Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
482132000 | Rolled by or against user | 47 |
20090131234 | Therapeutic, fitness, and sports enhancement device - A therapeutic, fitness, and sports enhancement device comprising a cylindrically shaped body having a predetermined density and predetermined diameter including a plurality of projections of a predetermined shape. One or more of the predetermined density, the predetermined diameter, and predetermined shape are configured to enhance mobilization of one or more small soft tissue structures of the human body. | 05-21-2009 |
20090305853 | Randomly multidirectional devise and method for using the devise - A randomly multidirectional device can be used for training agility, building strength, and/or physical therapy. The platform has multiple randomly multidirectional wheels affixed to the bottom. The wheels are capable of supporting any portion of a person's body. An inflatable cushion is attached to the opposite side of the platform. The cushion is capable of supporting a person. A person places a portion of their weight on the device while the user maintains a stable attitude with other portions of their body and moves the device in a lateral direction. The characteristics of the device change with the amount of weight applied, the area of the body supported, and a steering effect created by the multiple randomly multidirectional wheels. The characteristics can be further altered through the simultaneous use of multiple said devices. These characteristics combined with specific movements and patterns comprise the basis for a unique approach for training agility, building strength, and/or physical therapy. | 12-10-2009 |
20100004103 | Scissors-like exercising apparatus - A scissors-like exercising apparatus includes two bodies intersecting with each other, a pivoting unit located between the two bodies, and two sliding units coupled to lower ends of the two bodies. To operate the present invention, the user grasps the tops of the two bodies and stands on the sliding units to retract and extend the two bodies inward and outward like the operation of a pair of scissors. | 01-07-2010 |
20100004104 | Elastic arc anatomical shoulder pulley system - An Elastic Arc Anatomical Shoulder Pulley System for use in rehabilitation of various shoulder conditions. The device provides a means that a user can employ to produce passive shoulder motion that approximates the normal arc the shoulder describes during active movement. A door unit is included that allows for a convenient attachment site of a pulley. An arc that has elastic properties is routed through a pulley that is located above the user's head. Handles are attached to the elastic arc. The user pulls down on one handle to accomplish upward movement of an injured arm. The arc shape of the elastic arc insures that the movement produced corresponds to the normal arc shaped movement of the shoulder that is produced during active movement. | 01-07-2010 |
20100004105 | EXERCISE DEVICE AND METHOD OF USE - There is an exercising device, and a method of use, configured to perform upper body and abdominal type exercise. The exercise device includes a pad member configured to support a forearm of a user. The exercise device also includes a handle extending from a top surface of the pad member about a front end of the pad member and configured to provide a grip for a hand. In addition, the exercise device includes a selectably coupleable attachment member coupled to a bottom surface of the pad member and configured to alter a movement characteristic of the device when in operation. The selectably coupleable attachment member includes a plurality of wheels. The exercise device further includes a tongue and groove attachment member configured to selectably couple the attachment member to the pad member. | 01-07-2010 |
20110105286 | Therapeutic, fitness, and sports enhancement device - A therapeutic, fitness, and sports enhancement device including a cylindrically shaped core, and an overlay about the core including a plurality of shaped projections configured to enhance mobilization of soft tissue and optimize body core strength and balance training. | 05-05-2011 |
20110143895 | EXERCISE WHEEL - An exercise wheel includes a base having a receiving space therein and at least one fan-shaped recession formed at a front bottom side thereof and facing downward; at least one hold bar connected with the base and exposed outside the base; a main wheel rotatably mounted to the base and located in the receiving space; an elastic member mounted between the main wheel and the base for keeping the main wheel restoring after the main wheel is rotated; an auxiliary wheel set rotatably mounted to the base, exposed beneath the base, and engaged with the main wheel to drive the main wheel for rotation; and a steering caster set having a caster frame and a caster, the caster frame being rotatably connected with the base for rotation confined within the fan-shaped recession, the caster being rotatably mounted to the caster frame and partially exposed outside the fan-shaped recession. | 06-16-2011 |
