Resilient exercise board

• US 5,277,675 A
• Filed: 07/13/1992
• Issued: 01/11/1994
• Est. Priority Date: 07/13/1992
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Shifferaw, LLC
• Original Assignee: Tessema Dosho Shifferaw
• Inventors: Shifferaw, Tessema D.
• Primary Examiner(s): Bahr, Robert
• Assistant Examiner(s): Mollo, Jeanne M.
• Application Number:
  US07/912,552
• Time in Patent Office: 547 Days
• Field of Search: 482/26, 482/27, 482/28, 482/30, 482/52, 482/74, 482/141, 482/142, 482/908, 482/23, 108/144, 248/161, 135/65, 135/77, 135/86
• US Class Current: 482/30
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 23/0458 Step exercisers without moving parts with movable steps A63B22/04
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 5/08 Spring-boards of trampoline type A63B5/11 ; in the form of spring mats A63B6/00
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/0035 on the spot
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 482/908 Adjustable

Abstract

Resilient exercise board comprising a generally planar platform having a laminated structure comprising a substantially rigid substrate and a pad of resilient material on one side of the substrate, and a plurality of resilient feet on the side of the substrate opposite the pad for supporting the platform in a predetermined position relative to a supporting surface. The resilient feet have upper sections affixed to the substrate and lower sections which can be swung between positions beside and beneath the upper sections to adjust the height of the feet and thereby position the platform in different planes relative to the supporting surface. The resilient pad is covered by a flexible cover having a skid resistant upper surface. In one embodiment, the platform has resilient reinforcing elements on the under side of the substrate.

Claims

1. A resilient exercise board comprising a generally rectangular platform having a laminated structure comprising a horizontally extending substantially rigid substrate and a pad of resilient material on the upper side of the substrate, a plurality of resilient feet positioned toward the corners of the platform on the under side of the substrate and engagable with a supporting surface, and flat bars of resilient spring material extending between the feet along opposing side margins of the platform with major surfaces of the bars flat against the under side of the substrate.

2. The resilient exercise board of claim 1 wherein at least a portion of the resilient feet are adjustable in height so that the platform can be positioned in different planes relative to the supporting surface.

3. The resilient exercise board of claim 1 wherein the substrate is fabricated of plywood having a thickness on the order of 1/2 to 3/4 inch, and the pad is fabricated of ethylene vinyl acetate having a thickness on the order of 1 to 11/2 inches.

4. The resilient exercise board of claim 1 wherein the platform further comprises a flexible cover overlying the resilient pad and having a skid resistant outer surface.

5. The resilient exercise board of claim 1 wherein the bars of resilient spring material are affixed to the resilient feet and to the lower side of the substrate.

6. The resilient exercise board of claim 5 including an additional bar of resilient spring material extending centrally of the substrate between the bars which extend along the opposing side margins.

7. The resilient exercise board of claim 5 wherein each of the bars of resilient spring material comprises a bar of spring steel having a width on the order of 2 to 21/2 inches and a thickness on the order of 1/4 inch.

8. A resilient exercise board comprising a generally planar platform having a laminated structure comprising a substantially rigid substrate and a pad of resilient material on one side of the substrate, and a plurality of resilient feet on the side of the substrate opposite the pad, each of said feet having an upper section affixed to the substrate and a lower section mounted for swinging movement between a retracted position beside the upper section and an extended position beneath the upper section.

9. The resilient exercise board of claim 8 wherein the lower section of each of the resilient feet is mounted to the upper section by an elastic cord.

10. The resilient exercise board of claim 8 wherein each of the upper foot sections comprises a block of resilient material having a thickness on the order of 4 inches, and each of the lower foot sections comprises a block of resilient material having a thickness on the order of 2 inches.

11. A resilient exercise board comprising a substantially rigid, generally rectangular substrate having a major surface of sufficient lateral extent to receive a person who is exercising, a pad of resilient material overlying the major surface and being substantially coextensive laterally with the substrate, a cover having a skid resistant upper surface overlying the resilient pad, and resilient feet positioned beneath and toward the corners of the substrate, each of said resilient feet having an upper section affixed to the lower side of the substrate, a lower section movable between a retracted position beside the upper section and an extended position beneath the upper section, an elastic cord interconnecting the upper and lower sections, and a flange extending peripherally of the lower section for retaining the lower section in position beneath the upper section.

12. The resilient exercise board of claim 11 wherein each of the upper foot sections has a thickness on the order of 4 inches, and each of the lower foot sections has a thickness on the order of 2 inches.

13. The resilient exercise board of claim 12 wherein the substrate comprises a wooden board having a thickness on the order of 1/2 to 3/4 inch, and the resilient pad is fabricated of ethylene vinyl acetate and has a thickness on the order of 1 to 11/2 inches.

14. A resilient exercise board comprising a substantially rigid, generally rectangular substrate having an upper surface of sufficient lateral extent to receive a person who is exercising, a pad of resilient material overying the upper surface and being substantially coextensive laterally with the substrate, a cover having a skid resistant upper surface overlying the resilient pad, resilient feet positioned beneath and toward the corners of the substrate, and a plurality of flat bars of resilient spring material affixed to the resilient feet and to the lower side of the substrate and extending between the feet along opposing side margins of the platform with major surfaces of the bars flat against the under side of the substrate.

15. The resilient exercise board of claim 14 wherein each of the flat bars comprises a bar of spring steel having a width on the order of 2 to 21/2 inches and a thickness on the order of 1/4 inch.

16. The resilient exercise board of claim 14 including an additional resilient element spaced from the lower surface of the substrate and extending centrally of the substrate between the flat bars of resilient spring material.