Patent ID: 11904198
Assignee: CHINA 2 WEST SERVICES LTD.
Field: Furniture, games (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 7:
8. A method for facilitating exercise with equipment capable of transitioning between two or more configurations, the method comprising:
providing a top portion of an exercise apparatus comprising:
a center post having a first end and a second end;
an ankle post coupled to a top surface of the center post;
a footrest having an approximately planar shape, coupled to the first end of the center post, and creating an approximately 90 degree angle with the center post, wherein the ankle post is located between the footrest and the second end; and
a cushion coupled to the top surface of the center post or a crossbar coupled to the center post;

providing a bottom portion of the exercise apparatus comprising a foot;
providing a peg hingedly coupled to the top portion; and
transitioning the exercise apparatus from a lowered configuration where the top portion is in a lowered position to a raised configuration where the top portion is in a raised position by actuating the peg at a hinged coupling point, wherein the center post, the footrest, and the ankle post remain in a same position relative to each other when in both the lowered position and the raised position.