. The device also comes with a backpack that holds the base, the legs, the backrest and the trays. The device is devised to encourage an overweight or disabled person to exercise regularly by accommodating the carrying of the device along on walks or for exercise activities so that the device is readily available wherever and whenever needed for a rest break. The device can also be carried along to provide seating while waiting at a bus stop or watching sporting events as well as for camping excursions. The legs have a length of approximately 22 inches to provide a proper seating height and also to accommodate the transporting of the device in the backpack. The total weight of the present device is up to five pounds.
Thus has been broadly outlined the more important features of the present exercise rest break stool so that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated.
With reference now to the drawings, and in particular
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The device 2 also includes a backrest 22 which is attachable to the base 4. The backrest 22 has a frustoconical insertion member 23 which removably engages a backrest slot 24 disposed on the upper surface 6 of the base 4. The backrest 22 is configured to have a strength to allow the user 48 sitting on the base 4 of device 2 to rest his back against it. A left side slot 28 and a right side slot 32 are diametrically disposed to each other in the continuous side surface 10 in a position parallel to the upper surface 6 and on opposite sides of the backrest slot 24. Furthermore, a left tray portion 26 is removably insertable into the left side slot 28 and a right tray portion 30 is removably insertable into the right side slot 32. Each of the left and right tray portions 26, 30 includes at least one recess 33. The recess 33 is configured to hold items, such as a food item or a cup.
A skirt 34 is provided to hide the legs 12 when the device 2 is in use. The skirt 34 includes a support ring 36 centrally disposed on the skirt 34 and a plurality of spaced apart ring magnets 38 attached to the support ring 36, while a plurality of device magnets 40 are attached to the lower surface 8 of the base 4 proximal the side surface 10. To attach the skirt 34, an individual attaches each of the ring magnets 38 to a respective one of the device magnets 40.
When not in use, the components of the device 2 can be stored in a backpack 42, which includes a left strap 44 and a right strap 46, configured to be worn by the user 48. In use, the device 2 is devised to encourage an overweight or a disabled person to exercise regularly by encouraging the user to take the device along on walks or for other exercise activities to make the device 2 available wherever and whenever needed for a rest break. The base 4 and the legs 12 are configured to support the user 48 who is overweight.
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Number | Date | Country |
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102013003746 | Sep 2014 | DE |