Exercise apparatus with resilient foot support
DCFirst Claim
1. An exerciser comprising:
- a track;
a stand that supports the track in an inclined configuration;
a movable body support mounted on said track to enable translational movement of said movable body support;
a trampoline arranged to be engaged by feet of an exercising person supported by the movable body support;
said movable body support being movable in a first direction away from said trampoline and a second direction toward said trampoline, wherein a gravity pull moves the body support in the second direction toward the trampoline;
said trampoline having a portion thereof being elastically deformable upon receipt of force applied by the feet of the exercising person, wherein such elastic deformation applies a force against the feet of the exercising person to facilitate a movement of said movable body support in said first direction away from said trampoline.
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Abstract
An exerciser including a movable body support mounted on an exerciser frame for movement along tracks provided by the frame. A movable foot support extends from the exerciser frame. The movable foot support is adapted to be engaged by the user'"'"'s feet to absorb the energy of movement in a first direction and to provide the user with a bouncing movement, which the user may translate into a movement of the movable body support in the opposite direction. The movable foot support may be provided as an attachment and retrofitted to existing exercisers. The exerciser may include a resilient resistance system coupled to the movable body support and a set of pull lines with user grips trained over pulleys carried by the exerciser frame. Also disclosed are methods for enabling users to exercise.
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12 Claims
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1. An exerciser comprising:
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a track; a stand that supports the track in an inclined configuration; a movable body support mounted on said track to enable translational movement of said movable body support; a trampoline arranged to be engaged by feet of an exercising person supported by the movable body support; said movable body support being movable in a first direction away from said trampoline and a second direction toward said trampoline, wherein a gravity pull moves the body support in the second direction toward the trampoline; said trampoline having a portion thereof being elastically deformable upon receipt of force applied by the feet of the exercising person, wherein such elastic deformation applies a force against the feet of the exercising person to facilitate a movement of said movable body support in said first direction away from said trampoline. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 12)
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8. An exerciser comprising:
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a frame assembly; a track carried by said frame assembly; a movable body support mounted for linear movement on said track; a trampoline assembly operatively connected to said frame assembly and including a flexible resilient sheet arranged to be engaged by the feet of an exercising person on the movable body support; said movable body support being movable in a first direction away from said trampoline assembly and a second direction toward said trampoline assembly; and a resilient structure operatively connected to said movable body support to bias said movable body support toward said trampoline assembly. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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