US 11,992,725 B2
Movably supported exercise device
Benjamin Raymond Bass, Madison, WI (US); Dustin Lee Kohl, Verona, WI (US); Andrew Haala, Madison, WI (US); and Ryan Lutzen, Madison, WI (US)
Assigned to Saris Equipment, LLC, Edison, NJ (US)
Filed by Saris Equipment, LLC, Edison, NJ (US)
Filed on Apr. 19, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/724,086.
Application 17/724,086 is a continuation of application No. 16/819,956, filed on Mar. 16, 2020, granted, now 11,400,339.
Application 16/819,956 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/999,259, filed on Aug. 16, 2018, granted, now 10,974,118, issued on Apr. 13, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/637,003, filed on Mar. 1, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/546,728, filed on Aug. 17, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2022/0249905 A1, Aug. 11, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A63B 22/06 (2006.01); A63B 69/16 (2006.01)
CPC A63B 22/0605 (2013.01) [A63B 69/16 (2013.01); A63B 2022/0641 (2013.01); A63B 2069/163 (2013.01); A63B 2069/164 (2013.01); A63B 2210/50 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An item of exercise equipment, comprising: a frame configured to support a user;
a user input arrangement movably mounted to the frame for enabling a user to apply input forces during exercise;
a support arrangement with which the frame is engaged and that supports the frame above a support surface, wherein the support arrangement is configured to provide movement of the frame in a fore-aft direction in response to input forces applied to the frame by the user, wherein the support arrangement is further configured to provide tilting movement of the frame about a tilt axis that extends primarily in the fore-aft direction;
a neutral biasing arrangement for biasing the frame toward a fore-aft neutral position and a tilting neutral position, wherein the neutral biasing arrangement comprises a first biasing arrangement for biasing the frame toward the fore-aft neutral position and a second biasing arrangement for biasing the frame toward a tilt neutral position;
wherein the frame is engaged with the support arrangement via engagement of a pair of rollers with a pair of support members, wherein the support members and rollers cooperate to provide fore-aft movement of the frame relative to the support arrangement, and
wherein the support arrangement includes a first pivot point at a proximal end of the support arrangement and a second pivot point at a distal end of the support arrangement, wherein the first pivot point is at a higher elevation than the second pivot point.