Step exercise bench

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a step exercise bench showing my design thereof;

FIG. 2 is a view of the step exercise bench as seen from either the left side or the right side thereof;

FIG. 3 is a view of the step exercise bench as seen from either the front or the rear thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a second embodiment thereof;

FIG. 7 is a view of the embodiment of FIG. 6 as seen from either the left side or the right side thereof;

FIG. 8 is a view of the embodiment of FIG. 6 as seen from either the front or the rear thereof;

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the embodiment of FIG. 1, shown in an alternate position;

FIG. 10 is a view of the embodiment of FIG. 9 as seen from either the front or the rear thereof;

FIG. 11 is a view of the embodiment of FIG. 9 as seen from either the left side or the right side thereof; and,

FIG. 12 is a perspective view of a third embodiment thereof.

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Patent History
Patent number: D371176
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 7, 1994
Date of Patent: Jun 25, 1996
Assignee: Icon Health & Fitness, Inc. (Logan, UT)
Inventor: Paul Furner (Racine, WI)
Primary Examiner: Philip S. Hyder
Law Firm: Trask, Britt & Rossa
Application Number: 0/29,529
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D21/191