Torso pushup assistance device

a technology for assisting devices and torsos, which is applied in the direction of muscle exercise devices, gymnastic exercises, sport apparatus, etc., can solve the problems of user inability to do pushups correctly or not, the user inevitably does them incorrectly, and the lack of a simple device to accomplish this objective, etc., to achieve the effect of reducing the effort required, reducing the effort, and increasing the upper body strength
US20110009250A1Inactive Publication Date: 2011-01-13BARRINGER JACK EUGENE
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Authority / Receiving Office
US · United States
Patent Type
Applications(United States)
Current Assignee / Owner
BARRINGER JACK EUGENE
Publication Date
2011-01-13
Estimated Expiration
Not applicable · inactive patent

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Abstract

A torso pushup assistance device for assisting a user in performing pushups is disclosed. The torso pushup assistance device is comprised of a base component, a torso support component rotationally attached to the base component, and an elastic system that connects the base component to the torso support component in one or more optional configurations. In a first embodiment, the elastic system is comprised of a set of one or more pairs of matched elastic bands that removably connect the rear end of the torso support component to the rear end of the base component. The user lies on the torso support component with his or her feet on the floor, and does pushups in the usual way. Depending on the configuration of the matched elastic bands installed on the torso pushup assistance device, the user's effort varies from a small percentage to a large percentage of the force required to do an unassisted pushup.
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

[0001] This application claims the benefit of the U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61 / 270,434 filed Jul. 8, 2009 by the present inventor. This provisional patent application is incorporated herein by reference.TECHNICAL FIELD

[0002] The invention presented herein applies to devices for assisting in doing pushups, more particularly to devices that provide upper body assistance in doing pushupsBACKGROUND OF THE DISCLOSURE

[0003] Upper body strength is an important part of overall health. Pushup exercises are one of the best ways to build upper body strength. A problem with pushups is that if the user doesn't already have upper body strength, then pushups are very hard to do and the user inevitably does them incorrectly or not at all. For many people, the end result is to give up.

[0004] There is a market for devices that provide assistance to users for doing pushups. The pushup assistance devices fit into several categories. In the first category...

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