Movable Support For Exercise Equipment
First Claim
1. A support for an item of exercise equipment that experiences forces in a fore-aft direction during use, comprising:
- a lower member adapted for placement on a support surface; and
an upper member interconnected with the lower member, wherein the upper member is configured to support the item of exercise equipment above the support surface, and wherein the interconnection of the upper member with the lower member is configured to enable the upper member to move in the fore-aft direction relative to the lower member in response to fore-aft forces that are transferred to the upper member from the item of exercise equipment in response to use of the item of exercise equipment.
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Abstract
An exercise arrangement includes a movable support that is movable in a fore-aft direction and simultaneously movable laterally, e.g. about a tilt axis. The support may be a platform movably mounted to a base. A roller and track arrangement may be provided between the platform and the base, to provide movement of the platform in the axial direction relative to the base as well as an axially neutral position of the platform relative to the base. The roller and track arrangement may be in the form of one or more curved roller and track engagement surfaces that extend in the axial direction and that provide a gravity bias of the platform toward the neutral position. The roller and track arrangement may provide tilting movement of the movable platform about the tilt axis. A tilt biasing arrangement biases the platform toward a neutral tilt position relative to the base.
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20 Claims
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1. A support for an item of exercise equipment that experiences forces in a fore-aft direction during use, comprising:
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a lower member adapted for placement on a support surface; and an upper member interconnected with the lower member, wherein the upper member is configured to support the item of exercise equipment above the support surface, and wherein the interconnection of the upper member with the lower member is configured to enable the upper member to move in the fore-aft direction relative to the lower member in response to fore-aft forces that are transferred to the upper member from the item of exercise equipment in response to use of the item of exercise equipment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An exercise arrangement, comprising:
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a cycle device for enabling a user to apply input forces; and a support for the cycle device adapted to be positioned on a support surface, wherein the support comprises a lower member adapted for placement on the support surface, and an upper member interconnected with the lower member, wherein the upper member is configured to support cycle device above the support surface, and wherein the interconnection of the upper member with the lower member is configured to enable the upper member to move in the fore-aft direction relative to the lower member in response to fore-aft forces that are transferred to the upper member from the cycle device equipment in response to operation of the cycle device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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