Patent ID: 8202203
Filing Date: 2012-06-19
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. A portable training apparatus comprising: a base surface, a stop surface and a rounded surface; an upper arcuate surface, located opposite the base surface, the stop surface and the rounded surface, for engaging with a lower leg region, an upper leg region, a pelvic region, and a lower thorax region of an athlete when performing a backflip exercise while using the training apparatus; wherein the stop surface is located adjacent the base surface, and the rounded surface interconnects the stop surface with the base surface; the base surface provides a stable first position for supporting the training apparatus on a support surface while the stop surface provides an unstable second position which stops further rotation of the training apparatus; and when performing the exercise, the training apparatus is normally supported on the support surface by the base surface and as the athlete lunges onto the upper arcuate surface of the training apparatus, while performing the exercise, the athlete causes the training apparatus to roll from the base surface to the stop surface, and, following completion of the exercise by the athlete, a weight distribution of the training apparatus automatically causes the training apparatus to roll back from the unstable second position, in which the stop surface engages with the support surface, along the rounded surface and onto the base surface so that the training apparatus is again supported in the stable first position by the base surface.