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US 5,665,042 AGranted
Exerciser
OwnerLawrence Wayne Breauxinventor
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Abstract
Exercise apparatus includes first and second elongated and substantially rigid beds disposed end-to-end, and mounted on a support so the beds can pivot with respect to each other about a substantially horizontal central axis between adjacent ends of the beds.
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Exercise apparatus for supporting a user, the apparatus comprising:
- first and second elongated and substantially rigid beds disposed so an end of one of the beds is adjacent an end of the other bed, each bed defining a respective major plane;
- a support for the beds;
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- means for securing the beds to the support so each bed can pivot about a separate respective support axis with respect to the support and so the beds can pivot with respect to each other about a substantially horizontal central axis between adjacent ends of the beds and extending transverse to the beds substantially within the two major planes so the distance between the adjacent ends of the beds remains substantially constant as the beds Pivot.
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Exercise apparatus comprising:
- first and second elongated and substantially rigid beds disposed so an end of one of the beds is adjacent an end of the other bed;
- two U-shaped frames, each having a pair of substantially parallel and longitudinal legs joined with a respective transverse base to form a respective closed end for each frame, each frame being disposed around respective sides and a distal end of a respective bed with open ends of the frames being adjacent each other so an end of each respective leg in one frame is adjacent an end of a respective leg in the other frame;
- means securing adjacent ends of legs together to pivot about a substantially horizontal central axis between adjacent ends of the beds and extending transverse to the beds;
- means securing each bed to a respective U-shaped frame;
- a support;
- separate links secured to the support and respective legs of the U-shaped frames for pivoting about respective axes spaced from and substantially parallel to the central axis;
- a U-shaped crossbar with respective ends pivotally secured to the frame legs to pivot about the central axis;
- a pulley mounted on the support to rotate about an axis substantially parallel to and spaced below the central axis;
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- an elongated elastic cord secured at one end to the U-shaped crossbar and at the other end to one of the beds at a point spaced from the central axis, the elastic cord being disposed around the pulley on the support.
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Exercise apparatus comprising:
- first and second elongated and substantially rigid beds disposed so an end of one of the beds is adjacent an end of the other bed;
- and
- means for supporting the beds so they can pivot with respect to each other about a substantially horizontal central axis between adjacent ends of the beds and extending transverse to the beds, at least one of the beds including an end spaced from the central axis and being provided with a pair of laterally spaced recesses which are curved in a concave direction upwardly and away from the central axis.
Exercise apparatus comprising:
- first and second elongated and substantially rigid beds disposed so an end of one of the beds is adjacent an end of the other bed;
- means for supporting the beds so they can pivot with respect to each other about a substantially horizontal central axis between adjacent ends of the beds and extending transverse to the beds;
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- telescoping means mounted on the two beds for releasably locking them in a substantially flat plane.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.