Exercise device simulating a hay bale

Abstract

An exercise device or block in the general form of a bale of hay or straw. The novel block is a parallelepiped having three handles disposed along the major axis of one of its major surfaces. A pattern of recesses is provided in an opposing major surface to accommodate the handles of an adjacent block. The recesses are provided to allow a large number of positional relationships between adjacent blocks.

1 . An exercise block, comprising:
 a) a body in the form of a rectangular parallelepiped having a major surface having a major axis;   b) at least one handle disposed parallel to and on said major axis, said handle comprising an elongated portion spaced apart from and substantially parallel to said major surface, said elongated portion adapted for grasping encirclement by fingers of a user's hand; and   c) at least one recess disposed in a second major surface opposing said first major surface, said at least one recess sized and configured to receive said at least one handle disposed on a different one of said exercise block.   
   
   
       2 . The exercise block as recited in  claim 1 , further comprising:
 d) weighted material fixedly disposed within said body to adjust a weight of said exercise block to a predetermined value.   
   
   
       3 . The exercise block as recited in  claim 1 , wherein said rectangular parallelepiped has orthogonal sides having dimensions in the ratio of approximately 12:6:5. 
   
   
       4 . The exercise block as recited in  claim 3 , wherein said orthogonal sides have dimensions of approximately 36, 18, and 15 inches, respectively. 
   
   
       5 . The exercise block as recited in  claim 2 , wherein said predetermined weight is approximately 40 pounds. 
   
   
       6 . The exercise block as recited in  claim 1 , wherein said at least one handle comprises three handles disposed along said major axis. 
   
   
       7 . The exercise block as recited in  claim 1 , wherein said at least one recess comprises at least two recesses orthogonal to one another and sharing a common center. 
   
   
       8 . The exercise block as recited in  claim 6 , wherein said at least one recess comprises a plurality of said at least one recess disposed on said second major surface.