Lower body training assist device

Abstract

A lower body assist device for assisting a user while performing lower body workouts is provided. The lower body assist device generally comprises handle bars, a frame, and friction reduction apparatuses. The handle bars generally comprise a shaft and support bar having handles. The frame generally comprises a main trunk and frame supports, wherein said frame supports are connected to said main trunk. The method generally entails obtaining the device, bending over and grasping the device, and moving from a starting location to a desired location. A user may also squat while grasping the device before moving from a starting location to a desired location.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 ) A lower body assist device comprising:
 a handle bar having a shaft and a support bar,
 wherein handles of said support bar allow a user to control said lower body assist device, 
   a frame having a main trunk, first frame support, and second frame support,
 wherein said main trunk is connected to said shaft of said handle bar, 
 wherein said first frame support and said second frame support are attached to said main trunk at a trunk end, 
   a friction reduction apparatus connected to said first frame support and said second frame support at a friction end,
 wherein said friction reduction apparatus reduces friction between a floor and said frame created as a user exerts a force on said handle bar in a way that causes said frame to move in a wanted direction, 
   wherein a height of said lower body assist device is such that an angle of no less than fort five five-degrees is created between a torso of said user and said arms of said user,   wherein said user is bent over at a waist of said user and a back of said user is straight,   wherein knees of said user are bent such that said user is in a partial crouching position, and   wherein said user exerts a downward force on said lower body assist device when gripping said handles.   
     
     
         2 ) The system of  claim 1 , wherein said handle bars further comprise a grip. 
     
     
         3 ) The system of  claim 1 , wherein said support bar is one of a flatlander, plano, riser, bullhorn, drop, aero, cruiser, and butterfly. 
     
     
         4 ) The system of  claim 1 , wherein said shaft is telescopically inserted into said frame. 
     
     
         5 ) The system of  claim 4 , wherein a plurality of apertures of said shaft and said frame allow for a locking element to lock said shaft and said frame in a position relative to one another, wherein changing said position causes said height of said lower body assist device to change. 
     
     
         6 ) The system of  claim 5 , wherein said locking element is at least one of a push-pull pin, clamp, set knob, snap lock, spring button, and clutch lock. 
     
     
         7 ) The system of  claim 1 , wherein said first support and said second support are rotatably attached to said main trunk, wherein an angle created by said main trunk and said floor is not ninety degrees, wherein altering said angle created between said first support and said second support causes said angle between said main trunk and said floor to change. 
     
     
         8 ) The system of  claim 7 , wherein increasing said angle created between said first support and second support causes said angle between said main trunk and floor to decrease, wherein decreasing the angle between said first support and said second support causes said angle between said main trunk and floor to increase. 
     
     
         9 ) The system of  claim 1 , wherein said first support and said second support are slidably attached to said main trunk, wherein altering a position of said first support and said second support about said main trunk causes said angle between said main trunk and said floor to change. 
     
     
         10 ) The system of  claim 1 , wherein said friction reduction device further comprises a lock, wherein said lock allows said user to manipulate how much of said friction is reduced by said friction reduction device. 
     
     
         11 ) The system of  claim 1 , wherein said friction reduction device is at least one of a ski, track, pad, tennis ball, in-line skate wheel, spinner wheel, bicycle wheel, and skateboard wheel. 
     
     
         12 ) The system of  claim 1 , further comprising a mirror, wherein said mirror is positioned on said lower body assist device in a way such that a user may see what is in front of said lower body assist device through said mirror. 
     
     
         13 ) The system of  claim 1 , further comprising a control board configured to receive workout data, wherein a display operably connected to said control board may present workout data to a user. 
     
     
         14 ) The system of  claim 13 , further comprising a sensor operably connected to said control board, wherein said sensor is configured to collect said workout data, wherein said sensor transmits said workout data to said control board, wherein said workout data contains at least one of distance data, repetition data, and time data. 
     
     
         15 ) The system of  claim 13 , further comprising a wireless communication device, wherein said wireless communication device transmits said workout data to a computing device having a user interface, wherein said computing device is configured to present said workout data to said user within said user interface. 
     
     
         16 ) A method of using said lower body assist device comprising:
 obtaining a lower body assist device,
 wherein a height of said lower body assist device is such that an angle of no less than seventy-degrees is created between a torso of said user and said arms of said user when said user is bent at a waist of said user, 
   positioning behind said lower body assist device,   bending over at said waist such that handle bars of said lower body assist device may be grasped,   grasping said handlebars of said lower body assist device while keeping said arms straight,   bending knees in a way such that a partial crouch position is assumed,   straightening a back in a way such that a force vector exerted by said user on said lower body assist device is at least partially downward,   pushing said lower body assist device from a starting position to a desired location, and   pushing said lower body assist device from said desired location to said starting position.   
     
     
         17 ) The method of  claim 16 , further comprising the step of:
 placing a handle bar and a frame in a position relative to one another, wherein changing said position causes said height of said lower body assist device to change to a desired height of said user.   
     
     
         18 ) The method of  claim 16 , further comprising the step of:
 adjusting an angle between a first support and a second support connected to a frame of said lower body assist device, wherein altering said angle between said first support and said second support causes said angle between said frame and a floor to change.   
     
     
         19 ) The method of  claim 16 , further comprising the step of:
 adjusting a position of a first support and a second support of said lower body assist device by sliding said first support and said second support about a frame, wherein altering said position of said first support and said second support about said frame causes an angle between said frame and a floor to change.   
     
     
         20 ) The method of  claim 16 , further comprising the steps of:
 manipulating a computing device in a way such that said computing device receives workout data from a control board of said lower body assist device via a wireless communication device, wherein said workout data is collected by a sensor of said lower body assist device, wherein said sensor transmits said workout data to said control board.