Body exercise device

• US 5,820,534 A
• Filed: 07/24/1997
• Issued: 10/13/1998
• Est. Priority Date: 07/24/1997
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Vadher, Dinesh L.
• Original Assignee: Vadher, Dinesh L.
• Inventors: Vadher, Dinesh L.
• Primary Examiner(s): BROWNE, LYNNE HAMBLETON
• Application Number:
  US08/903,247
• Time in Patent Office: 446 Days
• Field of Search: 482/121, 482/124, 482/125
• US Class Current: 482/124
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/055 extension element type
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/0552 Elastic ropes or bands
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/4005 to the shoulder
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/4013 to the ankle
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/4015 to the foot
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/4025 Resistance devices worn on the user's body A63B21/065 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2208/0204 Standing on the feet

Abstract

A body exercise device that attaches to an exerciser and includes right and left members, right and left shoulder engaging apparatus, right and left knee engaging apparatus, right and left foot engaging apparatus, and right and left sole assemblies. The right and left members are elastic, elongated, slender, and formed as closed loops, and vertically encircle the right and left sides of the exerciser. The right and left shoulder engaging apparatus selectively maintains the right and left members against the right and left shoulders of the exerciser. The right and left waist engaging apparatus are capable of maintaining the right and left member against the exerciser'"'"'s waist on both his front and back sides. The right and left knee engaging apparatus selectively maintain the right and left members against the right and left knees of the exerciser. The right and left knee engaging apparatus are capable of maintaining the right and left member against either the front or back of the exerciser'"'"'s right and left knees. The right and left foot engaging apparatus selectively maintain the right and left members against the right and left feet of the exerciser.

Claims

1. A body exercise device attachable to an exerciser, comprising:

a) a right member being elastic, elongated, slender, and formed as a closed loop for vertically encircling the right side of the exerciser;

b) right shoulder engaging means for selectively maintaining said right member against the right shoulder of the exerciser;

c) right knee engaging means for selectively maintaining said right member against the right knee of the exerciser;

said right knee engaging means being capable of maintaining said right member against either the front or back of the exerciser'"'"'s right knee;

d) right foot engaging means for selectively maintaining said right member against the right foot of the exerciser;

e) a right sole assembly attached to said right foot engaging means and having a toe area and a heel area;

said right foot maintaining means including said right sole assembly;

said right member including a strap being one-piece, continuous, elastic, elongated, and slender, and having a length and a tension, and being releasibly attached at one end thereof by a quick release buckle to, and extending continuously vertically upwardly from, said toe area of said right sole assembly, continuously vertically upwardly along the right instep of the exerciser, where it is selectively maintained thereagainst by said right sole assembly, to the anterior portion of the right ankle of the exerciser when said body exercise device is being utilized;

f) a left member being elastic, elongated, slender, and formed as a closed loop for vertically encircling the left side of the exerciser;

g) left shoulder engaging means for selectively maintaining said left member against the left shoulder of the exerciser;

h) left knee engaging means for selectively maintaining said left member against the left knee of the exerciser;

said left knee engaging means being capable of maintaining said left member against either the front or back of the exerciser'"'"'s right knee;

i) left foot engaging means for selectively maintaining said left member against the left foot of the exerciser; and

j) a left sole assembly attached to said left foot engaging means and having a toe area and a heel areas;

said left foot maintaining means including said left sole assembly;

said left member including a strap being one-piece, continuous, elastic, elongated, and slender, and having a length and a tension, and being releasibly attached at one end thereof by a quick release buckle to, and extending continuously vertically upwardly from, said toe area of said left sole assembly, continuously vertically upwardly along the left instep of the exerciser, where it is selectively maintained thereagainst by said left sole assembly, to the anterior portion of the left ankle of the exerciser when said body exercise device is being utilized.

2. The device as defined in claim 1, wherein said strap of said right member further extends continuously vertically upwardly from the anterior portion of the right ankle of the exerciser, continuously vertically upwardly along the right shin of the exerciser, to the anterior portion of the right knee of the exerciser, where it is selectively maintained thereagainst by said right knee maintaining means when said body exercise device is being utilized;

said strap of said left member further extends continuously vertically upwardly from the anterior portion of the left ankle of the exerciser, continuously vertically upwardly along the left shin of the exerciser, to the anterior portion of the left knee of the exerciser, where it is selectively maintained thereagainst by said left knee maintaining means when said body exercise device is being utilized.

3. The device as defined in claim 2, wherein said strap of said right member further extends continuously vertically upwardly from the anterior portion of the right knee of the exerciser, continuously vertically upwardly along the anterior portion of the right thigh of the exerciser, to the right anterior portion of the waist of the exerciser when said body exercise device is being utilized;

said strap of said left member further extends continuously vertically upwardly from the anterior portion of the left knee of the exerciser, continuously vertically upwardly along the anterior portion of the left thigh of the exerciser, to the left anterior portion of the waist of the exerciser when said body exercise device is being utilized.

