PILATES REFORMER EXERCISE MACHINE
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1. A combined mount for a reformer, comprising:
- a plate of rigid material;
a foot bar mounting hole located at a top portion of the plate; and
a plurality of spring bar mounting apertures located at a lower portion of he plate.
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Abstract
A reformer includes a combined mount that serves to attach and support a foot bar assembly, a jump board, and a spring bar. The combined mount is easily and quickly attached to a side rail of a frame of the reformer. A carriage of the reformer include a combined wheel axle and strap attachment point, which eliminates the need for a separate strap attachment bracket. The carriage also include side wheels which are mounted on the sides of the carriage, and which are biased outward so that they contact the side rails of the frame of the reformer.
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20 Claims
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1. A combined mount for a reformer, comprising:
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a plate of rigid material; a foot bar mounting hole located at a top portion of the plate; and a plurality of spring bar mounting apertures located at a lower portion of he plate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A carriage for a reformer, comprising:
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a base plate; a plurality of bottom wheel mounting brackets attached to a bottom surface of the base plate along two opposite sides of the base plate; a plurality of bottom wheels, wherein one bottom wheel is mounted on each bottom wheel mounting bracket; a plurality of side wheel mounting brackets attached to the base plate along the two opposite sides; and a plurality of side wheels, wherein one side wheel is mounted in each side wheel mounting bracket, wherein the side wheels are configured to contact side edges of a mounting from which the carriage is mounted upon. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A handle for a strap of a reformer that moves a carriage of the reformer relative to a frame of the reformer, comprising:
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an arched portion formed of a semi-rigid material; an attachment bolt mounted at a top of the arched portion, the attachment bolt being configured to couple to the strap of the reformer; and a grip portion mounted between ends of the arched portion, the grip portion including; a central bolt running through the center of the grip portion; a non-moving pipe that surrounds the central bolt and that is sandwiched between the ends of the arched portion, wherein the central bolt and a corresponding nut screwed to a threaded end of the central bolt draw the ends of the arched portion against ends of the non-moving pipe; and a moving pipe that surrounds the non-moving pipe, wherein a length of the moving pipe is smaller than a length of the non-moving pipe, and wherein an inner diameter of the moving pipe is greater than an outer diameter of the non-moving pipe such that the moving pipe is free to rotate with respect to the non-moving pipe. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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