20110160024 | ABDOMINAL EXERCISE DEVICE - An exercise device that allows a user to strengthen the entire anatomical core muscles with a lightweight, compact, and portable design. A device includes a housing that is substantially spherical in shape with a hollow portion therein. The housing has at least one protrusion. A ball that is substantially spherical in shape is positioned within said hollow portion such that said housing at least partially encloses the ball therein. A plurality of bearings are disposed between said housing and said ball. The bearings contact the housing and the ball, thereby allowing said housing to rotate about said ball. A plurality of handles detachably connect to the at least one protrusion. | 06-30-2011 |
20110183824 | EXERCISE WHEEL - An exercise wheel is provided. The exercise wheel includes a wheel, a first support bar, and a second support bar, wherein a support portion is formed inside the wheel, and the support portion includes a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface; an end of the first support bar is connected to the support portion, and the other end vertically extends outwardly in a direction away from the first surface; the second support bar and the first support bar are symmetrical about a center of the wheel, an end of the second bar is connected to the support portion, and the other end vertically extends outwardly in a direction away from the second surface; therefore, when holding the first and second support bars with two hands, a user can drive the wheel in a mode of riding a bicycle, so a body of the user moves forward and backward, so as to work muscles of an upper part of the body. | 07-28-2011 |
20110183825 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR A CORE-STABILIZED EXERCISE BENCH - An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for a core-stabilized exercise bench, including a hollow, substantially rigid cylinder, and a pad disposed on an outer surface of the hollow, rigid cylinder. The hollow, rigid cylinder is of sufficient size and strength to rollably support a user in an exercise position above a floor. The core-stabilized exercise bench may further include a first end cap disposed on a first end of the hollow, rigid cylinder, a second end cap disposed on a second end of the hollow rigid cylinder, a storage cavity enclosed by the hollow, rigid cylinder, the first end cap, and the second end cap, a removable component in the first end cap to provide access to the storage cavity for holding additional exercise equipment, and a carrying strap removably attachable to the first end cap and the second end cap. | 07-28-2011 |
20120035029 | Therapeutic, fitness, and sports enhancement device - A therapeutic, fitness, and sports enhancement device which includes a cylindrically shaped body having a predetermined density and predetermined diameter, the body including a plurality of projections of a predetermined shape. One or more of the predetermined density and the predetermined diameter in combination with the predetermined shape of the projections optimize mobilization of soft tissue structures of the human body. | 02-09-2012 |
20120083397 | Upper Body Exercise Apparatus, Method and System - The present invention relates to an apparatus, method and system for a human individual to exercise his body in a novel manner wherein the user, when he is in the prone position, is able to move his arms, while holding the instant apparatus placed on a relatively flat surface, in all three planes of human motion simultaneously; i.e. saggital, frontal and transverse planes. | 04-05-2012 |
20120100969 | EXERCISE DEVICE AND METHOD - An exercise device of the present invention includes a beam; rods removeably affixed and extending from ends of the beam; wheels rotatably mounted on the rods; handles positioned on outer ends of the rods; and a body-part engagement device for engaging a user's hands, feet, or knees with the device. Multiple exercises that exercise various muscle groups of the human body may be performed with the exercise device. | 04-26-2012 |
20120122635 | INFLATABLE GYMNASTIC AUXILIARY APPARATUS - An inflatable gymnastic auxiliary apparatus includes an elongated boy having an enclosed inner shell and an outer shell surrounding the enclosed inner shell, and an air valve installed in the elongated body in communication with the air chamber in the enclosed inner shell for enabling the elongated body to be inflated. Thus, the user can adjust the pressure in each enclosed inner shell to regulate the amount of deformation of the elongated body for providing a different hardness-softness subject to the actual requirement. After each use, the user can discharge the air pressure out of each enclosed inner shell to reduce the size of the inflatable gymnastic auxiliary apparatus for delivery or storage. | 05-17-2012 |
20120157274 | WHEELED EXERCISE DEVICE - A wheeled exercise device includes a first wheel part and a second wheel part coupled to the first wheel part, with the first and second wheel parts coupled together on a central axle therethrough so as to form a central main wheel with a generally flat center circumference and angled outer circumferential sides. The device includes a pair of handles, each handle extending outward and downward at an angle from the central axle from a corresponding wheel part. | 06-21-2012 |
