US 12,311,243 B2
Expandable climbing panel and climbing wall having such a panel
Timothy S. Sudeith, Edina, MN (US); Sarah M. Howard, Lakeville, MN (US); Joseph Sweeney, Minneapolis, MN (US); and Nicolas Oklobzija, White Bear Lake, MN (US)
Assigned to EVERLAST CLIMBING INDUSTRIES, INC., Crystal, MN (US)
Filed by Everlast Climbing Industries, Inc., Crystal, MN (US)
Filed on Aug. 19, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/891,653.
Application 17/891,653 is a continuation of application No. 17/167,813, filed on Feb. 4, 2021, granted, now 11,452,924.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/970,942, filed on Feb. 6, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0387869 A1, Dec. 8, 2022
Int. Cl. A63B 69/00 (2006.01)
CPC A63B 69/0048 (2013.01) [A63B 2225/09 (2013.01)] 6 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A climbing wall assembly comprising:
an adjustable-incline wall portion comprising a climbing surface configured to receive a plurality of climbing grips and a framework;
a fixed frame element that supports a lower edge of the adjustable-incline wall portion in a raised position relative to a ground surface, the lower edge of the adjustable-incline wall portion being hingedly connected to a top of the fixed frame element;
a support structure positioned behind the adjustable-incline wall portion; and
a system for changing an incline of the adjustable-incline wall portion, the system comprising:
a truss attached to the support structure by a hinged connection,
a first actuator having a first end connected to the support structure and a second end connected to the truss, the first actuator being configured to change an angle of the truss about the hinged connection between the truss and the support structure,
wherein operation of the first actuator to change the angle of the truss about its hinged connection with the support structure serves to change the incline of the adjustable-incline wall portion about the hinged connection between the lower edge of the adjustable-incline wall portion and the top of the fixed frame element; and
wherein the truss is connected to the adjustable-incline wall portion by a second actuator, the second actuator having a first end connected to the truss and a second end connected to the adjustable-incline wall portion.