Exercise device mounting apparatus and method

Abstract

A mounting apparatus for an exercise apparatus includes a first elongate support member having a first end, a second end, and a connector positioned along a first portion of the first elongate support member and configured to be removably connected to a portion of the exercise apparatus. The mounting device also includes a second elongate support member having a first end and a second end that adjoins the first end of the first elongate support member at a first apex. The mounting device also includes a third elongate support member having a first end and a second end that adjoins the first end of the first elongate support member at a second apex.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This application claims priority to U.S. Application No. 17 / 743,077, filed on May 12, 2022, entitled “Exercise Equipment Mounting Apparatus and Method,” and the entire contents of the above-mentioned utility application are hereby incorporated herein by reference. Background Art

[0002] Exercise equipment generally comprises large devices designed for use in a variety of commercial and non-commercial environments. However, in order to ensure structural stability during use, conventional exercise equipment is often bulky and can be difficult to store.

[0003] Therefore, there is a need for a more efficient, reliable, and less obtrusive exercise mounting system that reduces the floor space required by such equipment during storage. Summary of the invention

[0004] The present application, in various embodiments, addresses deficiencies associated with storing existing exercise equipment. The present application includes exemplary apparatus and methods that enable more efficient, reliable, and less obtrusive storage of exercise equipment when the equipment is not in operation.

[0005] The present application describes exemplary apparatus and methods that provide a means of storing exercise equipment with a removable stand.

[0006] In one aspect, a mounting arrangement for an exercise device is disclosed. The mounting arrangement may include a first elongated support member having a first end and a second end. The first elongated support member may include a connector positioned along a first portion of the first elongated support member and configured to be removably connected to a portion of the exercise device.

[0007] The mounting device may also include a second elongated support member having a first end and a second end. The first end of the second elongated support member may meet the first end of the first elongated support member at a first vertex.

[0008] The second end of the first elongated support member may be spaced away from the second end of the second elongated support member to form a first vertex of a first angle between the first elongated support member and the second elongated support member.

[0009] The mounting device may also include a third elongated support member having a first end and a second end. The first end of the third elongated support member may meet the first end of the first elongated support member at a second vertex. The second end of the first elongated support member may be spaced away from the second end of the third elongated support member to form a second vertex of a second angle between the first elongated support member and the third elongated support member. The second end of the second elongated support member may be spaced away from the second end of the third elongated support member to form a third vertex of a third angle between the second elongated support member and the third elongated support member.

[0010] In one embodiment, when the exercise device is in an operational orientation along a surface and the mounting device is connected to the exercise device, the second elongated support member and the third elongated support member are not in contact with the surface. In another embodiment, when the exercise device is in a storage orientation along a surface and the mounting device is connected to the exercise device, a portion of the second elongated support member and a portion of the third elongated support member are in contact with the surface. In another embodiment, the second elongated support member and the third elongated support member may extend in a plane substantially parallel to the surface.

[0011] In one embodiment, the mounting device includes a fourth elongated support member including a first end and a second end. The first end of the fourth elongated support member can be connected to the second portion of the first elongated support member, and the second end of the fourth elongated support member can be connected to a portion of the second elongated support member. In another embodiment, the first end of the fourth elongated support member is connected to the second end of the first elongated support member, and the second end of the fourth elongated support member is connected to the second end of the second elongated support member. In another embodiment, the first elongated support member, the second elongated support member, and the fourth elongated support member form a first triangular configuration.

[0012] In one embodiment, the mounting device includes a fifth elongated support member including a first end and a second end. The first end of the fifth elongated support member may be connected to the second portion of the first elongated support member, and the second end of the fifth elongated support member may be connected to a portion of the third elongated support member. In another embodiment, the first end of the fifth elongated support member is connected to the second end of the first elongated support member, and the second end of the fifth elongated support member is connected to the second end of the third elongated support member. In another embodiment, the first elongated support member, the third elongated support member, and the fifth elongated support member form a second triangular configuration.

[0013] According to one embodiment, at least one of the first angle and the second angle of the mounting device is between 1 degree and 90 degrees.

[0014] According to another embodiment, at least one of the first angle and the second angle is between 30 degrees and 90 degrees. According to one embodiment, at least one of the first angle and the second angle is configured to enable the exercise device to be rested on the mounting device in a storage orientation. According to another embodiment, a distance between the second end of the second elongated support member and the second end of the third elongated support member is wider than a width of the first elongated support member.

