# US 9,750,999 B2 · Mobile fitness unit > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 9,750,999 B2 - Document ID: US9750999B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 14/784,254 - Filed: 2014-04-09 - Published: 2016-03-03 - Granted: 2017-09-05 - Earliest claimed: 2013-04-10 - Assignees: Mobile Fitness Equipment, Inc. - Applicants: Mobile Fitness Equipment, Inc. - Inventors: Greg P. Monaco - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9750999B2 ## CPC - A63B 71/0036: {Accessories for stowing, putting away or transporting exercise apparatus or sports equipment (A63B47/00, A63B55/00, A63B60/56 take precedence)} - A63B 71/023: {Supports, e.g. poles} - A63B 17/00: Exercising apparatus combining several parts such as ladders, rods, beams, slides - A63B 71/02: for large-room or outdoor sporting games - B60P 3/025: the object being a shop, cafeteria or display {the object being a theatre or stage}(the object being a workshop B60P3/14) - B60P 3/14: the object being a workshop for servicing, for maintenance, or for carrying workmen during work (lifting devices for movable platforms or cabins for workmen B66F11/04) - E04H 3/14: Gymnasiums; Other sporting buildings - A63B 21/072: Dumb-bells, bar-bells or the like {, e.g. weight discs having an integral peripheral handle} - A63B 2071/025: {on rollers or wheels} - A63B 2210/50: Size reducing arrangements for stowing or transport - E04H 2001/1283: {Small buildings of the ISO containers type} - A63B: APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT (apparatus for passive exercising, massage A61H) - B60P: VEHICLES ADAPTED FOR LOAD TRANSPORTATION OR TO TRANSPORT, TO CARRY, OR TO COMPRISE SPECIAL LOADS OR OBJECTS (vehicles with special provisions for transporting patients or disabled persons, or their personal conveyances A61G3/00) - E04H: BUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES; SWIMMING OR SPLASH BATHS OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; TENTS OR CANOPIES, IN GENERAL (foundations E02D) ## Abstract The present application is directed to a mobile fitness unit in an automatically folding shipping container. The mobile fitness unit may be towed or air lifted into position, and unfolded to create a sturdy and flat platform for use. Frames may be extended out from the roof of the unfolded shipping container to form pull up bars and squat racks, or provide stable mounts for equipment such as lateral pull-down cables, punching bags, or other apparatuses. The mobile fitness unit may provide exercise positions for a dozen or more individuals simultaneously. After use, the frames may be collapsed and the sides of the container folded to seal the unit for movement. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A folding mobile fitness unit, comprising: a floor; a plurality of beams attached to the floor; a roof supported by the plurality of beams; and at least one collapsible frame attached to an upper portion of one or more of the plurality of beams by a joint having one degree of freedom, the collapsible frame configured to extend outward laterally from the one or more beams; wherein each at least one collapsible frame comprises: at least one leg, comprising an upper portion and an extendable lower portion, at least one upper lateral support, attached to the upper portion of the at least one leg and the upper portion of the one or more of the plurality of beams by the joint having one degree of freedom, and at least one lower lateral support, attached to the extendable lower portion of the at least one leg and a lower portion of the one or more of the plurality of beams; and wherein the collapsible frame further comprises a pole attached to at least two upper lateral supports and/or the upper portions of at least two corresponding legs. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The folding mobile fitness unit of claim 1, wherein the pole is configured to serve as a pull-up bar. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The folding mobile fitness unit of claim 1, wherein the pole is configured to support at least one hanging fitness apparatus. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The folding mobile fitness unit of claim 1, wherein the at least one upper lateral support is attached to the upper portion of the at least one leg by a joint having one degree of freedom. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The folding mobile fitness unit of claim 1, wherein the at least one lower lateral support is attached to the lower portion of the at least one leg by a joint having one degree of freedom. ### Claim 6 A folding mobile fitness unit, comprising: a floor; a plurality of beams attached to the floor; a roof supported by the plurality of beams; and at least one collapsible frame attached to an upper portion of one or more of the plurality of beams by a joint having one degree of freedom, the collapsible frame configured to extend outward laterally from the one or more beams; wherein each at least one collapsible frame comprises: at least one leg, comprising an upper portion and an extendable lower portion, at least one upper lateral support, attached to the upper portion of the at least one leg and the upper portion of the one or more of the plurality of beams by the joint having one degree of freedom, and at least one lower lateral support, attached to the extendable lower portion of the at least one leg and a lower portion of the one or more of the plurality of beams; and wherein the at least one lower lateral support is attached to the lower portion of the one or more of the plurality of beams by a joint having one degree of freedom. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The folding mobile fitness unit of claim 1, wherein the collapsible frame collapses inwards to a position between the floor and roof and inside of the panel, when the panel is rotated to the position orthogonal from the floor. ### Claim 8 A folding mobile fitness unit, comprising: a floor; a plurality of beams attached to the floor; a roof supported by the plurality of beams; and at least one collapsible frame attached to an upper portion of one or more of the plurality of beams by a joint having one degree of freedom, the collapsible frame configured to extend outward laterally from the one or more beams; and at least one panel attached to an edge of the floor at a corresponding edge of said panel by a joint having one degree of freedom, the panel configured to rotate between a position parallel to the floor and a position orthogonal to the floor. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The folding mobile fitness unit of claim 1, further comprising: at least one panel attached to a corner of the floor by a joint having one degree of freedom, the panel configured to rotate to a position orthogonal to the floor. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The folding mobile fitness unit of claim 8, further comprising at least one winch attached to the at least one panel by a cable for rotating the panel between the position parallel to the floor and the position orthogonal to the floor. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The folding mobile fitness unit of claim 8, further comprising at least one axel and pair of wheels attached beneath the floor; and a towing hitch. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The folding mobile fitness unit of claim 11, wherein the at least one panel further comprises an opening positioned to receive a wheel of the pair of wheels when the panel is in the position parallel to the floor. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The folding mobile fitness unit of claim 12, further comprising a second at least one panel at least as large as the opening, fixed orthogonally to the floor and positioned to be adjacent to the opening when the panel is in the position orthogonal to the floor. ### Claim 14 (depends on 11) The folding mobile fitness unit of claim 11, further comprising at least one jack for supporting the panel off the ground in the position parallel to the floor. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The folding mobile fitness unit of claim 14, wherein the at least one jack is attached to the at least one panel. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) The folding mobile fitness unit of claim 1, further comprising a storage and access area. ### Claim 17 (depends on 1) The folding mobile fitness unit of claim 1, further comprising at least one equipment rack attached to the floor. ### Claim 18 (depends on 1) The folding mobile fitness unit of claim 1, comprising two side panels and a rear panel, each attached to a corresponding corner of the floor by a joint having one degree of freedom, each panel configured to rotate in a different direction outward from the floor.