Exercise slide board

Abstract

An exercise slide board is disclosed having a main board, a pair of backstops and a floor grip device. The main board has a top surface and a bottom surface. The top surface is smooth and low friction to allow a user wearing low-friction footwear to easily slide across the board. The first and second backstops are positioned at or near a first end of the main board and a second end of the main board, respectively. The first and second backstops may have a base surface configured to abut against the top surface of the main board. The first and second backstops may also have a strike surface facing toward a center of the main board and extending away from the top surface of the main board at an angle away from the center of the board. The floor grip device is affixed on the bottom surface of the main board. The floor grip device is configured to grip both a hard flooring surface and a carpeted flooring surface. A non-slip mesh may be used. The floor grip device may grip the flooring surface so as to create a frictional force to secure the main board relative to the flooring surface in response to and against lateral forces applied in a direction planar to the flooring surface and transverse to and against the strike surfaces of the backstops.

We claim: 
     
         1 . An exercise slide board comprising:
 a main board having a top surface and a bottom surface, the top surface being smooth and low friction;   first and second backstops at a first end of the main board and a second end of the main board, respectively, the first and second backstops having a base surface configured to abut against the top surface of the main board and a strike surface facing toward a center of the main board;   a floor grip device affixed on the bottom surface of the main board, the floor grip device configured to grip both hard flooring surfaces and carpeted flooring surfaces in a non-adhesive manner so as to create a frictional force to secure the main board relative to the flooring surface in response to and against a lateral force applied in a direction planar to the flooring surface and transverse to and against the strike surface of the first backstop or the second backstop.   
     
     
         2 . The exercise slide board of  claim 1 , wherein the floor grip device comprises a non-slip material affixed with an adhesive to the bottom surface of the main board, the non-slip material configured to grip both hard flooring surfaces and carpeted flooring surfaces. 
     
     
         3 . The exercise slide board of  claim 2 , wherein the non-slip material is configured to cover the bottom surface of the main board. 
     
     
         4 . The exercise slide board of  claim 2 , the non-slip material is a rubber mesh comprising a woven fiber mesh disposed between layers of rubber. 
     
     
         5 . The exercise slide board of  claim 1 , wherein the each backstop comprises a base portion on which the base surface is positioned and an upright portion on which the strike surface is positioned, the upright portion protruding away from the base portion and the top surface of the main board to form an angle between the base portion and the upright portion. 
     
     
         6 . The exercise slide board of  claim 1 , wherein the strike surface is configured to extend away from the top surface of the main board at an angle away from the center of the board, forming an angle with the board of greater than ninety degrees. 
     
     
         7 . The exercise slide board of  claim 1 , wherein the angle between the strike surface and the board is ninety-five degrees. 
     
     
         8 . The exercise slide board of  claim 1 , further comprising mounting hardware to removably secure at least the first backstop to the top surface of the main board and to allow adjustment of a position of first backstop on the top surface. 
     
     
         9 . The exercise slide board of  claim 8 , wherein the mounting hardware comprises a plurality of threaded pegs having a knob portion and a male threaded portion, the threaded portion configured to extend downward through a hole in the base surface of the backstop and engage a female threaded component embedded in the main slide board between the top surface and the bottom surface. 
     
     
         10 . The exercise slide board of  claim 9 , wherein an upper surface of the female threaded portion is positioned level with or below the top surface of the main board. 
     
     
         11 . An exercise slide board comprising:
 a main board having a top surface and a bottom surface;   first and second backstops at a first end of the main board and a second end of the main board, respectively, the first and second backstops protruding upward from the top surface of the main board; and   a non-slip material positioned on the bottom surface of the main board and configured to grip both hard flooring surfaces and carpeted flooring surfaces by creating a frictional force to secure the main board relative to the flooring surface in response to and against a lateral force applied in a direction planar to the flooring surface and transverse to and against the strike surface of the first backstop or the second backstop, the non-slip material comprising a woven mesh disposed between rubber layers.   
     
     
         12 . An exercise slide board of  claim 11 , further comprising a hook coupled to at least one of the first and second back stops, the hook configured to attach a cable to the board. 
     
     
         13 . An exercise slide board of  claim 11 , further comprising an opening through one of the first and second backstops, the opening configured to receive a door hanger accessory constructed and arranged to hang the board to a door for storage when not in use. 
     
     
         14 . An exercise slide board of  claim 11 , wherein the non-slip material is a rubber mesh comprising a woven fiber mesh laminated between layers of rubber.