Exercise devices – Support for entire body of user – Swivelled foot platform
Patent
1996-08-15
1998-05-26
Reichard, Lynne A.
Exercise devices
Support for entire body of user
Swivelled foot platform
482130, 482123, A63B 2102
Patent
active
057556512
ABSTRACT:
The invention provides an exercise device for independently exercising both the thigh and calf muscles of at least one leg of a user, including a base provided with a pair of spaced-apart, upwardly-extending sides, a plate-like member having a top surface, a bottom surface, a front end, a back end and two sides, at least one pivot element pivotally interconnecting the plate-like member and the upwardly-extending sides with a major axis of the plate-like member perpendicular to the axis of the pivot element, the at least one pivot element supporting the plate-like member in proximity to the midpoint of the major axis, and at least two energy-absorbing elements respectively attaching the front end and the back end of the plate- like member to adjacent surfaces of the base, the arrangement being such that the plate-like member can be pivotally oscillated relative to the base when a moment is applied thereto against the resistance of at least one of the energy-absorbing elements.
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Homyonfer David
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