Exercise devices – Support for entire body of user
Patent
1998-10-21
2000-09-19
Donnelly, Jerome W.
Exercise devices
Support for entire body of user
482 91, 482 96, 482132, 482134, A63B 2600
Patent
active
061204250
ABSTRACT:
An exercise apparatus comprises a generally rectangular frame having a head end and a foot end and including a pair of spaced apart parallel track members, a movable carriage mounted on the frame for movement along the track members between said head and foot ends against one or more springs connected between the carriage and the foot end of the frame. The carriage has a generally flat upper surface for supporting a user's body. The upper surfaces has a pair of spaced shoulder stops and a head rest extending from the carriage toward the head end. The head end has a cutout portion to permit the head support to extend through the head end so that the carriage can be fully extended to the head end against spring tension. The foot end includes an elastic member, anchor bar and carriage stop assembly to adjustably position the carriage and elastic members on the tracks to accommodate a wide range of user heights. The anchor bar and carriage stop assembly includes an anchor bar support bracket which has a plurality of recesses for receiving ends of the anchor bar, an anchor bar member and a pair of carriage stop members each extending from one end of the anchor bar member along one of the tracks so that the carriage is always spaced from the anchor member by a fixed distance, yet the anchor bar can be spaced various distances from the foot end of the frame.
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Amerson Lori
Donnelly Jerome W.
Wahl John R.
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