[0015] According to one embodiment, the mounting device includes at least one wheel positioned at or near at least one of the second end of the second elongated support member and the second end of the third elongated support member to enable the mounting device to move along the surface. According to another embodiment, each of the first elongated support member, the second elongated support member, the third elongated support member, the fourth elongated support member, and the fifth elongated support member of the mounting device includes a beam. In some embodiments, the beam includes one or more support ribs and / or grooves. In some embodiments, the beam is formed of at least one of a metal, a plastic, and a composite material.

[0016] According to one embodiment, the connector of the mounting device includes an articulated latch configured to secure the exercise device to the mounting device. In some embodiments, the first elongated support member includes an articulated back plate having a first side and a second side. The first side and the second side can be configured to rotate to a closed position when the first side and the second side are aligned in substantially the same plane and to rotate to an open position when the first side and the second side are not aligned in the same plane. In some embodiments, when the articulated back plate is in the closed position and the connector is in the closed position, the first elongated support member defines a channel between the connector and the articulated back plate.

[0017] According to another aspect, the mounting device includes a triangular support device for fixing an exercise device. The triangular support device may include a hypotenuse side, the hypotenuse side including a hinged latch and a grooved and / or ribbed interior. Thus, the hinged latch and the grooved and / or ribbed interior can be configured to fix the exercise device in an upright arrangement. The triangular support device may also include an opposite side, the opposite side including two grooved support beams oriented at right angles. The triangular support device may further include an adjacent side, the adjacent side including two grooved and / or ribbed horizontal support beams. The opposite side and the adjacent side may be connected at a first shared angle and a second shared angle, the first shared angle and the second shared angle respectively combining two grooved and / or ribbed support beams oriented at right angles and two grooved and / or ribbed horizontal support beams. The first shared angle and the second shared angle may include at least one wheel on each of the first shared angle and the second shared angle.

[0018] In another aspect, the present disclosure includes a process for storing an exercise device. The process includes connecting a mounting device to a portion of the exercise device and a frame member when the exercise device is in an operational orientation along a surface. According to some embodiments, the mounting device includes: i) a first elongated support member having a first end and a second end and a connector located therebetween, the connector enabling connection to the exercise device, ii) a second elongated support member having a first end connected to the first end of the first elongated support member, wherein the second elongated support member is not in contact with the surface, and iii) a third elongated support member having a first end connected to the first end of the first elongated support member. The process may further include changing the orientation of the exercise device from the operational orientation to the storage orientation. When the exercise device is in the storage orientation, the second elongated support member and the third elongated support member may be adjacent to the surface.

[0019] According to one embodiment, changing the orientation of the exercise device includes tilting the exercise device toward the surface until a portion of the second elongated support member contacts the surface. According to another embodiment, connecting the mounting device to a portion of the exercise device and the frame component when the exercise device is in the operational orientation along the surface includes engaging a connector with a portion of the frame of the exercise device.

[0020] According to one embodiment, the third elongated support member includes a first end and a second end. The first end can be connected to the second end of the first elongated support member, and the second end can be connected to the second end of the second elongated support member. According to another embodiment, at least one of the first elongated support member, the second elongated support member, and the third elongated support member includes at least two beams and is configured to be joined together when the mounting device is connected to the exercise equipment and is configured to be spaced apart when the mounting device is not connected to the exercise equipment.

[0021] In yet another aspect, a triangular support device for securing an exercise device includes a first hypotenuse side configured to extend adjacent to a surface when the exercise device is in a storage position. The device includes a first leg side having an articulated latch configured to couple the triangular support device to a portion of a frame of the exercise device. The device also includes a second leg side having at least one wheel positioned near an end adjacent to the first hypotenuse side. The first hypotenuse side, the first leg side, and the second leg side form a first triangle. The device also includes a second hypotenuse side configured to extend adjacent to a surface when the exercise device is in a storage position. The device also includes a third leg having at least one wheel positioned near an end adjacent to the second hypotenuse side. The second hypotenuse side, the first leg side, and the third leg side form a second triangle.

[0022] Any two or more of the features described in this specification, including in this summary, may be combined to form embodiments not specifically described in this specification.

