Exercise devices – Involving user translation or physical simulation thereof – Stair climbing
Patent
1998-07-21
2000-04-04
Richmon, Glenn E.
Exercise devices
Involving user translation or physical simulation thereof
Stair climbing
482 62, 482112, 482130, A63B 21008, A63B 2204, A63B 23035
Patent
active
06045489&
ABSTRACT:
An exercise device having two chambers, underlying two elastic membrane portions, in a position to closely support above the ground, the left and right foot respectively, of a user. A support structure such as a housing for the first and second membrane portions permit raising and lowering, as by shifting body weight, of the left and right foot in a stair stepping action, preferably without raising each foot from contact with the membrane portions to elastically stretch the membrane portions in succession. A fluid underlies the first and second elastic membrane portions. The fluid preferably is displaced by the stretching of each membrane portion and in the preferred embodiments, it acts with the membrane portions to support the body of a user in use.
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Latham Peter A.
Levine James H.
Sheadel Douglas L.
Hwang Victor
PowerSource LLC
Richmon Glenn E.
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