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(12) United States Patent (io) Patent No.: US 7,621,852 B2
Bowser (45) Date of Patent: Nov. 24, 2009

(54) EXERCISE CYCLE ASSEMBLY 4,251,071 A 2/1981 Norton
4,262,902 A 4/1981 Dranselka
(75) Inventor: John Bowser, Laguna Beach, CA (US)
4,316,616 A 2/1982 Boivin
4,390,177 A 6/1983 Biran
(73) Assignee: VQ Actioncare, LLC, Irvine, CA (US)
4,572,501 A 2/1986 Durham
(*) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this 4,720,099 A 1/1988 Carlson
patent is extended or adjusted under 35 4,733,862 A 3/1988 Miller
U.S.C. 154(b) by 0 days. 4,739,984 A * 4/1988 Dranselka 482/60
4,788,754 A 12/1988 Fukumoto
(21) Appl.No.: 11/766,299
4,838,547 A * 6/1989 Sterling 482/128
(22) Filed: Jun. 21, 2007 4,852,874 A 8/1989 Sleichter, III
4,913,423 A 4/1990 Farran
(65) Prior Publication Data
4,921,247 A 5/1990 Sterling
US 2007/0243980 Al Oct. 18, 2007 5,029,850 A 7/1991 Van Straaten
5,044,633 A 9/1991 Rice
Related U.S. Application Data
5,080,353 A 1/1992 Tench
(60) Division of application No. 11/490,198, filed on Jul.
20, 2006, now abandoned, which is a continuation-in-
part of application No. 11/062,063, filed on Feb. 18,
2005, now Pat. No. 7,322,907, whichis a continuation- (Continued)
in-part of application No. 10/783,532, filedonFeb. 21,
Primary Examiner—Loan H Thanh
2004, now Pat. No. 7,381,168.
Assistant Examiner—Tarn Nguyen
(51) Int. CI. (74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm—Lawrence N. Ginsberg
A63B 22/06 (2006.01)
(52) U.S. CI 482/57; 482/121; 482/129 (57) ABSTRACT
(58) Field of Classification Search 482/121 123,
482/126, 129, 130, 142, 904, 908, 57, 62
See application file for complete search history. An exercise cycle assembly that detachably connects to a
chair frame. The exercise cycle assembly includes a main
(56) References Cited frame having a first end portion detachably connectable to a
frame element of a chair frame. The main frame includes
U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS
support legs for supporting the exercise cycle assembly rela-
704,840 A 7/1902 Korth tive to the floor; and, a pedal assembly securely connected to
1,279,120 A 9/1918 Kellogg the main frame. The first end portion preferably includes an
2,267,376 A 12/1941 Van Straaten
elongated connecting member having a generally unshaped
2,803,349 A * 8/1957 Talbot 211/22 cross-section for engagement with the frame element of the
3,606,321 A 9/1971 Macoulis
chair. Generally, it connects to a horizontal crossbar of the
3,677,543 A 7/1972 Richardson chair.
3,738,649 A 6/1973 Miller
3,843,119 A 10/1974 Davis
4,019,734 A 4/1977 Lee 10 Claims, 11 Drawing Sheets