Skier's exercise device

• US 4,429,869 A
• Filed: 10/15/1981
• Issued: 02/07/1984
• Est. Priority Date: 10/15/1981
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Arthur Eckstein
• Original Assignee: Arthur Eckstein
• Inventors: Eckstein, Arthur
• Primary Examiner(s): Grieb, William H.
• Application Number:
  US06/311,775
• Time in Patent Office: 845 Days
• Field of Search: 272/97, 434/253, 128/25 R, 128/25 B
• US Class Current: 482/71
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/18 for skiing

Abstract

A skier'"'"'s exercise device includes an inclined platform supporting a baseplate having four retaining walls within which a turntable is rotatably mounted. The turntable is formed with a pair of parallel spaced troughs adapted to rotatably receive a pair of support members. Each support member slidably receives a foot plate equipped with foot straps releasably securing the user'"'"'s feet to the plates. Each of four retaining walls is formed with a slot adapted to receive the friction pad to engage the edge of the turntable to impede the rotation thereof.

Claims

1. Skier'"'"'s exercise apparatus including in combination a turntable formed with a pair of generally parallel spaced elongated troughs, means mounting said turntable for rotary movement around a pivot axis located between said troughs, a pair of intermediate supports, means mounting said supports in said troughs for rotary movement around axes extending generally longitudinally of said troughs, a pair of foot-receiving plates, and means mounting said plates respectively on said supports for fore-and-aft sliding movement in the direction of said support axes.

2. Skier'"'"'s exercise apparatus including in combination a base formed with a generally circular recess, a generally circular turntable formed with a pair of generally parallel spaced elongated troughs, means mounting said turntable in said recess for rotary movement around a pivot axis located between said troughs, a pair of intermediate supports, means mounting said supports in said troughs for rotary movement around respective axes extending generally in the direction of the lengths of said troughs, a pair of foot-receiving plates, and means mounting said plates respectively on said supports for fore-and-aft sliding movement in the direction of said support axes.

3. Apparatus as in claim 2 including adjustable means for impeding the rotary movement of said turntable.

4. Apparatus as in claim 3 in which said impeding means comprises interengageable means on the wall of said recess.

5. Apparatus as in claim 2 in which said turntable is inclined from horizontal.