Patent ID: 9278246
Filing Date: 2016-03-08
CPC Classification: A47B,A47F,A63B,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. An upright for an exercise equipment superstructure comprising: a base comprising: a lower tubular upright portion, the lower tubular upright portion having a peripheral wall defining a first longitudinal axis, a lower portion of the peripheral wall mating with the stub of the base such that the base can support the lower tubular upright portion with the first longitudinal axis extending generally vertically, the lower tubular upright portion having a first horizontally extending through hole defined therein and positioned to align with the horizontally extending through hole of the stub while the base supports the lower tubular upright portion on the exposed top surface of the floor plate, the lower tubular upright portion having a second horizontally extending through hole at an upper end when the base supports the lower tubular upright portion; a connector, shorter than the lower tubular upright portion and sized to mate with the peripheral wall of the lower tubular upright portion at its upper end, the connector having first and second through-holes; an upper tubular upright portion, the upper tubular upright portion having a peripheral wall defining a second longitudinal axis, the upper tubular upright portion being longer than the connector, a lower end of the peripheral wall of the upper tubular upright portion being sized to mate with the connector, the lower end of the peripheral wall of the upper tubular upright portion having a first through hole, such that the upper tubular upright portion can be in abutting contact with the lower tubular upright portion and supported by the lower tubular upright portion and the connector with fasteners extending through each of the through-holes to attach the base to the lower tubular upright portion, the lower tubular upright portion to the connector, and the connector to the upper tubular upright portion, wherein the fasteners are not substantially loaded in shear and with load of the upper tubular upright portion being transferred directly to the lower tubular upright portion and with load of the lower tubular upright portion being transferred directly to the floor plate; wherein the lower tubular upright portion and the upper tubular upright portion both have openings defined at regular intervals along their length for supporting exercise equipment accessories.