20120172184 | Wheel Type Exercising Device - An exercising device includes a handle, at least one support member secured on the handle, at least one rotation wheel rotatably mounted on the handle, and at least one elastic cord mounted between the at least one support member and the at least one rotation wheel. Preferably, the exercising device comprises two support members, a rotation wheel and a plurality of elastic cords. Thus, the elastic cords are mounted between the rotation wheel and the support members to provide a buffering effect to decelerate the forward movement of the rotation wheel and to provide a pulling force to accelerate the backward movement of the rotation wheel so as to balance the forward and backward movement of the rotation wheel and to prevent the user from being strained or hurt during the reciprocal movement of the rotation wheel. | 07-05-2012 |
20120214652 | MOBILE EXERCISE DEVICE - A mobile exercise device includes a body and a plurality of glide members. The body includes a pair of parallel ridges defining an elongated rectangular centre portion, wherein respective length and width dimensions of the centre portion are sized to enable a user to stand with one foot positioned longitudinally on the centre portion/ The centre portion further includes a transversally oriented elongated opening sized to receive fingers of a user's hand, to thereby permit a user to grasp the centre portion. The glide members are affixed to the body outboard of the ridges, and facilitate omnidirectional movement of the device across a floor surface. The glide members further define a clearance distance between the centre portion and the floor surface which is larger than an expected thickness of the user's fingers. | 08-23-2012 |
20120238420 | Upper Body Exercise Apparatus, Method and System - The present invention relates to an apparatus, method and system for a human individual to exercise his body in a novel manner wherein the user, when he is in the prone position, is able to move his arms, while holding the instant apparatus placed on a relatively flat surface, in all three planes of human motion simultaneously; i.e. saggital, frontal and transverse planes. | 09-20-2012 |
20120252645 | EXERCISE DEVICE - Provided is an exercise device including a planar support surface and a rolling joint which is configured to enable a 360° range of motion for the exercise device. In this regard, the user may roll the exercise device along a planar surface in a forward-and-backward motion, a side-to-side motion, or in an arcuate or circular motion. | 10-04-2012 |
20120264578 | EXERCISING DEVICE WITH MULTI-POSITION HANDLE AND METHOD THEREFORE - An exercising device includes an axle having a substantially straight portion and a pair of end portions disposed generally perpendicular to the straight portion, at least one wheel mounted for rotation on a peripheral surface of the straight portion and including a center aperture, a sleeve positioned between the peripheral surface of the straight portion and a peripheral surface of the aperture, a pair of collars with a threaded aperture disposed within a thickness of the each of the pair of collars, a pair of threaded fasteners seated within threaded apertures and having an inner end thereof in an abutting engagement with an exterior surface of the axle, a pair of end stops, each of the pair of end stops secured to an end of a respective end portion and at least one grip member disposed on the axle on each side of the at least one wheel. | 10-18-2012 |
20130012369 | EXERCISE DEVICE - An exercise device comprising a moveable frame, a control grip and wheel means, in which the control grip is carried on the frame, in which the frame is mounted for movement on the wheel means, and in which the wheel means is moveable along a first line of direction and along at least one further line of direction. | 01-10-2013 |
20130017936 | Hand-Held Combination Exercise Device - In general, various embodiments of hand-held exercise devices that can be used to perform different types of exercises that focus on different muscular groups of the body are disclosed. Specifically, the hand-held exercise devices disclosed herein can be used to perform arm exercises as well as abdominal and core muscle exercises. The hand-held exercise devices can include a first handle and a second handle, which rotate about a central axis relative to one another. The hand-held exercise devices can also include a wheel, which may also rotate about the central axis. Resistance can be applied to the relative rotation of the handles and, optionally, to the rotation of the wheel. The resistance can be selectively varied by a user. | 01-17-2013 |
20130023391 | OMNIDIRECTIONAL EXERCISE PLATFORM - An omnidirectional exercise platform is disclosed which includes a base member, a pad member and a plurality of ball transfer units. The pad member is coupled to a top surface of the base member. The plurality of ball transfer units is coupled to a bottom surface of the base member. An angular offset is provided between the plurality of ball transfer units to stabilize the omnidirectional exercise platform during use. The ball transfer units each comprise a hemispherical housing, a primary ball member and a plurality of secondary ball members disposed between an inner surface of the hemispherical housing and the primary ball member. The housing further includes an aperture located and sized to facilitate cleaning and maintenance procedures of the ball transfer unit. A handle is releasably coupled to the top surface of the base member to thereby provide a user with a variety of hand placement positions. | 01-24-2013 |
