Patents Assigned to Rodale, Inc.
  • Portable sliding exercise device
    Patent number: 8480547
    Abstract: The exercise device includes a base plate and a handle disposed on the top surface of the base plate. The bottom surface of the base plate has a surface roughness Ra of less than 3 microinches, and preferably 1 to 2 microinches such that the device slides along a floor allowing the user to perform a plurality of exercises. The base plate includes a hole extending through a center thereof, whereby the base plate has a ring-like shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: Rodale, Inc.
    Inventor: Budd Coates
  • PORTABLE SLIDING EXERCISE DEVICE
    Publication number: 20110071008
    Abstract: The exercise device includes a base plate and a handle disposed on the top surface of the base plate. The bottom surface of the base plate has a surface roughness Ra of less than 3 microinches, and preferably 1 to 2 microinches such that the device slides along a floor allowing the user to perform a plurality of exercises. The base plate includes a hole extending through a center thereof, whereby the base plate has a ring-like shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2010
    Publication date: March 24, 2011
    Applicant: Rodale, Inc.
    Inventor: Budd Coates