Aerobic climbing step/bench

• US 5,096,186 A
• Filed: 11/19/1990
• Issued: 03/17/1992
• Est. Priority Date: 11/19/1990
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: William T. Wilkinson
• Original Assignee: William T. Wilkinson
• Inventors: Wilkinson, William T., Bressler, Peter W.
• Primary Examiner(s): Apley, Richard J.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Thomas, L.
• Application Number:
  US07/615,243
• Time in Patent Office: 484 Days
• Field of Search: 272/65, 272/70, 272/93, 272/144, 272/DIG. 4, 403/94, 297/423, 297/424, 297/438, 297/439, 297/445, 297/461, 297/463, 108/11, 108/12, 108/19, 108/156, 108/157, 108/159, 108/144, 248/188, 248/188.8, 248/188.2, 248/911, 248/912, 248/558, 211/175, 211/207, 211/208
• US Class Current: 482/52
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2210/50 Size reducing arrangements for stowing or transport
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 23/0458 Step exercisers without moving parts with movable steps A63B22/04
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 248/912 Plural, selectively usable, article engaging means

Abstract

An exercise step/bench for aerobic climbing and dance includes a base in the form of a horizontal platform generally rectangularly shaped with a downwardly extending apron. Each corner of the platform is provided with a plurality of leg receiving openings. A leg is provided for each corner and is constructed so as to be reversibly mounted in its respective corner thus providing height adjustability in accordance with the orientation of the leg and the selection of the particular opening into which the leg is mounted.

Claims

1. An exercise device for use in aerobic step climbing, routines/programs comprising a base, said base consisting of a horizontal platform having opposite ends and intermediate sides with a downwardly extending apron extending from each of said ends and said sides, a corner where each of said ends is joined to each of said sides, a pair of leg receiving openings in each of said corners, and each of said leg receiving openings being of a different effective length than the length of the other of said leg receiving openings whereby a leg may be detachably inserted into a selected one of said openings to provide variable height adjustment of the distance of said platform in accordance with the selective mounting of the legs in said openings or in accordance with the absence of any legs from said openings.

2. The device of claim 1 in combination with a single set of four legs, and each of said legs being inserted into a respective one of said openings.

3. The device of claim 2 wherein each of said legs is adapted to be reversely mounted in a respective opening for providing two different lengths of leg exposed from its respective opening.

4. The device of claim 3 wherein each opening in said pair of openings is mounted at a different elevation than the other of said openings.

5. The device of claim 4 wherein each of said legs includes a stop member for engagement with the lower surface of said base around its respective opening.

6. The device of claim 5 including locking elements in each of said openings, and complementary locking openings on each of said legs.

7. The device of claim 6 wherein the underside of said base includes recesses for snugly receiving said legs in the stored condition of said legs, and said recesses having enlarged portions to facilitate the removal of said legs from said recesses.

8. The device of claim 5 wherein each of said legs is reversably mountable in its respective opening, said stop member being an annular projection around the surface of said leg, and said annular projection being located closer to one end of said leg than to the other end.

9. The device of claim 8 including a pair of said stop members on each of said legs.

10. The device of claim 9 including locking elements in each of said openings, and complementary locking openings on each of said legs.

11. The device of claim 10 wherein one of said pair of openings is located in said platform and the other of said openings is located in said apron.

12. The device of claim 5 wherein each of said legs comprises a leg assembly which includes an outer member and an inner member telescoped into said outer member.

13. The device of claim 12 wherein said outer member is hollow and includes a pair of leg receiving pockets separated by a partition, each of said pockets being of differing lengths, and the inner of said members being telescopically insertable into a respective one of said pockets.

14. The device of claim 13 wherein said stop member comprises an annular ring on said inner member located closer to one end of said inner member than to the other end.

15. The device of claim 1 wherein one of said openings is open at both ends.

16. The device of claim 2 wherein each of said legs is mounted perpendicularly with respect to said platform.

17. The device of claim 2 wherein said apron is outwardly inclined, and said legs being inclined with respect to said platform.