[0023] The details of one or more embodiments are set forth in the accompanying drawings and the description below. Other features and advantages will be apparent from the description and drawings, and from the claims. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0024] Figure 1 showing a view of an exercise equipment system including an exercise equipment and a mounting device in an operational orientation;

[0025] Figure 2A and Figure 2B Shows Figure 1 a view of the system wherein the mounting device is connected to the exercise device while the exercise device is in a storage orientation;

[0026] Figure 3 is a perspective view of the installation device;

[0027] Figure 4 is a top view of the installation device;

[0028] Figure 5 is a bottom view of the installation device;

[0029] Figure 6 is a front side view of the mounting device; Figure 7 is a rear side view of the mounting device; Figure 8 is a front view of the mounting device;

[0030] Fig. 9 is a rear view of the mounting device; and

[0031] Fig.10 is an exemplary process for storing exercise equipment.

[0032] The same reference numbers in different drawings identify the same elements. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0033] In various embodiments, the present application solves the defects associated with storing existing exercise equipment. The present application includes exemplary devices and methods that can store exercise equipment more efficiently, reliably and less obtrusively when the equipment is not in operation. A removable bracket can be attached to an exercise equipment, such as a frame of a rowing machine, so that it can be safely stored upright, and thus takes up less space during storage while remaining fixed in place. For operation, it is foreseeable that the user can clamp the bracket around the frame of the rowing machine and then secure it via a latch. Then, the user can lift the rowing machine by its tail, and pivot the rowing machine forward to push the rowing machine into a desired storage position. Then, when the bracket fixes the rowing machine on a floor surface, the user can stand the rowing machine upright.

[0034] Figure 1 A view of an exercise device system 100 is shown, which includes an exercise device 102 and a mounting device 104 in an operational orientation. Exercise device 102 includes a forward frame portion 106, a display 108, and a flywheel housing 110 that houses a flywheel. Exercise device 102 may include a base 112, a rowing handle 114, a user seat (not shown), and a footrest 116. Mounting device 104 may include a first elongated support member 118, a second elongated support member 122, and a third elongated support member 123. In one embodiment, mounting device 104 includes a fourth elongated support member 120 and / or a fifth elongated support member 121. First elongated support member 118 may include a connector 124 disposed along a portion of support member 118. First elongated support member 118 may include a first end 126 and a second end 128. Second elongated support member 122 may include a first end 132 and a second end 134. Third elongated support member 123 may include a first end 148 and a second end 150. The connector 124 can include an articulating latch 140 and a grooved and / or ribbed interior 142 including a plurality of support ribs. In some embodiments, the interior of the support member and / or beam is substantially hollow or includes air space, but includes support ribs 506 to provide structural strength and / or rigidity for the mounting device 104 while reducing the amount of material used and / or the weight of the mounting device 104.

[0035] Figure 1 1 shows how connector 124 is configured along a portion of elongated support member 118 to enable mounting device 104 to be removably connected to a portion of exercise device 102. According to one embodiment, first end 132 of second elongated support member 122 is connected to first end 126 of first elongated support member 118 at vertex 138 (e.g., Figure 2A and Figure 3The configuration also includes a second end 128 of the first elongated support member 118 spaced away from the second end 134 of the second elongated support member 122 to respectively form a vertex 138 of the angle between the first elongated support member 118 and the second elongated support member 122. Similarly, in some embodiments, the first end 148 of the third elongated support member 123 meets the first end 126 of the first elongated support member 118 at a vertex 139 (as shown). Figure 2B and Figure 3 The configuration also includes a second end 128 of the first elongated support member 118 spaced away from a second end 150 of the third elongated support member 123 to form a vertex 139 of the angle between the first elongated support member 118 and the third elongated support member 123, respectively. In some embodiments, the angles of the vertices 138 and 139 are the same. In some embodiments, when Figure 1 When exercise device 102 is shown in an operational orientation along surface 146 and mounting arrangement 104 is connected to exercise device 102 , second elongate support member 122 and third elongate support member 123 are not in contact with surface 146 .

[0036] Figure 2A Shows Figure 1 2 is a view of system 100 in which mounting device 104 is connected to exercise device 102 while exercise device 102 is in a storage orientation.

[0037] Figure 2B Shows Figure 1 146. In another view 250 of system 100, mounting device 104 is connected to exercise device 102 while exercise device 102 is in a storage orientation. According to one embodiment, when exercise device 102 is in a storage orientation along surface 146 and mounting device 104 is connected to exercise device 102, a portion of second elongated support member 122 and a portion of third elongated support member 123 are in contact with surface 146. In this manner, second elongated support member 122 and third elongated support member 123 extend in a plane substantially parallel to surface 146.

