Motorized Pilates reformer system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12508459-B2
Application number	US-202217726403-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 21, 2022
Priority date	Apr 23, 2021
Publication date	Dec 30, 2025
Grant date	Dec 30, 2025

Abstract

In one aspect of the disclosure, a motorized Pilates reformer system may include a frame, a carriage configured to slide along the frame, springs attached to the carriage, attachment mechanisms attached to the frame, spring motors attached to the frame, a footbar rotatably attached to the frame, and a footbar motor attached to the frame. The spring motors may be configured to cause the attachment mechanisms to each alternate between attaching one of the springs to the frame and detaching the spring from the frame. The footbar motor may be configured to rotate the footbar with respect to the frame between multiple footbar positions.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A motorized Pilates reformer system comprising:
a frame; a carriage configured to slide along the frame; springs attached to the carriage; attachment mechanisms attached to the frame; spring motors attached to the frame and configured to cause the attachment mechanisms to each alternate between attaching one of the springs to the frame and detaching the one of the springs from the frame, wherein each of the attachment mechanisms comprises:
a housing defining a cone-shaped receptacle configured to receive a portion of the one of the springs, wherein:
the cone-shaped receptacle comprises a first opening at a first end and a second opening at a second end, the first end being narrower than the second end; and
the portion of the one of the springs configured to be received by the cone-shaped receptacle comprises a hook configured to extend through the first opening at the first end; and

a pin configured to be moved by one of the spring motors moving a linear actuator that causes the pin to rotate about an axis between:
an attached position in which the pin attaches the one of the springs to the frame by engaging with the hook outside the cone-shaped receptacle and prevents the one of the springs from being removed from the cone-shaped receptacle; and
a detached position in which the pin detaches the one of the springs from the frame and allows the one of the springs to be removed from the cone-shaped receptacle;

a footbar rotatably attached to the frame; and a footbar motor attached to the frame and configured to rotate the footbar with respect to the frame between multiple footbar positions.

2 . The motorized Pilates reformer system of claim 1 , further comprising: a software application configured to control the spring motors and the footbar motor.

3 . The motorized Pilates reformer system of claim 2 , wherein the software application is further configured to:
receive, over a network, at a local location that is a location of the motorized Pilates reformer, a video workout program comprising:
a video that includes a depiction of a trainer performing a Pilates workout on a remote motorized Pilates reformer; and
exercise machine control commands synchronized with the video wherein changes in the exercise machine control commands are synchronized with associated changes in the Pilates workout depicted in the video; and
cause one or more processors at the local location, to execute the video workout program by controlling the spring motors and the footbar motor according to the exercise machine control commands while displaying the video on an electronic display.

4 . The motorized Pilates reformer system of claim 1 , wherein:
the portion of the one of the springs configured to be received in the cone-shaped receptacle is cone-shaped.

5 . The motorized Pilates reformer system of claim 1 , wherein:
the pin is positioned outside the cone-shaped receptacle.

6 . The motorized Pilates reformer system of claim 1 , wherein the multiple footbar positions include:
a first position in which the footbar is angled about 90 degrees with respect to the frame; and a second position in which the footbar is angled about 75 degrees to about 15 degrees with respect to the frame.

7 . The motorized Pilates reformer system of claim 1 , wherein the multiple footbar positions include:
a first position in which the footbar is angled about 90 degrees with respect to the frame; and a second position in which the footbar is angled about 60 degrees to about 30 degrees with respect to the frame.

8 . The motorized Pilates reformer system of claim 1 , wherein:
each of the attachment mechanisms is repositionable by a corresponding spring motor to adjust a tension of the one of the springs.

Assignees

• Ifit Inc

Inventors

• Watterson Scott R
• Smith Kent M
• Weston Jared
• Hays David

Classifications

• A63B2225/20

  with means for remote communication, e.g. internet or the like · CPC title

• A63B71/0622

  Visual, audio or audio-visual systems for entertaining, instructing or motivating the user · CPC title

• A63B24/0087

  Electric or electronic controls for exercising apparatus of groups A63B21/00 - A63B23/00, e.g. controlling load · CPC title

• A63B24/0075

  Means for generating exercise programmes or schemes, e.g. computerized virtual trainer, e.g. using expert databases · CPC title

• A63B22/203

  in a horizontal plane · CPC title