Exercise device having a movable platform
First Claim
1. An exercise device comprising:
- a base having a main axis;
a movable unit supported by the base;
a platform operably coupled to the movable unit, the platform defining a second axis that is non-parallel to the main axis, the movable unit rotatable about at least one of the main axis and the second axis, the platform configured to support a user;
an upper body support coupled to at least one of the base and the platform; and
a stabilizer operably coupling the platform to the base, the stabilizer allowing free angular movement of the platform while the platform remains rotatably fixed relative to a support platform, wherein the movable unit is configured to rotate relative to the base solely in response to repositioning of a user'"'"'s feet upon the platform; and
a variable resistance mechanism operably coupled to the movable unit, and wherein the variable resistance mechanism is selected from the group consisting of a generator, an air fan and combinations thereof.
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Abstract
In accordance with the principles of the present invention an exercise device is provided that comprises an oscillating platform and a support platform. The oscillating platform is connected to the support platform by a support having a main axis and an oscillating platform axis extending at an angle from the main axis, such that the oscillating platform defines a plane that is non-parallel to a plane defined by the support platform. An oscillating platform stabilizer enables the free angular undulating movement of the oscillating platform. Inertia or momentum of the angular movement of the platform is provided, thereby providing a fluid and continuous change in the angular orientation of the platform.
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26 Claims
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1. An exercise device comprising:
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a base having a main axis; a movable unit supported by the base; a platform operably coupled to the movable unit, the platform defining a second axis that is non-parallel to the main axis, the movable unit rotatable about at least one of the main axis and the second axis, the platform configured to support a user; an upper body support coupled to at least one of the base and the platform; and a stabilizer operably coupling the platform to the base, the stabilizer allowing free angular movement of the platform while the platform remains rotatably fixed relative to a support platform, wherein the movable unit is configured to rotate relative to the base solely in response to repositioning of a user'"'"'s feet upon the platform; and a variable resistance mechanism operably coupled to the movable unit, and wherein the variable resistance mechanism is selected from the group consisting of a generator, an air fan and combinations thereof. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. An exercise device comprising:
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a base having a main axis; a movable unit supported by the base; a platform operably coupled to the movable unit, the platform defining a second axis that is non-parallel to the main axis, the movable unit rotatable about at least one of the main axis and the second axis, the platform configured to support a user; and an upper body support coupled to at least one of the base and the platform, wherein the base comprises a first support configured to generally support the movable unit and the platform, and the exercise device further including a second support, which is pivotally connected to the first support, and a third support pivotally connected to the second support at a location angularly spaced from the pivotal connection between the first support and the second support.
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26. An exercise device comprising:
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a base having a main axis; a movable unit supported by the base; a platform operably coupled to the movable unit, the platform defining a second axis that is non-parallel to the main axis, the movable unit rotatable about at least one of the main axis and the second axis, the platform configured to support a user; an upper body support coupled to at least one of the base and the platform; and a stabilizer operably coupling the platform to the base, the stabilizer allowing free angular movement of the platform while the platform remains rotatably fixed relative to a support platform; and a variable resistance mechanism operably coupled to the movable unit, and wherein the variable resistance mechanism is selected from the group consisting of a generator, an air fan and combinations thereof.
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