Combination office and exercise work station

Abstract

A combination office and exercise work station provides the user with capabilities to simultaneously perform physical lower body exercise and manual office and computer work. The combination office and exercise work station includes a main frame that has at least a base, a first upright section and a second upright section. It also includes a desk component connected to the first upright, the desk component may have a flat desktop area of at least 12 inches wide and 12 inches long to support at least one of a laptop computer and a writing paper tablet. The desk component flat desktop has an angle with respect to horizontal within the range of about 60 degrees above horizontal to about 45 degrees below horizontal. A torso support member for torso rest is also included. The torso support member may be connected to the second upright section, an exercise component for rotational continuous loop movement or reciprocal movement. The exercise component may be connected to the main frame lower than and in front of the torso support member. The torso support and/or the desk may be adjustable in any of the following ways: vertical, horizontal and angle.

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         21 . A combination office and exercise work station that provides a user with capabilities to simultaneously perform physical lower body exercise and manual office and computer work, which comprises:
 a.) a main frame having at least a base, a first upright section and a second upright section;   b.) a desk component connected to said first upright, said desk component having a flat desktop area of at least 12 inches wide and 12 inches long to support at least one of a laptop computer and a writing paper tablet, said desk component flat desktop having an angle with respect to horizontal within the range of about 60 degrees above horizontal to about 45 degrees below horizontal;   c.) a stand up torso support member for torso rest, said torso support member being connected to said second upright section; and,   d.) an exercise component for foot and leg movement of a user, said exercise component being connected to said main frame lower than and in front of said torso support member, said exercise component including two suspended footrest elements adapted for reciprocal arcuate movement.   
     
     
         22 . The combination office and exercise work station of  claim 21  wherein said torso support is a support selected from the group consisting of a fixed backrest, an adjustable height backrest, an adjustable angle backrest and a combination adjustable height and angle backrest. 
     
     
         23 . The combination office and exercise work station of  claim 21  wherein said exercise component is a giselle. 
     
     
         24 . The combination office and exercise work station of  claim 21  wherein said exercise component is a flat ski track. 
     
     
         25 . The combination office and exercise work station of  claim 21  wherein said exercise component is a arcuate ski track. 
     
     
         26 . The combination office and exercise work station of  claim 21  wherein said exercise component is a skate track. 
     
     
         27 . The combination office and exercise work station of  claim 21  wherein said desk component is fixed on said first upright section of said main frame. 
     
     
         28 . The combination office and exercise work station of  claim 21  wherein said desk component is an adjustable angle component with lock/unlock and rotate means. 
     
     
         29 . The combination office and exercise work station of  claim 21  wherein said desk component has an angle within the range of about 45 degrees above horizontal to 25 degrees below horizontal. 
     
     
         30 . The combination office and exercise work station of  claim 21  wherein said desk component has at least one storage area under its desktop selected from the group consisting of a drawer, a shelf, a bin and combinations thereof. 
     
     
         31 . The combination office and exercise work station of  claim 21  wherein said desk component includes a reading light.