Patent ID: 7686741
Filing Date: 2010-03-30
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. A platform for an exercise apparatus, said platform comprising: a base including a lower surface and a pair of opposed flanges extending upwardly from said lower surface, one of said opposed flanges having a first flange portion and a second flange portion, said first flange portion being provided at an angle to said second flange portion; roller units received side-by-side in said base and being independently rotatable to define a surface for sliding, each of said roller units extending between said pair of opposed flanges of said base and including at least two roller bodies spaced from one another by a groove, each of said at least two roller bodies including an outer surface, at least a portion of said outer surface being in contact with a deformable pad, said deformable pad being located between said roller units and said lower surface of said base for applying resistance to said roller units; and a retainer coupled to said base for maintaining said roller units on said base; wherein said first flange portion of said platform is coupled to a first flange portion of a second platform to provide said exercise apparatus with a V-shaped surface for sliding usable for skating-type activities.