Personal exercise equipment cover

Abstract

An exercise Swiss ball cover with the capability of performing integrated resistance exercises and temporarily store personal belongings. The cover is a fabric rectangle secured at its shortest sides, or a fabric tube, into which the exercise Swiss ball is inserted and covered at the centermost, widest circumference. There are two perimeters, each having a small ring or grommet to attach and detach exercise accessories and personal belongings. The cover is cinched at its two perimeters to secure the cover to the exercise Swiss ball. It provides a 360 degree forward and backward rotation capability and a variable lateral rotation of up to 180 degrees without interference from excess material or the bare surface of the exercise Swiss ball. Variable side coverage depends upon stretch and width of fabric used. The cover can be folded into a flat rectangle, making it suitable to neatly drape over a workout bench.

1 . A rectangular fabric cover for an exercise Swiss ball, adding the capability of performing integrated resistance exercises, and providing a secure place to attach and detach personal items, made from a rectangular piece of fabric secured at its shortest sides, or, alternately, a tubular piece of fabric into which the exercise Swiss ball is inserted and covered at the center and widest circumference, after which the cover is cinched at its two perimeters, each equipped with a drawstring for securing the cover to the exercise Swiss ball, and the excess drawstrings can be tucked inside the snug area between the exercise Swiss ball and the cover, and equipped with a grommet or ring for the option of attaching a hook for the temporary storage of small items or for the use of fitness accessories. 
   
   
       2 . The cover of  claim 1  wherein the exercise Swiss ball is substantially spherical in shape, and the device covers the centermost and widest perimeter/circumference of the exercise Swiss ball with variable side coverage dependent upon stretch capability and width of fabric used and how tight the drawstring is pulled. 
   
   
       3 . The cover of  claim 1  wherein the cover is substantially tubular, or becomes tubular upon connection of the rectangular shaped fabric's shortest sides. 
   
   
       4 . The cover of  claim 1  wherein the perimeters of said tubular fabric accessory are equipped with drawstrings made functional by the hemming of the fabric along the cover's two perimeters. 
   
   
       5 . The cover of  claim 1  wherein the drawstrings along each perimeter are capable of being secured upon cinching of device's perimeters and released prior to removal of cover from exercise Swiss ball, wherein security and release of said drawstrings may be in the form of a cord-stopper, a bow, or knot, or the natural tension which occurs by the cinching of fabric upon a cord, string, ribbon, elastic, or the like. 
   
   
       6 . The cover of  claim 1  wherein the coverage of  claim 2  is dependent upon the width and stretch of the fabric used, and notably, the cover made from a fabric with a greater width and or greater stretch capability will cover a greater portion of the exercise Swiss ball. 
   
   
       7 . The cover of  claim 1  wherein the coverage of  claim 2  is dependent upon the degree to which the device's drawstrings mentioned in  claim 5  are pulled by the user, and notably, the cover will cover a greater surface area of the exercise Swiss ball in a more taut fashion, as the drawstring is pulled tighter by the user. 
   
   
       8 . The cover of  claim 1  wherein the perimeters of  claim 4  have grommets or rings to which hooks for various items may be attached at the lateral enclosures for hanging purposes. 
   
   
       9 . The cover of  claim 1  can be neatly folded into a rectangle for storage or to be neatly draped over a workout bench. 
   
   
       10 . The cover of  claim 1  is equipped with rings or grommets attached on either perimeter to allow for the easy attachment or detachment of personal belongings such as exercise resistance bands, phones, workout journals, meal supplements, PDAs, MP3s, iPods and the like, as well as hooks for hanging the cover of  claim 1  with or without the exercise ball.