Patent ID: 9022910
Filing Date: 2015-05-05
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for balance training, said apparatus comprising: a pedestal adapted to underlie a portion of a foot of a user standing on the pedestal, wherein an uppermost surface of the pedestal when in use includes multiple protuberances positioned at or near a periphery of the uppermost surface and a comparatively lower region situated between the protuberances and at or near a center of the uppermost surface, wherein the pedestal comprises an upper portion including the uppermost surface and a lower portion supporting the upper portion during use of the pedestal and wherein said multiple protuberances are adapted to underlie and provide additional instability to the portion of the foot of the user standing on the pedestal; and a portable base unit adapted to underlie an entirety of the foot of the user, wherein the base unit includes a slot formed in an uppermost surface, the slot comprising an opening in the plane of the uppermost surface, the opening comprising a length and a width in the plane of the uppermost surface, the length is greater than the width, and the lower portion of the pedestal includes a peg dimensioned to fit into the slot through the opening, wherein the width of the opening varies along the length of the opening, and wherein the peg is dimensioned to fit into one of multiple substantially fixed positions along the length of the opening such that the pedestal is longitudinally static.