Safetied exercising board apparatus, and method of safetying exercising board apparatus

Safetied exercising board apparatus, comprising:

• board means of a given length for supporting an exerciser thereupon in at least a generally supine position;
• an upright coupled to said board means, substantially adjacent one end of said board means;
• and
• elongate means, having one end thereof fixed to said board means, at a location intermediate the length of said board means, the opposite end of said elongate means being engageable with said upright, with a freely-displaceable, contacting engagement, in a plane elevated from said board means, for receiving thereupon a falling or otherwise uncontrolled weight-crossbar, to prevent such crossbar from freely impacting upon an exerciser supine on said board means;
• wherein
• said elongate means comprises means for deflecting such a falling or uncontrolled weight-crossbar away from said upright and toward said intermediate location;
• said elongate and deflecting means further comprises a linear safety bar pivotably coupled at one of opposite ends thereof to said board means at said intermediate location;
• and further including
• rest stop means coupled to said upright for receiving the other of said opposite ends of said safety bar thereupon;
• wherein
• said upright has means for receiving a weight-crossbar thereupon and for supporting such crossbar in elevation above said board means;
• and
• said board means comprises a pair of boards pivotably joined in traverse of said apparatus at said intermediate location;
• said board means further comprises hinge means pivotably joining said boards of said pair together;
• said hinge means includes a hinge pin;
• and
• said safety bar one end is pivotably coupled to said hinge pin.