Exercise apparatus

• US 7,601,101 B2
• Filed: 06/10/2005
• Issued: 10/13/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 01/27/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Powerbox Fitness, LLC
• Original Assignee: Powerbox Fitness, LLC
• Inventors: Braden, Robert, Jackson, Michael
• Primary Examiner(s): Thanh; Loan H
• Assistant Examiner(s): NGUYEN, TAM M
• Application Number:
  US11/150,490
• Publication Number:
  US 20060052220A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,586 Days
• Field of Search: 482/52, 482/121, 482/122, 482/123, 482/126, 482/129, 482/130, 482/140, 482/142, 482/148, 482/910, 601/23, 601/24, 601/33, 601/34
• US Class Current: 482/52
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2071/025 on rollers or wheels
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/04 attached to static foundation , e.g. a user
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/0442 Anchored at one end only, the other end being manipulated by the user
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/0552 Elastic ropes or bands
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/0557 Details of attachments, e.g. clips or clamps
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/16 Supports for anchoring force-resisters
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2208/0238 with stretched legs, like on a bed
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2210/00 Space saving
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 23/0458 Step exercisers without moving parts with movable steps A63B22/04

Abstract

An exercise apparatus has an exercise platform and an exercise device support structure. The exercise platform has a base and a lid, the platform defining an interior space accessible by moving the lid from a closed to an open position with respect to the base. The exercise device support structure is a tower having a plurality of exercise device attachment points. The platform is configured to store the tower when not in use, and support the tower in a vertical position when in use. Exercise devices, such as resistive elements, may be connected to the tower and/or the platform at various points of connection for performing a variety of exercises.

Claims

1. An exercise apparatus comprising:

an exercise platform comprising a base having upwardly extending walls on the periphery thereof to define an interior space;

a tower having a pair of spaced vertically extending supports,

at least two cross-members extending between and supported by said vertically extending supports; and

a plurality of connection members mounted onto said cross-members wherein the connection members are adapted to couple to an exercise device, said platform further comprises a tower mount having an opening configured to accept at least a portion of said tower to retain said tower in a generally vertical position during use and said tower is sized to fit entirely within said base when said tower is not in use.

2. The exercise apparatus in accordance with claim 1 wherein each cross-member has at least one aperture formed therethrough and a pin spanning said aperture, said pin defining one of said connection members.

3. The exercise apparatus in accordance with claim 1 wherein said said tower mount spans at least a portion of a top of said base.

4. The exercise apparatus in accordance with claim 3 wherein said tower mount is located at one end of said base.

5. The exercise apparatus in accordance with claim 3 further includes a lid cooperating with said tower mount to cover said top of said base and define a generally enclosed space in said base.

6. An exercise apparatus comprising:

an exercise platform comprising a base, an exercise structure mount supported by said base, said exercise structure mount and a lid, when connected side by side to said base, cooperates with said base to define a generally enclosed interior space of said platform, said exercise platform including at least one connection member to which one or more exercise devices can be attached; and

an exercise structure comprising a pair of spaced elongated supports, at least one cross-member extending between and supported by said spaced supports and at least one connection member disposed on said at least one cross-member wherein said exercise structure is configured to be insertably connected selectively to said exercise structure mount so as to support said exercise structure in a generally vertical position and said exercise structure is sized to fit entirely within said enclosed interior space of said exercise platform when said exercise structure is not in use.

7. The exercise apparatus in accordance with claim 6 wherein said exercise structure mount has an opening therein configured to accept said exercise structure in said generally vertical position.

8. The exercise apparatus in accordance with claim 6 wherein said exercise structure comprises a plurality of cross-members, at least one of which along with a portion of said pair of supports engage said opening of said exercise structure mount.