Patent ID: 6095952
Filing Date: 2000-08-01
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
An exercise device comprisinga frame defining a horizontal base, an upstanding rear and a curvilinear front extending from an upper part of said rear to a forward part of said base;an endless belt disposed transversely across said frame with a lower run extending along said base, a vertical run extending along said rear and a curvilinear run extending along said curvilinear front, said belt including a plurality of interconnected panels disposed transversely of said frame, each said panel having a plurality of horizontally spaced apart openings therein;a textured endless sheet disposed over said belt to provide a climbing surface, said sheet having a plurality of apertures therein, each aperture being aligned with a respective opening in said panels;a plurality of blocks, each said block being movably mounted in a respective opening in said panels for movement between a retracted position within a respective panel and an extended position projecting from said respective panel and through a respective aperture in said sheet; andmeans for selectively actuating said blocks to move into said extended positions along said curvilinear front of said frame to define one of a hand hold and a foot hold for climbing thereon.