Exercise device with a user-defined exercise mode

• US 20070032353A1
• Filed: 10/03/2006
• Published: 02/08/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 06/18/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Snow & Scott Enterprises LLC
• Original Assignee: Scott & Wilkins Enterprises, LLC
• Inventors: Scott, Vaughan, Wilkins, Larry
• Granted Patent: US 7,604,571 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 482/54
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 22/00 Exercising apparatus specially adapted for conditioning the cardio-vascular system, for training agility or co-ordination of movements force-resisting aspects A63B21/00; for particular parts of the body, e.g. to strengthen particular limbs or muscles A63B23/00; electric or electronic controls therefor A63B24/00
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/13 Relative positions
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 5/00 Apparatus for jumping mats for jumping A63B6/00; for racing or riding sports, e.g. hurdles A63K
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 5/16 Training devices for jumping; Devices for balloon-jumping; Jumping aids A63B25/02, A63B25/10 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 5/20 Skipping-ropes or similar devices rotating in a vertical plane

Abstract

An exercise device including a support surface and at least two position sensors arranged along a sensing plane relative to the support surface, with the position sensors adapted to detect a presence of a user along the sensing plane. The exercise device further includes a controller in communication with the position sensors to determine a position of the user relative to the sensing plane. The controller has a closed loop feedback mode adapted to process at least one input parameter provided by the user, and to further measure a performance criteria of the user related to the input parameter and to provide feedback to the user indicative of a measurement of the performance criteria.

Claims

1. An exercise device, comprising:

a support surface;

at least two position sensors arranged along a sensing plane relative to said support surface, said at least two position sensors adapted to detect a presence of a user along said sensing plane; and

a controller in communication with said at least two position sensors to determine a position of the user relative to said sensing plane, said controller including a closed loop feedback mode adapted to process at least one input parameter provided by the user, said closed loop feedback mode adapted to measure a performance criteria of the user related to said input parameter and to provide feedback to the user indicative of a measurement of said performance criteria.

2. A method, comprising:

providing an exercise device including a support surface and at least two position sensors arranged along a sensing plane relative to the support surface;

inputting at least one input parameter;

detecting a presence of a user along the sensing plane with the at least two position sensors;

determining a position of the user relative to the sensing plane;

measuring a performance criteria of the user related to the input parameter; and

providing feedback to the user indicative of a measurement of the performance criteria.