Patent ID: 11896889
Assignee: nan
Field: Furniture, games (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 8:
9. A hip thrust exercise guard, comprising an elongated pad having a pad length, a pad width, a pad top surface, a pad bottom surface oppositely disposed to the pad top surface, a pad thickness between the pad top surface and the pad bottom surface, a first pad end and a second pad end, wherein the first pad end and second pad end are at opposite ends of the pad length, a horseshoe-shaped channel in the elongated pad extending between the first pad end and second pad end, wherein the horseshoe-shaped channel has a longitudinal opening through the pad top surface and wherein the horseshoe-shaped channel is sized to receive a barbell and further comprises a gripping surface formed in the horseshoe-shaped channel for frictionally engaging the barbell, wherein the elongated pad further comprises a strap having a first strap end, a second strap end, a strap top surface, wherein the strap top surface is joined to the pad bottom surface and the first strap end extends from the first pad end and the second strap end extends from the second pad end, wherein the first strap end terminates in a D-ring, and wherein a portion of the strap extending from the second pad end has a hook and loop material disposed on the strap top surface and another portion of the strap at the second strap end has a complimentary hook and loop material disposed on the strap top surface, wherein the strap is adapted to extend about a waist of a person and hold the elongated pad over a hip of the person, and wherein the pad length, pad width and pad thickness of the elongated pad are adapted to provide padding of the hip during a hip thrust exercise.