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US 8,540,609 B2Granted
Climber appliance
AssigneeBrunswick Corporation
InventorsTimothy T. Anderson, Juliette C. Daly, Byron T. DeKnock, Joe Immordino, Marcos Roimicher, Eric White
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Abstract
An exercise apparatus to simulate climbing is described that includes such features as arm handles that move in synchronism with the motion of foot pedals to provide a total body workout; side handrails; a mounting step; linear foot movement at a simulated climbing angle; a three point support structure using a vertical support column; pedal track covers; a mechanism to provide constant resistance to pedal motion; and pedal impact absorption.
Claims7
An exercise apparatus comprising:
- a frame adapted for placement on a horizontal surface;
- a first substantially linear track secured to said frame and a second substantially linear track secured to said frame in parallel with said first track wherein said first and second tracks are secured to said frame at an incline of approximately 30 degrees from said horizontal surface and wherein said first and second tracks each include an upper planar surface and a lower planar surface;
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- a pair of pedal assemblies each one associated with one of said tracks and including a foot pedal, a roller carriage and a pair of upper rollers and a lower roller wherein said rollers are rotatably secured to said roller carriage such that said upper rollers abut said upper planar surface and said lower roller abuts said lower planar surface and wherein said foot pedals are secured to said pedal assemblies directly above said upper rollers such that said foot pedals can move substantially linearly along said tracks.
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An exercise apparatus comprising:
- a frame adapted for placement on a horizontal surface;
- a first track secured to said frame and a second track secured to said frame in parallel with said first track wherein said first and second tracks are secured to said frame at an incline from said horizontal surface;
- a first and a second track cover secured respectively to said support frame each enclosing said first and second said tracks respectively;
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- a pair of pedal assemblies each one including a pedal mechanism having a foot pedal wherein each pedal mechanism is engaged with one of said tracks such that said foot pedals can move along said tracks and wherein each of said pedal mechanisms encompasses its associated track along with its associated track cover.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.