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Granted Patent B2
US 10,870,046 · App. 16/263,003 · Granted Dec 22, 2020

Workout counting device

Inventor: Victor Lee Franklin (Corsicana, TX)
A63B71/0622A63B23/0405A63B2023/0411A63B2071/0625A63B2220/17A63B2225/093
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,870,046
App. No.
16/263,003
Granted
Dec 22, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention discloses an exercise device that is used to perform squat exercise. The device comprises a support bar, a height-adjustable support tube or column, a base, an electronic unit, and a seat. The support bar is positioned on a top portion of the support tube via a set of springs. The sprigs are configured to reposition the support bar to a horizontal position after the user leaves the seat and rises back into the upright body position. The electronic unit is configured to receive a set threshold value on maximum squat count from a user. The electronic unit records the squat count and provide an alert when the squat count exceeds the set threshold value on maximum squat count to be performed by the user, thereby it prevents injuries caused due to over enthusiastic during the exercise session.

Claims (29)

1. An exercise device for performing squats, comprises:

a base;

a height-adjustable support column attached to the base;

a support bar having a first end and a second end, wherein the support bar is pivotally mounted on a top portion of the support column;

a seat positioned on the first end of the support bar;

an electronic unit positioned on the second end of the support bar configured to receive a set threshold value on maximum squat count from a user, wherein when the user performs squat exercise on the seat, the electronic unit is configured record the squat count and provide an alert when the squat count exceeds the set threshold value on maximum squat count to be performed by the user, thereby it prevents injuries caused due to over enthusiastic during the exercise session.

2. The device of claim 1 , wherein the support bar is held horizontally to the support column via at least one spring.

3. The device of claim 2 , wherein the at least one spring is configured to reposition the support bar to a horizontal position after the user leaves the seat, and rises back into the upright body position.

4. The device of claim 2 , wherein the at least one spring is at least one of a return spring and a torsion spring.

5. The device of claim 1 , wherein the support column comprises an upper tube and a lower tube, wherein the upper tube is configured to extend upwardly and secured at a desired height by fixing a height adjustment pin into holes of the upper and lower tube.

6. The device of claim 1 , is made of steel.

7. The device of claim 1 , wherein the seat is configured to support at least one user.

8. The device of claim 1 , wherein the electronic unit is configured to count the number of squats performed by the user during the exercise session.

9. The device of claim 1 , wherein the electronic unit comprises a user interface, wherein the user interface is a touchscreen.

10. The device of claim 1 , wherein the electronic unit comprises a menu driven program to count the number of squats.

11. The device of claim 1 , wherein the electronic unit is configured to communicate with a user communication device via a wireless communication.

12. The device of claim 11 , wherein the user communication device is at least one of a tablet, a smartphone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a smart watch, and a laptop.

13. The device of claim 11 , wherein the wireless communication includes at least one of Wi-Fi, WLAN, infrared, radio waves, and Bluetooth®.

14. The device of claim 1 , wherein the alert is at least one of an audio alert, a voice message alert, and a vibration alert.

15. An exercise device for performing squats, comprises:

a base;

a height-adjustable support column attached to the base;

a support bar having a first end and a second end, wherein the support bar pivotally mounted on a top portion of the support column;

a seat positioned on the first end of the support bar;

an electronic unit positioned on the second end of the support bar configured to receive a threshold value on maximum squat count from a user, wherein when the user performs squat exercise on the seat, the electronic unit is configured to record the squat count and provide alert when the squat count exceeds the threshold value on maximum squat count to be performed by a user, thereby it prevents injuries caused due to over enthusiastic during the exercise session.

16. The device of claim 1 , wherein the height-adjustable support column comprises an upper tube and a lower tube, wherein the upper tube is configured to extend upwardly and secured at a desired height by fixing a height adjustment pin into holes of the upper and lower tube.

17. The device of claim 1 , wherein the electronic unit comprises a menu driven program to count the number of squats performed by the user during exercise session.

18. The device of claim 1 , wherein the electronic unit is configured to detect tilting of the support bar during the exercise session.

19. The device of claim 1 , wherein the alert is at least one of an audio alert, a voice message alert, and a vibration alert.

Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62624471 · Jan 31, 2018
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