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20240207676
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The disclosure relates to squat devices and more particularly pertains to a new squat device for assisting a physically limited user with performing a squat exercise. The device includes a panel and shoulder straps attached to the panel for wearing the panel on a user's back. The device includes a pair of rollers each rotatably attached to the panel and a belt extending around the rollers. The user leans against a wall while wearing the panel on their back such that the belt rolls upwardly and downwardly along the wall while the user performs a squat exercise.
The prior art relates to squat devices including an exercise device that includes a plate that is worn on a user's back and either wheels, rollers or a low friction material disposed on the plate for moving upwardly and downwardly along a wall while a user performs a squat exercise. The prior art discloses an exercise device that includes a wheeled cart, an adjunct unit that includes a rigid rod and a flexible member. The prior art discloses an exercise machine that includes a plate that is shaped to conform to a user's back and a pair of rollers each rotatably disposed on the plate for rolling upwardly and downwardly along a wall while a user performs a squat exercise. The prior art discloses an exercise device that includes a plate that is wearable on a user's back, a triangular frame pivotally attached to the plate and a plurality of wheels each rotatably attached to the triangular frame for rolling along a wall while the user performs a squat exercise.
An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a panel that is wearable on a user's back thereby facilitating the panel to abut a wall against which the user is leaning. A pair of handles is each coupled to and curves forwardly thereby facilitating the user to grip the handles. A pair of shoulder straps is each coupled to the pad thereby facilitating each of the shoulder straps to be worn over a respective one of the user's shoulders. A pair of rollers is each rotatably attached to the panel. A belt extends around the pair of rollers thereby facilitating the belt to abut the wall against which the user is leaning. The belt rolling around each of the rollers as the user performs a squat exercise thereby facilitating the user to be stabilized against the wall while the user performs the squat exercise.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order 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. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.
The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:
With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to
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Each of the first lobes 26 is positioned proximate a top side 34 of the perimeter edge 24 of the panel 12 and each of the first lobes 26 has a top side 36 and a bottom side 38. Furthermore, each of the top side 36 and the bottom side 38 of each of the first lobes 26 has a first section 40 that is perpendicularly oriented with the rear surface 20 and the panel 12 and a second section 42 angling inwardly between the first section 40 and a distal end 44 of a respective first lobe 26. The distal end 44 of each of the first lobes 26 is rounded. Each of the second lobes 32 is positioned proximate a bottom side 46 of the perimeter edge 24 of the panel 12 and each of the second lobes 32 has a top side 48 and a bottom side 50. Each of the top side 48 and the bottom side 50 of each of the second lobes 32 has a primary section 52 that is perpendicularly oriented with the rear surface 20 and the panel 12 and a secondary section 54 angling inwardly between the primary section 52 and a distal end 56 of a respective second lobe 32. The distal end 56 of each of the second lobes 32 is rounded.
A pad support 58 is provided and the pad support 58 is attached to the panel 12. The pad support 58 has a back surface 60, a forward surface 62 and an exterior surface 64 extending between the forward surface 62 and the back surface 60. The exterior surface 64 angles outwardly between the back surface 60 and the forward surface 62 such that the forward surface 62 has a length and a width that is greater than a length and a width of the back surface 60. The back surface 60 is attached to the front surface 22 of the panel 12 and the pad support 58 is positioned closer to the top side 34 of the perimeter edge 24 of the panel 12 than the bottom side 46 of the perimeter edge 24 of the panel 12. Furthermore, the pad support 58 is positioned closer to the top side 34 of the perimeter edge 24 of the panel 12 than the bottom side 46 of the perimeter edge 24 of the panel 12.
A pad 66 is attached to the pad support 58 thereby facilitating the pad 66 to rest against the user's back 14 for enhancing comfort for the user 18. The pad 66 has a rear side 68, a front side 70 and an outer side 72 extending between the rear side 68 and the front side 70. The rear side 68 is bonded to the forward surface 62 of the pad support 58 and the outer side 72 curves outwardly between the rear side 68 and the front side 70. The rear side 68 has a length and a width that is greater than the length and the width of the forward surface 62 of the pad support 58 such that the pad 66 extends upwardly beyond the top side 34 of the perimeter edge 24 of the panel 12.
