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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5857984 | Abdominal exercise device & method An exercise belt 10 to be worn around the waist of a user has a case 14 holding a control switch S1, a switch actuator 22, a battery 16, a vibrator 20, and a motor 18 connected to the vibrator 20 to cause the vibrator 20 to vibrate upon energization of th... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5853357 | Abdominal exercise adapter An abdominal exercise adapter comprising two wedges and a telescopic pole extending between the two wedges. Each wedge has a vertical edge, a horizontal edge, and a third edge extending between the former two. The third edge is concave shaped. A channel r... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5848957 | Upper body cruncher An exercise device used to develop a user's torso and upper body muscles. The device has a tubular support frame with two upper side members connected by a lateral support and two space curved side supports. An adjustable pull down handle is centered on t... | 12/15/1998 |
| 5848956 | Multi-purpose lat sling Disclosed is a multi-purpose lat sling (61), which can be used to exercise and develop the latissimus dorsi, triceps, and abdominal muscles of the human body. It is comprised of a lat sling (42), having a connective band (25) separating a uniform pair of ... | 12/15/1998 |
| 5839999 | Calf and foot exercise device An exercise device having a first and second foot stirrup securable around the feet of a user, a flexible padded belt having a first and second end securable around the lower back of a user while in the sitting position on a floor. A first collapsible lin... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5839998 | Combination slant board and abdominal rocker A combination slant board and abdominal rocker includes a slant board which comprises a rigid body support elevated at one end to incline the body support. The abdominal rocker has a frame with a base section pivotally mounted adjacent to the body support... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5833590 | Backbone stretching exerciser A backbone stretching exerciser including a base frame unit having two front lugs and two rear guide rollers respectively disposed at the top, a seat frame unit having a fixed end pivoted to front lugs of the base frame unit and a free end, a back frame u... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5823924 | Muscle exerciser A muscle exerciser for exercising abdominal and lower back muscles. The exerciser comprising a rigid body (1) consisting of a leg support (2) and a loop support (3). The resilient loop of material (6) is releasably attached to the loop support (3). The ex... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5816985 | Multipurpose stretching and sporting equipment A multipurpose stretching and sporting equipment, comprising an upper traverse rod, a lower traverse rod and an elastic straps is provided. The upper traverse rod is provided with a neck pillow having a pair of free rotating handles disposed at both sides... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5813957 | Aquatic abdominal exerciser apparatus A aquatic abdominal exerciser apparatus including an exerciser frame having a pair of side bars each having a central linear extent having a top end and a bottom end. Further provided is at least one arcuate extent integrally coupled to each central linea... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5807220 | Device for protecting neck and upper back during abdominal exercises An exercise device for use in exercising the abdominal muscles by performing sit-ups, which device protects the neck and upper back while the user performs such exercises.... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5795276 | Stretching and exercise device A portable, easy to use exercise device suited for various types of sit-up type exercises to increase muscular flexibility and generally strengthen the abdominal and back muscles while substantially minimizing stress to the lower back region. The exercise... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5792035 | Exercise device for doing crunches An exercise device for doing crunches that has a frame that includes a head rest support to support the back of the head, two wings extending outwardly from opposite sides of the head rest support and a torso support. The wings each accommodate stacking o... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5779607 | Abdominal exercise machine adapted for strength exercises A novel abdominal exercise machine is provided which is adaptable for a variety of strength exercises utilizing at least some of the weight of a user for resistance. The exercise machine includes a first frame having laterally spaced and parallel side arm... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5776042 | Abdominal exercise device An abdominal exercise device includes a first U-shaped frame member pivotally attached to a second U-shaped frame member. Each frame member includes a pair of spaced parallel legs and a cross section extending therebetween. A head rest is mounted on the c... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5772562 | Abdominal exercise apparatus An exercise apparatus includes a base, a substantially U-shaped member, and a substantially U-shaped handle element. The base can be configured as pair of individual foot members. The U-shaped member and handle element are pivotally connected to the base ... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5772563 | Multipurpose exerciser A multipurpose exerciser is provided that is formed from two pivotally connected n-shaped frames and an adjustable crossbar extending between one of the n-shaped frames near two ends thereof. Foam rubber material is wrapped around the two n-shaped frames ... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5769766 | Exercise machine for building abdomen and legs An exercise machine comprises a base, a abdomen-building mechanism and a leg-building mechanism. The abdomen-building mechanism is fastened pivotally with a slide rail frame of the base and is provided with two pull arms and a backrest pad capable of movi... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5759138 | Abdominal and arms muscles exercise device A portable abdominal and arm exercise device includes a first pair of elongate parallel rigid members forming a base with an elongate trough therein for receiving one end of a rigid spanning bar, a second pair of upstanding spaced-apart rigid members atta... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5755647 | Exercise appliance for abdominal muscles and method of using same An exercise appliance for conditioning the abdominal muscles of an individual includes a structure presenting a resiliently yieldable contact surface which provides a restoring force against a force applied thereto. The contact surface has a contour suita... