US2011230318A1PendingUtilityA1

Push-up system

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Individually held — no corporate assignee on recordPriority: Mar 28, 2008Filed: Sep 22, 2010Published: Sep 22, 2011
Est. expiryMar 28, 2028(~1.7 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Michael O. CarlesimoJuan FernandezPaul Mcgrath
A63B 26/00A63B 21/00047A63B 23/1236A63B 2210/50A63B 2225/093
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Abstract

An apparatus for performing a variety of push-up exercises using multiple blocks arranged into columns. A user may adjust the height and width of the columns to accommodate body size, as well as the type of exercise being performed. This adds a new dimension to the basic push-up, allowing the user to perform a variety of different types of push-up. The system helps to strengthen and stretch the human body, and achieve optimum performance by working different areas of the body, promoting peak development of the musculoskeletal system.

Claims

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1 . A push-up apparatus, comprising:
 a stack of blocks arranged in two columns, each column having at least a top block and a bottom block;   the top block having an interlock mechanism which removably connects the top block to the bottom block and maintains the position of the top block relative to the bottom block; and   wherein the top block has a top surface, and the top surface is substantially uniform; and   wherein said columns are substantially identical.   
     
     
         2 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein each column further comprises at least one middle block, wherein the middle block has a top interlock mechanism that connects the top block to the middle block and maintains the middle block's position relative to the top block, and a bottom interlock mechanism that connects the middle block to the bottom block and maintains the middle block's position relative to the bottom block. 
     
     
         3 . The apparatus of  claim 2 , wherein each column further comprises a plurality of middle blocks, wherein each middle block has an interlock mechanism which can connect the middle block with a top block, a middle block or a bottom block, and further wherein each interlock mechanism maintains each middle block's position relative to a top block, another middle block or a bottom block. 
     
     
         4 . The apparatus of  claim 3 , wherein each top block and middle block has a bottom surface and at least one hollow in each said bottom surface, and each bottom and middle block has a top surface, and each said top surface has at least one protrusion sized to removably fit within the hollow of a corresponding block, thereby providing an interlock mechanism which can maintain the position of a top block, middle block or bottom block relative to another block connected thereto. 
     
     
         5 . The apparatus of  claim 4 , wherein the hollow and the protrusion are rectangular. 
     
     
         6 . The apparatus of  claim 4 , wherein there are at least two hollows and two protrusions per block and the hollows and the protrusions are cylindrical. 
     
     
         7 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the blocks are rectangularly shaped, and have a width between 5 and 6 inches, and a length of between 8 and 9 inches. 
     
     
         8 . The apparatus of  claim 7 , wherein the blocks have a wall height and the wall height is between 1 and 3 inches. 
     
     
         9 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the uniform top surface is a gripping surface. 
     
     
         10 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the stack of blocks is between 2 and 14 inches in height. 
     
     
         11 . The apparatus article of  claim 1 , wherein the blocks are made of a material that does not substantially deform when a weight of at least 150 pounds is disposed thereon. 
     
     
         12 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the top block further comprises a handle. 
     
     
         13 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the top block further comprises a rotating handle. 
     
     
         14 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the top block further comprises a rotating rectangular section. 
     
     
         15 . A push up apparatus, comprising:
 at least two stacks of blocks;   each stack having at least a top block and a bottom block; and   each top block having an interlock mechanism which removably connects the top block to the bottom block and maintains the position of the top block relative to the bottom block; and   wherein each top block has a top surface, and the top surface is substantially uniform.   
     
     
         16 . The apparatus of  claim 15 , wherein each stack further comprises at least one middle block, wherein the middle block has a top interlock mechanism that connects the top block to the middle block and maintains the middle block's position relative to the top block, and a bottom interlock mechanism that connects the middle block to the bottom block and maintains the middle block's position relative to the bottom block. 
     
     
         17 . The apparatus of  claim 15 , wherein each stack further comprises a plurality of middle blocks, wherein each middle block has an interlock mechanism which can connect the middle block with a top block, a middle block or a bottom block, and maintain each middle block's position relative to a top block, another middle block or a bottom block. 
     
     
         18 . The apparatus of  claim 17 , wherein each top block and middle block has a bottom surface and at least one hollow in each said bottom surface, and each bottom and middle block has a top surface, and each said top surface has at least one protrusion sized to removably fit within the hollow of a corresponding block, thereby providing an interlock mechanism which can maintain the position of a top block, middle block or bottom block relative to another block connected thereto. 
     
     
         19 . The apparatus of  claim 18 , wherein the hollow and the protrusion are rectangular. 
     
     
         20 . The apparatus of  claim 18 , wherein there are at least two hollows and two protrusions per block and the hollows and the protrusions are cylindrical. 
     
     
         21 . The apparatus of  claim 15 , wherein the blocks are rectangularly shaped, and have a width between 5 and 6 inches, and a length of between 8 and 9 inches. 
     
     
         22 . The apparatus of  claim 21 , wherein the blocks have a wall height and the wall height is between 1 and 3 inches. 
     
     
         23 . The apparatus of  claim 15 , wherein the uniform top surface is a gripping surface. 
     
     
         24 . The apparatus of  claim 15 , wherein each stack of blocks has a height of between 2 and 14 inches. 
     
     
         25 . The apparatus of  claim 15 , wherein the blocks are made of a material that does not substantially deform when a weight of at least 200 pounds is disposed thereon. 
     
     
         26 . The apparatus article of  claim 15 , further comprising an exercise mat. 
     
     
         27 . The apparatus of  claim 15 , wherein the top block further comprises a handle. 
     
     
         28 . The apparatus of  claim 15 , wherein the top block further comprises a rotating handle. 
     
     
         29 . The apparatus of  claim 15 , wherein the top block further comprises a rotating rectangular section. 
     
     
         30 . The apparatus of  claim 15 , wherein the stacks may be joined together. 
     
     
         31 . The apparatus of  claim 15 , wherein the bottom block has a wheel or roller mechanism.

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