Stationary exercise bike for use in a correctional facility
AssigneeHLFIP Holding, Inc.
InventorJonathan D. Logan
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Abstract
A stationary exercise bike for use within a correctional facility is disclosed. The stationary bike having a frame portion, an adjustable seat portion, an adjustable handle portion, a drive mechanism, a display portion, and a housing portion comprising a locking system. In accordance with an embodiment, the housing portion encloses at least a portion of the frame portion, and cannot be opened unless the locking system is unlocked. The stationary exercise bike also comprises a retention portion for securely attaching at least a portion of frame portion to a wall or a floor.
Claims20
A stationary exercise apparatus for use within a correctional facility, the exercise apparatus comprising:
- a frame configured to support a user to allow the user to at least one of sit and stand on the exercise apparatus;
- a tablet computing device comprising a display, wherein the tablet computing device is releasably attached to the frame and interfaces with at least one sensor associated with the exercise apparatus to receive sensor data, the display operable to display exercise modules and performance related data;
- a housing comprising a locking system, wherein the housing encloses at least a portion of the frame, and wherein the housing cannot be opened unless the locking system is unlocked;
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- a retention portion for securely attaching at least a portion of the frame to at least one of flooring upon which the exercise apparatus is placed and a wall that may be disposed near the exercise apparatus wherein the retention portion comprises at least one fastener configured to be coupled with the frame and at least one of the floor and the wall.
A computer implemented method for providing inmates with near real-time feedback associated with benefits earned in association with exercise performed in association with an exercise apparatus in a correctional facility, the computer implemented method comprising:
- providing an achieved benefits signal to an exercise apparatus, the achieved benefits signal indicating achieved benefits data, wherein the achieved benefits data comprises at least one benefit associated with the user and a corresponding exercise threshold required to obtain the at least one benefit, wherein the achieved benefits signal indicates exercise data meets or exceeds the exercise threshold;
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- providing an unachieved benefits signal to the exercise device, the unachieved benefits signal indicating unachieved benefits data, wherein the unachieved benefits data comprises at least one benefit associated with the user and a corresponding exercise threshold required to obtain the at least one benefit wherein the unachieved benefits signal indicates the exercise data does not meet the exercise threshold;
- displaying, in near real-time, on a display associated with the exercise apparatus, the exercise data, the achieved benefits data and the unachieved benefits data.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.