Exercise devices – Support for entire body of user
Reexamination Certificate
2000-02-17
2001-09-11
Donnelly, Jerome W. (Department: 3764)
Exercise devices
Support for entire body of user
C482S145000, C482S144000, C482S907000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06287244
ABSTRACT:
The present invention relates generally to improvements in exercise devices, the improvements more particularly focusing on lower back rehabilitation and specifically on an operational mode of an exercise device to prevent knee, gluteal, and lumbosacral strains associated with extension exercise routines, all as will be better understood as the description proceeds.
EXAMPLE OF THE PRIOR ART
Exercise devices for rehabilitation, strengthening goals, and other such benefits are already well known and documented in prior patents, as exemplified by U.S. Pat. No. 5,190,513 for “Dual Station Exercise Bench” issued to Habing et al. on Mar. 2, 1993. The access to and use of one of these exercise devices, however, does not assure that it will result in a benefit to the user, since the way it is used could actually cause injury. For example, it has been found in practice that performing on extension apparatus without providing posterior femoral support could, and often does result in severe knee joint injury and injury to lower back muscles, i.e., the gluteal, quadratous lumborum, and the hamstrings.
Broadly, it is an object of the present invention to overcome the foregoing and other shortcomings of the prior art.
More particularly, it is an object of the present invention to provide an exercise device which by its construction dictates, preparatory to its use that an injury-obviating position be assumed by the exerciser to thusly avoid the occurrence of injury.
REFERENCES:
patent: 5060937 (1991-10-01), Rushatz et al.
patent: 5190513 (1993-03-01), Habing et al.
patent: 5205804 (1993-04-01), Hall
patent: 6001051 (1999-12-01), Chaun-Pin
Amerson Lori Baker
Donnelly Jerome W.
Myron Amer PC
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