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US 7,604,575 B2Granted
Roller trainer assembly
OwnerLarry C. Papadopoulosinventor
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Abstract
A bicycle exercise assembly adapted to be mounted on a supporting surface includes a bicycle trainer device, adapted to operatively support an exercising person. Also, a relative motion-permitting assembly is adapted to be supported by the surface and to support the bicycle trainer device and to permit relative motion between the bicycle trainer device and the surface.
Claims13
A bicycle roller assembly adapted to be mounted on a supporting surface, comprising the assembly:
- (a) a roller frame;
- (b) a set of rollers, mounted on said roller frame and including:
- i) a pair of rollers adapted to support a rear wheel of a bicycle;
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- ii) a front roller adapted to support a front wheel of a bicycle having its rear wheel supported by said pair of rollers;
- (c) a set of rotatable elements mounted on the roller assembly and interposed between said supporting surface and said roller frame, and arranged so as to enable both forward and rearward movement of said roller frame relative to said supporting surface while a bicycle having its wheels supported as recited in paragraph (b) (ii) is pedaled by a user;
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- (d) a motion limiter, adapted to enable said forward and rearward movement of said roller frame within a finite, nonzero range of movement, and to restrict said movement to remain within said range.
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A bicycle training device, comprising:
- (a) a roller;
- (b) a rear support adapted to support a rear portion of a bicycle, said rear support supported by said moveable frame and rear support supported by said roller permitting rotation of a rear wheel of said bicycle;
- (c) a front support adapted to support a front wheel of a bicycle that is positioned with its rear portion on said rear support;
- (e) a set of rotatable elements mounted on the roller assembly and interposed between a supporting surface and said roller frame, said set of rotatable elements facilitating forward, and rearward movement of said roller frame relative to said supporting surface;
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- (f) a motion limiter, adapted to restrict forward and rearward motion of said roller frame to within a range of movement on said supporting surface.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.