20130065741 | Economical exercise trainer for workout of the arm, waist and abdomen - The present invention is an economical exercise trainer or workout of the arm, waist and abdomen. It is an economically improved design for workout of the arm, waist and abdomen. On the top portion of the unit frame is a video signal instruction window and at the bottom is disposed a slightly protruded driven pulley and swing roller. Inside the unit frame is disposed a circuit controller for controlling the video signal instruction window to generate different lamp shadow direction changes. The driven pulley and the swing roller are slightly protruded beyond the bottom of the stand and between the driven pulley and shaft sleeve rod is disposed a reset spring, and two sides of the shaft rod protrude leftward and rightward to form the grip handles for holding. Such repeated back and forth exercise would be effective for workout of your arm, waist and abdomen. | 03-14-2013 |
20130217549 | Exercise device - A floor exercise device is provided which comprises two generally parallel grip handles each having a leg portion and a caster assembly attached to the bottom of each leg portion. A stabilizer bar is fixed at the middle of each leg portion and a rotatable crossbar has its end secured to the middle of each stabilizer bar. Two of the caster assemblies are provided each with a locking mechanism which can prevent forward or backward movement of the device during exercise. | 08-22-2013 |
20130252791 | EXTREMITY SUPPORTING AND GROUND SURFACE SLIDING EXERCISE SYSTEM - An extremity supporting exercise system is described. The system includes two knee sliders and two hand sliders. Each knee slider includes a knee pad and a knee base. The knee pad includes a recessed portion that is adapted to receive a user's knee. A patella support is disposed within the knee portion to support the user's patella when using the knee slider. Alternatively, each hand slider includes a hand pad and a hand base. The hand pad includes a series of finger indentations that are flanked by thumb receptacles. Importantly, the knee base and hand base are formed of a rigid and slippery material to allow the sliders to easily slide across a ground surface. Thus, through use of the exercise system, a user can support their hands and knees while sliding the hands and knees across a ground surface to perform a variety of exercises. | 09-26-2013 |
20130267396 | THERAPEUTIC, FITNESS, AND SPORTS ENHANCEMENT DEVICE - A therapeutic, fitness, and sports enhancement device which includes a cylindrically shaped body having a predetermined density and predetermined diameter, the body including a plurality of projections of a predetermined shape. One or more of the predetermined density and the predetermined diameter in combination with the predetermined shape of the projections optimize mobilization of soft tissue structures of the human body. | 10-10-2013 |
20130281270 | Abdominal exercise equipment - An abdominal exercise equipment is provided with two front wheels and two rear wheels to ensure that the abdominal exercise equipment can move stably without tipping over during movement, preventing the exerciser from losing balance and getting hurt. A return gear assembly is disposed between the two rear wheels to produce a recovering force. Therefore, when the abdominal exercise equipment is pulled back, the recovering force will assist the exerciser to pull the abdominal exercise equipment back, which consequently lowers the difficult level of exercise. Furthermore, the abdominal exercise equipment is provided with a vibration device which is capable of softening the muscles and fat, and speeding up fat loss by producing vibration. | 10-24-2013 |
20140018217 | Rolling, multi-directional fitness device - A multi-directional rolling fitness device is disclosed. The device can be used individually or as a pair with either the hands or the feet. The device comprises a handle assembly, which can also comprise a stirrup for the foot, a base unit and a plurality of ball-transfer units. By using a single or pair of these devices, a person can use their body weight to engage in a nearly unlimited number of upper and lower body exercises. The device's ball transfer contact points allow the unit to move in any direction across the floor during exercise repetitions, engaging complex muscle groups, increasing range of motion, and aiding in the development of muscle mass, strength and endurance. | 01-16-2014 |
