Arch fitness device

Abstract

A frame includes first adjacent sides and second adjacent sides. The length and width of the frame are adapted to support the human body lying on ones back with feet planted within the frame. An arch of the second adjacent sides extends a predetermined distance from the first adjacent sides to a middle portion of the arch. Within the frame, a substantially rigid trampoline formed of a high strength material is disposed under tension between the adjacent sides of the frame.

1 . An exercise frame comprising: 
 first adjacent sides;    second adjacent sides disposed perpendicular to the first adjacent sides forming the frame having a substantially rectangular shape, wherein an arch of the second adjacent sides extends a predetermined distance from the first adjacent sides to a middle portion of the arch; and    a trampoline formed within the frame, wherein a length and width of the frame are adapted to support a human body on the trampoline.    
     
     
         2 . The exercise frame of  claim 1 , wherein the trampoline is disposed under tension between the first and second adjacent sides of the frame.  
     
     
         3 . The exercise frame of  claim 1 , wherein the trampoline is substantially rigid.  
     
     
         4 . The exercise frame of  claim 1  wherein the trampoline comprises: 
 a connecting material; and    at least one trampoline portion connected to the frame by the connecting material.    
     
     
         5 . The exercise frame of  claim 1 , further comprising: 
 two outer frame portions; and    a middle frame portion connected to the two outer frame portions, wherein the two outer frame portions are connected to the middle frame portion via a pivot.    
     
     
         6 . The exercise frame of  claim 5 , wherein the two outer frame portions are securable in an extended position via a plurality of pins extending from the two outer frame portions and into the middle frame portion.  
     
     
         7 . The exercise frame of  claim 5 , wherein the two outer frame portions have a maximum width wider than a maximum width of the middle frame.  
     
     
         8 . The exercise frame of  claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of cross bars connected to the second adjacent sides and disposed substantially parallel to the first adjacent sides.  
     
     
         9 . The exercise frame of  claim 1 , wherein the trampoline formed within the frame exposes portions of the frame.  
     
     
         10 . The exercise frame of  claim 9 , wherein the portions are disposed at corners of the frame.  
     
     
         11 . The exercise frame of  claim 9 , wherein the portions are disposed on the first and second adjacent sides of the frame.  
     
     
         12 . The exercise frame of  claim 9 , further comprising a strap attached to an exposed portion of the frame.  
     
     
         13 . The exercise frame of  claim 1 , wherein the substantially rectangular shape is an hourglass shape with respect to a horizontal plane of the frame.  
     
     
         14 . The exercise frame of  claim 1 , wherein the substantially rectangular shape is a dog-bone shape with respect to a horizontal plane of the frame.  
     
     
         15 . The exercise frame of  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first adjacent sides and the second adjacent sides have one of a convex and a concave shape with respect to a horizontal plane of the frame.  
     
     
         16 . The exercise frame of  claim 1 , wherein the predetermined distance is about two feet.