Exercise device with features for simultaneously working out the upper and lower body
Inactive Publication Date: 2008-05-22
SCOTT & WILKINS ENTERPRISES
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However, an exercise device has not been developed which includes a base unit having a support surface in which discrete portions or regions of the support surface light up to elicit a response or activity (i.e., walking, running, jumping, etc.) to provide a workout of the lower body, and which further includes features that simultaneously provide a workout of the upper body.
Additionally, an exercise device has not been developed which provides a realistic simulation of the activity of jumping rope to provide a workout of the lower body, and which further includes features that simultaneously provide a workout of the upper body.
Furthermore, an exercise device has not been developed for use in association with activities involving walking, running or jumping to provide a workout of the lower body while providing feedback via a number of position sensors to verify the user's performance of such activities, and which further includes features that simultaneously provide a workout of the upper body.
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[0024]For the purposes of promoting an understanding of the principles of the invention, reference will now be made to the embodiments illustrated in the drawings and specific language will be used to describe the same. It will nevertheless be understood that no limitation of the scope of the invention is hereby intended, such alterations and further modifications in the illustrated devices, and such further applications of the principles of the invention as illustrated herein being contemplated as would normally occur to one skilled in the art to which the invention relates.
[0025]Referring to FIG. 1, shown therein is an exercise device 20 according to one form of the present invention. As will be discussed in greater detail below, the exercise device 20 may be used in association with multiple activities, and is particularly used in association with activities involving jumping, walking or running. For example, in one embodiment of the invention, the exercise device 20 is used to s...
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An exercise device, comprising an upper body unit including at least one load member having at least one elastic / resilient element and a pair of gripping portions for manual grasping by the user, wherein an applied force exerted onto the gripping portions transitions the element from an initial state to an elastically deformed state, and wherein a reduction in the applied force resiliently reforms the element back toward the initial state. In one embodiment, a lower body unit is also provided including a support base defining a support surface, a plurality of light sources configured to generate discrete lighted regions on the support surface, and a controller configured to activate and deactivate the discrete lighted regions. In another embodiment, the lower body unit includes at least two position sensors having sensing paths arranged along a sensing plane to detect a presence of a user, and a controller in communication with the position sensors to determine a position of the user relative to the sensing plane.
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60 / 853,375 filed Oct. 20, 2006, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The present invention relates generally to the field of exercise devices, and more particularly relates to an exercise device including features for simultaneously working out the upper and lower body.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]Various types and configurations of exercise devices have been developed to provide the user with an aerobic workout. Such devices include, for example, treadmills, stepping machines, cycling devices, rowing devices, etc. However, an exercise device has not been developed which includes a base unit having a support surface in which discrete portions or regions of the support surface light up to elicit a response or activity (i.e., walking, running, jumping, etc.) to provide a workout of the lower body, and which further i...
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CPCA63B5/00A63B2244/08A63B21/04A63B21/0442A63B21/055A63B21/0552A63B21/151A63B21/154A63B23/0355A63B23/1245A63B71/0622A63B2208/0204A63B2210/50A63B2220/13A63B2220/51A63B21/023A63B23/03525A63B23/03541A63B23/1218Y10S482/908A63B21/4043A63B21/4035
InventorWILKINS, LARRY C.SCOTT, VAUGHAN
OwnerSCOTT & WILKINS ENTERPRISES