Patents by Inventor Deborah Sithole

Deborah Sithole has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 6063007
    Abstract: A stepper for use during aerobic stepping exercises. The invention has modular platforms that allow for one or more platforms to be horizontally attached to a central platform. Side platforms can be attached to the center platform forming steps in every direction surrounding the center so that the user may step from one platform to another in any direction. Non-slip rubber material on opposing surfaces of each platform provide stability during use. In the Preferred Embodiment, the modular platforms are hollow creating a light-weight but high-strength design for ease of transport. The means of attachment of the side platforms to the center platform can be varied from the use of nuts and bolts, through hook-and-loop techniques, to groove-and-protuberance techniques, the latter allowing the side platforms to be snapped onto the center platform for the purpose of repetitive stepping exercise in a park, a gymnasium or the like and then unsnapped for easy transport home.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2000
    Inventor: Deborah Sithole
  • Patent number: 5772559
    Abstract: A stepper for use during aerobic stepping exercises. The invention has modular platforms that allow for one or more platforms to be stacked upon a base platform. The platform is placed on the base in a pyramid-like manner forming steps in every direction surrounding the stepper so that the user may step from one platform to another in any direction. Interlocking slots and ridges are formed on opposing surfaces of each platform and the base to provide stability during use. A non-slip coating on all opposing surfaces and on the step surfaces to provide additional stability. An optional one-piece cap is provided as a top surface which is also non-slip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 30, 1998
    Inventor: Deborah Sithole