Exercise bench with deep passthrough insets
View Patent ↗In one embodiment, an exercise bench with deep passthrough insets is disclosed herein. In particular, the present disclosure provides an improved weightlifting and exercise bench having a frame, and a generally rectangular platform supported by said frame, where the generally rectangular platform comprises a solid base member and a flexible resilient pad member covering the base member. Both the base member and the pad member are generally the same area and rectangular, except that a semicircular, circular, rectangular, or similarly shaped cutout is provided through both the solid based member and the resilient pad member in the region adjacent the position of a user's shoulder blades if such user were disposed on said platform in position to perform bench presses or similar exercises.
1 . An exercise bench, comprising:
a frame having a head-end and a tail-end, the frame extending lengthwise between the head-end and the tail-end and having a top side and a bottom side;
one or more head-end legs extending downward from the bottom side of the head-end of the frame, the one or more head-end legs collectively establishing a head-end base at least as wide as the frame;
one or more tail-end legs extending downward from the bottom side of the tail-end of the frame, the one or more tail-end legs collectively establishing a tail-end base at least as wide as the frame, the one or more tail-end legs forming a base that is angled inward toward the frame to avoid interference with feet or legs of a user during seated or lying exercises; and
a user-support platform supported by the top side of the frame and having:
i) a solid base member extending lengthwise from the head-end to the tail-end of the frame and being generally rectangular, and
ii) a flexible resilient pad disposed on the solid base member and configured in a substantially similar shape as the solid base member;
wherein both the solid base member and the flexible resilient pad define first and second through-cutouts formed opposite one another along opposing sides of the user-support platform, each through-cutout extending entirely through both the solid base member and the flexible resilient pad to define an open lateral void and located within a region of the user-support platform that would align with shoulder blades of a user lying against the user-support platform,
wherein the first and second through-cutouts each have a depth sufficient to allow an entire shoulder blade of the user to move below a plane of remaining portions of the user-support platform during full-range chest and deltoid exercises, thereby allowing the user to have unencumbered mobility of shoulder blades of the user while the user was lying against the user-support platform while a spine of the user remains centrally supported by a portion of the user-support platform between the first and second through-cutouts,
wherein the frame supports only a central portion of the user-support platform between the first and second through-cutouts such that no frame member underlies the first and second through-cutouts, such that the first and second through-cutouts provide unobstructed motion of arms, legs, or bands of the user during seated or supine exercises,
wherein the exercise bench further comprises attachment members affixed to at least one of the one or more head-end legs or the one or more tail-end legs and configured to receive an exercise accessory or resistance band, and
wherein the one or more head-end legs and the one or more tail-end legs are height-adjustable to maintain a knee angle not greater than ninety degrees when the user is seated on the user-support platform.
2 . The exercise bench as in claim 1 , wherein the first and second through-cutouts are substantially semicircular or semi-oval in shape.
3 . The exercise bench as in claim 1 , wherein the first and second through-cutouts are substantially rectangular in shape.
4 . The exercise bench as in claim 1 , further comprising:
a cover member that substantially covers the flexible resilient pad.
5 . The exercise bench as in claim 4 , wherein the cover member is removable.
6 . The exercise bench as in claim 1 , wherein the one or more head-end legs and one or more tail-end legs each comprise a singular leg and wherein the head-end base and the tail-end base are at least as wide as the frame.
7 . The exercise bench as in claim 1 , wherein the one or more head-end legs and one or more tail-end legs each comprise two legs that together are at least as wide as the frame and wherein the head-end base and the tail-end base are composed of independent feet at corresponding ends of the two legs.
8 . The exercise bench as in claim 1 , further comprising:
a handle affixed to the tail-end of the frame; and
one or more wheels affixed to the head-end base.
9 . The exercise bench as in claim 1 , wherein the user-support platform further comprises:
a seat portion located at the tail-end of the frame; and
a back portion located at the head-end of the frame, wherein the back portion is hinged and supported by the frame for adjustable incline angles.
10 . The exercise bench as in claim 1 , further comprising:
a head rest cushion.
11 . The exercise bench as in claim 1 , further comprising:
a back support pad.