Exercise step bench with adjustable legs
First Claim
1. A step bench for performing stair-step exercises, said step bench comprising:
- a platform having a top surface for stepping on by a user and an underside surface;
a plurality of support members attached to said lower surface sufficient to stably support said step bench on a support surface, each of said plurality of support members having a pair of members moveable relative to each other axially and rotationally, said pair of members having means associated therewith to adjust their relative axial relationship and in turn the overall length of the respective support member;
a roller having first and second ends both disposed below and secured to said platform; and
a mat having a fixed end attached to said roller, said mat being rotatably wrappable about said roller and said mat having a free end which may be gripped and pulled by a user to unroll the mat from said roller a preselected distance on a support surface.
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Abstract
A step bench for performing repetitive stairstep exercises has adjustable-height support members and a retractable floor mat. The adjustable-height support members are configured as telescoping cylinders, with vertically extending stair-like slots formed in the wall of one of the cylinders, and corresponding pegs attached to the adjacent wall of the other cylinder to extend slidably through the slots. The height of the support members is adjusted by rotating the cylinders relative to each other to move the pegs from one "stair" of the slot to an upper or lower "stair". A retractable floor mat assembly comprises a roller mounted beneath the bench platform to left and right flanges depending from the ends of the platform, with a mat wound about the roller in a manner similar to a windowshade.
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23 Claims
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1. A step bench for performing stair-step exercises, said step bench comprising:
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a platform having a top surface for stepping on by a user and an underside surface; a plurality of support members attached to said lower surface sufficient to stably support said step bench on a support surface, each of said plurality of support members having a pair of members moveable relative to each other axially and rotationally, said pair of members having means associated therewith to adjust their relative axial relationship and in turn the overall length of the respective support member; a roller having first and second ends both disposed below and secured to said platform; and a mat having a fixed end attached to said roller, said mat being rotatably wrappable about said roller and said mat having a free end which may be gripped and pulled by a user to unroll the mat from said roller a preselected distance on a support surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An adjustable height bench for repetitive stepping upon by a user performing step exercises, said adjustable height bench comprising:
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a platform having opposing ends, a top surface extending therebetween for stepping on by a user, and an underside surface; at least one pair of support members attached to said lower surface at opposing ends of said platform, each of said support members comprising; an inner cylindrical member having an outer surface and one or more protrusions extending outward from said outer surface, and an outer cylindrical member slidably annularly disposed about said inner cylindrical member, and having one or more slots each comprising at least one horizontal segment contiguous with a downwardly extending segment; a roller rotatably mounted below said platform between said opposing ends; and a flexible mat having a fixed end attached to said roller, said flexible mat being wrapped around said roller, and said flexible mat having a free end which may be gripped and pulled by a user to unroll the mat from said roller. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A combination step bench and floor mat for use in exercise sessions including repetitive stairstep exercises, consisting essentially of:
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a single platform having opposing ends, a top surface extending therebetween for stepping on by a user, and an underside surface; first and second flanges depending from said platform, said first flange disposed proximal to one of said opposing ends and said second flange disposed proximal to the other of said opposing ends; support members attached to said lower surface at said opposing ends of said platform, said support members being operable to vary the height of said top surface above a support surface; a roller having first and second ends, said roller being disposed below said platform and rotatably mounted at said first and second ends to said first and second flanges, respectively; and a flexible mat having a fixed end attached to said roller, said flexible mat being wrapped around said roller, and said flexible mat having a free end which may be gripped and pulled by a user to unroll the mat from said roller. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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