Exercise mat with removable portion

• US 20110059830A1
• Filed: 09/08/2010
• Published: 03/10/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 09/09/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Matthew G. Reese
• Original Assignee: Matthew G. Reese
• Inventors: Reese, Matthew G.
• Application Number:
  US12/807,560
• Publication Number:
  US 20110059830A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 482/142
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/4037 Exercise mats for personal use, with or without hand-grips or foot-grips, e.g. for Yoga or supine floor exercises mats for absorbing shocks A63B6/00
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 23/0211 moving torso with immobilized lower limbs
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 71/0054 Features for injury prevention on an apparatus, e.g. shock absorbers mats or the like for absorbing shocks for jumping A63B6/00

Abstract

An exercise mat that provides cushioning and support to a participant, the mat having a relatively large main body, a substantially triangularly-shaped recess positioned on the underside of the mat, the recess not passing through the upper surface of the mat, and a substantially triangularly-shaped removable insert member retained within the recess.

Claims

1. An exercise mat comprising:

an upper surface and a lower surface;

a recess disposed in said lower surface of said mat;

a removable insert member disposed in said recess;

wherein said recess does not extend through said upper surface of said mat.

2. The exercise mat of claim 1, wherein said insert member is substantially triangularly shaped.

3. The exercise mat of claim 2, wherein said insert member has linear sides.

4. The exercise mat of claim 2, wherein said insert member has non-linear sides.

5. The exercise mat of claim 1, further comprising retainer means for temporarily securing said insert member within said recess.

6. The exercise mat of claim 5, wherein said retainer means comprises a hook-and-loop fastener.

7. The exercise mat of claim 1, further comprising a tether member connecting said insert member to said mat.

8. The exercise mat of claim 5, further comprising a tether member connecting said insert member to said mat.

9. The exercise mat of claim 1, wherein said mat is comprised of a first layer and a second layer, and wherein said recess is disposed only in said second layer and the top of said recess is defined by the underside of said first layer.

10. The exercise mat of claim 9, wherein said first layer and said second layer are composed of different materials.

11. The exercise mat of claim 9, wherein said first layer and said second layer have different densities.

15. The exercise mat of claim 1, further comprising a tether member connecting said insert member to said mat.

12. An exercise mat composed of a resilient and compressible material providing cushioning for a user, said mat comprising:

an upper surface and a lower surface, said upper surface being in contact with the user during use;

a recess disposed in said lower surface of said mat;

a removable insert member disposed in said recess, said insert member composed of a resilient and compressible material providing cushioning for the user;

wherein said recess does not extend through said upper surface of said mat.

13. The exercise mat of claim 12, wherein said insert member is substantially triangularly shaped.

14. The exercise mat of claim 12, further comprising retainer means for temporarily securing said insert member within said recess.

16. The exercise mat of claim 12, wherein said mat is comprised of a first layer and a second layer, and wherein said recess is disposed only in said second layer and the top of said recess is defined by the underside of said first layer.

17. The exercise mat of claim 16, wherein said first layer and said second layer are composed of different materials.

18. The exercise mat of claim 16, wherein said first layer and said second layer have different densities.

19. An exercise mat composed of a resilient and compressible foam material providing cushioning for a user, said mat comprising:

an upper surface and a lower surface, said upper surface being in contact with the user during use, said upper surface being impervious to liquids;

a substantially triangular recess disposed in said lower surface of said mat, said recess not extending through said upper surface of said mat;

a removable, substantially triangular insert member disposed in said recess, said insert member composed of a resilient and compressible foam material providing cushioning for the user;

said mat comprised of a first layer and a second layer joined to said first layer, wherein said recess is disposed only in said second layer and the top of said recess is defined by the underside of said first layer.

20. The exercise mat of claim 19, wherein said first layer and said second layer have different densities.