Modular suspended floor and step arrangement
First Claim
1. An exercise device for providing a buoyant surface upon which exercise routines are performed, said exercise device comprising:
- a planar surface;
a plurality of frame members secured peripherally around said planar surface, said plurality of frame members includes two lateral-members, two end-members connected between ends of said lateral-members, and four corner-supports located at an inner junction of each said end-member with each said lateral-member, said lateral-members and said end-members together form a substantially rectangular frame;
a plurality of post-supports secured atop said substantially rectangular frame;
a plurality of adjustable-posts, each adjustable-post affixed to one of said post-supports; and
at least one guide rail pivotably attached between two of said adjustable-posts;
wherein said planar surface and said plurality of frame members form a suspended flooring, said suspended flooring being resilient when a force is placed upon said planar surface.
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Abstract
An exercise apparatus combining many modularized options on a single, portable suspended flooring that provides resilient surfaces to minimize compressive body stresses. The inventive design enables a variety of physical training and rehabilitative routines. The apparatus includes a step section that is adjustable in two-inch increments from two to eight inches, a pleiobox section, and a flooring section that provides a portable, stress-absorbing flooring suitable for dance and assorted physical training. Adjustable bars are provided to assist a user during exercise. The bars can be inclined to match the given step incline.
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16 Claims
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1. An exercise device for providing a buoyant surface upon which exercise routines are performed, said exercise device comprising:
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a planar surface;
a plurality of frame members secured peripherally around said planar surface, said plurality of frame members includes two lateral-members, two end-members connected between ends of said lateral-members, and four corner-supports located at an inner junction of each said end-member with each said lateral-member, said lateral-members and said end-members together form a substantially rectangular frame;
a plurality of post-supports secured atop said substantially rectangular frame;
a plurality of adjustable-posts, each adjustable-post affixed to one of said post-supports; and
at least one guide rail pivotably attached between two of said adjustable-posts;
wherein said planar surface and said plurality of frame members form a suspended flooring, said suspended flooring being resilient when a force is placed upon said planar surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
a planar step-surface, and a plurality of step-frame members secured peripherally around said planar step-surface, wherein said planar step-surface and said plurality of step-frame members form a suspended step-platform, said suspended step-platform being resilient when a force is placed upon said planar step-surface. -
6. The exercise device as claimed in claim 5, wherein said exercise device includes a pleiobox, said pleiobox providing a top-most buoyant surface upon which exercise routines are performed and said pleiobox including
a planar top-surface, and a plurality of pleiobox-frame members secured peripherally around said planar top-surface, wherein said planar top-surface and said plurality of pleiobox-frame members form a suspended pleiobox-platform, said suspended pleiobox-platform being resilient when a force is placed upon said planar top-surface. -
7. The exercise device as claimed in claim 6, wherein each said step is formed in varying thicknesses relative to one another.
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8. An exercise device for providing a buoyant surface upon which exercise routines are performed, said exercise device comprising:
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a planar surface formed from a single sheet of flexible material; and
a frame secured peripherally around said planar surface, said frame having a thickness, said frame is a substantially rectangular frame that includes two lateral-members, two end-members connected between ends of said lateral-members, and four corner-supports located at an inner junction of each said end-member with each said lateral-member;
wherein said planar surface and said frame form a suspended flooring that is elevated from any surface underlying said exercise device by a distance equal to said thickness of said frame minus a thickness of said single sheet of flexible material, said suspended flooring being resilient when a force is placed upon said planar surface. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
at least two post-supports, each post-support mounted atop a corner of said frame, at least two adjustable-posts, each adjustable-post mounted to one of said post-supports, at least two fixed-pivot-plates, each fixed-pivot plate mounted to one of said adjustable-posts, at least one single-pivot-plate, at least one multi-pivot-plate, and at least one guide rail, said single-pivot-plate mounted at a first end of said guide rail and said multi-pivot-plate mounted at a second end of said guide rail, wherein each said single-pivot-plate and said multi-pivot-plate is pivotably attached to one of said fixed-pivot-plates. -
10. The exercise device as claimed in claim 9, wherein each said adjustable-post is formed by an upper section and a lower section, said upper section being of a lesser cross-sectional dimension than said lower section such that each said adjustable-post is telescopingly adjustable in a vertical direction so as to enable an incline of said at least one guide rail, each said adjustable-post having multiple index-holes located within said upper section and a single-index-hole located within said lower section such that said single-index-hole and any one of said multiple index-holes are alignable so as to allow passage therethrough of a means for preventing movement of said upper section within said lower section.
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11. The exercise device as claimed in claim 10, further including a plurality of pins and at least one step, wherein said lateral-members of said frame each include a pin-plate, said pin-plate being embedded in a recessed manner from an underside of each said lateral-members, said pin being threadingly attachable to said pin-plate.
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12. The exercise device as claimed in claim 11, wherein each said lateral-member includes through-holes that align with said plurality of threaded-holes, and said step includes through-holes that align with said through-holes of each said lateral-member.
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13. The exercise device as claimed in claim 12, wherein said exercise device includes more than one of said steps, each said step providing a buoyant surface upon which exercise routines are performed and each said step including
a planar step-surface formed from a single sheet of said flexible material that forms said planar surface of said suspended flooring, and a step-frame secured peripherally around said planar step-surface, said step-frame having a frame thickness, wherein said planar step-surface and said step-frame form a suspended step-platform, said suspended step-platform being resilient when a force is placed upon said planar step-surface. -
14. The exercise device as claimed in claim 13, wherein said exercise device includes a pleiobox, said pleiobox providing a top-most buoyant surface upon which exercise routines are performed and said pleiobox including
a planar top-surface, and a plurality of pleiobox-frame members secured peripherally around said planar top-surface, wherein said planar top-surface and said plurality of pleiobox-frame members form a suspended pleiobox-platform, said suspended pleiobox-platform being resilient when a force is placed upon said planar top-surface. -
15. The exercise device as claimed in claim 14, wherein each said step-frame is formed in varying frame thickness so as to provide variable height arrangements through stacking of said steps one upon another.
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16. An exercise device having modular elements upon which exercise routines are performed, said exercise device comprising:
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a suspended flooring having a planar surface formed from a single sheet of flexible material and a frame secured peripherally around said planar surface, said frame having a thickness, wherein said planar surface is elevated from any surface underlying said exercise device and said suspended flooring is resilient when a force is placed upon said planar surface;
more than one step, each said step providing a buoyant surface upon which exercise routines are performed and each said step having a planar step-surface formed from a single sheet of said flexible material that forms said planar surface of said suspended flooring and a step-frame secured peripherally around said planar step-surface, said step-frame having a frame thickness, wherein said planar step-surface and said step-frame form a suspended step-platform, said suspended step-platform being resilient when a force is placed upon said planar step-surface; and
a pleiobox, said pleiobox providing a top-most buoyant surface upon which exercise routines are performed and said pleiobox has a planar top-surface and a plurality of pleiobox-frame members secured peripherally around said planar top-surface, wherein said planar top-surface and said plurality of pleiobox-frame members form a suspended pleiobox-platform, said suspended pleiobox-platform being resilient when a force is placed upon said planar top-surface;
wherein said pleiobox abuts said steps and said pleiobox together with said steps are alignable atop said suspended flooring.
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