Angular Arrangeable and Nestable, Low Height Balance Beam Components

Abstract

A set of balance beam longitudinally connecting elements for practicing balance beam skills close to the ground wherein the elements are substantially identical to one another and mechanically can connect in a variety of angular configurations to one another by a resilient and flexible tab on one end of the elements being captured into an upwardly extending curved trough of the other end of a second element, with the trough allowing one or more tabs of longitudinal elements being secured therein.

1 . A balance beam comprising:
 at least a first raised block with a top walking surface, having two ends, a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is curved in a knob-like shape and comprising a curved bottom edge defining an upwardly extending trough;   at least a second raised block with a top walking surface substantially level with the top walking surface of said first raised block, also having two ends, a first end and a second end, wherein the second end of the second raised block comprises a downward extending, inwardly resilient and flexible tab; and   wherein the first raised block and the second raised block mechanically couple by a downward motion of said inwardly flexible and resilient tab into said upwardly extending trough.   
     
     
         2 . A balance beam as claimed in  claim 1  wherein said upwardly extending trough allows for at least two tabs of different raised blocks to be mechanically coupled into said trough. 
     
     
         3 . A balance beam as claimed in  claim 1  wherein said at least first raised block is not identical in structure to said second raised block except as to length of side walls, and height of the top surface with respect to ground. 
     
     
         4 . A balance beam as claimed in  claim 1  wherein the said tab of said second raised block further comprises a pair of parallel slits providing said tab with flexibility and resiliency with respect to said wall to which said parallel slits are cut into. 
     
     
         5 . A balance beam as claimed in  claim 1  wherein the downward extending trough defines a circumferential angular extension of no less than 180 degrees and more than 270 degrees. 
     
     
         6 . A balance beam as claimed in  claim 1  wherein the at least first raised block and at least second raised block are substantially hollow and nestable. 
     
     
         7 . A balance beam as claimed in  claim 1  wherein the at least first raised block and the at least second raised block have outwardly flared side walls for facilitating nesting and stacking. 
     
     
         8 . A balance beam as claimed in  claim 1  wherein the at least first raised block and the at least second raised block have feet secured to their bottom floor-engaging edges. 
     
     
         9 . A balance beam as claimed in  claim 1  wherein the top walking surfaces include an anti-slip feature. 
     
     
         10 . A balance beam as claimed in  claim 1  wherein the trough of a first raised block may be mechanically connected to by at least two tabs of second and third raised blocks. 
     
     
         11 . A balance beam as claimed in  claim 1  wherein the continuous upward extending trough and said downwardly extending tabs are of the same or substantially similar radius of curvature. 
     
     
         12 . A balance beam as claimed in  claim 1  wherein the continuous upward extending trough provides for at least a 90-degree longitudinal axial orientation between a trough of a first raised block and a tab of at least a second raised block. 
     
     
         13 . A balance beam as claimed in  claim 1  wherein:
 the end of the second raised block having said tab is convex in shape and the end of the first raised block comprises a upwardly extending trough in a concave shape corresponding to said dimension of said tab's convexity.