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5752903 | Exercise bar assembly An exercise bar assembly for use as a push up device, sit up device and a hanging bar includes a shaft with first and second ends, first and second C-shaped handles disposed on the shaft, an inner pipe enclosing a middle portion of the shaft, an outer pip... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5752901 | Exerciser An exerciser includes a board, a pair of rocking members, and a transverse rod. A connecting tube is fixed to the board. Each end portion of the connecting tube has a hole. Each rocking member has an L-shaped rod, a coil spring member, and a handle which ... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5752902 | Collapsible exercise device and method A collapsible exercise device having three U-shaped frame members pivotally connected at one pivot point, and each frame member being connected between free swingable portions by straps. A foot shaft is pivotally connected to a base frame member, and is a... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5749814 | Structure of matching weights for a health exercise machine An add on weight for removable attachment to an exercise machine or weight set. Two arch-shaped metallic blocks each have opposed sloping surfaces in which spring sets are mounted biasing the two sloping surfaces apart while biasing extended neck parts ad... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5746688 | Exercise device This invention relates to a portable exercise device for resistance type exercises of all muscles which make up the buttocks, including the gluteus maximus, gluteus minimis, gluteus medius and the piriformis muscles by both hip extension and hip abduction... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5730688 | Portable abdominal-lumbar exercise device An exercise device for use in exercising and strengthening abdominal and lower back muscles. The device is easily utilized, may be readily disassembled, and is easily portable. The device utilizes individual upright resilient bars of varying degrees of re... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5728035 | Anchor plate for abdominal exercise device Anchor plates for a framework abdominal exercise device provide greater stability, a stable axis of rotation, and a better location for the axis of rotation. A base pad is flanked by two brace supports that have a wide lower portion for distributing force... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5725463 | Abdominal exercise device An abdominal exercise device to assist in exercising all three abdominal muscles includes a platform which is placed on a flat supporting surface. A substantially U-shaped body cage is pivotally mounted on the platform and extends outwardly therefrom and ... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5722923 | Device for abdominal muscle exercise An exercise device primarily for performing the so-called sit-up exercise is provided with a pivotably adjustable back-rest and a longitudinally adjustable hip-rest. The combined adjustability of the back- and hip-rests gives proper support to the back of... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5716308 | Body exerciser A body exerciser includes a base, a backrest member, a pair of handle members, an angled cantilever, a footrest unit and two elastic cords. The base has a seat member and two pairs of guide rings mounted to the top and bottom portions of the base. The bac... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5716305 | Multi-purpose exercise device A multiple use exercise device is formed as a closable hollow container which may be filled with a ballast substance, such as water, by the end user. The hollow container is penetrated at each end by a recess. The central portion of each recess is spanned... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5709634 | Dumbbell adapted to be held behind user's head while performing sit-ups An abdominal exercise apparatus including a substantially flattened concave frame comprising a center portion having internal cavities and two opposing handholds, and furthermore the internal cavities of the center portion are filled with a desired quanti... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5702334 | Abdomen fitness equipment An abdomen fitness equipment including a front base frame unit carrying a cushion, a substantially U-shaped handle fixed to the front end of the front base frame unit for pulling, a rear base frame unit pivoted to the rear end of the front base frame unit... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5697874 | Abdominal exerciser An abdominal exercise device is disclosed. The invention includes a pair of arm portions for the user to grasp, a head rest and support attached thereto, the support being attached to the arm portions, an extension portion extending from each arm portion ... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5695436 | Abdomen fitness apparatus An abdomen fitness apparatus including a frame bar, a slide slidably mounted around the frame bar and having a longitudinal coupling hole and a transverse coupling hole, a bearing plate pivoted to the frame bar at one end and adapted for supporting on the... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5692996 | Sculpted weight for physical fitness routines The sculpted weight was designed for use in a weight lifting routine developed by the inventor. The weight facilitates: 1) the doing of "new" weight lifting exercises 2) the doing of traditional weight lifting exercises. Further, it's unique design encour... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5674168 | Multiple exercise device A multiple exercise device includes a slant board which may be elevated to different angular orientations ranging between completely vertical to completely horizontal. A rowing arm assembly is mounted on each side of the slant board with the pivotal actio... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5672144 | Slant-board exercising device An exercising article which may be in kit form for converting a step board exercising member into a slant board exercising device by the rearrangement of the separate end supports of the step board member in relationship to the top platform which they sup... | 09/30/1997 |
| 5669862 | Portable exercise device A portable exercise device is described having a first longitudinal member, a second longitudinal member adapted to be grasped by a user and a third longitudinal member. The second member is attached to one end of a first arm at a substantially perpendicu... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5665041 | Abdominal exerciser Abdominal exercise apparatus wherein upper and lower body supports are provided and interconnected to coordinate upper and lower abdominal workouts. Resistance for the abdominal exercises may also be provided by the apparatus. Further, the interconnection... | 09/09/1997 |