[0038] The mounting device 104 may include a fourth elongated support member 120 including a first end 152 and a second end 154. According to one embodiment, the first end 152 of the fourth elongated support member 120 is connected to the second portion of the first elongated support member 118, and the second end 154 of the fourth elongated support member 120 is connected to a portion of the second elongated support member 122. The first end 152 of the fourth elongated support member 120 may be connected to the second end 128 of the first elongated support member 118, and the second end 154 of the fourth elongated support member 120 may be connected to the second end 134 of the second elongated support member 122. According to another embodiment, the first elongated support member 118, the second elongated support member 122, and the fourth elongated support member 120 of the mounting device 104 form a first triangle or triangular configuration 302, respectively.

[0039] The mounting device 104 may include a fifth elongated support member 121 including a first end 156 and a second end 158. According to one embodiment, the first end 156 of the fifth elongated support member 121 meets the second portion of the first elongated support member 118, and the second end 158 of the fifth elongated support member 121 meets a portion of the third elongated support member 123. The first end 156 of the fifth elongated support member 121 may meet and / or converge with the second end 128 of the first elongated support member 118, and the second end 158 of the fifth elongated support member 121 may meet with the second end 150 of the third elongated support member 123. The first elongated support member 118, the third elongated support member 123, and the fifth elongated support member 121 of the mounting device 104 may form a second triangle or a second triangular configuration 304, respectively.

[0040] 146. The angles of vertices 138 and / or 139 of mounting device 104 may be between 1 degree and 90 degrees. In some embodiments, the angles of vertices 138 and / or 139 are between 30 degrees and 90 degrees. According to one embodiment, at least one of the angles of vertices 138 and 139 is configured to enable exercise device 102 to rest on mounting device 104 in a storage orientation. According to another embodiment, a distance between second end 134 of second elongated support member 122 and second end 150 of third elongated support member 123 is wider than a width of first elongated support member 118. In some embodiments, second elongated support member 122 and third elongated support member 123 form a V-shaped configuration along surface 146.

[0041] The mounting device 104 may also include wheels 402 positioned at or near the second end 134 of the second elongated support member 122 and wheels 404 positioned at or near the second end 150 of the third elongated support member 123 to enable the mounting device 104 to move along the surface 146. According to one embodiment, each of the first elongated support member 118, the second elongated support member 122, the third elongated support member 123, the fourth elongated support member 120, and the fifth elongated support member 121 of the mounting device 104 respectively includes a beam. In some embodiments, the beam includes a plurality of support ribs 506 and slots or spaces 508 between some or all of the support ribs. In some embodiments, the beam is formed of metal, plastic, and / or a composite material.

[0042] Figure 3 A perspective view 300 of the mounting device 104 is shown. According to one embodiment, the connector 124 of the mounting device 104 includes an articulating latch 140 configured to secure the mounting device 104 to the exercise device 102. Figure 3 The connector 124 is shown in a close-up view of the hinged latch 140. In some embodiments, the first elongated support member 118 defines a channel 406 between the connector 124 and the hinged back panel 510 when the hinged back panel 510 is in the closed position and the connector 124 is in the closed position.

[0043] In some embodiments, mounting device 104 includes a triangular support device for securing exercise device 102. Mounting device 104 includes a first hypotenuse side, such as elongated support member 122, configured to extend adjacent to a surface, such as surface 146, when exercise device 102 is in a storage position and / or orientation. Device 104 may include a first leg side, such as elongated support member 118, having an articulated latch 104 configured to couple the triangular support device to portion 106 of a frame of exercise device 102. Device 104 may also include a second leg side, such as elongated support member 120, having at least one wheel, such as wheel 402, positioned near an end adjacent to the first hypotenuse side, such as elongated support member 122. The first hypotenuse side, the first leg side, and the second leg side may form a first triangle 302. Device 104 also includes a second hypotenuse side, such as elongated support member 123, configured to extend adjacent to surface 146 when exercise device 102 is in a storage position or orientation. Device 104 can also include a third leg, such as elongated support member 121, having at least one wheel 404 positioned near an end adjacent to a second hypotenuse side, such as elongated support member 123. The second hypotenuse side, first leg side, and third leg side can form a second triangle 304.

