Patent Publication Number: US-2017361147-A1

Title: Aerobic Exercise Kit

Description:
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     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     (1) Field of the Invention  
     (2) Description of Related Art Including Information Disclosed Under 37 CFR 1.97 and 1.98 
     The disclosure and prior art relates to exercise devices and more particularly pertains to a new exercise device for facilitating aerobic exercise. 
     BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a plurality of rings. A selected one of the rings may be manipulated during aerobic exercise. Each of the rings includes a weighted portion. Each of the rings may impart resistance to a user when the user manipulates the selected ring. Thus, the selected ring may increase cardiovascular activity when the user manipulates the selected ring. Each of the rings has a unique diameter with respect to each other such that each of the rings has a unique weight with respect to each other. 
     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 an aerobic exercise kit according to an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 2  is a top view of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 3  is a cross sectional view taken along line  3 - 3  of  FIG. 2  of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 4  is a perspective view of an alternative embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 5  is a perspective in-use view of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 6  is a perspective view 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 6  thereof, a new exercise 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 6 , the aerobic exercise kit  10  generally comprises a plurality of rings  12 . A selected one of the rings  12  may be manipulated during aerobic exercise. Each of the rings  12  includes a weighted portion  14  and each of the rings  12  imparts resistance to a user when the user manipulates the selected ring. Thus, the selected ring may increase cardiovascular activity when the user manipulates the selected ring. 
     Each of the rings  12  has a unique diameter with respect to each other. The diameter of the rings  12  may range between fifteen cm and twenty five cm. Moreover, each of the rings  12  has a unique weight with respect to each other. The weight of the rings  12  may range between one kg and five kg. The plurality of rings  12  may include a plurality of pairs of rings  12  that has a corresponding diameter and weight. 
     The weighted portion  14  corresponding to each of the rings  12  comprises an inner core  16 . The inner core  16  is continuous such that the inner core  16  forms a closed loop. The inner core  16  is comprised of a molecularly dense material. Thus, the inner core  16  has a weight  14  sufficient to increase cardiovascular activity when the selected ring is manipulated. The molecularly dense material may comprise iron, lead or other metallic material. 
     Each of the rings  12  comprises an outer shell  18 . The outer shell  18  is positioned around the inner core  16  such that the outer shell  18  completely surrounds the inner core  16 . The outer shell  18  is comprised of a resiliently compressible material. Thus, the outer shell  18  enhances gripping the selected ring. The resiliently compressible material may comprise rubber or the like. 
     In an alternative embodiment  20  as shown in  FIG. 4 , the outer shell  18  may have a pair of cuts  22  to define a pair of halves  24  of the outer shell  18 . Each of the halves  24  of the outer shell  18  may be spaced apart from each other. Thus, the inner core  16  may be exposed between each of the halves  24  of the outer shell  18 . The exposed inner core  16  may be gripped during the course of aerobic exercise. 
     In an alternative embodiment  26  as shown in  FIG. 6 , a handle  28  may be provided. The handle  28  may have a first end  30  and a second end  32 . The first end  30  may be coupled to an associated ring  12  and the second end  32  may be coupled to an associated ring  12 . Thus, a pair of the rings  12  may be coupled together. The handle  28  may be gripped and the pair of coupled rings  12  may be manipulated during the course of aerobic exercise. 
     In use, at least one selected ring  12  may be gripped during the course of aerobic exercise. The selected ring  12  may be manipulated while performing dance moves or other non-stationary bodily movements. The selected ring  12  enhances a user&#39;s ability to move during exercise compared to dumbbells or kettle bells. Thus, the rings  12  facilitate an enhanced range of motion during the course of aerobic exercise. 
     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, kit 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.