Thomas S Hale

US Patent:

7118517, Oct 10, 2006

Filed:

Oct 19, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/163448

Inventors:

Thomas J. Hale - Odessa FL, US

International Classification:

A63B 26/00
A63B 71/00

US Classification:

482140, 482907, 482 91

Abstract:

An exercise apparatus for developing strength and flexibility of the arms, legs, back and abdominals of the user. The exercise apparatus is an adaptation of the exercise ball or Swiss ball. The exercise apparatus includes a large, spherically-shaped, resilient ball, a frame and a pair of connectors, the connectors rotatably connecting the ball to the frame. Various attachments may be placed on the frame to allow the user to grasp the apparatus or lock their feet to prevent unwanted motion. A mechanism can also be included in the connectors allowing the user to selectively adjust the rotation to a desired degree of resistance.

US Patent:

7311644, Dec 25, 2007

Filed:

Sep 18, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/532673

Inventors:

Thomas J. Hale - Odessa FL, US

Assignee:

Hale Fitness, Inc. - Odessa FL

International Classification:

A63B 26/00

US Classification:

482142, 482132

Abstract:

An exercise apparatus for developing strength and flexibility of the arms, legs, back and abdominals of the user. The exercise apparatus is an adaptation of the exercise ball or Swiss ball. The exercise apparatus includes a large, spherically-shaped, resilient ball, a frame and a pair of connectors, the connectors rotatably connecting the ball to the frame. Various attachments may be placed on the frame to allow the user to grasp the apparatus or lock their feet to prevent unwanted motion. A mechanism can also be included in the connectors allowing the user to selectively adjust the rotation to a desired degree of resistance.

US Patent:

7476189, Jan 13, 2009

Filed:

Sep 14, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/855346

Inventors:

Thomas J. Hale - Odessa FL, US

Assignee:

Halez LLC - Odessa FL

International Classification:

A63B 26/00

US Classification:

482142, 482140

Abstract:

An exercise device includes a deflatable spherical exercise ball mounted on a frame for rotation above a support surface that supports the frame so that the ball rotates freely without interference from the support surface. The frame is foldable so that when the ball is deflated, the frame may be stored in a space substantially smaller than the space occupied by the exercise device when in a fully deployed configuration. A first pair of inclined tubes is pivotally connected to one another at their respective upper ends so that they collectively form an inverted “V” shape when the device is fully deployed. A second pair of inclined tubes is transversely opposed to the first pair of inclined tubes. A forward base includes foot restraints. The first and second pairs of inclined tubes are coplanar with the forward base when the device is folded.