[0044] Figure 4View 400 is shown of a latch 140 that may be used to clamp the mounting device 104 to the portion 106 of the exercise device 102. The latch 140 may be configured to secure and / or connect the mounting device 104 to the exercise device. Figure 4 Also shown is a close-up view of latch 140 and grooved and / or ribbed interior 142, which in some embodiments can further help stabilize and secure exercise device 102 to mounting device 104 as latch 140 swings open in a butterfly-like manner and then swings closed to secure and / or connect mounting device 104 to exercise device 102.

[0045] Figure 5 A view 500 of hinges 502 and 504 is shown that enables the mounting device 104 to swing open and swing closed in a butterfly-like manner to enable the latch 140 to be engaged to clamp the mounting device 104 to the portion 106 of the exercise device 102. In some embodiments, the first elongated support member 118 includes a hinged back plate 510 having a first side 512 and a second side 514. The first side 512 and the second side 514 can be configured to rotate to a closed position when the first side 512 and the second side 514 are aligned in substantially the same plane and to an open position when the first side 512 and the second side 514 are not aligned in the same plane. Although the hinges 502 and 504 include a plurality of interlocking fingers joined by a pivot pin (not shown), the hinges 502 and 504 can be configured in a variety of ways to enable the mounting device 104 to swing open and closed. For example, the hinges 502 and 504 may include a flexible material such as, but not limited to, plastic, cloth, and / or rubber, which is configured to bend or flex, thereby enabling the mounting device 104 to be opened and closed. Additionally, the latch 140 and the hinges 502 and 504 may be configured in a complementary manner to form a portion of the connector 124. In other embodiments, the connector 124 and / or the hinge latch 140 may include additional latch components, such as, but not limited to, a bolt latch, a spring latch, a snap latch, a swing latch, a cam latch, a door latch, a rotary latch, a compression latch, a magnetic latch, a pull latch, a hasp latch, and / or a hook-eye latch.

[0046] Figure 6 A front side view 600 of the mounting device 104 is shown.

[0047] Figure 7 A rear side view 700 of the mounting device 104 is shown. Figure 6 and Figure 7 Wheels 404 and 402 are shown positioned at or near second end 150 of third elongate support member 123 and second end 134 of second elongate support member 122 , respectively, to enable mounting device 104 to move along surface 146 .

[0048] Figure 8 A front view 800 of the mounting device 104 is shown and provides a view of the grooved and / or ribbed interior 142. At least two stabilizers 802 and 804 can be positioned on the opposing first elongated support members 120 and 121 to stabilize the mounting device 104 when the mounting device 104 is not connected to the exercise device 102. According to some embodiments, the mounting device 104 includes stabilizers 802 and 804 to further support the mounting device 104 and prevent accidental or undesirable movement and / or sliding along the surface 810. Although in Figure 8 Not shown, but can be found in Figures 5 to 7 Stabilizers and / or anti-skid pads 520, 521, 522, and 523 seen in can be bonded to the outer surface of second elongated support member 122 and / or third elongated support member 123 to minimize scratching or provide non-slip adhesion to a surface such as surface 810 or 146 when the exercise device is connected to mounting device 104 and in a storage orientation.

[0049] Fig. 9 The installation device 104 is shown as Figure 8 800 in FIG. 800 is a perspective view of the rear view of FIG. 800. The grooved and / or ribbed interior 142 is further shown, and a perspective view of the grooved and / or ribbed second elongated support member 122 and the grooved and / or ribbed third elongated support member 123 are also shown. The support ribs located within the interior of the elongated support members 118, 122, 123, 120, and 121 can provide internal lateral support within the support members to increase the strength and rigidity of the support members and / or beams, which in turn can stabilize the mounting device 104 when the mounting device 104 is secured to the exercise device 102 and maintain the exercise device 102 in the storage orientation.

[0050] According to another aspect, the mounting device 104 includes a triangular support device for securing an exercise device. The triangular support device may include a hypotenuse side including an articulated latch and a grooved interior. Thus, the articulated latch and the grooved interior may be configured to secure an exercise device in an upright arrangement. The triangular support device may also include an opposing side including two grooved support beams oriented at right angles. The triangular support device may further include an adjacent side including two grooved horizontal support beams. The opposing side and the adjacent side may meet at a first and second shared angle, thereby combining two grooved support beams oriented at right angles and two grooved horizontal support beams, respectively. The first and second shared angles may include at least one wheel on each of the first and second shared angles.

