Undertaking
Patent
1988-07-13
1989-08-22
Apley, Richard J.
Undertaking
272134, 272 703, 180 81, 280 1181, A63B 2508
Patent
active
048589144
ABSTRACT:
An exercise machine adapted to simultaneously strengthen the user's body and develop his sense of balance includes an elongated, horizontally disposed frame structure having front and rear ends and a spring-mounted, padded body rest section extending longitudinally along an upper side portion thereof. The frame structure is supported in an elevated position by front and rear support leg pairs pivotally connected at their upper ends to the front and rear frame structure ends on opposite sides thereof. Each of the support legs is pivoted adjacent its midpoint and is spring-biased to a straightened position. The front legs are provided with handgrips which, when twisted, operate push-pull cable structures to rearwardly bend the legs. The rear legs may be rearwardly bent using similar push-pull cable structures operated by stirrup-like foot pivot mechanisms. To use the machine, the exerciser lies in a prone position atop the body rest section, hooks his feet into the foot pivot mechanisms, and reaches forwardly and grasps the handgrips. While balancing himself on the shifting frame structure, the exerciser, in an appropriate sequence, operates the handgrips and foot pivots to rearwardly bend and straighten the support legs, and forcibly pivots the support legs relative to the frame structure, to cause the machine to "walk" forwardly along the floor or other support surface.
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Apley Richard J.
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