Patent ID: 8033971
Filing Date: 2011-10-11
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. A method of using an adjustable user support platform with an inclinable exercise device, the inclinable exercise device including a vertical support member; an adjustable incline having a first end and a second end, the first end of the adjustable incline adjustably supported by, and vertically movable with respect to, the vertical support member for adjusting the incline of the adjustable incline; comprising: providing, based on user input, an adjustable user support platform movably attached to the adjustable incline for movement of the adjustable user support platform along the adjustable incline, the adjustable user support platform including a support platform frame with a support platform, and a support frame, the support platform frame operably coupled to the support frame for adjustably inclining the support platform frame with support platform relative to the support frame; the support frame including a notched groove with multiple support notches, and the adjustable user support platform further including a retractable support mechanism pivotally attached to the support platform frame and including a support bar removably engageable in the multiple support notches for adjusting the tilt angle of the support platform frame with support platform relative to the support frame; inclining, based on user input, the support platform frame with the support platform relative to the support frame to a desired tilt angle; securing, based on user input, the support platform frame with the support platform at the desired pivot angle relative to the support frame by engaging a notch of the notched groove with the support bar.