[0051] Fig.101 is an exemplary process 1000 for storing exercise device 102, which includes connecting mounting device 104 to a portion of exercise device 102 and frame member 106 while exercise device 102 is in an operational orientation along surface 146 (step 1001). For example, when hinged latch 140 and / or connector 124 are in a butterfly-open configuration, a user may slide mounting device 104 onto a portion of exercise device 102 and frame member 106 while exercise device 102 is in an operational orientation along surface 146 before swinging connector 124 and hinged latch 140 closed to secure and stabilize exercise device 102.

[0052] According to some embodiments, mounting device 104 includes, i) first elongated support member 118 having first end 126 and second end 128 and connector 124 therebetween that enables connection to exercise device 102, ii) second elongated support member 122 having first end 132 that interfaces with first end 126 of first elongated support member 118, wherein second elongated support member 122 is not in contact with surface 146, and iii) third elongated support member 123 having first end 148 that interfaces with first end 126 of first elongated support member 118. Process 1000 may also include changing the orientation of exercise device 102 from an operational orientation to a stored orientation, wherein second elongated support member 122 and third elongated support member 123 each extend in a plane substantially parallel to surface 146 (step 1002).

[0053] According to one embodiment, changing the orientation of exercise device 102 includes tilting exercise device 102 toward surface 146 until portions of second elongated support member 122 and third elongated support member 123 contact surface 146. According to another embodiment, when exercise device 102 is in the operational orientation along surface 146, connecting mounting device 104 to a portion of exercise device 102 and frame member 106 includes engaging connector 124 with the portion of frame 106 of exercise device 102. According to some embodiments, the user may then choose to move exercise device 102 with, for example, at least one wheel 402 or 404 on mounting device 104, or alternatively, leave exercise device 102 and mounting device 104 in an original position with connector 124 and / or hinge latch 140 engaged. According to some embodiments, exercise device 102 may be further secured to a wall with one or more straps.

[0054] According to one embodiment, fourth elongated support member 120 includes a first end 152 and a second end 154. First end 152 can be connected to second end 128 of first elongated support member 118, and second end 154 can be connected to second end 134 of second elongated support member 122. According to another embodiment, at least one of first elongated support member 118, second elongated support member 122, and third elongated support member 123 each includes at least two beams configured to be joined together when mounting device 104 is connected to exercise device 102, and configured to be spaced apart when mounting device 104 is not connected to exercise device 102.

[0055] The elements or steps of the different embodiments described can be combined to form other embodiments not specifically set forth previously. Elements or steps can be omitted from the previously described system or process, and usually will not adversely affect their operation or the operation of the system. In addition, various separate elements or steps can be combined into one or more independent elements or steps to perform the function described in this specification.

[0056] Other embodiments not specifically described in this specification are also within the scope of the appended claims.

Claims

1. A mounting device for exercise equipment, comprising: a first elongated support member having a first end and a second end, the first elongated support member including a connector positioned along a first portion of the first elongated support member and configured to be removably connected to a portion of the exercise device; a second elongated support member having a first end and a second end, the first end of the second elongated support member meeting the first end of the first elongated support member at a first vertex, the second end of the first elongated support member being spaced away from the second end of the second elongated support member to form the first vertex of a first angle between the first elongated support member and the second elongated support member; a third elongated support member having a first end and a second end, the first end of the third elongated support member meeting the first end of the first elongated support member at a second vertex, the second end of the first elongated support member being spaced away from the second end of the third elongated support member to form the second vertex of a second angle between the first elongated support member and the third elongated support member; Wherein the second end of the second elongated support member is spaced away from the second end of the third elongated support member to form a third vertex of a third angle between the second elongated support member and the third elongated support member.

2. The mounting arrangement of claim 1, wherein when the exercise device is in an operational orientation along a surface and the mounting arrangement is connected to the exercise device, the second elongate support member and the third elongate support member are not in contact with the surface.

3. The mounting arrangement of claim 2, wherein a portion of the second elongated support member and a portion of the third elongated support member are in contact with the surface when the exercise device is in a storage orientation along the surface and the mounting arrangement is connected to the exercise device.

4. A mounting arrangement according to claim 3, wherein the second elongate support member and the third elongate support member extend in a plane substantially parallel to the surface.

5. The mounting device of claim 1 , comprising a fourth elongated support member having a first end and a second end, the first end of the fourth elongated support member being connected to a second portion of the first elongated support member, and the second end of the fourth elongated support member being connected to a portion of the second elongated support member.