4. The device as defined in claim 3, wherein said strap of said right member further extends continuously vertically upwardly from the right anterior portion of the waist of the exerciser, continuously vertically upwardly along the right breast of the exerciser, to the right shoulder of the exerciser, where it is selectively maintained thereagainst by said right shoulder maintaining means when said body exercise device is being utilized;

said strap of said left member further extends continuously vertically upwardly from the left anterior portion of the waist of the exerciser, continuously vertically upwardly along the left breast of the exerciser, to the left shoulder of the exerciser, where it is selectively maintained thereagainst by said left shoulder maintaining means when said body exercise device is being utilized.

5. The device as defined in claim 4, wherein said strap of said right member further extends continuously rearwardly along, and continuously vertically downwardly from, the right shoulder of the exerciser, continuously vertically downwardly along the right portion of the back of the exerciser, to the right posterior portion of the waist of the exerciser when said body exercise device is being utilized;

said strap of said left member further extends continuously rearwardly along, and continuously vertically downwardly from, the left shoulder of the exerciser, continuously vertically downwardly along the left portion of the back of the exerciser, to the left posterior portion of the waist of the exerciser when said body exercise device is being utilized.

6. The device as defined in claim 5, wherein said strap of said right member further extends continuously vertically downwardly from the right posterior portion of the waist of the exerciser, continuously vertically downwardly along the right buttocks of the exerciser, continuously vertically downwardly along the posterior portion of the right thigh of the exerciser, to the posterior portion of the right knee of the exerciser, where it is selectively maintained thereagainst by said right knee maintaining means when said body exercise device is being utilized;

said strap of said left member further extends continuously vertically downwardly from the left posterior portion of the waist of the exerciser, continuously vertically downwardly along the left buttocks of the exerciser, continuously vertically downwardly along the posterior portion of the left thigh of the exerciser, to the posterior portion of the left knee of the exerciser, where it is selectively maintained thereagainst by said left knee maintaining means when said body exercise device is being utilized.

7. The device as defined in claim 6, wherein said strap of said right member further extends continuously vertically downwardly from the posterior portion of the right knee of the exerciser, continuously vertically downwardly along the right calf of the exerciser, to the posterior portion of the right ankle of the exerciser when said body exercise device is being utilized;

said strap of said left member further extends continuously vertically downwardly from the posterior portion of the left knee of the exerciser, continuously vertically downwardly along the left calf of the exerciser, to the posterior portion of the left ankle of the exerciser when said body exercise device is being utilized.

8. The device as defined in claim 7, wherein said strap of said right member further extends continuously vertically downwardly from the posterior portion of the right ankle of the exerciser, continuously vertically downwardly along the right heel of the exerciser, to said heel area of said right sole assembly, where another end thereof is releasibly attached thereto by a quick release buckle when said body exercise device is being utilized;

said strap of said left member further extends continuously vertically downwardly from the posterior portion of the left ankle of the exerciser, continuously vertically downwardly along the left heel of the exerciser, to said heel area of said left sole assembly, where another end thereof is releasibly attached thereto by a quick release buckle when said body exercise device is being utilized.

9. The device as defined in claim 2, wherein said right knee maintaining means includes an elastic sleeve that replaceably and snugly encircles the right knee of the exerciser when said body exercise device is being utilized, and vertically sandwiches said strap of said right side member that extends continuously vertically along the anterior portion of the right knee of the exerciser against the anterior portion of the right knee of the exerciser and vertically sandwiches said strap of said right member that extends continuously vertically along the anterior portion of the left knee of the exerciser against the anterior portion of the left knee of the exerciser and vertically sandwiches said strap of said left member that extends continuously vertically along the posterior portion of the left knee of the exerciser against the posterior portion of the left knee of the exerciser when said body exercise device is being utilized.

10. The device as defined in claim 4, wherein said right shoulder maintaining means includes said strap of said right member being widened where said strap of said right member abuts against the right shoulder of the exerciser when said body exercise device is being utilized;

said left shoulder maintaining means includes said strap of said left member being widened where said strap of said left member abuts against the left shoulder of the exerciser when said body exercise device is being utilized.

11. The device as defined in claim 4;

further comprising an anterior retaining strap being adjustable, releasible, and flexible, and releasibly drawing together said strap of said right member and said strap of said left member, at the chest of the exerciser when said body exercise device is being utilized, and being selectively released by a quick release buckle.

12. The device as defined in claim 1, wherein said toe area of said right sole assembly has a first convex-shaped longitudinal side, and a second convex-shaped longitudinal side that is spaced from, and opposes said first convex-shaped longitudinal side of said toe area of said right sole assembly;

said toe area of said left sole assembly has a first convex-shaped longitudinal side, and a second convex-shaped longitudinal side that is spaced from, and opposes said first convex-shaped longitudinal side of said toe area of said left sole assembly.