20140135188 | ABDOMINAL EXERCISE DEVICE - An abdominal exercise device has a kneeling pad and a roller. The kneeling pad includes a top surface and two spaced apart kneeling recesses. The kneeling recesses are formed in the top surface of the kneeling pad. The roller is positioned movably relative to the kneeling pad when in use and includes a bracket, a left handle, a right handle, a front wheel and two rear wheels. The left and right handles are attached to a middle of the bracket. The front wheel is mounted on a front of the bracket. The rear wheels are mounted on a rear of the bracket. The kneeling recesses are ergonomically designed to correspond to contours of the human knees, thereby providing a comfortable support for a user's knees. The three wheels ensure that the roller has good balanced performance such that the user can steadily operate the roller. | 05-15-2014 |
20140274608 | Belt-Based System for Strengthening Muscles - Systems and methods are presented for performing exercises to strengthen, e.g., the transversus abdominis and related muscles. The systems and methods may involve one or more independent belts, allowing a full range of continuous motion. The systems and methods may further use a resistance-control mechanism that allows a user to adjust the force required to move the one or more belts, thereby controlling the rate of motion in the forward and/or backward directions. The systems and methods may further use a unidirectional resistance mechanism that allows the user to increase the resistance of the one or more belts in one direction, while allowing the one or more belts to move freely in the other direction. | 09-18-2014 |
20140336021 | EXERCISE DEVICE - A exercise device, for example, and exercise ball device. The exercise device includes a frame and at least one panel or multiple panels. | 11-13-2014 |
20140336022 | EXERCISE DEVICE - A exercise roller device including a center roller portion provided with shaped end roller portions, and the center roller portion provided with a centered circumferential groove. A method of making the exercise roller device. | 11-13-2014 |
20140342885 | EXERCISE DEVICE - A exercise ball device can include a ball and one or more panels supported by the ball. The ball can be substantially rigid and the at least one panel can be soft or resiliently deformable. The exercise ball can include a belt for guiding and positioning the one or more panels on the ball. | 11-20-2014 |
20140342886 | Muscle Stretching and Massaging Apparatus - A muscle stretching and massaging apparatus enables stretching of the calf at varying levels of intensity and massaging of muscles of the leg while those muscles are in a relaxed state. A support frame provides a stable base for the apparatus and means for receiving and supporting a lateral roller at a plurality of heights and a stretch board at a plurality of angles relative to a supporting surface. The stretch board enables calf stretching at varying levels of intensity, depending on the severity of the angle formed between the stretch board and the surface upon which the support frame rests. The adjustable height of the roller further enables the apparatus to provide calf and hamstring massaging while the muscles are in a relaxed state. | 11-20-2014 |
20140364289 | EXERCISE DEVICE AND METHOD - An exercise device of the present invention includes a beam; rods affixed and extending from ends of the beam; wheels rotatably mounted on the rods; handles positioned on outer ends of the rods; and a body-part engagement device for engaging a user's hands, feet, or knees with the device. Multiple exercises that exercise various muscle groups of the human body may be performed with the exercise device. | 12-11-2014 |
20140371040 | UPPER BODY WORKOUT APPARATUSES AND ASSEMBLY THEREOF - An upper body workout apparatus assembly comprises two upper body workout apparatuses for each side of a user's body. Each apparatus may have a support bar supported by a plurality of lateral supports. A sliding handle is configured to rotate about each support bar as well as sliding along the length of the support bar. The user may grasp each sliding handle with one of the user's hands to perform push-up, dip, pull-up, abdominal or other exercises, whereby each sliding handle is moved between a distal and proximal position relative to its support bar. One or more anchor mounts secure each apparatus to a wall or ceiling during pull-up type exercise. The apparatuses are positioned adjacent one another as part of the assembly. | 12-18-2014 |
20150065319 | PROCESS FOR EXTENDING AND EXERCISING ONE'S BACK - A process for extending and stretching using a rocking back stretcher permitting a desired stretch. The process involves the following steps. First is lying on a cushion connected to a seat plate. The seat plate is connected to a right corner brace and a left corner brace. The right corner brace is connected to a right leg. The left corner brace is connected to a left leg. The right leg and the left leg are connected to a front cross bar and a rear cross bar. Next is rocking forward until the desired stretch is achieved or the front cross bar makes contact with ground or rocking backward until the desired stretch is achieved or the rear cross bar makes contact with the ground. After that is holding the desired stretch once it is achieved. | 03-05-2015 |
20150321041 | EXERCISE BALL WITH AXLE - In one aspect of various exemplary embodiments, an exercise device comprising: an axial structure defining an axis of rotation; a user support structure rotatably coupled to the axial structure; and a ball member supported by the axial structure and disposed with radial symmetry corresponding points along the axis of rotation. Thus, the ball member may be substantially spherical in shape, elliptical, oblong, etc. | 11-12-2015 |
