US 11,896,889 B2
Hip thrust guard
David Stubbers, Carlsbad, CA (US); and Christopher Maier, Chermside (AU)
Filed by David Stubbers, Carlsbad, CA (US); and Christopher Maier, Chermside (AU)
Filed on Nov. 20, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/531,748.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/116,449, filed on Nov. 20, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0161122 A1, May 26, 2022
Int. Cl. A41D 13/05 (2006.01); A63B 71/12 (2006.01); A63B 21/072 (2006.01)
CPC A63B 71/1225 (2013.01) [A41D 13/0506 (2013.01); A63B 21/0724 (2013.01); A63B 2071/1233 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A hip thrust guard comprising:
a hip thrust guard pad defined by a top, bottom surface, oppositely disposed side walls, a first end wall, and a second end wall oppositely disposed to the first end wall, said hip thrust guard pad having a pad length between the first and second end walls, a pad width between the oppositely disposed side walls, and a height between the top and the bottom surface, wherein the hip thrust guard pad further comprises a bar channel extending within the hip thrust guard pad along the pad length between the pad width, wherein the bar channel is cylindrical and has a longitudinal top opening along the top of the hip thrust guard pad, and wherein the bar channel has an inner surface and is sized to receive a bar of a barbell,
a gripping surface formed on the inner surface of the bar channel for frictionally gripping the bar, and
an adjustable band connected to the hip thrust guard pad, wherein the adjustable band is adapted to hold the hip thrust guard pad in place over a person's hips during a hip thrust exercise.