Patent Publication Number: US-10765909-B2

Title: Calf exercising assembly

Description:
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     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     (1) Field of the Invention 
     The disclosure relates to exercising devices and more particularly pertains to a new exercising device for performing seating calf exercises. 
     (2) Description of Related Art Including Information Disclosed Under 37 CFR 1.97 and 1.98 
     The prior art relates to exercising devices. 
     BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a pair of blocks that is each selectively positioned on support surface thereby facilitating a user&#39;s feet to be positioned thereon. Each of the blocks spaces the user&#39;s heel from the support surface thereby facilitating the user to perform seated calf exercises. A yoke is provided and the yoke is coupled to a weight. Additionally, the yoke is positioned on the user&#39;s thighs thereby facilitating the user to perform seated calf raises. 
     There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order 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. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto. 
     The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING(S) 
       The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein: 
         FIG. 1  is a perspective view of a calf exercising assembly according to an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 2  is an exploded perspective view of pair of blocks of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 3  is a phantom exploded view of a pair of blocks of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 4  is a right side phantom view of a pair of blocks of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 5  is a phantom in-use view of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 6  is a top view of a yoke of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 7  is a bottom view of a yoke of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 8  is a right side view of yoke of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 9  is a perspective in-use view of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 10  is a perspective view of yoke of an alternative embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 11  is a phantom in-use view of a yoke of an alternative embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 12  is a perspective in-use view of a yoke of an alternative embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 13  is a top in-use view of yoke of an alternative embodiment of the disclosure. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
     With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to  FIGS. 1 through 13  thereof, a new exercising device embodying the principles and concepts of an embodiment of the disclosure and generally designated by the reference numeral  10  will be described. 
     As best illustrated in  FIGS. 1 through 13 , the calf exercising assembly  10  generally comprises a pair of blocks  12  that is each selectively positioned on support surface  14  such as a floor or the like. Each of a user&#39;s feet  16  is selectively positioned on the blocks  12  to space the user&#39;s heel from the support surface  14 . In this way the user&#39;s feet  16  are positioned to perform calf exercises. The pair of blocks  12  includes a first block  18  and a second block  20 . 
     The first block  18  has a first end  22 , a second end  23  and an outer surface  24  extending therebetween. The first block  18  is elongated between the first end  22  and the second end  23 , and the outer surface  24  has a top side  26 , bottom side  28 , a first lateral side  30  and a second lateral side  32 . The top side  26  has a plurality of wells  33  extending toward the bottom side  28 . The wells  33  are spaced apart from each other and are distributed between the first end  22  and the second end  23 . The bottom side  28  abuts the support surface  14  when the first block  18  is positioned on the support surface  14 . The top side  26  of the first block  18  may be textured thereby enhancing gripping the top side  26 . 
     A pair first feet  34  is provided and each of the first feet  34  is coupled to and extends laterally away from the first lateral side  30  of the first block  18 . The first feet  34  are spaced apart from each other and each of the first feet  34  is aligned with the bottom side  28  of the first block  18  for stabilizing the first block  18  on the support surface  14 . A pair second feet  36  is provided and each of the second feet  36  is coupled to and extends laterally away from the second lateral side  32  of the first block  18 . The second feet  36  are spaced apart from each other and each of the second feet  36  is aligned with the bottom side  28  of the first block  18  to stabilize the first block  18  on the support surface  14 . Each of the second feet  36  has a length that is greater than a length of each of the first feet  34 . 
     The second block  20  has an upper surface  38  and a bottom surface  40 . A plurality of pins  42  is provided and each of the pins  42  is coupled to and extends away from the bottom surface  40  of the second block  20 . Each of the pins  42  engages an associated one of the wells  33  in the first block  18 . Thus, the second block  20  is oriented to be coextensive with the first block  18  thereby increasing a spacing between the user&#39;s heel and the support surface  14  with respect to the first block  18 . The upper surface  38  of the second block  20  may be textured thereby enhancing gripping the upper surface  38 . 
     A yoke  44  is provided and the yoke  44  is selectively coupled to a weight  46 . The weight  46  may be a free weight, a weight in a weight machine and any other weight commonly employed to strength training. The yoke  44  is selectively positioned on the user&#39;s thighs  48  thereby facilitating the user to perform seated calf raises. Moreover, the yoke  44  may comprised of a rigid material and the yoke  44  may be wrapped in a cushion or the like to enhance comfort on the user&#39;s thighs  48 . 
     The yoke  44  has a primary end  50 , a secondary end  52  and an outside surface  54  extending therebetween and the yoke  44  is elongated between the primary end  50  and the secondary end  52 . The outside surface  54  has a first side  56  and a second side  58 , and the first side  56  undulates between the primary end  50  and the secondary end  52  to define a pair of valleys  60  on the first side  56 . Each of the valleys  60  conforms to the user&#39;s thighs  48  when the yoke  44  is positioned on the user&#39;s thighs  48 . In an alternative embodiment  61  as shown in  FIGS. 10 through 13 , the first side  56  may be flat. 
     The second side  58  has a pair of prominences  62  extending away therefrom and the prominences  62  are spaced apart from each other. The second side  58  has a slot  64  extending toward the first side  56  and the slot  64  extends through each of the primary end  50  and the secondary end  52 . The slot  64  has a bounding surface  65  and the bounding surface  65  is concavely arcuate with respect to the second side  58 . Moreover, the slot  64  insertably receives a bar  67  on a weight machine. The slot  64  is centrally positioned on the yoke  44  such that the slot  64  bisects each of the prominences  62  wherein. Thus, each of the prominences  62  inhibits the bar  67  from sliding out of the slot  64 . 
     The yoke  44  has an aperture  66  extending through the first side  56  and the second side  58 . A coupling  68  that extends between the bar and a weight  46  on the weight  46  machine is extended through the aperture  66 . The aperture  66  is centrally positioned on the yoke  44  such that the aperture  66  is centrally positioned in the slot  64 . The coupling  68  may be a chain, a cable, a rope and any other flexible coupling  68  commonly found on a weight  46  machine. 
     In use, the first block  18  is positioned on the support surface  14  to space the user&#39;s feet  16  from the support surface  14 . The second block  20  is selectively placed on the first block  18  to increase the distance between the user&#39;s feet  16  and the support surface  14 . The bar  67  is positioned in the slot  64  and the coupling  68  is extended through the aperture  66  and coupled to the bar. The yoke  44  is positioned on the user&#39;s thighs  48  thereby facilitating the weight  46  to provide resistance for seated calf raises and other calf exercises. Alternatively, a bar  67  for free weights is selectively positioned in the slot  64  thereby facilitating free weights to provide the resistance for the calf exercises. 
     With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure. 
     Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.