Movable and stackable base for exercise equipment

Abstract

The present invention discloses a movable and stackable base system designed for vertical fitness machines. Traditional fitness machines occupy significant floor space and lack the ability to be efficiently stored or moved. This invention addresses these limitations by introducing a base system that enables easy mobility and stacking or nesting of fitness machines, thus optimizing space utilization in gym environments. The system incorporates unique design principles, including lifting mechanisms, specialized base shapes, angled configurations, wheel locking mechanisms, and optional battery power, to facilitate versatile usage of fitness equipment.

1 . A base for fitness equipment, the base including:
 a first side member and a second side member, the first and second side members joined at a first position to form a V shape at a front portion of the base;   a front cross-member joining the first and second side members at a second position;   a first side arm joined to the first side member;   a second side arm joined to the second side member;   a rear cross-member positioned at a third position; and   an equipment mount, the equipment mount in contact with the front cross-member and the rear cross-member,   the equipment mount including a vertical support.   
     
     
         2 . The base of  claim 1 , wherein the maximum height of the front portion above a ground surface under the front portion is less than the height above the ground surface of the bottom surface of the rear cross member. 
     
     
         3 . The base of  claim 1 , further including a first wheel located at an apex of the front portion of the base, a second wheel located at an end of the first side arm, and a third wheel located at an end of the second side arm, the first wheel being a swivel wheel, and the second or third wheel being a lockable wheel. 
     
     
         4 . The base of  claim 1 , wherein the first and second side members are oriented at an angle of 20 degrees to one another. 
     
     
         5 . The base of  claim 1 , further including a flange extending upwards from the front cross-member. 
     
     
         6 . The base of  claim 5 , further including a second flange extending upwards from the equipment mount, the second flange connected to the first flange. 
     
     
         7 . The base of  claim 6 , the equipment mount further including a ridge flange. 
     
     
         8 . The base of  claim 7 , wherein the ridge flange is oriented at an angle of 75 degrees to the top surface of the rear cross-member. 
     
     
         9 . The base of  claim 1 , wherein the first side arm and the second side arm are oriented 120 degrees from one another. 
     
     
         10 . The base of  claim 7 , the ridge flange supported towards the front of the base by the vertical support extending between a surface of the ridge flange and the second flange. 
     
     
         11 . The base of  claim 1 , wherein the first side arm and first side member are joined at the rear cross-member and second side arm and second side member are joined at the rear cross-member. 
     
     
         12 . The base of  claim 1 , wherein a height of the first side arm is greater at the front portion of the base than at the second position. 
     
     
         13 . The base of  claim 1  in combination with fitness equipment, wherein the center of gravity of the assembled combination is located between the second and third position. 
     
     
         14 . The base of  claim 3 , wherein the front portion of the base of a first base is positioned under the rear cross member of a second base when the first base and second base are in a nested arrangement. 
     
     
         15 . The base of  claim 3 , wherein the front portion of the base of a first base rolls under the rear cross-member of a second base when the first base and second base are moved to a nested arrangement. 
     
     
         16 . The base of  claim 3 , wherein the front portion of the base of a first base is guided by the first and second side members of a second base when the first base and second base are moved to a nested arrangement. 
     
     
         17 . A method of storing fitness equipment, the method including:
 providing a plurality of bases for the fitness equipment, each of the plurality of bases including:   a first side member and a second side member, the first and second side members joined at a first position to form a V shape at a front portion of the base,   a front cross-member joining the first and second side members at a second position,   a first side arm joined to the first side member,   a second side arm joined to the second side member,   a rear cross-member positioned at a third position,   an equipment mount, the equipment mount in contact with the front cross-member and the rear cross-member,   the equipment mount including a vertical support, the vertical support including a ridge flange, fitness equipment attached to the ridge flange,   a first wheel located at an apex of the front portion of the base,   a second wheel located at an end of the first side arm,   and a third wheel located at an end of the second side arm,   the first wheel being a swivel wheel, and the second or third wheel being a lockable wheel; and   moving a first base of the plurality of bases from a first location to a second location wherein the front portion of the first base moves under the rear cross-member of a second base, the front portion of the first base located within the front portion of the second base in a co-planar relationship.   
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 17 , wherein the front portion of the first base is located below the front cross-member of the second base when the first base is in the second location. 
     
     
         19 . A base for fitness equipment, the base including:
 a first side member and a second side member, the first and second side members joined at a first position to at a front portion of the base;   a front cross-member joining the first and second side members at a second position;   a first side arm joined to the first side member;   a second side arm joined to the second side member;   a rear cross-member positioned at a third position; and   an equipment mount, the equipment mount joined to the front cross-member and the rear cross-member,   the equipment mount including a vertical support, the vertical support including a ridge flange,   a vertical climbing fitness machine mounted to the ridge flange,   the center of gravity being located below the ridge flange and between the front cross-member and the rear cross-member.   
     
     
         20 . The base of  claim 19 , the ridge flange supported towards the front of the base by the vertical support extending between a surface of the ridge flange and the front cross-member.