Exercise Mat wtih Integral Repositionable Support Assemblies

Abstract

An exercise device with a mat portion and one or more support assemblies. The mat portion defines a plurality of through holes. Each support assembly has a support member, a support bridge, and one or more support inserts. The support member has a flat bottom and a bolster-shaped top and defines one or more cavities that extend through the bottom of the support member and into the interior of the support member. The support inserts are generally hollow and are fitted into the cavities in the support member. The support bridge defines one or more projections that extend upwards from and generally perpendicular to the top of the support bridge. Each projection is sized and shaped to fit through one of the through-holes in the mat portion. The interior surface of each of the support inserts defines a plurality of grooves, each of the projections defines a plurality of ridges, and the grooves and ridges are adapted to form a press fit when coupled together, to removably couple the mat portion between the support member and the support bridge. The support assembly may be removed and repositioned to different locations on the mat portion as desired by a user.

1 . An exercise device, comprising:
 a mat portion comprising a plurality of through-holes;   a support assembly comprising a support member, a support bridge and at least one support insert;   where the support member defines a top surface, a bottom surface, and at least one cavity that extends through the bottom surface of the support member and into the interior of the support member;   where the support bridge defines a top surface, a bottom surface, and at least one projection that extends upwards from and generally perpendicular to the top surface of the support bridge;   where the at least one projection is sized and shaped to fit through one of the through-holes in the mat portion, and the projection defines one or more ridges;   where the at least one support insert is generally hollow and sized and shaped to fit into the cavity in the support member, and the interior surface of the support insert defines one or more grooves;   where the ridges of the projection and the grooves of the support insert are adapted to fit together to removably couple the mat portion between the support member and the support bridge.   
     
     
         2 . The exercise device of  claim 1 , where the through-holes are arranged in one or more groups of eight through-holes, and each group of eight through-holes are configured in a generally “X”-shaped pattern. 
     
     
         3 . The exercise device of  claim 2 , comprising three groups of eight through-holes. 
     
     
         4 . The exercise device of  claim 3 , where a first group of eight through-holes is located proximate the center of the mat portion, a second group of eight through-holes is located proximate a first longitudinal edge of the mat portion, and a third group of eight through-holes is located proximate the opposing longitudinal edge of the mat portion. 
     
     
         5 . The exercise device of  claim 1 , where the support member has a generally flat bottom surface and a semi-circular top surface. 
     
     
         6 . The exercise device of  claim 1 , where the support member has a generally flat bottom surface and a generally rectangular top surface. 
     
     
         7 . The exercise device of  claim 1 , where the support member has a generally flat bottom surface and a generally wedge-shaped top surface. 
     
     
         8 . The exercise device of  claim 1 , where the at least one support insert defines four grooves, each groove extending along substantially the length of the support insert, and where the grooves are evenly spaced about the longitudinal center axis of the support insert. 
     
     
         9 . The exercise device of  claim 1 , where the at least one projection defines four ridges, each ridge extending substantially along the length of the projection, and where the ridges are evenly spaced about the longitudinal center axis of the projection. 
     
     
         10 . The exercise device of  claim 1 , where the ridges of the projection and the grooves of the support insert are adapted to accomplish a press fit when coupled together. 
     
     
         11 . The exercise device of  claim 1 , where the cavity and the support insert are generally cylindrical in shape. 
     
     
         12 . An exercise device, comprising:
 a mat portion comprising a plurality of through-holes;   a support assembly comprising a support member, a support bridge and two support inserts;   where the support member defines a top surface, a bottom surface, and two cavities, where each cavity extends through the bottom surface of the support member and into the interior of the support member;   where the support bridge defines a top surface, a bottom surface, and two projections, where each projection extends upwards from and generally perpendicular to the top surface of the support bridge;   where each of the projections are sized and shaped to fit through one of the through-holes in the mat portion, and each projection defines a plurality of ridges;   where each support insert is generally hollow and sized and shaped to fit into one of the cavities in the support member, and the interior surface of each support insert defines a plurality grooves;   where the ridges of the projections and the grooves of the support inserts are adapted to fit together to removably couple the mat portion between the support member and the support bridge.   
     
     
         13 . The exercise device of  claim 12 , where the through-holes are arranged in one or more groups of eight through-holes, and each group of eight through-holes are configured in a generally “X”-shaped pattern. 
     
     
         14 . The exercise device of  claim 13 , comprising three groups of eight through-holes. 
     
     
         15 . The exercise device of  claim 14 , where a first group of eight through-holes is located proximate the center of the mat portion, a second group of eight through-holes is located proximate a first longitudinal edge of the mat portion, and a third group of eight through-holes is located proximate the opposing longitudinal edge of the mat portion. 
     
     
         16 . The exercise device of  claim 12 , where the support member has a generally flat bottom surface and a semi-circular top surface. 
     
     
         17 . The exercise device of  claim 12 , where the support member has a generally flat bottom surface and a generally rectangular top surface. 
     
     
         18 . The exercise device of  claim 12 , where the support member has a generally flat bottom surface and a generally wedge-shaped top surface.