Patent Publication Number: US-8529417-B1

Title: Pushup exercise device

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS 
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     FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT 
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     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     Pushups are established as an excellent and almost fully body exercise. But, fully practiced from the floor, pushups can be too difficult for some, and injurious to others. Back strain is just one issue faced with such pushup practices. The present device provides a slightly elevated pushup position, with optional finger gripping, that provides pushup exercise without some of the strain typically associated therewith. 
     FIELD OF THE INVENTION 
     The pushup exercise device relates to exercise devices and more especially to a pushup exercise device. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     The general purpose of the pushup exercise device, described subsequently in greater detail, is to provide a pushup exercise device which has many novel features that result in an improved pushup exercise device which is not anticipated, rendered obvious, suggested, or even implied by prior art, either alone or in combination thereof. 
     To attain this, the pushup exercise device first is rugged and sturdy, for even the heaviest user. The vertical columns and bases may be square for best rigidity. The cross supports may be rectangular for the same reason. Finger holes are optionally provided for best grip, but a user can also place hands atop the upper blocks as chosen. Importantly, the device allows a user to elevate upper body off of the floor for less back and other body part strain, and to slightly decrease the resistance provided in a floor performed pushup. The device is highly portable. 
     Thus has been broadly outlined the more important features of the improved pushup exercise device so that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. 
     An object of the pushup exercise device is to provide for performing pushups. 
     Another object of the pushup exercise device is to provide for performing pushups without much of the physical strain and risk injury often associated therewith. 
     A further object of the pushup exercise device is to be highly portable. 
     An added object of the pushup exercise device is to provide optionally used finger grips 
     And, an object of the pushup exercise device is to be sturdy. 
     These together with additional objects, features and advantages of the improved pushup exercise device will be readily apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art upon reading the following detailed description of presently preferred, but nonetheless illustrative, embodiments of the improved pushup exercise device when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is a perspective view. 
         FIG. 2  is a top plan view. 
         FIG. 3  is a back elevation view. 
         FIG. 4  is a side elevation view. 
         FIG. 5  is a perspective in-use view. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
     With reference now to the drawings, and in particular  FIGS. 1 through 5  thereof, the principles and concepts of the pushup exercise device generally designated by the reference number  10  will be described. 
     Referring to  FIG. 2 , the device  10  partially comprises a pair of spaced apart rectangular bases comprising a first base  20  and a second base  21 . 
     Referring to  FIG. 3 , the device  10  further comprises a vertical column vertically disposed on each base. The vertical columns comprise a first vertical column  24  on the first base  20  and a second vertical column  25  on the second base  21 . Each of the first and second vertical columns  24 ,  25  has an inside wall  22 , a top end  26 , and a bottom end  27  disposed on the respective first base  20  and second base  21 . 
     Referring to  FIG. 1 , an upper block is disposed the top end  26  of each vertical column. The upper blocks comprise the first upper block  30  disposed on the first vertical column  24  and the second upper block  31  disposed on the second vertical column  25 . Each upper block  30 ,  31  has an upper side  32 , a lower side  35 , and an internal wall  36 . The lower side  35  is disposed on the top end  26  of the respective vertical column  24 ,  25 . 
     Referring to  FIG. 2 , a quartet of finger holes  33  is disposed within each of the upper blocks. A thumb hole  34  is disposed upwardly within each of the upper blocks. Each of the finger holes  33  and the thumb hole  34  has an open upper end  37  disposed on the upper side  32  of the respective upper block and a closed lower end  38  disposed between the upper side  32  and the lower side  35 . The finger holes  33  disposed on the first upper block  30  align diagonally from a front right corner  39  to a rear left corner  40  of the upper side  32  of the first upper block  30  and wherein the finger holes  33  disposed on the second upper block  31  align diagonally from a front left corner  41  to a rear right corner  42  of the upper side  32  of the second upper block  31 . The thumb hole  34  of each of the first and second upper blocks  30 ,  31  is centrally disposed on the upper side  32  proximal the respective internal wall  36  of the first and second upper blocks  30 ,  31 . 
     Referring to  FIG. 4 , the vertical columns are disposed perpendicularly upward from each base, with the upper block being slightly larger than the vertical columns. 
     Referring to  FIG. 3 , the pair of spaced apart cross supports connect the inside walls  22  of the vertical columns. The cross supports comprise a first cross support  28  and a second cross support  29 . The first and second cross supports  28 ,  29  are centrally disposed between the bottom end  27  and the top end  26  of each vertical column. 
     Referring to  FIG. 5 , the device further comprises square vertical columns, square upper blocks, square bases, and rectangular cross supports. A user optionally uses the finger holes and thumb holes for strengthening grip. 
     Directional terms such as “front”, “back”, “in”, “out”, “downward”, “upper”, “lower”, and the like may have been used in the description. These terms are applicable to the embodiments shown and described in conjunction with the drawings. These terms are merely used for the purpose of description in connection with the drawings and do not necessarily apply to the position in which the pushup exercise device may be used.