13. The device as defined in claim 12, wherein said right sole assembly includes a first toe strap that abuts against an upper portion of at least one toe of the toes of the right foot of the exerciser when said body exercise device is being utilized, and is slender and flexible, and extends vertically upwardly from said second longitudinal side of said toe area of said right sole assembly, underneath, around, and over said strap of said right member where it doubles back onto itself and is adjustably maintained on itself by hook and loop fasteners;

said left sole assembly includes a first toe strap that abuts against an upper portion of at least one toe of the toes of the left foot of the exerciser when said body exercise device is being utilized, and is slender and flexible, and extends vertically upwardly from said second longitudinal side of said toe area of said left sole assembly, underneath, around, and over said strap of said left member where it doubles back onto itself and is adjustably maintained on itself by hook and loop fasteners.

14. The device as defined in claim 13, wherein said right sole assembly further includes a second toe strap that is slender and flexible, and extends vertically upwardly from said second longitudinal side of said toe area of said right sole assembly, over and abuts against the right instep of the exerciser when said body exercise device is being utilized, to said first longitudinal side of said toe area of said right sole assembly, and is disposed rearwardly of said first toe strap of said right sole assembly;

said left sole assembly further includes a second toe strap that is slender and flexible, and extends vertically upwardly from said second longitudinal side of said toe area of said left sole assembly, over and abuts against the left instep of the exerciser when said body exercise device is being utilized, to said first longitudinal side of said toe area of said left sole assembly, and is disposed rearwardly of said first toe strap of said left sole assembly.

15. The device as defined in claim 14, wherein said second toe strap of said right sole assembly overlaps said strap of said right member when said body exercise device is being utilized, and is divided into two parts that are releasibly maintained to each other by a quick release buckle;

said second toe strap of said left sole assembly overlaps said strap of said left member when said body exercise device is being utilized, and is divided into two parts that are releasibly maintained to each other by a quick release buckle.

16. The device as defined in claim 12, wherein said heel area of said right sole assembly has a first longitudinal side that is convex-shaped and continuous with said first longitudinal side of said toe area of said right sole assembly;

said heel area of said left sole assembly has a first longitudinal side that is convex-shaped and continuous with said first longitudinal side of said toe area of said left sole assembly.

17. The device as defined in claim 16, wherein said heel area of said right sole assembly further has a second longitudinal side that is convex-shaped and continuous with said second longitudinal side of said toe area of said right sole assembly, and spaced from, and opposes, said first longitudinal side of said heel area of said right sole assembly;

said heel area of said left sole assembly further has a second longitudinal side that is convex-shaped and continuous with said second longitudinal side of said toe area of said left sole assembly, and spaced from, and opposes, said first longitudinal side of said heel area of said left sole assembly.

18. The device as defined in claim 17, wherein said right sole assembly further includes a heel strap that is flexible and extends obliquely-rearwardly-upwardly from said first longitudinal side of said heel area of said right sole assembly, around and abuts against the right heel of the exerciser when said body exercise device is being utilized, and obliquely-forwardly-downwardly to said second longitudinal side of said heel area of said right sole assembly;

said left sole assembly further includes a heel strap that is flexible and extends obliquely-rearwardly-upwardly from said first longitudinal side of said heel area of said left sole assembly, around and abuts against the left heel of the exerciser when said body exercise device is being utilized, and obliquely-forwardly-downwardly to said second longitudinal side of said heel area of said left sole assembly.

19. The device as defined in claim 18, wherein said right sole assembly further includes an instep strap that is flexible and extends generally obliquely-forwardly-upwardly from said heel strap of said right sole assembly, in proximity of said first longitudinal side of said heel area of said right sole assembly, over the right instep of said exerciser when said body exercise device is being utilized, obliquely-rearwardly-downwardly to said heel strap of said right sole assembly, in proximity of said second longitudinal side of said heel area of said right sole assembly;

said left sole assembly further includes an instep strap that is flexible and extends generally obliquely-forwardly-upwardly from said heel strap of said left sole assembly, in proximity of said first longitudinal side of said heel area of said left sole assembly, over the left instep of said exerciser when said body exercise device is being utilized, obliquely-rearwardly-downwardly to said heel strap of said left sole assembly, in proximity of said second longitudinal side of said heel area of said left sole assembly.

20. The device as defined in claim 19, wherein said instep strap of said right sole assembly overlaps said strap of said right member when said body exercise device is being utilized, and is divided into two parts that are releasibly maintained to each other by a quick release buckle;

said instep strap of said left sole assembly overlaps said strap of said left member when said body exercise device is being utilized, and is divided into two parts that are releasibly maintained to each other by a quick release buckle.

21. The device as defined in claim 1, wherein said right sole assembly includes spikes extending downwardly therefrom;

said left sole assembly includes spikes extending downwardly therefrom.