US 12,239,875 B2
Fitness training apparatus and system
Jonathan Charles Gregory, Nedlands (AU)
Assigned to VITRUVIAN INVESTMENTS PTY LTD, Perth (AU)
Filed by VITRUVIAN INVESTMENTS PTY LTD, Perth (AU)
Filed on Feb. 20, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/582,441.
Application 18/582,441 is a continuation of application No. 17/559,060, filed on Dec. 22, 2021, abandoned.
Application 17/559,060 is a continuation of application No. 17/235,674, filed on Apr. 20, 2021, granted, now 11,235,195, issued on Jan. 12, 2022.
Application 17/235,674 is a continuation of application No. PCT/AU2020/050950, filed on Sep. 9, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 2019903351 (AU), filed on Sep. 10, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2024/0189655 A1, Jun. 13, 2024
Int. Cl. A63B 21/00 (2006.01); A63B 21/005 (2006.01); A63B 23/04 (2006.01); A63B 24/00 (2006.01)
CPC A63B 21/4033 (2015.10) [A63B 21/0058 (2013.01); A63B 21/153 (2013.01); A63B 23/0458 (2013.01); A63B 24/0062 (2013.01); A63B 24/0087 (2013.01); A63B 2024/0093 (2013.01); A63B 2208/0204 (2013.01); A63B 2208/0228 (2013.01); A63B 2208/0242 (2013.01); A63B 2220/51 (2013.01); A63B 2220/833 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A fitness training apparatus comprising:
a base having an upper surface configured to support a user during a workout with the fitness training apparatus;
a first retractable line extendable by the user upward from the base against a variable load from a first load generator and retractable to wind up on a first spool or drum; and
a second retractable line extendable by the user upward from the base against a variable load from a second load generator and retractable to wind up on a second spool or drum,
wherein the first and second load generators comprise corresponding first and second direct drive motors that lie flat in the base with respective vertical axes, and the first and second direct drive motors are provided in separate halves of the base,
wherein the first and second load generators act independently on the first and second retractable lines and respectively spool the first and second retractable lines in mirror image in top plan view.