Exercise devices – Sit up device
Reexamination Certificate
2001-03-12
2001-11-27
Donnelly, J. W. (Department: 3764)
Exercise devices
Sit up device
C482S142000, C206S315100, C273S285000, C273S286000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06322485
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a portable abdominal exercising mat and more particularly pertains to allowing the abdominal muscles to be properly exercised at any location.
In today's exercise crazed society, everyone is trying to gain an advantage in the production of exercise equipment. Long gone are the bulky, fixture-type exercise equipments, that all too often sit in a room, unused for weeks on weeks, gathering dust. Most people want exercise equipment that can be easily disassembled or folded up to store in a closet or underneath a bed. Even though this new type of exercise equipment can be concealed when not in use, it tends to be too heavy to tote around to places where exercise would be more convenient on a day-to-day basis. This is especially true for abdominal exercise devices. These devices are usually bulky and do not lend themselves to easy transport. What is needed is an abdominal exercise device that is portable for the “on the move” person.
The present invention attempts to solve the abovementioned problem by providing a device that allows a person to perform abdominal exercises, but is also portable.
The use of portable exercise devices is known in the prior art. More specifically, portable exercise devices heretofore devised and utilized for the purpose of facilitating exercise at a variety of locales are known to consist basically of familiar, expected and obvious structural configurations, notwithstanding the myriad of designs encompassed by the crowded prior art which have been developed for the fulfillment of countless objectives and requirements.
By way of example, U.S. Pat. No. 4,136,868 to Hogue discloses a slant board for exercising, comprised of foldable panels with a foot strap and a carrying handle. U.S. Pat. No. 5,417,636 to Havens discloses an exercise mat with a bar incorporated for holding a user's legs while performing sit ups. U.S. Pat. No. 5,722,923 to Lui discloses a folding abdominal muscle exercise device comprised of an upper and lower housing with means to adjust the positions of a hip, back and foot rest. U.S. Pat. No. 4,509,748 to Bezak discloses a portable exercise device capable of restraining a user's feet while performing sit-ups.
While these devices fulfill their respective, particular objective and requirements, the aforementioned patents do not describe a portable abdominal exercising mat for allowing the abdominal muscles to be properly exercised at any location.
In this respect, the portable abdominal exercising mat according to the present invention substantially departs from the conventional concepts and designs of the prior art, and in doing so provides an apparatus primarily developed for the purpose of allowing the abdominal muscles to be properly exercised at any location.
Therefore, it can be appreciated that there exists a continuing need for a new and improved portable abdominal exercising mat which can be used for allowing the abdominal muscles to be properly exercised at any location. In this regard, the present invention substantially fulfills this need.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In the view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the known types of portable exercise devices now present in the prior art, the present invention provides an improved portable abdominal exercising mat. As such, the general purpose of the present invention, which will be described subsequently in greater detail, is to provide a new and improved portable abdominal exercising mat which has all the advantages of the prior art and none of the disadvantages.
To attain this, the present invention essentially comprises a mat portion having a generally rectangular configuration. The mat portion is defined by an upper panel and a lower panel. The upper panel and the lower panel each have an inner surface, an outer surface, an upper edge, a lower edge, and opposed side edges. The lower edge of the upper panel and the upper edge of the lower panel are foldably coupled whereby the mat portion in an extended orientation has the opposed side edges of the upper and lower panels linearly aligned. The upper edge of the upper panel has a carrying handle secured thereto. The inner surface of the upper panel has a padded headrest disposed thereon inwardly of the upper edge thereof. The inner surface of the lower panel has a clock/timer positioned therein. The inner surface of the lower panel has a pair of adjustable foot straps secured thereto in a spaced relationship inwardly of the lower edge thereof. The foot straps each consist of an inflatable bladder having an incorporated air pump. The inner surface of the lower panel has a pair of assistance handles secured thereto inwardly of the opposed side edges thereof. The mat portion includes at least one angle adjustment bar that is adapted for coupling with the outer surfaces of the upper and lower panels. The outer surface of the lower panel has a gaming board printed thereon.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the invention in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are, of course, additional features of the invention that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
In this respect, before explaining at least one embodiment of the invention in detail, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited in its application to the details of construction and to the arrangements of the components set forth in the following description or illustrated in the drawings. The invention is capable of other embodiments and of being practiced and carried out in various ways. Also, it is to be understood that the phraseology and terminology employed herein are for the purpose of description and should not be regarded as limiting.
As such, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the conception, upon which this disclosure is based, may readily be utilized as a basis for the designing of other structures, methods and systems for carrying out the several purposes of the present invention. It is important, therefore, that the claims be regarded as including such equivalent constructions insofar as they do not depart from the spirit and scope of the present invention.
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a new and improved portable abdominal exercising mat which has all the advantages of the prior art portable exercise devices and none of the disadvantages.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a new and improved portable abdominal exercising mat which may be easily and efficiently manufactured and marketed.
It is a further object of the present invention to provide a new and improved portable abdominal exercising mat which of durable and reliable construction.
An even further object of the present invention is to provide a new and improved portable abdominal exercising mat which is susceptible of a low cost of manufacture with regard to both materials and labor, and which accordingly is then susceptible of low prices of sale to the consuming public, thereby making such a portable abdominal exercising mat economically available to the buying public.
Even still another object of the present invention is to provide a new and improved portable abdominal exercising mat for allowing the abdominal muscles to be properly exercised at any location.
Lastly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a new and improved portable abdominal exercising mat including a mat portion defined by an upper panel and a lower panel. The upper panel and the lower panel each have an inner surface, an outer surface, an upper edge, a lower edge, and opposed side edges. The lower edge of the upper panel and the upper edge of the lower panel are foldably coupled whereby the mat portion in an extended orientation has the opposed side edges of the upper and lower panels linearly aligned. The outer surface of the lower
Amerson Lori Baker
Donnelly J. W.
Goldstein Law Offices P.C.
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