Active fitness chair with an exercise armrest
OwnerIrina L. Melnikinventor
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Abstract
In one aspect, an active exercise chair comprising seat support, wherein the seat support is rigidly affixed to a top section of a shaft of the gas spring; a seat, wherein the seat is connected to the seat support; a seatback support, wherein the seatback support is pivotably connected to the seat support about a discrete pivot point; a seatback carriage, wherein the seatback carriage is slidably connected to the seatback support, wherein the seatback carriage is connected to a seatback, and wherein the seatback traverses a translational path defined by the geometry of the seatback carriage and the seatback support.
Claims19
An active exercise chair comprising:
- a seat support, wherein the seat support is rigidly affixed to a top section of a shaft of the gas spring;
- a seat, wherein the seat is connected to the seat support;
- a seatback support, wherein the seatback support is pivotably connected to the seat support about a discrete pivot point;
- a seatback carriage, wherein the seatback carriage is slidably connected to the seatback support, wherein the seatback carriage is connected to a seatback, and wherein the seatback traverses a translational path defined by the geometry of the seatback carriage and the seatback support;
- an adjustment carriage that enables a user to modify a torque profile exerted by a force providing element to the seatback support about a pivot connecting the seat support to the seatback support, and wherein an end of the force providing element is pivotably connected to the adjustment carriage, and wherein the adjustment carriage is slidably connected to the lower portion of the seatback support;
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- an exercise armrest comprising a resistance element provides a resistance force from a user's arm motion while a forearm of the user rests upon the exercise armrest.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.