Mount Assembly For Balance Trainer

Abstract

A mount assembly for coupling a fitness device to a workout surface includes an adapter having a vertical body portion extending between first and second ends thereof, the adapter including a plurality of leg portions extending horizontally therefrom and a recess therein extending from the first end toward the second end; a mount having a planar horizontal portion, an attachment surface, and a vertical portion perpendicular to the attachment surface, and a bore extending through both the attachment surface and the vertical portion along a central axis, the vertical portion of the mount configured to be slidingly received in the recess of the adapter; and a resilient member configured to be received in the bore of the mount and to push the adapter and mount along the central axis in a first direction.

1 . A balance trainer comprising:
 a bladder; and   a platform coupled to the bladder, the platform having a central opening therethrough,   wherein the central opening is adapted to receive an assemblage when the assemblage is in a first orientation with respect to the opening and is adapted to fixedly couple the platform to the assemblage when the assemblage is in a second orientation with respect to the opening, and   wherein the assemblage is adapted to mount the balance trainer to another surface.   
     
     
         2 . The trainer of  claim 1 , wherein the assemblage includes an adapter, a mount, and a resilient member that biases the assemblage through the platform central opening. 
     
     
         3 . The trainer of  claim 1 , wherein the resilient member is a spring configured to extend through a bore of the mount and at least partially through a recess of the adapter. 
     
     
         4 . The trainer of  claim 1 , wherein the adapter includes at least one mounting feature configured to rotatably engage a ramped surface of the platform central opening. 
     
     
         5 . The trainer of  claim 1 , wherein the mount includes a mounting surface configured to contact and secure to the another surface. 
     
     
         6 . The trainer of  claim 5 , wherein the another surface is at least one of a rolling platform, wall or fitness accessory. 
     
     
         7 . A mount assembly for coupling a fitness device to a workout surface comprising:
 an adapter having a vertical body portion extending between first and second ends thereof, the adapter including a plurality of leg portions extending horizontally therefrom and a recess therein extending from the first end toward the second end;   a mount having an attachment surface and a vertical portion perpendicular to the attachment surface and a bore extending through both the attachment surface and the vertical portion along a central axis, the vertical portion of the mount configured to be slidingly received in the recess of the adapter; and   a resilient member configured to be received in the bore of the mount and to push the adapter and mount along the central axis in a first direction.   
     
     
         8 . The mount assembly of  claim 7 , further comprising:
 a post having a planar base,   wherein a first end of the resilient member remains in contact with the planar base of the post during use of the mount assembly.   
     
     
         9 . The mount assembly of  claim 7 , wherein the vertical body of the adapter is circular. 
     
     
         10 . The mount assembly of  claim 7 , wherein each of the plurality of leg portions of the adapter has an angled surface. 
     
     
         11 . The mount assembly of  claim 7 , wherein a force applied along the central axis in a second direction opposite the first direction causes the mount and adapter to move in the second direction. 
     
     
         12 . The mount assembly of  claim 7 , wherein the fitness device is a balance trainer having an inflatable bladder fixed to a platform, the platform having a central opening configured to receive and securely fasten to the mount assembly. 
     
     
         13 . The mount assembly of  claim 12 , wherein the central opening of the platform has a plurality of ramp surfaces each terminating at a groove directly adjacent thereto, each of the plurality of leg portions of the adapter having an angled surface, and wherein each of the plurality of leg portions is adapted to slidingly contact a respective one of the plurality of ramp surfaces until each of the plurality of leg portions is disposed within a respective one of the grooves. 
     
     
         14 . The mount assembly of  claim 13 , wherein the resilient member maintains each of the plurality of leg portions of the adapter in the respective one of the grooves until a force along the central axis in a second direction oppositive the first direction causes each of the plurality of leg portions to be disposed outside of each of the grooves. 
     
     
         15 . The mount assembly of  claim 12 , wherein the adapter of the mount assembly is configured to be received within the central opening of the platform, and wherein the mount assembly is securely fastened to the platform of the fitness device by rotating the fitness device to lock the fitness device and the mount assembly together. 
     
     
         16 . The mount assembly of  claim 7 , wherein the attachment surface of the mount is configured to directly contact the workout surface. 
     
     
         17 . A fixation assembly comprising:
 a platform having a central opening;   a mount assembly comprising:
 an adapter having a vertical body portion extending between first and second ends thereof, the adapter including a plurality of leg portions extending horizontally therefrom and a recess therein extending from the first end toward the second end; 
 a mount having a planar horizontal portion and a vertical portion perpendicular to the planar horizontal portion and a bore extending through both the horizontal and vertical portions along a central axis, the horizontal portion of the mount configured to be slidingly received in the recess of the adapter; and 
 a resilient member configured to be received in the bore of the mount and to push the adapter and mount along the central axis in a first direction; and 
   a workout surface,   wherein the adapter of the mount assembly is configured to be received within and be securely fastened to the central opening of the platform and the mount of the adapter is configured to directly contact and be fixed to the workout surface.   
     
     
         18 . The fixation assembly of  claim 17 , wherein the mount assembly further comprises:
 a post having a planar base,   wherein a first end of the resilient member remains in contact with the planar base of the post during use of the mount assembly.   
     
     
         19 . The fixation assembly of  claim 17 , wherein the vertical body of the adapter is circular. 
     
     
         20 . The fixation assembly of  claim 17 , wherein each of the plurality of leg portions of the adapter has an angled surface. 
     
     
         21 . The fixation assembly of  claim 17 , wherein a force applied along the central axis in a second direction opposite the first direction causes the mount and adapter to move in the second direction. 
     
     
         22 . The fixation assembly of  claim 17 , wherein the fitness device is a balance trainer having an inflatable bladder fixed to the platform. 
     
     
         23 . The fixation assembly of  claim 17 , wherein the central opening of the platform has a plurality of ramp surfaces each terminating at a groove directly adjacent thereto, each of the plurality of leg portions of the adapter having an angled surface, and wherein each of the plurality of leg portions is adapted to slidingly contact a respective one of the plurality of ramp surfaces until each of the plurality of leg portions is disposed within a respective one of the grooves. 
     
     
         24 . The fixation assembly of  claim 23 , wherein the resilient member maintains each of the plurality of leg portions of the adapter in the respective one of the grooves until a force along the central axis in a second direction oppositive the first direction causes each of the plurality of leg portions to be disposed outside of each of the grooves. 
     
     
         25 . The fixation assembly of  claim 23 , wherein the mount assembly is securely fastened to the platform of the fitness device by rotating the fitness device to lock the fitness device and the mount assembly together. 
     
     
         26 . The fixation assembly of  claim 17 , wherein the workout surface is a wall and the planar horizontal portion of the mount is configured to directly contact and be fixed to the wall.