A pair of handles 74 is provided and each of the handles 74 is coupled to and curving forwardly from the panel 12 such that each of the handles 74 is positioned above the user 18 when the user 18 rests against the pad 66 thereby facilitating the user 18 to grip the handles 74. Each of the handles 74 has a coupled end 76 and a free end 78 and the coupled end 76 of each of the handles 74 is coupled to the top side 34 of the perimeter edge 24 of the panel 12. Each of the handles 74 is positioned adjacent to a respective one of the first lateral side 28 and the second lateral side 30 of the perimeter edge 24 of the panel 12. Each of the handles 74 has a bend 80 that is positioned adjacent to the coupled end 76 to define a forward portion 82 of each of the handles 74 extending forwardly from the panel 12.
A pair of grips 84 is provided and each of the grips 84 extends from the coupled end 76 of a respective handle 74 toward the bend 80 of the respective handle 74. Each of the grips 84 has a plurality of depressions 86 which are spaced apart from each other and are distributed along a length of the grips 84. Furthermore, the plurality of depressions 86 on each of the grips 84 is positioned on a top side 87 of the respective grip 84 thereby facilitating the plurality of depressions 86 on each of the grips 84 to accommodate the user's fingers 88 when the user 18 reaches over the user's head 90 to grip the grips 84.
A pair of shoulder straps 92 is provided and each of the shoulder straps 92 is coupled to the pad 66 thereby facilitating each of the shoulder straps 92 to be worn over a respective one of the user's shoulders 94. Each of the shoulder straps 92 has a first end 96 that is coupled to the front side 70 of the pad 66 and each of the shoulder straps 92 has a second end 98 that is coupled to a top side 100 of the outer side 72 of the pad 66. Each of the shoulder straps 92 has a shoulder pad 102 extending from the second end 98 toward the first end 96 thereby facilitating the shoulder pad 102 on each of the shoulder straps 92 to cushion the user's shoulders 94. Additionally, each of the shoulder straps 92 includes an adjuster 104 for adjusting a length of the shoulder straps 92.
A pair of rollers 106 is provided and each of the rollers 106 is rotatably attached to the panel 12. Each of the rollers 106 comprises a cylinder 108 which extends between a pair of disks 110. Each of the disks 110 associated with each of the rollers 106 has a diameter that is greater than a diameter of the cylinder 108 associated with the rollers 106. The pair of rollers 106 includes a first roller 112 and a second roller 114. Each of the disks 110 associated with the first roller 112 is rotatably attached to a respective one of the first lobes 26 on the panel 12 such that the cylinder 108 associated with the first roller 112 is oriented to extend between the first lobes 26. Additionally, each of the disks 110 associated with the second roller 114 is rotatably attached to a respective one of the second lobes 32 on the panel 12 such that the cylinder 108 associated with the second roller 114 is oriented to extend between the second lobes 32.
A belt 116 extends around the pair of rollers 106 thereby facilitating the belt 116 to abut the wall 16 against which the user 18 is leaning. The belt 116 rolls around each of the rollers 106 as the user 18 performs a squat exercise thereby facilitating the user 18 to be stabilized against the wall 16 while the user 18 performs the squat exercise. In this way the panel 12, the rollers 106 and the belt 116 facilitate the user 18 with limited balance and stability to safely perform a squat exercise. The belt 116 extends around the cylinder 108 associated with each of the first roller 112 and the second roller 114. Additionally, the pair of disks 110 associated with each of the first roller 112 and the second roller 114 inhibits the belt 116 from travelling laterally off of the first roller 112 and the second roller 114.
In use, the user 18 wears each of the shoulder straps 92 over their shoulders such that the pad 66 rests against the user's back 14. The user 18 stands against the wall 16 such that the belt 116 abuts the wall 16 and the user 18 grips 84 each of the grips 84 on the handles 74. The user 18 then performs a squat exercise and the belt 116 travels around each of the rollers 106 as the user 18 squats and stands in the course of performing the squat exercise. In this way the user 18 is stabilized against the wall 16 thereby facilitating the user 18 to perform the squat exercise without assistance.
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.
