Claims
- 1. A moving uplift apparatus comprising:a frame structure means having a curved member mounted thereon; a user support means pivotally mounted to said frame structure means; a user engagement means pivotally mounted to said user support means; said user engagement means having a connection member operatively engaging said curved member of said frame structure means, said connection member operatively engaging said curved member by moving along at least a portion of its curved surface; whereby pivoting said user engagement means in the forward and backward directions produces upward and downward pivoting motion in said user support means.
- 2. The moving uplift apparatus as claimed in claim 1, said frame structure means further comprising:a base; at least one support member extending generally upward from said base, said curved member being rotatably mounted to said support member.
- 3. The moving uplift apparatus as claimed in claim 2, said curved member being a wheel.
- 4. The moving uplift apparatus as claimed in claim 2, said user support means further comprising:at least one generally horizontal lever member, said lever member being pivotally mounted to said support member of said frame structure means; at least one seat member mounted on one end of said lever member.
- 5. The moving uplift apparatus as claimed in claim 4, said user engagement means comprising:at least two rocker members pivotally mounted to said lever member of said user support means, said rocker members being pivotally mounted on opposite ends of said lever members; at least one upper engagement member mounted near the top of one of said rocker members; said connection member pivotally connecting said rocker members so that said rocker members remain generally parallel to one another, said connection member operatively engaging said curved member of said frame structure means; whereby moving said connection member backward and forward against said curved member of said frame structure means produces upward and downward movement of said lever member of said user support means.
- 6. The moving uplift apparatus as claimed in claim 4, said user engagement means further comprising at least one lower engagement member mounted near the bottom of one of said rocker members.
- 7. The moving uplift apparatus as claimed in claim 4 further comprising a second generally horizontal lever member pivotally mounted on said support member of said frame structure means; said seat pivotally mounted to both lever members such that said lever member remain parallel to one another, and said seat maintains a generally horizontal position as said lever members pivot.
- 8. The moving apparatus as claimed in claim 4 further comprising a rotatable member operatively connected to said lever member, said rotatable member making motion of said apparatus smoother.
- 9. The moving uplift apparatus as claimed in claim 8, said rotatable member being a flywheel.
- 10. The moving uplift apparatus as claimed in claim 8, said support member being turnable mounted to said base, said rotatable member being used to produce turning motion in said support member about said base.
- 11. The moving uplift apparatus as claimed in claim 8, said support member being turnably mounted to said base, said rotatable member being in rolling contact with said base for producing turning motion in said support member around said base.
- 12. The moving uplift apparatus as claimed in claim 1 further comprising a weight support assembly mounted on one end of said lever member.
- 13. The moving uplift apparatus as claimed in claim 1, said frame structure means further comprising a support curved member for keeping said connection member of said user engagement means in close proximity to said curved member of said frame structure means.
- 14. The moving uplift apparatus as claimed in claim 1, said connection member of said user engagement means further comprising engagement members for engaging said curved member of said frame structure means.
- 15. The moving uplift apparatus as claimed in claim 14, said engagement members having a relatively flat side and rigidly mounted to said connection member such that said flat side engages said curved member at an angle.
- 16. The moving uplift apparatus as claimed in claim 14, said engagement members being wheels rotatably mounted to said connection member.
- 17. A moving uplift apparatus comprising:a frame structure means having a first engagement member and a second engagement member mounted thereon; a user support means pivotally mounted to said frame structure means; a user engagement means pivotally mounted to said user support means; said user engagement means having a connection member with a connection engagement means mounted thereon, said connection engagement means operatively engaging said first engagement member of said frame structure means by moving along at least a portion of its contour; said second engagement member of said frame structure means used to keep said connection engagement means of said user engagement means in close proximity to said first engagement member of said frame structure means; whereby pivoting said user engagement means in the forward and backward directions produces upward and downward pivoting motion in said user support means.
- 18. The moving uplift apparatus as claimed in claim 17, said frame structure means further comprising:a base; at least one support member extending generally upward from said base, said first and second engagement members being curved members rotatably mounted to said support member, said engagement members being mounted to said support member in a generally horizontal alignment with one another.
- 19. The moving uplift apparatus as claimed in claim 18, said curved members being wheels.
- 20. The moving uplift apparatus as claimed in claim 18, said user support means further comprising:at least one generally horizontal lever member, said lever member being pivotally mounted to said support member of said frame structure means; at least one seat member mounted on one end of said lever member.
- 21. The moving uplift apparatus as claimed in claim 20, said user engagement means comprising:at least two rocker members pivotally mounted to said lever member of said user support means, said rocker members being pivotally mounted on apposite ends of said lever members; at least one upper engagement member mounted near the top of one of said rocker members; said connection member pivotally connecting said rocker members so that said rocker members remain generally parallel to one another, said connection member operatively engaging said curved member of said frame structure means; whereby moving said connection member backward and forward against said curved member of said frame structure means produces upward and downward movement of said lever member of said user support means.
- 22. The moving uplift apparatus as claimed in claim 20, said user engagement means further comprising at least one lower engagement member mounted near the bottom of one of said rocker members.
- 23. The moving uplift apparatus as claimed in claim 20 further comprising a second generally horizontal lever member pivotally mounted on said support member of said frame structure means; said seat pivotally mounted to both lever members such that said lever member remain parallel to one another, and said seat maintains a generally horizontal position as said lever members pivot.
- 24. The moving uplift apparatus as claimed in claim 20 further comprising a rotatable member operatively connected to said lever member, said rotatable member making motion of said apparatus smoother.
- 25. The moving uplift apparatus as claimed in claim 24, said rotatable member being a flywheel.
- 26. The moving uplift apparatus as claimed in claim 24, said support member being turnable mounted to said base, said rotatable member being used to produce turning motion in said support member about said base.
- 27. The moving uplift apparatus as claimed in claim 24, said support member being turnably mounted to said base, said rotatable member being in rolling contact with said base for producing turning motion in said support member around said base.
- 28. The moving uplift apparatus as claimed in claim 17 further comprising a weight support assembly mounted on one end of said lever member.
- 29. The moving uplift apparatus as claimed in claim 17, said connection engagement means having a relatively flat side and rigidly mounted to said connection member such that said flat side engages said first engagement member at an angle, along its contour.
- 30. The moving uplift apparatus as claimed in claim 17, said connection engagement means being wheels rotatably mounted to said connection member, said wheels engaging said first engagement member along its contour.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a Continuation-In-Part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/051,920, filed Jan. 22, 2002, which itself is a Continuation-In-Part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/617,334, filed Jul. 17, 2000, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,383,083, which issued May 17, 2002.
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