Patent ID: 9205298
Filing Date: 2015-12-08
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. An unstable user support for supporting a user in a kneeling position while performing an exercise on an exercise machine, comprising: a base having a U-shaped base mounting bracket; an unstable user support platform configured to support a user in a kneeling position while performing an exercise; the unstable user support platform pivotally mounted on the base for free rotational tilting movement about at least one non-vertical pivot axis in at least two opposite directions between first and second tilted end positions, the unstable user support platform having a centered support position between said first and second tilted end positions; a stop assembly between the base and the unstable user support platform which defines the respective first and second tilted end positions and limits tilting movement from said centered support position in each direction to a predetermined angular range; and a rotational pivot assembly comprising a lower portion and an upper portion, the upper portion comprising a turntable and a mounting post, wherein the U-shaped base mounting bracket is secured to an upper surface of the turntable using the mounting post, and the upper portion of the pivot assembly is rotatably mounted to the lower portion of the pivot assembly.