PINPOINT PUSH-UP APPARATUS

• US 20120258847A1
• Filed: 04/08/2012
• Published: 10/11/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 04/08/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Anthony Dean Lafferty
• Original Assignee: Anthony Dean Lafferty
• Inventors: Lafferty, Anthony Dean
• Application Number:
  US13/441,886
• Publication Number:
  US 20120258847A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 482/141
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/068 using user's body weight
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/4035 for operation by hand
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2209/00 Characteristics of used materials
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 23/1236 Push-ups in horizontal position, i.e. eccentric movement
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 26/003 for improving balance or equilibrium balance beams A63B4/00; apparatus for rope dancing A63B7/08; balancing drums, balancing boards or the like A63B22/16

Abstract

The present invention relates generally to push-up devices. More particularly, the present invention relates to a pinpoint push-up apparatus that provides improved push-up performance through increased difficulty levels and balance requirements.

Claims

1. A pinpoint push-up apparatus, said apparatus comprising:

a top handle portion comprising a hand-grip component and one or more elevation arms,

wherein said one or more elevation arm extends vertically from an end of said hand-grip component; and

a lower base portion, comprising a substantially flat top portion and a substantially round lower portion,

wherein said one or more elevation arms are connected to said substantially flat top portion of said lower base portion, whereby a space is formed between said hand-grip component of said top handle portion and said substantially flat top portion of said lower base portion capable of receiving a hand of a user.

2. The pinpoint push-up apparatus of claim 1, wherein said hand-grip component is substantially horizontally aligned.

3. The pinpoint push-up apparatus of claim 1, wherein said round lower portion is configured to be received upon a floor during use, creating instability that requires the user to counteract such instability through the engagement of one or more core muscles.

4. The pinpoint push-up apparatus of claim 3, wherein said one or more core muscles include one or more of a user'"'"'s pelvic floor muscles, transversus abdominis, multifidus, internal obliques, external obliques, rectus abdominis, erector spinae (sacrospinalis) or diaphragm muscles.

5. The pinpoint push-up apparatus of claim 1, wherein said hand-grip component comprises a coiled rope grip.

6. The pinpoint push-up apparatus of claim 1, wherein said substantially flat top portion of said lower base portion and said substantially round lower portion of said lower base portion are connected via one or more attachment means.

7. The pinpoint push-up apparatus of claim 6, wherein said attachment means comprises one or more threaded studs and one or more threaded inserts.

8. The pinpoint push-up apparatus of claim 7, wherein said one or more threaded studs are connected to said flat top portion of said lower base portion.

9. The pinpoint push-up apparatus of claim 7, wherein said one or more threaded inserts are contained in or upon said round lower portion of said lower base portion.

10. The pinpoint push-up apparatus of claim 1, wherein said hand-grip component comprises a pipe handle.

11. The pinpoint push-up apparatus of claim 1, wherein said hand-grip component is secured to said one or more elevation arms via welding.

12. The pinpoint push-up apparatus of claim 1, wherein said round lower portion of said lower base portion comprises a high density rubber material.

13. The pinpoint push-up apparatus of claim 1, wherein two of said pinpoint push-up apparatus may be utilized to perform an improved push-up workout routine.