20150360077 | Omnidirectional Exercise Platform - A triangular shaped omnidirectional exercise platform includes a base member, a pad member and three ball transfer units. The pad member is carried by a top surface of the base member. The three ball transfer units are coupled to a bottom surface of the base member. The three ball transfer units are arranged having an equal angular offset therebetween providing stability to the exercise platform during use. The ball transfer units each comprise a hemispherical housing, a primary ball member and a plurality of secondary ball members disposed between an inner surface of the hemispherical housing and the primary ball member. The base member can include an upper body member and a lower body member. The pad member can be manufactured of a pliant material. Features of the pad member can identify a stability region of the exercise platform. The platform can have a convex arched top surface. | 12-17-2015 |
20160030797 | ROTATIONAL EXERCISE DEVICE - A rotational-exercise-device (device) is disclosed. In some exemplary embodiments, the device may comprise: a handle-member and a rotational-member. The handle-member may be an elongate member. The handle-member may further comprise a first-handle-member and a second-handle-member. The first-handle-member may removably attach to the second-handle-member. The handle-member may include a longitudinal-axis which runs down a center-longitude of the handle-member. The rotational-member may be a substantially ovoid shape. The rotational-member may comprise a hollow cylindrical cavity passing through a longitude-center of the rotational-member. A portion of the handle-member may pass removably through the longitude-center of the rotational-member. The rotational-member may be configured to rotate about this portion. When assembled and in use, a user may grip each handle-member (or portion thereof) and perform various exercises by placing some of the user's weight upon the rotational-member, while the user causes the rotational-member to rotate against some surface, such as a floor and/or wall. | 02-04-2016 |
20160045782 | ABDOMEN EXERCISER - An abdomen exerciser includes a connecting element, a first roller, a second roller and a holding component. The connecting element includes two connector and two roller bearings, each connector has a receiving groove, a plurality of locating pores and a plurality of limiting slots. The connectors are connected with the first roller and the second roller respectively. The holding component is received in the receiving grooves. The holding component includes a plurality of ball bearings and a plurality of limiting elements, the ball bearings are locked in the locating pores, the limiting elements are received in the limiting slots. | 02-18-2016 |
20160101314 | EXERCISE DEVICE - The exercise device includes a wheel having a side and an axle assembly including an axle and a handle section extending from the axle outwardly of the sides of the wheel. A coil spring is situated within the wheel, surrounding the axle and is operably connected between the wheel and the axle such that the wheel and the axle can move relative to each other to alter the tension on said spring. The handle assembly also has a circular member situated proximate and parallel to the side of the wheel. The member is fixedly mounted to and radially extending from the axle such that the member and the axle move together as a unit. Accordingly, the wheel can move relative to the axle/member unit without irritating the user's hand gripping the handle section. | 04-14-2016 |
20160129302 | EXERCISE ROLLER DEVICE WITH REMOVABLY FIXABLE SUPPORT - An exercise device, includes: a hollow cylindrical roller, two end plates fixable at the opposite ends of the roller the inner envelope of the roller and the end plates essentially defining a cavity, and each of the end plates further including centrally situated bearing arrangement, two supporting feet each having a first and a second support wherein: the first and the second support of the supporting feet are alignable at the end plates to set the supports at an angle relative to each other, and each of the supporting feet being fixable at the end plates of the roller by a fastening arrangement so that the supporting feet are at least functionally connected to the bearing arrangements of the associated end plates and the roller being rotatably fixed to the supporting feet. | 05-12-2016 |
20160136474 | THERAPEUTIC, FITNESS, AND SPORTS ENHANCEMENT DEVICE - A therapeutic, fitness, and sports enhancement device which includes a cylindrically shaped body having a predetermined density and predetermined diameter, the body including a plurality of projections of a predetermined shape. One or more of the predetermined density and the predetermined diameter in combination with the predetermined shape of the projections optimize mobilization of soft tissue structures of the human body. | 05-19-2016 |
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