Aerobic climbing step/bench

• US 5,248,286 A
• Filed: 05/29/1992
• Issued: 09/28/1993
• Est. Priority Date: 09/26/1990
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: William T. Wilkinson
• Original Assignee: William T. Wilkinson
• Inventors: Schiff, David R., Lincov, Pietr, Wilkinson, William T., Schneider, Eric A., Bressler, Peter W.
• Primary Examiner(s): Mancene, Gene
• Assistant Examiner(s): Thomas, L.
• Application Number:
  US07/891,178
• Time in Patent Office: 487 Days
• Field of Search: 482/51, 482/52, 297/175, 297/423, 297/424, 297/438, 297/439, 297/445, 297/461, 108/11, 108/12, 108/19, 108/155-157, 108/159, 248/188, 248/188.2, 248/188.8, 248/911, 403/3, 211/207, 211/208
• US Class Current: 482/52
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 3/20 Chairs or stools with vertically-adjustable seats tables with variable height A47B9/00
• 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 248/911 Plural, selectively usable, support engaging means

Abstract

An exercise step/bench for aerobic climbing and dance includes a base in the form of a horizontal platform having a downwardly and outwardly extending apron. A leg is reverseably mounted against the apron at each corner of the platform. The reverseable mounting of the legs permits height adjustment in accordance with the orientation of each leg.

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 sides, said apron having a corner where each of said ends is joined to each of said sides, at least one leg mounted to said base generally at each of said ends to comprise at least two legs, each of said legs being of generally L-shape with an elongated portion and an offset portion connected to and extending away from said elongated portion, first mounting structure in said elongated portion, second mounting structure in said offset portion, each of said legs being detachably mounted so as to be movable from an active position to a stored condition, said first and said second mounting structures of said legs cooperating with complementary mounting structure on said base to selectively mount said legs to said base whereby the overall height of said platform may be adjusted in accordance with the selective mounting of said legs to said base, and said mounting structure and said complementary mounting structure comprising recesses and projections wherein said projections are selectively disposed in said recesses.

2. The device of claim 1 wherein said recesses are in said legs.

3. The device of claim 2 wherein said projections are generally located at each of said corners.

4. The device of claim 1 wherein said projections are generally located at each of said corners.

5. The device of claim 1 wherein said projections are portions of said apron.

16. In a method of performing an aerobic step exercise, the improvement being in using the exercise device of claim 1 to select a height for the platform by engaging one of the first mounting structure and the second mounting structure with the complementary mounting structure, and repeatedly stepping up to and down from the platform.

6. 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 sides, said apron having a corner where each of said ends is joined to each of said sides, at least one leg mounted to said base generally at each of said ends to comprise at least two legs, each of said legs having an elongated side, a shorter side generally perpendicular to and connected to said elongated side at a junction, an intermediate side connecting said elongated side to said shorter side remote from said junction, first mounting structure in said intermediate side, second mounting structure in said intermediate side, said first mounting structure being closer to said elongated side than said second mounting structure, each of said legs being detachably mounted so as to be movable from an active position to a stored condition, said first and said second mounting structure of said legs cooperating with complementary mounting structure on said base to selectively mount said legs to said base whereby the overall height of said platform may be adjusted in accordance with the selective mounting of said legs to said base, and said mounting structure and said complementary mounting structure comprising recesses and projections wherein said projections are selectively disposed in said recesses.

7. The device of claim 6 wherein said intermediate side is non-linear.

8. The device of claim 7 wherein said recesses are in said legs.

9. The device of claim 6 wherein said projections are generally located at each of said corners.

10. The device of claim 6 wherein said recesses are in said legs.

11. The device of claim 6 wherein said projections are generally located at each of said corners.

12. The device of claim 6 wherein said projections are portions of said apron.

17. In a method of performing an aerobic step exercise, the improvement being in using the exercise device of claim 6 to select a height for the platform by engaging one of the first mounting structure and the second mounting structure with the complementary mounting structure, and repeatedly stepping up to and down from the platform.

13. 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 sides, said apron having a corner where each of said ends is joined to each of said sides, at least one leg mounted to said base generally at each of said ends to comprise at least two legs, each of said legs being of generally L-shaped with an elongated portion and an offset portion extending away from said elongated portion, first and second sets of mounting structure in one of said base and said leg, a set of complementary locking structure in the other of said base and said leg for selective engagement with one of said first and second sets of locking structure, said locking structure and said complementary locking structure being projections and holes or holes and projections, each of said legs being detachably mounted so as to be movable from an active position to a stored condition, and the distance of the bottom of said leg to said platform when said leg is mounted to said base differing in accordance with which of said mounting structure is engaged with said complementary locking structure to provide height adjustability to said device.

14. The device of claim 13 wherein said base is mounted to said at least one leg at generally each of said ends by two spaced sets of said mounting structure.

15. The device of claim 14 wherein each of said set of two legs engages said apron at two spaced locations, and said locking structure of each of said set of two legs comprises said two spaced sets of mounting structure.

18. In a method of performing an aerobic step exercise, the improvement being in using the exercise device of claim 13 to select a height for the platform by engaging one of the first mounting structure and the second mounting structure with the complementary mounting structure, and repeatedly stepping up to and down from the platform.