Cellulite reducing bench

• US 6,988,979 B1
• Filed: 09/02/2003
• Issued: 01/24/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 09/02/2003
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Wendi Trainor
• Original Assignee: Wendi Trainor
• Inventors: Trainor, Wendi
• Primary Examiner(s): Huson, Gregory L.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Amerson, L.
• Application Number:
  US10/653,629
• Time in Patent Office: 875 Days
• Field of Search: 482/142, 482/148, 482/907, 601/23, 601/24, 527/9
• US Class Current: 482/142
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/1284 using own weight
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/1692 Enhanced rubbing effect
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/1695 Enhanced pressure effect, e.g. substantially sharp projections, needles or pyramids
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2203/0425 Sitting on the buttocks
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2207/00 Anti-cellulite devices
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 7/001 without substantial movement between the skin and the device
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/00047 Exercising devices not moving during use benches A63B21/4029; isometric exercising devices A63B21/0023; step exercisers A63B23/0458; walk exercisers A63B23/0464
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/4029 Benches specifically adapted for exercising for bench press exercises A63B21/078
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2208/0228 Sitting on the buttocks

Abstract

An exercise bench for performing exercises for the reduction of cellulite which includes a frame having legs and a seating surface attached to the frame to support a body of a user. The seating surface is located at a height above a floor upon which the frame is placed that is greater than about twenty inches such that an average user'"'"'s feet do not fully touch the surface upon which the frame is placed. A textured surface on the seating surface has a sufficient quantity and height of protuberances to enable reduction of cellulite when skin of the user is placed on the surface, the skin is kept relatively fixed relative to the textured surface, and the body of the user is moved relative to the textured surface such that fat tissue is moved relative to the textured surface. A method of using the bench is also provided.

Claims

1. A method for the treatment of cellulite for the temporary reduction thereof, comprising the steps of:

(a) providing an exercise bench, comprising;

(i) a frame having legs;

(ii) a seating surface attached to the frame to support a body of a user, the seating surface located at a height above a floor upon which the frame is placed that is greater than about twenty inches such that an average user'"'"'s feet do not fully touch the surface upon which the frame is placed; and

(iii) a textured surface on the seating surface having a sufficient quantity and height of protuberances to enable reduction of cellulite when skin of the user is placed on the surface, the skin is kept relatively fixed relative to the textured surface, the body of the user is moved relative to the textured surface such that fat tissue is moved relative to the textured surface;

(b) moving legs of the user such that movement of the skin of the buttocks and thighs of the user'"'"'s body supported on the seating surface remains generally fixed relative to the seating surface but providing for movement of fat tissue beneath the skin, thereby possibly decreasing viscosity of a subcutaneous fat layer of the user and increasing blood flow;

whereby cellulite of the user is temporarily reduced.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein movement of the legs is back and forth from an extended leg position to a bent position.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein movement of the two legs of the user occur such that the user'"'"'s two legs are extended and bent simultaneously.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the movement of each of the legs of the user occurs such that the user'"'"'s two legs are extended independently and alternately.

5. The method of claim 1, including the step of placing leg weights on the user.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of moving the legs includes moving the body of the user by rolling the body from side-to-side.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the seating surface is located at a height above the floor of greater than twenty three inches.

8. The method of claim 1, including at least one fastener to allow for easy interchanging to a second textured surface.

9. The method of claim 8, including the steps of unfastening the textured surface, fastening the second textured surface, and repeating the step of moving the legs of the user.