Stepping and sliding exerciser
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1. An apparatus for practicing stepping and sliding exercises which comprises:
- a substantially quadrangular housing comprising first and second substantially symmetrical half-shells having mating interfaces along a substantially vertical median plane; and
a web having a first end securable to the first of said half-shells and an opposite end securable to the second of said half-shells being shaped and dimensioned so that they can be laid apart from each other joined by a length of the web, or alternately attached to each other along said interface, said web being stored within one of said half-shells;
wherein said web comprises a slick and slippery upper surface section;
wherein each of said half-shells comprises a top wall having a flat outer surface, a back wall having a flat outer surface substantially orthogonal to, and contiguous with, said top wall, a bottom wall, a pair of opposite end walls each being orthogonally contiguous to said top, bottom and back walls, and an open side; and
wherein said apparatus further comprises means for holding the top walls in a contiguous face-to-face arrangement, whereby the outer surfaces of said back walls form a continuous platform when said half-shells are laid down side-by-side on their respective open sides.
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Abstract
An aerobic exercise platform comprises a rigid base having a smooth and slick surface for practicing sliding exercises. Elastic or rigid holding elements are securable to a series of anchoring points located about the periphery of the base. An alternate embodiment of the invention combines a sliding exerciser with a stepping exercise stool. The stool is constituted by the two symmetrical halves of an enclosure housing a web wound around a drum. When the two halves of the enclosure are spread apart the web is deployed. The slick upper side of the web acts as a sliding surface.
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1. An apparatus for practicing stepping and sliding exercises which comprises:
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a substantially quadrangular housing comprising first and second substantially symmetrical half-shells having mating interfaces along a substantially vertical median plane; and a web having a first end securable to the first of said half-shells and an opposite end securable to the second of said half-shells being shaped and dimensioned so that they can be laid apart from each other joined by a length of the web, or alternately attached to each other along said interface, said web being stored within one of said half-shells; wherein said web comprises a slick and slippery upper surface section; wherein each of said half-shells comprises a top wall having a flat outer surface, a back wall having a flat outer surface substantially orthogonal to, and contiguous with, said top wall, a bottom wall, a pair of opposite end walls each being orthogonally contiguous to said top, bottom and back walls, and an open side; and wherein said apparatus further comprises means for holding the top walls in a contiguous face-to-face arrangement, whereby the outer surfaces of said back walls form a continuous platform when said half-shells are laid down side-by-side on their respective open sides. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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