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US 7,608,031 B2Granted
Abdominal exercise device for inverted abdominal exercises
AssigneeKerryMagyari LLC
InventorKen Kerry
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Abstract
An exercise device allowing a user to exercise his abdominal region by lying on his back while extending his arms generally upwards is disclosed. The device has a hand-gripping member positioned generally above the user's head for the user to grip while exercising. The hand-gripping member allows for a wide range of motion which may include side-to-side, front-to-back, diagonal, and/or rotational motion. This enables the user can exercise his abdominal region by moving in a variety of different directions, while keeping his arms extended.
Claims21
An abdominal exercise device comprising:
- a support surface, having a first end and a second end, and having a longitudinal axis running from the first end to the second end, the support surface having a topside and an underside;
- at least one generally longitudinal bar pivotally connected to said support surface, the pivotal connection defining an axis of rotation generally parallel to and located at or below the longitudinal axis of the support surface;
- a handle connected to the generally longitudinal bar, the handle positioned a sufficient distance from the support surface to permit a user to grasp the handle with at least one hand while the user is lying with his or her back on said support surface;
- and
- wherein said handle slides along at least a portion of the surface of the longitudinal bar to allow the user to perform abdominal exercises.
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An abdominal exercise device comprising:
- a means for supporting a user in a supine position, comprising a support surface, having a first end and a second end, and having a longitudinal axis running from the first end to the second end, the support surface having a topside and an underside;
- an at least one vertical support bar having a top end and a bottom end, the bottom end of a first vertical support bar being pivotally connected to the first end of the means for supporting the user, the pivotal connection defining an axis of rotation generally parallel to and located at or below the longitudinal axis;
- a transverse bar connected to the top end of the at least one vertical support and being generally parallel to the longitudinal axis;
- and
- a handle connected to the transverse bar, the handle being shaped to be grasped by at least one hand of the user, the handle being a sufficient distance from the user to permit the user to grasp the handle with at least one hand while the user is in the supine position;
- wherein the at least one vertical support bar having a folded position and an extended position, the extended position being that where the at least one vertical support bar is generally perpendicular to a plane defined by the support surface of the means for support, the folded position being that where the at least one vertical support bar is generally parallel to said plane.
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A method of exercising the abdominal muscles of a user comprising:
- (a) providing a user support surface, a generally longitudinal bar pivotally connected to said user support surface, a handle slideably connected to the generally longitudinal bar, and a locking mechanism comprising an engagement surface having a plurality of recesses and a retractable lug configured to engaged one or more of said recesses to lock the generally longitudinal bar at a selected angle relative to the plane defined by the support surface;
- (b) selecting an angle for a given exercise;
- (c) positioning the generally longitudinal bar at the selected angle;
- (d) locking the generally longitudinal bar at the selected angle by engaging a portion of said retractable lug with one of said plurality of recesses that corresponds to said selected angle;
- (e) lying down with one's back on the support surface in a generally supine position;
- (f) grasping of the handle with at least one hand;
- (g) sliding the handle along the generally longitudinal bar to crunch the user's abdominal muscles;
- (h) returning to the generally supine position;
- and
- (i) repeating steps (g) and (h) for a desired number of repetitions.
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A method of exercising the abdominal muscles of a user comprising:
- (a) providing a user support surface, a generally longitudinal bar pivotally connected to said user support surface, a handle slideably connected to the generally longitudinal bar;
- (b) lying down with one's back on the support surface;
- (c) grasping of the handle with at least one hand;
- (d) sliding the handle along the generally longitudinal bar to crunch the user's abdominal muscles and, either sequentially or at the same time, pivoting the generally longitudinal bar relative to an axis of rotation oriented generally parallel to and located at or below a line defined by the length of the user's body during an exercise to effectuate an abdominal crunch;
- (e) returning to the generally supine position;
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- (f) repeating steps (d) and (e) for a desired number of repetitions.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.