Ball perch system
View Patent ↗Systems and methods to support one or more articles of exercise or fitness equipment. One aspect includes a base plate configured to be rigidly mounted to a rigid vertical attachment surface. A first elongated bar and a second elongated bar may each have a first end rigidly connected to the base plate at a first and second position, respectively. The first elongated bar and the second elongated bar may project outwards relative to the base plate. A second end of the first elongated bar and a second end of the second elongated bar may be at a higher elevation as compared to the first ends of the first elongated bar and the second elongated bar, respectively. A substantially rigid structure comprised of the vertical attachment surface, the base plate, the first elongated bar, and the second elongated bar may be configured to support an exercise ball.
1 . A ball perch system including a ball perch, the ball perch comprising:
a base plate configured to be rigidly mounted to a rigid vertical attachment surface;
a first elongated bar with a first end rigidly connected to the base plate at a first position; and
a second elongated bar with a first end rigidly connected to the base plate at a second position different from the first position, wherein:
a first line joining the first position and the second position is approximately parallel to a horizontal axis;
the first elongated bar and the second elongated bar project outwards relative to the base plate from the first position and the second position, respectively;
a first distance as measured between the first position and the second position is smaller than a second distance as measured between a second end of the first elongated bar and a second end of the second elongated bar;
a second line joining the second end of the first elongated bar and the second end of the second elongated bar is approximately parallel to the first line;
the second end of the first elongated bar is at a higher elevation as compared to the first end of the first elongated bar;
the second end of the second elongated bar is at a higher elevation as compared to the first end of the second elongated bar; and
a substantially rigid structure comprised of the vertical attachment surface, the base plate, the first elongated bar, and the second elongated bar is configured to support an exercise ball;
further comprising an angular support structure comprising four coplanar rods connected end-to-end, wherein a first unconnected end and a second unconnected end of the angular support structure are configured to be inserted into a first axial hole associated with the second end of the first elongated bar, and a second axial hole associated with the second end of the second elongated bar, respectively, and wherein a combination of the angular support structure, the first elongated bar, the second elongated bar, and the base plate forms a rigid framework that is adapted to provide further support to the exercise ball.
2 . A ball perch system including a ball perch, the ball perch comprising:
a base plate configured to be rigidly mounted to a rigid vertical attachment surface;
a first elongated bar with a first end rigidly connected to the base plate at a first position; and
a second elongated bar with a first end rigidly connected to the base plate at a second position different from the first position, wherein:
a first line joining the first position and the second position is approximately parallel to a horizontal axis;
the first elongated bar and the second elongated bar project outwards relative to the base plate from the first position and the second position, respectively;
a first distance as measured between the first position and the second position is smaller than a second distance as measured between a second end of the first elongated bar and a second end of the second elongated bar;
a second line joining the second end of the first elongated bar and the second end of the second elongated bar is approximately parallel to the first line;
the second end of the first elongated bar is at a higher elevation as compared to the first end of the first elongated bar;
the second end of the second elongated bar is at a higher elevation as compared to the first end of the second elongated bar; and
a substantially rigid structure comprised of the vertical attachment surface, the base plate, the first elongated bar, and the second elongated bar is configured to support an exercise ball;
further comprising a three-dimensional, L-shaped frame with a support bar at a top end and a plurality of L-shaped structures at a bottom end, wherein:
the L-shaped frame is configured to be attached to the ball perch system at the first position and the second position while being supported by the first elongated bar and the second elongated bar via the support bar; and the L-shaped structures provide support to one or more articles that can be hung from the L-shaped structures.
3 . A ball perch system including a ball perch, the ball perch comprising:
a base plate configured to be rigidly mounted to a rigid vertical attachment surface;
a first elongated bar with a first end rigidly connected to the base plate at a first position; and
a second elongated bar with a first end rigidly connected to the base plate at a second position different from the first position, wherein:
a first line joining the first position and the second position is approximately parallel to a horizontal axis;
the first elongated bar and the second elongated bar project outwards relative to the base plate from the first position and the second position, respectively;
a first distance as measured between the first position and the second position is smaller than a second distance as measured between a second end of the first elongated bar and a second end of the second elongated bar;
a second line joining the second end of the first elongated bar and the second end of the second elongated bar is approximately parallel to the first line;
the second end of the first elongated bar is at a higher elevation as compared to the first end of the first elongated bar;
the second end of the second elongated bar is at a higher elevation as compared to the first end of the second elongated bar; and
a substantially rigid structure comprised of the vertical attachment surface, the base plate, the first elongated bar, and the second elongated bar is configured to support an exercise ball;
further comprising a three-dimensional, L-shaped frame with a support bar at a top end and a support structure at a bottom end, wherein:
the L-shaped frame is configured to be attached to the ball perch system at the first position and the second position while being supported by the first elongated bar and the second elongated bar via the support bar; and
the support structure at the bottom end is configured to support another exercise ball or one or more articles of fitness equipment.
4 . The ball perch system of claim 3 , wherein the support structure includes a plurality of coplanar rods joined end-to-end.