Exercise device having position verification feedback
AssigneeScott & Wilkins Enterprises, LLC
InventorsLarry Wilkins, Vaughan Scott
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Abstract
An exercise device having position verification feedback capabilities. In one embodiment, the exercise device generally includes a base unit defining a support surface, at least two position sensors arranged along a sensing plane relative to the support surface for detecting the presence of the user along the sensing plane, and a controller in communication with the position sensors to determine the user's position relative to the sensing plane. In another embodiment, the exercise device is configured to simulate the activity of jumping rope. In a further embodiment, an exercise device is provided that is capable of measuring one or more parameters associated with a user's vertical jumping ability.
Claims33
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An exercise device for measuring one or more parameters associated with a user's vertical jumping ability, comprising:
- a support surface;
- a target sensor located at a select height above said support surface and adapted to detect engagement by the user;
- and
- a controller in communication with said target sensor to confirm the user's satisfaction of a vertical jump height relative to said support surface.
A method of measuring one or more parameters associated with a user's vertical jumping ability, comprising:
- providing an exercise device including a support surface and a target;
- adjusting the height of the target to determine the user's maximum standing reach relative to the support surface;
- raising the target to a selected vertical jump height relative to the support surface;
- and
- determining the user's satisfaction of the selected vertical jump height.
An exercise device for measuring one or more parameters associated with a user's vertical jumping ability, comprising:
- a support surface;
- a target sensor located at a select height above said support surface and adapted to detect engagement by the user;
- and
- at least two position sensors defining sensing paths and arranged to define a sensing grid located above said support surface, said at least two position sensors adapted to detect a presence of the user along said sensing grid;
- and
- a controller in communication with said target sensor to confirm the user's satisfaction of a vertical jump height relative to said support surface, said controller configured to provide a signal indicative of engagement or non-engagement of said target sensor by the user.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.