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US 2021/0308519 A1Published application
Exercise apparatus and methods of assembling same
AssigneeExpectations, LLC
InventorsChristopher H. Leier, Nicholas M. Soller
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InventorsChristopher H. Leier, Nicholas M. Soller
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An exercise apparatus includes a user supporting member having a beam member at one end and a U-shaped member at an opposite end. At least one bracket is rigidly interconnected between the beam member and the U-shaped member. One such bracket is welded onto a middle portion of the U-shaped member to underlie and directly support a proximate end of the beam member. At least one bolt extends through the beam and the bracket to establish a rigid connection therebetween. In a preferred application, a seat is mounted on the user supporting member, and the user supporting member is part of a linkage assembly operatively connected to a frame to move the seat through at least one elliptical path.
An exercise apparatus, comprising:
The exercise apparatus of 1, wherein said at least one bracket includes an intermediate bracket rigidly mounted on top of the middle portion of the U-shaped member and defining an upwardly facing flat surface.
The exercise apparatus of 2, wherein the second end of the beam defines a downwardly facing flat surface that rests on top of the upwardly facing flat surface.
The exercise apparatus of 3, wherein the intermediate bracket is welded to the middle portion of the U-shaped member.
The exercise apparatus of 2, wherein at least one bolt extends through the intermediate bracket and the second end of the beam.
The exercise apparatus of 2, wherein the U-shaped member defines a cross-sectional profile, and the intermediate bracket is notched to receive an upwardly facing segment of the profile.
The exercise apparatus of 2, wherein the intermediate bracket comprises a metal plate that is bent in two places to define a left flange and a right flange and a plate portion therebetween.
The exercise apparatus of 7, wherein the U-shaped member defines a cross-sectional profile, and each said flange is notched to receive a respective upwardly facing segment of the profile.
The exercise apparatus of 7, wherein a vertical distance is defined between the plate portion and the U-shaped member.
An improved elliptical rowing exercise apparatus of the type having (a) a frame;
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An exercise apparatus, comprising:
The apparatus of 18, wherein said at least one bracket defines an upwardly facing flat surface.
The rowing exercise apparatus of 19, wherein the second end of the beam defines a downwardly facing flat surface that rests on top of the upwardly facing flat surface.
The rowing exercise apparatus of 19, wherein at least one bolt extends through the at least one bracket and the second end of the beam.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.