Convertible exercise apparatus

An exercise apparatus comprising, in combination, a frame, a movable carriage for supporting a user's body on said frame, said carriage comprising a generally rectangular base plate having a first end and a second end, a spacer mounted on said base plate, and a generally rectangular top platform member shorter than said base plate of said carriage secured to said spacer and positioned over said base plate, a portion of said first end of said base plate extending beyond said top platform member, said top platform member and said base plate defining an open slot across said base plate adjacent said portion of said first end of said base plate, said carriage being movable against a resistance force along guide rails mounted on said frame, a foot support assembly mounted at a foot end of said frame, and a removable shoulder stop and head rest assembly mounted on said carriage having a pair of spaced upright shoulder stops and a head rest mounted between said stops whereby a user can recline on said carriage with his head on said head rest and shoulders against said stops and push his feet against said foot support assembly to move said carriage against said resistance force, said removable shoulder stop and head rest assembly comprising a generally flat base member having a mounting portion for supporting a pair of spaced shoulder stops and a head rest therebetween and a tail portion adapted to fit within said open slot at said first end of said carriage.

An exercise apparatus comprising, in combination, a frame, a movable carriage for supporting a user's body on said frame, said carriage being movable against a resistance force along guide rails mounted on said frame, a foot support assembly mounted at a foot end of said frame, and a removable shoulder stop and head rest assembly mounted on said carriage having a pair of spaced upright shoulder stops and a head rest mounted between said stops whereby a user can recline on said carriage with his head on said head rest and shoulders against said stops and push his feet against said foot support assembly to move said carriage against said resistance force, a generally flat head end table top member positionable adjacent said carriage and between said carriage and a head end of said frame when said shoulder stop and head rest assembly is removed from said carriage, and a generally flat foot end table top member positionable between said carriage and a foot end of said frame to secure said carriage in a stationary position on said rails thereby forming a stationary exercise table, said carriage comprising a generally rectangular base plate having a first end and a second end, a spacer mounted on said base plate, and a generally rectangular top platform member shorter than said base plate of said carriage secured to said spacer and positioned over said base plate, a portion of said first end of said base plate extending beyond said top platform member, said top platform member and said base plate defining an open slot across said base plate adjacent said portion of said first end of said base plate, wherein said removable shoulder stop and head rest assembly comprises a generally flat base member having a mounting portion for supporting a pair of spaced shoulder stops and a head rest therebetween and a tail portion adapted to fit within said open slot at said first end of said carriage.