US 12,268,923 B2
Modular exercise apparatus, system, and methods
Andrew F. Clark, Englewood, CO (US); Richard Gangl, Golden, CO (US); and Deborah Lessen, New York, NY (US)
Filed by Andrew F. Clark, Englewood, CO (US); Richard Gangl, Golden, CO (US); and Deborah Lessen, New York, NY (US)
Filed on May 9, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/739,549.
Application 17/739,549 is a continuation of application No. 16/660,636, filed on Oct. 22, 2019, granted, now 11,324,990.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/749,120, filed on Oct. 22, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2022/0323818 A1, Oct. 13, 2022
Int. Cl. A63B 21/00 (2006.01); A63B 21/02 (2006.01); A63B 21/04 (2006.01); A63B 21/055 (2006.01); A63B 21/16 (2006.01)
CPC A63B 21/4027 (2015.10) [A63B 21/023 (2013.01); A63B 21/0442 (2013.01); A63B 21/055 (2013.01); A63B 21/1609 (2015.10); A63B 21/4033 (2015.10); A63B 21/4035 (2015.10); A63B 21/4034 (2015.10); A63B 2208/0233 (2013.01); A63B 2210/02 (2013.01); A63B 2225/09 (2013.01); A63B 2225/10 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An exercise system, comprising:
a base module, including:
a seat portion having a first seat depth in a lengthwise direction from a front portion of the base module toward a rear portion of the base module;
a base bottom portion, wherein the seat portion is disposed opposite the base bottom portion; and
two opposing base sides distributed parallel one another and structurally coupling the seat portion to the base bottom portion, the two opposing base sides each comprising (i) a first horizontal base support member disposed proximate the seat portion, (ii) a second horizontal base support member disposed proximate the base bottom portion, and (iii) a plurality of vertical base bars fixedly coupling the first horizontal base support member to the second horizontal base support member;
a removable back module including a back rest oriented perpendicular to the rear portion, the removable back module configured to fixedly engage with the base module at a first configuration and at a second configuration different from the first configuration, wherein, in the first configuration, the back rest contacts the seat portion at the first seat depth, and wherein, in the second configuration, the removable back module is further configured to fixedly engage with the base module at a second seat depth apart from the first seat depth in the lengthwise direction;
a detachable platform module coupled to the base module, wherein the detachable platform module is configured for fixedly engaging with the respective second horizontal base support members of the two opposing base sides beneath the base module in the heightwise direction; and
a foot paddle unit disposed proximate the front portion of the base module opposite the rear portion of the base module, the foot paddle unit including:
a paddle crossbar disposed forward of the front portion and along a widthwise direction perpendicular to the lengthwise direction;
a paddle pivot joint fixedly attached with respect to the base module proximate the base bottom portion of the base module forward of the rear portion, the paddle pivot joint including two opposing base joints fixedly attachable to the detachable platform; and
a forward paddle extending bar operably coupling the paddle crossbar to the paddle pivot joint, wherein the forward paddle extending bar is interposed between the two opposing base joints of the paddle pivot joint,
wherein the two opposing base sides are distributed parallel one another across the foot paddle unit.