The present invention relates to exercise equipment apparatus such as the Pilates Tower, Pilates Tower Bed, the Pilates Reformer with Tower, Pilates Cadillac, and improvements to enable the support of an exercise participants head during some exercise conditions on these and other similar apparatus.
When using exercise equipment such as Pilates equipment with a tower attachment the person exercising (exercise participant) can perform a variety of exercises using the tower. (
In certain exercises with the tower springs, the exercise participant must angle their lower body to enable their feet to press the push through bar (
It is an object of the present invention to improve the Pilates Reformer with Tower to enable the exercise participant to more fully utilize the equipment for additional exercises or perform more exercises while maintaining the correct form.
The method comprises a headrest extension temporarily or permanently mounted to the existing equipment that enables the exercise participant to move their torso closer to the tower equipment, allowing the participant's head to extend past the tower bed, thereby enabling the participant to perform exercises in the correct form and perform additional exercises.
In accordance with one aspect of the invention, the headrest extension is mounted to the Reformer in such a way as to enable the participant to move their head past the end of the tower bed.
In accordance with another aspect of the invention, the headrest extension is at a height to allow the exercise participant to rest their head comfortably while their head is extended past the end of the tower bed.
In accordance with another aspect of the invention, the headrest is sized such that the exercise participant can move their body to the point where their entire head and neck is beyond the normal tower bed (
In accordance with another aspect of the invention, the headrest is designed such that it easily slips onto the existing reformer such that it can be installed and removed easily when changing between exercises.
The device described herein enables additional exercises to be performed on the Reformer with Tower by enabling the participant to move their body to the point where their head is extended past the normal end of the equipment. This position would normally cause the participant's head to be past the end of the equipment and not supported (
The headrest is designed to easily attach to a large number of existing exercise devices from a variety of manufacturers to provide the needed head support to enable more people to perform the tower exercises in the correct form.
A preferred embodiment allows the headrest to quickly mount to the reformer without the need for tools or tightening devices. The headrest simply slips over the end of the reformer frame and is held in place by friction between the two components.
Another embodiment utilizes screw down tightening devices (compression clamps) to facilitate the headrest being quickly and easily mounted to a wider variety of exercise equipment.
Another embodiment utilizes bolts to semi-permanently attach the headrest to the existing device.
Another embodiment utilizes screws to semi-permanently attach the headrest to the existing device.
Another embodiment utilizes straps to temporarily attach the headrest to the existing device.
Another embodiment uses downward force from the tower mat to hold the headrest in place.
Another embodiment (with any of the aforementioned mounting methods) includes a hinge to enable the headrest to quickly fold out of the way when not in use without being removed from the reformer.
The foregoing disclosure and showing made in the drawings are merely illustrative of the principles of this invention and are not to be interpreted in a limiting sense.
Number | Date | Country | |
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63364818 | May 2022 | US |