Exercise device having position verification feedback
AssigneeScott & Wilkins Enterprises, LLC
InventorsLarry C. 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.
Claims31
An exercise device for measuring one or more parameters associated with a user's vertical jumping ability, comprising:
- a support surface;
- an electronic target sensor located at a select height above said support surface and adapted to electronically detect physical engagement of said target sensor;
- a target attachment including a ball and a ball holder configured to retain said ball in general alignment with said target sensor, said ball holder adapted to allow the user to engage said ball into contact with said target sensor;
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- a controller in communication with said target sensor to confirm the user's satisfaction of a vertical jump height relative to said support surface by engagement of said ball into contact with said target sensor.
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, a target and at least two position sensors defining sensing paths arranged along a sensing plane located a select distance above the support surface;
- adjusting the height of the target and measuring 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 subsequent to measuring the user's maximum standing reach;
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- determining the user's satisfaction of the selected vertical jump height, wherein the determining comprises verifying that both of the user's feet extend vertically beyond the sensing plane.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.