# US 8,465,399 B2 · Exercise platform with angled steps

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- Number: US 8,465,399 B2
- Document ID: US8465399B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 13/299,606
- Filed: 2011-11-18
- Published: 2012-03-15
- Granted: 2013-06-18
- Earliest claimed: 2008-05-21
- Assignees: Michael Cummings
- Applicants: Moring Tommy, Jr.; Michael Cummings; David Wilber
- Inventors: Moring Tommy, Jr.; Michael Cummings; David Wilber
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8465399B2

## CPC

- A63B 21/00047: {Exercising devices not moving during use (benches A63B21/4029; isometric exercising devices A63B21/0023; step exercisers A63B23/0458; walk exercisers A63B23/0464)}
- A63B 21/0442: {Anchored at one end only, the other end being manipulated by the user}
- A63B 21/0552: {Elastic ropes or bands}
- A63B 23/0458: {Step exercisers without moving parts (with movable steps A63B22/04)}
- A63B 71/0054: {Features for injury prevention on an apparatus, e.g. shock absorbers (mats or the like for absorbing shocks for jumping A63B6/00)}
- A63B 2023/0411: {Squatting exercises}
- A63B 2225/09: Adjustable dimensions
- A63B: APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT (apparatus for passive exercising, massage A61H)

## Abstract

An exercise platform system and apparatus is disclosed that includes a plurality of angled step surfaces. In one aspect, the exercise platform can include an exercise platform base adapted to interface with a supporting surface and an exercise platform upper surface coupled to the exercise platform base that includes a first step having a first step surface, a second step having a second step surface, and a center landing area located between the first step and the second step, the center landing area being substantially parallel to the exercise platform base, wherein the first step surface and the second step surface are angled toward the center landing area by an angle between 5 and 30 degrees, inclusive. Further, the first step surface and the second step surface can be angled by a second angle between 5 and 30 degrees toward a transverse axis laterally bisecting the exercise platform base.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An exercise platform comprising:
a first step including a first step surface angled between 5 and 30 degrees toward a longitudinal axis bisecting the exercise platform;
a second step including a second step surface angled toward the longitudinal axis of the exercise platform by an amount substantially equal to the angle of the first step surface;
wherein the first step surface and the second step surface are further angled by a second angle between 5 and 30 degrees toward a transverse axis laterally bisecting the exercise platform, and wherein the angles of the first step surface and the angles of the second step surface are measured with respect to a plane that is substantially parallel to a bottom surface of the first step and the second step;
and a first connector bar fixedly coupled to the first step and a second connector bar fixedly coupled to the second step, the first connector bar being detachably coupled with the second connector bar.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The exercise platform of claim 1, further comprising: an anchor pin securing the first connector bar to the second connector bar, the anchor pin including a hook point adapted to receive a resistance member.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The exercise platform of claim 1, wherein: the first step includes a hook point adapted to receive a resistance member.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The exercise platform of claim 1, wherein: the longitudinal angle of the first step surface differs from the longitudinal angle of the second step surface by no more than 3 degrees, and the transverse angle of the first step surface differs from the transverse angle of the second step surface by no more than 3 degrees.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The exercise platform of claim 1, further comprising a center landing area located between the first step surface and the second step surface, wherein the center landing area is substantially parallel to the plane that is parallel to the bottom surface of the first step and the second step.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The exercise platform of claim 1, further comprising a center landing area located between the first step surface and the second step surface, wherein the center landing area is angled by an angle between 5 and 30 degrees toward a transverse axis laterally bisecting the exercise platform, relative to the plane that is parallel to the bottom surface of the first step and the second step.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The exercise platform of claim 1, further comprising a slip-resistant surface on the first and second step surfaces.