Patent Application
20170021220
1. Technical Field
This invention is related to the field of exercise devices for increasing strength and physical conditioning. Such exercise devices include a large exercise ball to provide a body engagement platform for a variety of physical exercises and resilient straps that provide resistance when pulled by the user from a fixed point.
2. Description of Prior Art
Prior art devices of this type can be seen in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,735,776, 5,810,700, 6,547,703, 6,835,168, 7,344,487, and 7,678,027.
In U.S. Pat. No. 5,735,776 an isometric exercise ball with an attached loop strap is disclosed providing a pair of oppositely disposed attached loop straps for physical engagement during exercise.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,810,700 claims an exercise ball with stretchable straps wherein a pair of straps are secured around the exercise ball with a resistant member extending therefrom.
U.S. Pat. No. 6,835,168 discloses an exercise ball device having a ball and a pair of elastic cables with end hooks which can be retained on a treadle providing a base on which the user stands grasping the ball on the elastic cables.
U.S. Pat. No. 7,344,487 illustrates an exercise system having an inflatable exercise ball with a bore extending there through having a resilient exercise strap there within having handgrips on oppositely disposed ends extending from the ball.
U.S. Pat. No. 7,678,072 shows a ball exerciser for arms and torso having a dome like housing engageable on a ball. The housing has a restraint member attached thereto for receiving the hand of a user.
An exercise apparatus for use on a large fitness ball. The exercise device having a plurality of resilient band engagement slots for receiving and temporarily retaining resilient resistant bands with handgrips. The exercise apparatus provides a ring configuration which is engageable on a portion of the exercise ball defining an annular attachment platform thereabout for selectively receiving the independent resistant bands temporarily positioned anywhere there around by engagement within the engagement slots. A variety of exercises are enabled by the bands positioning relative the ball as well as modified exercise ball configurations.
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The ring platform 11 has a plurality of contoured band retaining slots 17 extending inwardly from its outer perimeter edge 13 as best seen in
The ring platform 11 is of an interior open diameter less than that of the diameter of a fitness ball 20 on which it is frictionally positioned for use as seen in
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The exercise band assembly 21 can therefore be selectively engaged and retained within the respective contoured retainment slots 17 in the angular ring platform 11 by engagement of the correspondingly selected ring engagement fittings 25 thereon effectively varying the overall length of each of the bands 22 as may be required during use as seen, for example, in
This length adjustment factor is also dependent on the size of the fitness ball 20 which varies within the art.
It will be evident that given the material nature of the stretch band 22 which are similar to a known typical rubber band having unique characteristics of elastic deformation. As such, it will be seen that expediential input force is required to effectively increase the length of the elastic material and the band 22. A variety of different exercises may be achieved utilized by the repositioning of the stretch bands 22 to a different contoured retainment slot 17 positional registration about the ring platform 11 and the band length determined by the selective engagement of the stretch band ring engagement fittings 26 in combination, as required, with the user's orientation on the exercise ball 20. Other variations in band constructional configurations can be achieved to impart additional elongation forced determination by the effective diameter of the basic band 22 and the selection of material, again well within the confines and understandings of those skilled within the art.
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In this example, the hereinbefore described ring platform 11 may also be used and engageable on the half exercise ball 28 as hereinbefore described. Accordingly, the exercise band assembly 21 is in this example adjustably engaged within the ring platform contoured slot 17 as before providing multiple use placement and effective length to accommodate the user U during use. Again, in this example, the user stands balancing on the platform 28 holding onto the oppositely disposed handgrips 23 of the resiliently positioned and selectively arranged bands 22 as previously described providing a unique and novel exercising opportunity utilizing essentially the same basic elements as the preferred form of the invention as described in the exercise device 10 previously.
It will thus be seen that a new and novel multiple resistant stretch band ring for fitness balls and the like has been illustrated and described and that various changes and modifications may be made thereto without departing from the spirit of the invention, therefore I claim:
