Jumpboard and ballet bar reformer accessory
A Pilates reformer accessory that couples with a Pilates reformer. The accessory includes a jumpboard, and in some embodiments, it also includes a ballet bar attachment. Jumpboards of the inventive subject matter have several regions on a surface that help a user practice jumps while using the Pilates reformer. The ballet bar attachment can be coupled with the jumpboard, and the ballet bar attachment can include a latching hinge that enables the ballet bar attachment to be easily repositioned relative to the jumpboard.
1. An accessory for use with an exercise device, the accessory comprising:
a jumpboard;
a ballet bar coupled with a first arm and a second arm, wherein the first arm and the second arm are slidably coupled to a planar surface of the jumpboard via a longitudinal slot in each of the first and second arms;
the jumpboard comprising a coupling feature integrally formed with the jumpboard to facilitate non-movable coupling of the accessory with the exercise device;
the coupling feature comprising a tab configured to fit into a slot on the exercise device, wherein the tab extends from a bottom portion of the jumpboard to hold the jumpboard in a vertical orientation upon coupling with the exercise device.
2. The accessory of claim 1 , wherein the jumpboard comprises a surface, and the surface is divided into a first region and a second region, wherein the first region comprises a first characteristic, and the second region comprises a second characteristic.
3. The accessory of claim 2 , wherein the first characteristic comprises a material.
4. The accessory of claim 2 , wherein the first characteristic comprises a visually identifiable characteristic.
5. The accessory of claim 4 , wherein the visually identifiable characteristic comprises at least one of a pattern, a color, and a non-repeating visual feature.
6. The accessory of claim 2 , wherein the first characteristic comprises a tactilely identifiable characteristic.
7. The accessory of claim 1 , wherein a position of the ballet bar relative to the jumpboard is adjustable.
8. The accessory of claim 1 , further comprising a handle affixed to the jumpboard.
9. The accessory of claim 1 , further comprising at least one expansion feature to facilitate use of the accessory with an expansion product.
10. The accessory of claim 1 , further comprising a bracket, wherein coupling the bracket to the exercise device forms the slot on the exercise device into which the tab is configured to fit.
11. The accessory of claim 9 , wherein the expansion product comprises at least one of a resistance band and a spring.
12. An accessory for use with an exercise device, the accessory comprising:
a jumpboard;
a ballet bar coupled with a first arm and a second arm, wherein the first arm and the second arm are rotatably coupled to a top portion of the jumpboard;
the jumpboard comprising a coupling feature affixed to the jumpboard wherein the coupling feature facilitates non-movable coupling of the accessory with the exercise device; and
the coupling feature comprising at least a first frame and a second frame that are both configured to fit into a slot on the exercise device, wherein the first frame and the second frame extend from a bottom portion of the jumpboard to hold the jumpboard in a vertical orientation upon coupling with the exercise device.
13. The accessory of claim 12 , wherein the jumpboard comprises a surface, and the surface is divided into a first region and a second region, wherein the first region comprises a first characteristic, and the second region comprises a second characteristic.
14. The accessory of claim 13 , wherein the first characteristic comprises at least one of a material and a visually identifiable characteristic.
15. The accessory of claim 14 , wherein when the first characteristic comprises the visually identifiable characteristic, then the visually identifiable characteristic comprises at least one of a pattern, a color, and a non-repeating visual feature.
16. The accessory of claim 14 , wherein the first characteristic comprises a tactilely identifiable characteristic.
17. The accessory of claim 12 , wherein a position of the ballet bar relative to the jumpboard is adjustable.
18. The accessory of claim 12 , further comprising a handle affixed to the jumpboard.
19. The accessory of claim 12 , further comprising at least one expansion feature to facilitate use of the accessory with an expansion product.
20. The accessory of claim 12 , further comprising a bracket, wherein coupling the bracket to the exercise device forms the slot on the exercise device into which the first frame and the second frame are configured to fit.