← Back to Patent Explorer
US5186703A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Walk exercising floor

Assignee: Individual
•
Filing: 1991-11-20
•
Granted: 1993-02-16
•
Expires: 2011-11-20
📄 Original PDF 🌐 Google Patents 🔄 Sync Now

Abstract

Abstract A walk exercising floor comprising a base board having a flange vertically projecting upward around the peripheral edge thereof and a recessed surface portion defined within said flange, said recessed surface portion having a plurality of recessed holes thereon, a plurality of stones respectively fastened in said recessed holes, said stones each having a top edge protruding beyond the level of the topmost edge of said flange for massaging the muscles and joints while one is walking, lying or sitting thereon, and a layer of epoxy resin covered over said recessed surface portion in flush with the topmost edge of said flange to secure said stones to said base board. The stones may be manmade, each having holes on the bottom edge thereof into which epoxy resin is filled to secure the stones to the base.

Inventors

  • 👤 Lien-teng Huang

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-07 20:40
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63B; A63B69/00; A63B69/0028; A61; A61H; A61H7/00; A61H7/001; A61H2201/00; A61H2201/12; A61H2201/1253; A61H2201/1261; A61H2201/1284; A61H2201/16; A61H2201/1683; A61H2201/169; A61H2201/1695; A61H2205/00; A61H2205/12

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 161 words
A walk exercising floor comprising at least one base board made from foamed plastics, said base board having a flange vertically projecting upward around the peripheral edge thereof and a recessed surface portion defined within said flange, said recessed surface portion having a plurality of recessed holes thereon; a plurality of artificial stones respectively fastened in said recessed holes, each of said stones having a top edge protruding above the level of the topmost edge of said flange and having a unitary, cylindrical stub rod vertically extending downward from an elliptic body for inserting in said recessed holes respectively, said cylindrical stub rod having an annular groove around the peripheral surface thereof, a blind hole on the bottom edge thereof in longitudinal direction, and a crossed groove on the bottom edge thereof; and a layer of epoxy resin covered over said recessed surface portion in flush with the topmost edge of said flange to secure said stones to said base board.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 161 words
A walk exercising floor comprising at least one base board made from foamed plastics, said base board having a flange vertically projecting upward around the peripheral edge thereof and a recessed surface portion defined within said flange, said recessed surface portion having a plurality of recessed holes thereon; a plurality of artificial stones respectively fastened in said recessed holes, each of said stones having a top edge protruding above the level of the topmost edge of said flange and having a unitary, cylindrical stub rod vertically extending downward from an elliptic body for inserting in said recessed holes respectively, said cylindrical stub rod having an annular groove around the peripheral surface thereof, a blind hole on the bottom edge thereof in longitudinal direction, and a crossed groove on the bottom edge thereof; and a layer of epoxy resin covered over said recessed surface portion in flush with the topmost edge of said flange to secure said stones to said base board.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

US4167940A Cited
US4329981A Cited
FR2537870A1 Cited
US4813405A Cited

USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1996-02-16 1996-08-17 1997-02-16 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 2000-02-16 2000-08-17 2001-02-16 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 2004-02-16 2004-08-17 2005-02-16 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

Assigned Categories & Tags

No categories assigned to this patent yet.

Assign Category Tag