Exercise wedge
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1. An exercise wedge comprising:
- a generally triangular wedge of firm-but-resilient polymer foam, the wedge comprising a generally flat bottom face, a generally flat vertical rear face, a generally flat inclined front face, and upper, forward, and rear lateral edges defined at the junctions of the faces;
a substantially hemispherical ball socket formed in the front face;
a substantially semi-circular bottom groove extending from the front face to the rear face along the bottom face, the bottom groove having an axis substantially parallel to the bottom face and interrupting the forward and rear lateral edges;
a substantially semi-circular upper groove extending from the front face to the rear face at the upper lateral edge, the upper groove interrupting the upper edge; and
, whereinthe upper, forward, and rear lateral edges are further interrupted at each of their ends by a handhold cutout.
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A foam exercise block in the shape of a wedge having an inclined front face, a vertical rear face, and a bottom face defining forward, upper, and rear edges. A ball socket is formed in the front face, and upper and lower semi-circular grooves running between the front and rear faces at the upper and forward edges of the wedge provide support for an exercise ball and portions of the body. The continuity of the lateral edges at their ends is interrupted by right-angled cutouts to provide corner handholds for various exercises using the wedge as a brace against a flat surface.
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1. An exercise wedge comprising:
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a generally triangular wedge of firm-but-resilient polymer foam, the wedge comprising a generally flat bottom face, a generally flat vertical rear face, a generally flat inclined front face, and upper, forward, and rear lateral edges defined at the junctions of the faces; a substantially hemispherical ball socket formed in the front face; a substantially semi-circular bottom groove extending from the front face to the rear face along the bottom face, the bottom groove having an axis substantially parallel to the bottom face and interrupting the forward and rear lateral edges; a substantially semi-circular upper groove extending from the front face to the rear face at the upper lateral edge, the upper groove interrupting the upper edge; and
, whereinthe upper, forward, and rear lateral edges are further interrupted at each of their ends by a handhold cutout. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of using an exercise wedge, the exercise wedge comprising a generally triangular wedge of firm-but-resilient polymer foam, the wedge having a generally flat bottom face, a generally flat vertical rear face, a generally flat inclined front face, and upper, forward, and rear lateral edges defined at the junctions of the faces;
- a substantially hemispherical ball socket formed in the front face;
a substantially semi-circular bottom groove extending from the front face to the rear face along the bottom face, the bottom groove having an axis substantially parallel to the bottom face and interrupting the forward and rear lateral edges;
a substantially semi-circular upper groove extending from the front face to the rear face at the upper lateral edge, the upper groove interrupting the upper edge; and
, wherein the upper, forward, and rear lateral edges are further interrupted at each of their ends by a handhold cutout, the method comprising placing one of the front, rear, or bottom faces of the wedge on a floor or mat, and placing a resilient exercise ball in one of the ball socket or the bottom groove and supporting portions of the user'"'"'s body against the exercise ball, the wedge, and the floor or mat.
- a substantially hemispherical ball socket formed in the front face;
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9. A method of using an exercise wedge, the exercise wedge comprising a generally triangular wedge of firm-but-resilient polymer foam, the wedge having a generally flat bottom face, a generally flat vertical rear face, a generally flat inclined front face, and upper, forward, and rear lateral edges defined at the junctions of the faces;
- a substantially hemispherical ball socket formed in the front face;
a substantially semi-circular bottom groove extending from the front face to the rear face along the bottom face, the bottom groove having an axis substantially parallel to the bottom face and interrupting the forward and rear lateral edges;
a substantially semi-circular upper groove extending from the front face to the rear face at the upper lateral edge, the upper groove interrupting the upper edge; and
, wherein the upper, forward, and rear lateral edges are further interrupted at each of their ends by a handhold cutout, the method comprising placing one of the front or rear faces of the wedge on a floor or mat, and placing an elongated portion of a user'"'"'s body in the bottom groove while bracing other portions of the user'"'"'s body against the floor or mat.
- a substantially hemispherical ball socket formed in the front face;
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10. A method of using an exercise wedge, the exercise wedge comprising a generally triangular wedge of firm-but-resilient polymer foam, the wedge having a generally flat bottom face, a generally flat vertical rear face, a generally flat inclined front face, and upper, forward, and rear lateral edges defined at the junctions of the faces;
- a substantially hemispherical ball socket formed in the front face;
a substantially semi-circular bottom groove extending from the front face to the rear face along the bottom face, the bottom groove having an axis substantially parallel to the bottom face and interrupting the forward and rear lateral edges;
a substantially semi-circular upper groove extending from the front face to the rear face at the upper lateral edge, the upper groove interrupting the upper edge; and
, wherein the upper, forward, and rear lateral edges are further interrupted at each of their ends by a handhold cutout, the method comprising placing one of the front, rear or bottom faces of the wedge against a wall, and placing a user'"'"'s hands in one of the sets of edge end cutouts while bracing the user'"'"'s body against the wedge. - View Dependent Claims (11)
- a substantially hemispherical ball socket formed in the front face;
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