ALL IN ONE FITNESS BALL

• US 20140141944A1
• Filed: 01/27/2014
• Published: 05/22/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 12/16/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Carl W. Johnson
• Original Assignee: Carl W. Johnson
• Inventors: Johnson, Carl W., Kiliszewski, Lawrence C.
• Granted Patent: US 8,870,719 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 482/93
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/072 Dumb-bells, bar-bells or the like , e.g. weight discs having an integral peripheral handle
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/075 with variable weights , e.g. weight systems with weight selecting means for bar-bells or dumb-bells

Abstract

A new weighted ball exercise device is disclosed. The ball has handles connected to covers located on opposite sides of the ball. The handles rotate 360 degrees clockwise or counterclockwise. The handles alleviate stress on the user'"'"'s wrists and provide a firm grip. The ball has an internal weight storage compartment or weight drawer that may be opened to permit adding or removing weights of various sizes and weights. The compartment can be axially located between the covers, and be locked and unlocked by action of spring-loaded button mechanism. In another embodiment, the ball has opposing rotatable covers with handles and grips. Weights are removably insertable into one or more recessed compartments located about the ball'"'"'s outer surface, and may be radially spaced apart. A kettle bell handle attachment can be inserted into the outer surface to permit conversion of the ball to a kettle ball device.

Claims

1. An athletic apparatus comprising:

a geometrical structure having an interior area with a first removable cover and an opposing and in parallel relation second removable cover, the first cover and the opposing second cover being independently rotationally mounted to the geometrical structure;

handles attached to an outer surface area of the first and second covers;

an internal chamber centrally disposed within the interior area of the geometrical structure, the internal chamber slidably receiving a shaft member;

one or more compartments disposed along a longitudinal axis of the shaft member, each of the one or more compartments having an aperture configured to receive a weight of a predetermined weight amount; and

a push button located on an exterior surface area of the geometrical structure being operationally connected through the interior area of the geometrical structure to the shaft member wherein depression of the push button causes the shaft member to be released from the internal chamber.

2. An athletic apparatus comprising:

a geometrical structure having an interior area with a first removable cover and an opposing and in parallel relation second cover, the first cover and the opposing second cover being independently rotationally mounted to the geometrical structure;

handles attached to an outer surface area of the first and second covers;

an internal chamber centrally disposed within the interior area of the geometrical structure, wherein the internal chamber comprises a recessed lip and the recessed lip comprises a recessed lip indented area, the internal chamber slidably receiving a shaft member;

one or more compartments disposed along a longitudinal axis of the shaft member, each of the one or more compartments having an aperture configured to receive a weight of a predetermined weight amount; and

a release button located on the exterior surface of the first removable cover, of the geometrical structure, whereby the opposite end of the release button comprises a release button hook that locks onto the recessed lip indented area, wherein depression of the release button causes the release button hook to unlock from the recessed lip indented area, thereby causing the first removable cover and shaft member to be simultaneously released from the internal chamber.

3. The athletic apparatus of claim 2, wherein the geometrical structure is spherical.

4. The athletic apparatus of claim 2, wherein the first and second covers further comprise a recessed section directly below the handles forming a gripping area for a hand of a user.

5. The athletic apparatus of claim 2, wherein the handles further comprise grips.

6. An athletic apparatus comprising:

a geometrical structure having a main body comprising an interior area, an outer surface, a first cover and a second cover opposing and in parallel relation with the first cover, the first cover and the opposing second cover being independently rotationally mounted to opposing sides of the main body;

handles attached to an outer surface area of each of the first and second covers; and

one or more compartments located about the outer surface of the main body, each of the one or more compartments configured for receiving a weight of a predetermined weight amount.

7. The athletic apparatus of claim 6, wherein the geometrical structure is spherical.

8. The athletic apparatus of claim 6, wherein the first and second covers further comprise a recessed section directly below the handles forming a gripping area for a hand of a user.

9. The athletic apparatus of claim 6, wherein the handles comprise grips.

10. The athletic apparatus of claim 6, wherein the one or more compartments extend inwardly into the interior area.

11. The athletic apparatus of claim 6, wherein the opposed covers rotate about an axis, and wherein the one or more compartments are spaced radially about the axis on the geometrical structure outer surface.

12. The athletic apparatus of claim 11, wherein the one or more compartments comprise a plurality of evenly spaced-apart compartments that are flush with the geometrical structure outer surface and extend inwardly therefrom into the interior area.

13. The athletic apparatus of claim 12 further comprising eight compartments.

14. The athletic apparatus of claim 6 further comprising one or more weight cartridges capable of receiving and holding one of the weights, the one or more weight cartridges being insertable into and removable from the one or more compartments.

15. The athletic apparatus of claim 14, wherein the weight cartridge further comprises two opposing weight cartridge locking tabs and two opposing weight cartridge release ears.

16. The athletic apparatus of claim 15, wherein the weight further comprises a weight grip to assist in removal of the weight.

17. The athletic apparatus of claim 6 further comprising a kettle bell attachment attached to the geometrical structure.

18. The athletic apparatus of claim 17, whereby the kettle bell attachment is removably attachable to one of the one or more compartments.

19. The athletic apparatus of claim 18, wherein the kettle bell attachment further comprises a kettle bell handle, a kettle bell handle bottom end, and a common base, whereby the kettle bell handle bottom end is permanently connected to the common base, and the common base is removably connectable to the one or more compartments.

20. The athletic apparatus of claim 19, whereby the common base further comprises two opposing common base locking tabs and two opposing common base release ears.