Undertaking
Patent
1987-02-24
1988-07-26
Apley, Richard J.
Undertaking
272112, 272144, 182 95, 182163, A63B 1700
Patent
active
047595396
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an exercise apparatus.
The conventional exercise apparatuses of the kind to which the present invention relates has several drawbacks. Most of the apparatuses are not suitable for more than one type of body exercise. If the conventional apparatus is constructed for several body exercises the construction of the apparatus is very complicated and it requires significant space. U.S. Pat. No. 4,358,109 describes an adjustable exercise bench, which represents the state of art in the field of the exercise apparatuses. The construction described in this patent is very complicated, although the possibilities to vary the positions of the bench are limited, as far as the training of large groups of muscles is concerned. The use of the bench is complicated due to the great number of different adjustments necessary to change the positions of the body supporting members.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The purpose of this invention is to provide a novel exercise apparatus, which is easy to adjust for the training purposes of different groups of muscles. The apparatus has been constructed so, that requirement of space is not significant when the apparatus is arranged to its erected position.
To achieve the purpose of the invention the exercise apparatus includes first and second elongated members each with first and second ends. The first end of the first member is pivotally attached to a stationary vertical surface at the point on the surface substantially above the base of the vertical surface. The second end of the first member is pivotally connected to the first end of the second member. An adjustable support is connected to the second end of the second member. Means are provided to detachably attach the second member to the vertical surface above the first member such that the first and second members form a plane against the vertical surface when the second member is attached to the vertical surface. The construction of the exercise apparatus can be positioned so that all the great groups of muscular tissue, e.g. the muscles in the abdomen region, spinal region, arm region and leg region can be trained either in combination or separately.
The other embodiments include features which allow the combination of constructional parts of the exercise apparatus, so that most of them have a functional purpose in accomplishing a certain position of the exercise apparatus even if these parts are not used in the body exercise itself. The present invention provides a very simplified construction resulting from a deep analyzis of the needs of the body exercises and the function of the parts of the exercise apparatus, so that the assembly is integrated. The exercise apparatus in accordance with the present invention can also be used in private households because the need for space of the exercise apparatus is minimized. Thus, one purpose of the present invention is to provide private households with an exercise apparatus which is constructionally adapted to suit their demands. This kind of need is nowadays becoming more actual with increasing popularity of various body exercise courses.
The description hereinafter refers to one advantageous embodiment of the present invention with simultaneous references to the annexed drawings, in which
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of the exercise apparatus in the first erected position,
FIG. 2 shows also a perspective view of the exercise apparatus in the second position, in which the apparatus has the general form of an inclined plane and
FIG. 3 shows also a perspective view of the exercise apparatus in the third position, where it has the general form of an angular plane.
As the Figures illustrate, the exercise apparatus can be adapted for different body exercises, because it can be quickly and easily assembled to different positions. In the erected vertical position the exercise apparatus forms a ladder comprising a set of horizontal rounds for exercise and in this position the exercise apparat
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Apley Richard J.
Bender David J.
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