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Support for an exercise ball

a technology for supporting and exercise balls, applied in sport apparatus, gymnastics,stilts, etc., can solve the problems of inconvenience for users to transport such a support, user's preparation of too much storage space, and possible danger, and achieve the effect of small storage volum

Inactive Publication Date: 2006-06-22
CHIN HSIAO CHIEH
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"The present invention provides a small-volume support for restraining an exercise ball. The support has a groove for receiving an elastic elliptical body. The technical effects of the invention include improved stability and flexibility during exercise movements."

Problems solved by technology

An exercise ball is of course spherical in shape and thus a support is required to position the ball when not in use, otherwise the ball tends to roll around causing a nuisance and possibly danger through someone tripping over the it.
However, because the conventional support (70) is fixed in structure, the user has to prepare too much space for storage when the support (70) is not in use.
Furthermore, it is very inconvenient for the user to transport such a support (70) especially when the structure of the support (70) cannot be disassembled.

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[0016] With reference to FIGS. 1 to 3, it is noted that the support for an exercise ball in accordance with the present invention includes multiple support sections (10) (there are four support sections shown in this embodiment) respectively having a substantially triangular shape as shown in FIG. 2. The support sections (10) are able to be assembled into an annular shape as shown in FIG. 3. Each of the support sections (10) has a first end and a second end opposite to the first end. The first end of the support section (10) is provided with multiple extensions (11) (two are shown) and the second end of the support section (10) has multiple cutouts (12) having a shape corresponding to the shape of the extensions (11). Each support section (10) has a tapered thickness, a through hole (13) defined in a top side of the support section (10) and a groove (14) defined in a top face of the support section (10).

[0017] When the support sections (10) of the present invention are assembled an...

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Abstract

A support for an exercise ball includes multiple support sections to form an annular shape. Each support section has a tapered thickness so as to form a triangular shape in section, multiple extensions formed on a first end of the support section and multiple cutouts defined in a second end of the support section opposite to the first end to receive therein the extensions of an adjacent support section.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to a support for an exercise ball, and more particularly to the support that is sectioned so that the volume of the support is compact when in storage. [0003] 2. Description of Related Art [0004] An exercise ball is of course spherical in shape and thus a support is required to position the ball when not in use, otherwise the ball tends to roll around causing a nuisance and possibly danger through someone tripping over the it. A conventional support (70) for such an exercise ball (72) is shown in FIGS. 6 and 7. The support (70) is annular and has a tapered thickness so that the support (70) has a wedged shape in cross section. In a central area of the support (70), a through hole (71) is defined so that the exercise ball (72) is supported by a periphery (700) adjacent to the through hole (71). However, because the conventional support (70) is fixed in structure, the user has to prepare ...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A63B26/00A63B71/00
CPCA63B21/00047A63B26/003A63B41/00A63B71/023A63B41/125
Inventor CHIN, HSIAO-CHIEH
Owner CHIN HSIAO CHIEH