6. The mounting device of claim 5, wherein the first end of the fourth elongated support member is connected to the second end of the first elongated support member, and the second end of the fourth elongated support member is connected to the second end of the second elongated support member.

7. The mounting device of claim 1 , comprising a fifth elongated support member having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of the fifth elongated support member is connected to the second portion of the first elongated support member, and the second end of the fifth elongated support member is connected to a portion of the third elongated support member.

8. The mounting device of claim 7, wherein the first end of the fifth elongated support member is connected to the second end of the first elongated support member, and the second end of the fifth elongated support member is connected to the second end of the third elongated support member.

9. The mounting device of claim 5, wherein the first elongated support member, the second elongated support member, and the fourth elongated support member form a first triangular configuration.

10. The mounting device of claim 7, wherein the first elongated support member, the third elongated support member, and the fifth elongated support member form a second triangular configuration.

11. The mounting device of claim 1, wherein at least one of the first angle and the second angle is between 1 degree and 90 degrees.

12. The mounting device of claim 1, wherein at least one of the first angle and the second angle is between 45 degrees and 90 degrees.

13. The mounting device of claim 1, wherein at least one of the first angle and the second angle is configured to enable the exercise device to be rested on the mounting device in the storage orientation.

14. The mounting device of claim 1, wherein a distance between the second end of the second elongated support member and the second end of the third elongated support member is wider than a width of the first elongated support member.

15. The mounting device of claim 1, comprising at least one wheel positioned at or near at least one of the second end of the second elongated support member and the second end of the third elongated support member to enable the mounting device to move along the surface.

16. The mounting device of claim 15, wherein each of the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth elongated support members comprises a beam.

17. A mounting arrangement according to claim 16, wherein the beam comprises one or more supporting ribs.

18. The mounting device of claim 16, wherein the beam is formed from at least one of metal, plastic, and a composite material.

19. The mounting device of claim 1, wherein the connector includes a hinged latch configured to secure the exercise device to the mounting device.

20. A mounting device according to claim 1, wherein the first elongated support member includes a hinged back panel having a first side and a second side, and the first side and the second side are constructed to rotate to a closed position when the first side and the second side are aligned in substantially the same plane and to rotate to an open position when the first side and the second side are not aligned in the same plane.

21. The mounting device of claim 19, wherein the first elongated support member defines a channel between the connector and the hinged back panel when the hinged back panel is in the closed position and the connector is in the closed position.

22. A method for storing exercise equipment, comprising: attaching a mounting device to a portion of the exercise device when the exercise device is in an operational orientation along a surface, the mounting device comprising: i) a first elongated support member having a first end and a second end and a connector therebetween, the connector enabling connection to the exercise device, ii) a second elongated support member having a first end connected to the first end of the first elongated support member, and iii) a third elongated support member having a first end connected to the first end of the first elongated support member, wherein portions of the second elongated support member and the third elongated support member are adjacent the surface when the exercise device is in the storage orientation; The orientation of the exercise device is changed from the operational orientation to a storage orientation wherein a portion of the second elongated support member is in contact with the surface.

23. The method of claim 22, wherein changing the orientation of the exercise device comprises tilting the exercise device toward the surface until the portion of the second elongated support member contacts the surface.

24. The method of claim 22, wherein connecting comprises engaging the connector with a portion of a frame of the exercise device.

25. The method of claim 22, wherein a fourth elongated support member comprises a first end connected to the second end of the first elongated support member and a second end connected to the second end of the second elongated support member.

26. The method of claim 25, wherein at least one of the first elongated support member, the second elongated support member, and the third elongated support member comprises at least two beams configured to be joined together when the mounting device is connected to the exercise equipment and configured to be spaced apart when the mounting device is not connected to the exercise equipment.

27. A triangular support device for fixing exercise equipment, comprising: a first beveled side, wherein the first beveled side is configured to extend adjacent a surface when the exercise device is in the storage position; a first leg side including an articulated latch configured to couple the triangular support to a portion of a frame of the exercise device; as well as a second leg side, the second leg side comprising at least one wheel positioned near an end adjacent to the first hypotenuse side, wherein the first hypotenuse side, the first leg side, and the second leg side form a first triangle; a second beveled side, wherein the second beveled side is configured to extend adjacent the surface when the exercise device is in the storage position; A third leg includes at least one wheel positioned near an end adjacent to the second hypotenuse side, wherein the second hypotenuse side, the first leg side, and the third leg side form a second triangle.

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