Jumpboard and ballet bar reformer accessory

Abstract

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. A ballet bar attachment can be coupled with the jumpboard, and the ballet bar attachment can include a latching hinge that enables the ballet bar to be easily repositioned relative to the jumpboard.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An accessory for use with a Pilates reformer, comprising:
 a jumpboard, wherein a surface of the jumpboard 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.   
     
     
         2 . The accessory of  claim 1 , further comprising a coupling feature to attach the accessory to the Pilates reformer. 
     
     
         3 . The accessory of  claim 2 , wherein the coupling feature comprises at least one of: (1) a tab that is sized and dimensioned to couple with the Pilates reformer, and (2) two frames that are sized and dimensioned to couple with the Pilates reformer. 
     
     
         4 . The accessory of  claim 1 , 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 1 , wherein the first characteristic comprises a tactilely identifiable characteristic. 
     
     
         7 . The accessory of  claim 1 , wherein the surface comprises at least one of a fabric, a plastic, a wood, and a rubber. 
     
     
         8 . The accessory of  claim 1 , further comprising an expansion feature to facilitate use of the accessory with an expansion product. 
     
     
         9 . The accessory of  claim 8 , wherein the expansion product comprises at least one of a resistance band, a spring, and a cantilevered beam