Mobile exercise device

Abstract

A mobile exercise device includes a body and a plurality of glide members. The body includes a pair of parallel ridges defining an elongated rectangular centre portion, wherein respective length and width dimensions of the centre portion are sized to enable a user to stand with one foot positioned longitudinally on the centre portion/ The centre portion further includes a transversally oriented elongated opening sized to receive fingers of a user's hand, to thereby permit a user to grasp the centre portion. The glide members are affixed to the body outboard of the ridges, and facilitate omnidirectional movement of the device across a floor surface. The glide members further define a clearance distance between the centre portion and the floor surface which is larger than an expected thickness of the user's fingers.

1 . A mobile exercise device comprising:
 a body having a pair of parallel ridges defining an elongated rectangular centre portion, wherein respective length and width dimensions of the centre portion are sized to enable a user to stand with one foot positioned longitudinally on the centre portion, the centre portion further including a transversally oriented elongated opening sized to receive fingers of a user's hand, to thereby permit a user to grasp the centre portion; and   a plurality of glide members affixed to the body outboard of the ridges, the glide members facilitating omnidirectional movement of the device across a floor surface, and defining a clearance distance between the centre portion and the floor surface, the clearance distance being larger than an expected thickness of the user's fingers.   
     
     
         2 . The mobile exercise device as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein a height dimension of the ridges is selected to guide a user's appendage within the rectangular centre portion. 
     
     
         3 . The mobile exercise device as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein the ridges are provided as respective bent portions of the body, and wherein the height dimension is approximately ½ inch. 
     
     
         4 . The mobile exercise device as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein the ridges are provided as a pair of opposed walls, and wherein the height dimension is between approximately ½ inch and approximately 1 inch. 
     
     
         5 . The mobile exercise device as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the glide members comprise any one or more of: sliders; roller balls and casters. 
     
     
         6 . The mobile exercise device as claimed in  claim 1 , further comprising a non-slip material affixed to the center portion. 
     
     
         7 . The mobile exercise device as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein each glide member is affixed to a respective peripheral arm of the body. 
     
     
         8 . The mobile exercise device as claimed in  claim 7 , wherein the peripheral arms are co-planar with the center portion of the body. 
     
     
         9 . The mobile exercise device as claimed in  claim 7 , wherein the peripheral arms are not co-planar with the center portion of the body.