Jogging apparatus

• US 5,658,226 A
• Filed: 08/28/1995
• Issued: 08/19/1997
• Est. Priority Date: 08/28/1995
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Cynthia P. Mentz
• Original Assignee: Cynthia P. Mentz
• Inventors: Mentz, Cynthia P.
• Primary Examiner(s): Crow, Stephen R.
• Application Number:
  US08/522,817
• Time in Patent Office: 722 Days
• Field of Search: 482/15, 482/26, 482/27, 482/28, 482/29, 482/30, 482/14, 482/52, 482/74, 482/51, 482/148, 472/126
• US Class Current: 482/74
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/0035 on the spot

Abstract

A jogging apparatus comprising a base and a hollow container mounted on the base with a plurality of shock absorbers. The container having an open top defined by a rim, at least one side wall terminating at the rim, an interior space and a bottom, the interior space filled with a predetermined amount of sand.

Claims

1. A jogging apparatus comprising:

a base; and

a hollow container having an open top defined by a rim, at least one side wall terminating at the rim, an interior space and a bottom, the interior space filled with a predetermined amount of sand wherein the container includes a first perimeter flange, the base includes a second perimeter flange and a plurality of shock absorbers sandwiched between the first and the second perimeter flanges.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said container is generally circular and has a diameter within the range of twenty four inches to thirty six inches.

3. The apparatus of claim 2 wherein said side wall extends a distance of approximately three to six inches from the bottom of the container to the rim.

4. The apparatus of claim 3 wherein the sand is filled within the enclosure to a depth ranging from two to five inches.

5. The apparatus of claim 3 wherein the rim extends from the side wall away from the interior space at a predetermined angle from the side wall, the rim having a length ranging from one to three inches.

6. The apparatus of claim 5 wherein the rim includes a lip extending towards the interior space from the rim at a predetermined angle, the lip having a length ranging from one to two inches.

7. The apparatus of claim 2 wherein the rim extends from the side wall towards the interior space at a predetermined angle, said rim having a length ranging from one to two inches.

8. The apparatus of claim 5 wherein said sand is filled within the enclosure to a depth ranging from two to five inches.

9. The apparatus of claim 7 wherein said sand is filled within the enclosure to a depth ranging from two to five inches.

10. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein each of the plurality of shock absorbers comprises a rubber stud bumper, each of said bumpers being cylindrical in shape.

11. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising a cover removably attached to the rim of the container and adapted to cover the entire opening of the container.

12. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the base comprises a plurality of adjustable leveling legs.

13. The apparatus of claim 12 wherein the plurality of adjustable leveling legs are fixedly attached to the bottom side of the base.