# US 12,109,476 B2 · Suspended mounting and exercise apparatus and methods of using same > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,109,476 B2 - Document ID: US12109476B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/906,058 - Filed: 2020-06-19 - Published: 2020-12-24 - Granted: 2024-10-08 - Earliest claimed: 2019-06-19 - Applicants: Leo Nelson Lewis, Jr. - Inventors: Leo Nelson Lewis, Jr. - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12109476B2 ## CPC - A63B 7/00: Freely-suspended gymnastic apparatus - A63B 21/16: Supports for anchoring force-resisters - A63B 9/00: Climbing poles, frames, or stages {(climbing walls for mountaineering training A63B69/0048; endless loop ladders A63B22/04)} - E04B 9/006: {with means for hanging lighting fixtures or other appliances to the framework of the ceiling} - A63B 17/04: separable - A63B 71/023: {Supports, e.g. poles} - A63B: APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT (apparatus for passive exercising, massage A61H) - E04B: GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS (border constructions of opening in walls, floors or ceilings E06B1/00; {electromagnetic shielding H05K9/0001}) ## Abstract A suspended mounting and exercise apparatus suspended from an overhead structure, comprising: a form; and at least one anchoring point comprising a plurality of stalls affixed to the form, wherein the form is affixed to the overhead structure via the at least one anchoring point. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A suspended mounting and exercise apparatus suspended from an overhead structure, comprising: a form, wherein the form is constructed of industry-standard rack components and wherein each of the rack components are provided with at least one hole therein; at least one Y-connector, V-connector, or X-connector the at least one Y-connector, V-connector, or X-connector provided with at least one opening corresponding to the at least one hole in each of the rack components; and at least one anchoring point comprising a plurality of stalls affixed to the form, wherein the form is affixed to the overhead structure via the at least one anchoring point, wherein each of the plurality of stalls is open-ended over a rotational range of at least ninety degrees. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) A suspended mounting and exercise apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising at least one suspension cable/rod/link between the at least one anchoring point and the overhead structure. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) A suspended mounting and exercise apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the at least one suspension cable/rod/link is connected to the at least one anchoring point affixed to the form and a second anchoring point affixed to the overhead structure. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) A suspended mounting and exercise apparatus according to claim 3, where a plurality of suspension cable/rod/links are connected to the at least one anchoring point affixed to the form and the second anchoring point affixed to the overhead structure. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) A suspended mounting and exercise apparatus according to claim 4, where the plurality of suspension cable/rod/links are connected to the at least one anchoring point affixed to the form and the second anchoring point affixed to the overhead structure at angles relative to each other. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) A suspended mounting and exercise apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the angles of the plurality of suspension cable/rod/links relative to each other provide multiple axes of reinforcement against movement of the form. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) A suspended mounting and exercise apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the multiple axes are at least partly created by the stalls being positioned in different locations on the at least one anchoring point. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) A suspended mounting and exercise apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the rack components are 4-sided. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) A suspended mounting and exercise apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the rack components are at least 3 inches by 3 inches. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) A suspended mounting and exercise apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the rack components are 4 inches by 4 inches. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) A suspended mounting and exercise apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising exercise attachments. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) A suspended mounting and exercise apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising at least one T-connector. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) A suspended mounting and exercise apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising at least one end connector. ### Claim 14 A method of using a suspended mounting and exercise apparatus, comprising: constructing a form, wherein the form is constructed of industry-standard rack components and wherein each of the rack components are provided with at least one hole therein; at least one Y-connector, V-connector, or X-connector, the at least one Y-connector, V-connector, or X-connector provided with at least one opening corresponding to the at least one hole in each of the rack components; affixing at least one anchoring point comprising a plurality of stalls to the form and/or an overhead structure, wherein each of the plurality of stalls is open-ended over a rotational range of at least ninety degrees; and, connecting the form to the overhead structure using the at least one anchoring point. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The method of using a suspended mounting and exercise apparatus according to claim 14, further comprising connecting the form to the over head structure using at least one suspension cable/rod/link. ### Claim 16 (depends on 14) The method of using a suspended mounting and exercise apparatus according to claim 14, further comprising providing exercise attachments to the form. ### Claim 17 (depends on 14) The method of using a suspended mounting and exercise apparatus according to claim 14, wherein when a plurality of anchoring points are used in combination with a plurality of suspension cable/rod/links, the links connect different anchoring points at varying, optionally opposing, angles. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The method of using a suspended mounting and exercise apparatus according to claim 17, wherein the angles of the plurality of suspension cable/rod/links relative to each other provide multiple axes of reinforcement against movement of the form. ### Claim 19 (depends on 14) A method of using a suspended mounting and exercise apparatus according to claim 14, further comprising providing at least one T-connector. ### Claim 20 (depends on 14) A method of using a suspended mounting and exercise apparatus according to claim 14, further comprising providing at least one end connector.