# US 10,441,845 B2 · Exercise assembly for squats

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- Number: US 10,441,845 B2
- Document ID: US10441845B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 15/863,902
- Filed: 2018-01-06
- Published: 2019-07-11
- Granted: 2019-10-15
- Earliest claimed: 2018-01-06
- Assignees: Mkh LLC
- Applicants: Mkh LLC
- Inventors: Matthew Moreno; Kenneth Su Chua; Hunter Banks; John Kutsch; Vincent Lackowski; Marla Moreno
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10441845B2

## CPC

- A63B 69/0057: {Means for physically limiting movements of body parts (A63B23/0211 takes precedence)}
- A63B 21/0622: {with adjustable inclination angle of the guiding means}
- A63B 21/0626: {with substantially vertical guiding means}
- A63B 21/4035: {for operation by hand}
- A63B 21/4045: {Reciprocating movement along, in or on a guide (weights moving along or in guiding means A63B21/06; for cardio-training A63B22/201)}
- A63B 23/0405: {involving a bending of the knee and hip joints simultaneously (A63B23/0476 takes precedence)}
- A63B 71/0054: {Features for injury prevention on an apparatus, e.g. shock absorbers (mats or the like for absorbing shocks for jumping A63B6/00)}
- A63B 2023/0411: {Squatting exercises}
- A63B 2071/0072: {Limiting the applied force, torque, movement or speed}
- A63B 2209/00: Characteristics of used materials
- A63B 2225/093: Height
- A63B: APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT (apparatus for passive exercising, massage A61H)

## Abstract

The exercise assembly for squats includes a support frame, a foot plate, a seat member, a wall frame, an upright beam, and a trolley member. The support frame includes a base member, a base post, and a support arm. The seat member is placed relative to the support frame by the foot plate. The seat member is adjustable. The wall frame includes curved knee frame, a knee wall, and a horizontal support beam. The upright beam extends upward from the base member at an angle toward the seat member. The support arm connects the base member, the horizontal support beam, and the upright beam at an angle to allow performance of a squat in a proper and safe posture throughout the complete squatting movement. The trolley member slides along the upright beam so that the complete squatting movement tracks along the angle of the upright beam.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An exercise assembly, comprising:
a support frame being comprised of a base member having a distal base member end and a proximal base member end, a base post extending upward from said distal base member end, and a support arm extending at an angle from said proximal base member end;
a foot plate attached to said base member at said proximal base member end, said foot plate having a front plate end and a back plate end, said proximal base member end being centered on said front plate end;
a seat member mounted on said back plate end of said foot plate, said seat member being comprised of a seat adjustment means and a seat body;
a wall frame extending from said front plate end of said foot plate, said wall frame being comprised of a curved knee frame, a knee wall, and a horizontal support beam, said horizontal support beam being connected to said support arm opposite said base member;
an upright beam removably attached to said base post and extending upward from said base member at an angle toward said seat member; and
a trolley member slidably engaged along said upright beam, said trolley member being comprised of a trolley body, a handle adjustment means, a handle member, and weight attachment means.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The exercise assembly, according to claim 1, wherein said base post extends upward at a right angle, wherein said support arm extends at said angle from said proximal base member away from said seat member and toward said upright beam member.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The exercise assembly, according to claim 2, wherein said support arm connects to said upright beam member and said horizontal support beam at one end and connects to said base member at an opposite end.

### Claim 4 (depends on 2)

The exercise assembly, according to claim 2, wherein said base member and said horizontal support beam are parallel.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The exercise assembly, according to claim 1, wherein said foot plate is further comprised of a foot area between said front plate end and said seat member.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The exercise assembly, according to claim 5, wherein said front plate end corresponds to said wall frame, said wall frame attaching to one side of said front plate end and an opposite side of said front plate end.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The exercise assembly, according to claim 1, wherein said seat adjustment means is comprised of a perforated plate and an insertable pin member.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The exercise assembly, according to claim 1, wherein said curved knee frame is comprised of a tubular member bent to extend from one side of said front plate end, upward to said horizontal support beam, and downward to an opposite side of said front plate end.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The exercise assembly, according to claim 1, wherein said horizontal support beam is comprised of a U-shaped tubular member extending from said curved knee frame to said support arm.

### Claim 10 (depends on 8)

The exercise assembly, according to claim 8, wherein said curved knee frame is comprised of a top portion, a first portion and a second portion.

### Claim 11 (depends on 10)

The exercise assembly, according to claim 10, wherein said horizontal support beam is comprised of a U-shaped tubular member extending from said curved knee frame to said support arm, said U-shaped tubular member has a first end attached to said top portion and a second end attached to said top portion.

### Claim 12 (depends on 1)

The exercise assembly, according to claim 1, wherein said upright beam member extends 7-13 degrees from vertical upward from said base member at said angle toward said seat member, and wherein said support arm connects to said upright beam member and said horizontal support beam at one end and connects to said base member at an opposite end.

### Claim 13 (depends on 1)

The exercise assembly, according to claim 1, wherein said upright beam member extends 10 degrees from vertical upward from said base member at said angle toward said seat member, said upright beam member pivoting from said base post, and wherein said support arm connects to said upright beam member and said horizontal support beam at one end and connects to said base member at an opposite end.

### Claim 14 (depends on 1)

The exercise assembly, according to claim 1, wherein said trolley body has a top end and a bottom end, and wherein said weight attachment means connects to said bottom end.

### Claim 15 (depends on 1)

The exercise assembly, according to claim 1, wherein said handle adjustment means is comprised of a grooved rack and an actuatable lock bar so as to position said handle member at different distances relative to said upright beam.

### Claim 16 (depends on 15)

The exercise assembly, according to claim 15, further comprising a spring-loaded pull lever connected to said actuatable lock bar.

### Claim 17 (depends on 15)

The exercise assembly, according to claim 15, said handle adjustment means extending through said trolley member with a range of motion parallel to said horizontal support beam.

### Claim 18 (depends on 1)

A method for performing a squat, the method comprising the steps of:
forming an exercise assembly, according to claim 1;
setting said seat member relative to said trolley member;
setting said handle member relative to said seat member so as to set an initial rest position of said trolley member;
actuating said trolley member from said initial rest position to an elevated position along said upright beam;
lowering said trolley member from said elevated position to a lowered position down said upright beam; and
repeating the step of actuating and the step of lowering.

### Claim 19 (depends on 18)

The method for performing a squat, according to claim 18, wherein the step of setting said seat member further comprises:
releasing said seat body with said seat adjustment means;
moving said seat body; and
resetting said seat adjustment means so as to lock said seat body.

### Claim 20 (depends on 18)

The method for performing a squat, according to claim 18,
wherein said handle adjustment means is comprised of a grooved rack, an actuatable lock bar and a spring-loaded pull lever connected to said actuatable lock bar, and
wherein the step of setting said handle member relative to said seat member so as to set an initial rest position of said trolley member comprises:
releasing said spring-loaded pull lever so as to separate said actuatable lock bar from said grooved rack;
moving said handle member and said grooved rack; and
resetting said actuatable lock bar into said grooved rack so as to lock said handle member after the step of moving said handle member.