Chair-based workout apparatus and methods
AssigneeFTD Industries
InventorsCraig A. VanHorn, Kyle J. VanHorn
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Abstract
A workout system is provided that includes a piece of furniture having at least a backrest and a seat. A chair workout machine is provided coupled to the piece of furniture. The chair workout machine includes a support frame coupled to at least one structure of the piece of furniture. At least one rotatable arm is rotatably attached to the support frame. One or more resistance elements are coupled to the at least one rotatable arm, where the resistance elements arranged to provide resistance to movement by at least one body part of a user.
Claims18
A workout system configured to be attached to an office chair, the workout system comprising:
- an attachment mechanism that is configured to attach to at least one structure of the office chair;
- a support frame coupled to the attachment mechanism;
- at least one rotatable arm comprising a proximal end attached to the support frame and a rotatable attachment, wherein the rotatable attachment is located between a middle of the rotatable arm and the proximal end of the rotatable arm, and wherein the rotatable attachment enables at least one portion the at least one rotatable arm to rotate about a longitudinal axis extending along a length of the rotatable arm;
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- one or more resistance elements coupled to the at least one rotatable arm, the resistance elements arranged to provide resistance to movement.
A method, comprising:
- providing an attachment mechanism that is configured to attach to at least one structure of an office chair;
- providing a support frame coupled to the attachment mechanism;
- securing the support frame to the at least one structure of the office chair;
- providing at least one rotatable arm comprising a proximal end attached to the support frame and a rotatable attachment, wherein the rotatable attachment is located between a middle of the rotatable arm and the proximal end of the rotatable arm, and wherein the rotatable attachment enables at least one portion of the at least one rotatable arm to rotate about a longitudinal axis extending along a length of the rotatable arm;
- providing one or more resistance elements coupled to the at least one rotatable arm;
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- rotating the one or more rotatable arms about a pivot point of the support frame into a position that the one or more resistance elements resist movement by a user.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.