IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
UP-0520073
(2006-09-12)
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등록번호 |
US-7534200
(2009-07-01)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
11 인용 특허 :
0 |
초록
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A freestanding back therapy and multiple exercise station on which various therapeutic, stretching, bending, twisting, extension and inversion exercises may be carried out utilizing the user's weight for fully flexing and decompressing the spine and strengthening the trunk and back muscles of the us
A freestanding back therapy and multiple exercise station on which various therapeutic, stretching, bending, twisting, extension and inversion exercises may be carried out utilizing the user's weight for fully flexing and decompressing the spine and strengthening the trunk and back muscles of the user. The station has a frame of tubular construction with a floor engaging base, front and rear vertical upright members, a horizontal top member extending between upper ends thereof, and a cushioned forearm pad on each said horizontal member with handgrips at outer of the horizontal top members. A lower pair of vertically spaced padded cross members extend transversely between the rear vertical upright members to serve as foot supports. A central upright member is connected at a lower end with at least one padded cross member and has a forward and angularly upward extending upper portion. A backrest pad is mounted the central upright member. An upper pair of parallel vertically spaced padded tubular members extend laterally outward from each side of the central upright member near its upper portion to selectively serve either as handgrips or as elevated or leg or foot supports when performing exercises. A removable rotatable cylindrical cushioned roller is may be mounted transversely between the horizontal top members to serve as a back engaging roller or a seating surface when performing exercises. Various auxiliary exercise apparatus may be removably connected with the station for performing a variety of exercises.
대표청구항
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The invention claimed is: 1. A freestanding back therapy and multiple exercise station on which performance of various therapeutic, stretching, bending, twisting, extension and inversion exercises may be carried out for flexing and decompressing the spine and strengthening the muscles of the body o
The invention claimed is: 1. A freestanding back therapy and multiple exercise station on which performance of various therapeutic, stretching, bending, twisting, extension and inversion exercises may be carried out for flexing and decompressing the spine and strengthening the muscles of the body of a user, comprising: a frame of tubular construction having a pair of generally rectangular laterally spaced sides, each of said sides formed of a straight elongate horizontal tubular base member having front and rear ends, a front vertical tubular member and a rear vertical tubular member each secured at a bottom end to said base member intermediate its ends and extending upwardly therefrom in parallel spaced relation; a pair of lower horizontal handgrips each extending outwardly from a front side of each said front vertical tubular member a distance above a respective said base member to be gripped by a user when performing exercises and each having a support surface adjacent to said front vertical tubular member for receiving and supporting objects thereon; a pair of horizontal vertically adjustable handgrips, each having a U-shaped portion that straddles a respective said front vertical tubular member and is releasably connected thereto at selected heights by a latch pin passed through holes in said U-shaped portion and said vertical tubular member, and each having a tubular extension extending outwardly therefrom for receiving and supporting objects thereon; a first and a second pair of parallel vertically spaced padded tubular cross members connected at opposed ends with each said rear vertical tubular member and extending transversely therebetween to serve as lower foot supports for supporting a user when performing various exercises; a central tubular upright member having an elongate vertical lower portion disposed centrally between said rear vertical tubular members connected at a lower end with said first and second padded tubular cross members and extending vertically upward therefrom parallel with said rear vertical tubular members, a backrest pad mounted on a front side of said vertical lower portion, and a third pair of padded tubular members above said backrest pad extending laterally outward from opposed sides of said vertical lower portion to selectively serve either as handgrips or as elevated leg or foot supports when performing exercises; a pivot arm pivotally connected at a lower end to said central tubular member vertical lower portion above said backrest pad and having a top end releasably connected with said vertical lower portion, and a fourth pair of padded tubular members extending laterally outward from opposed sides of said pivot arm, said pivot arm being selectively positionable between a first position generally parallel with said vertical lower portion, wherein said fourth pair and said third pair of padded tubular members are aligned in substantially parallel vertically spaced relation to provide elevated foot support surfaces on which the user may place the instep of his or her feet to support or suspend their body when performing inversion exercises, and a second position extending angularly upward and forward from said vertical lower portion, wherein said fourth pair of padded tubular members are disposed near the center of said frame to serve as elevated handgrips to be gripped by the user when performing body lifting exercises; and foot supports on said laterally spaced sides of said frame on which the user may place their feet to assume positions on said station or when performing exercises. 2. The exercise station according to claim 1, further comprising: a cylindrical cushioned roller rotatably mounted at opposed ends transversely between said front vertical tubular members at selected heights above said base members to serve as a back, leg, or abdomen engaging roller or a seating surface when performing exercises; said cylindrical cushioned roller electively positioned relative to said first and second pair of parallel vertically spaced padded tubular cross members extending between said rear vertical tubular member and said third pair of padded tubular members above said backrest to allow the user to selectively engage their feet on either of said first and second pair of padded tubular cross members or on said third pair of padded tubular members and selectively support either of their lumbar area or abdomen on said roller such that their upper body will be in an inverted position with their head below their feet, or to support the leg or legs of the user in a seated or standing position when performing exercises. 3. The exercise station according to claim 1, further comprising: a cylindrical cushioned roller rotatably mounted at opposed ends transversely between a front portion or rear portion of said base members to serve as a back, leg, or abdomen engaging roller or a seating surface when performing exercises; said cylindrical cushioned roller electively positioned relative to said first and second pair of parallel vertically spaced padded tubular cross members extending between said rear vertical tubular member and said third pair of padded tubular members above said backrest to allow the user to selectively engage their feet on either of said first and second pair of padded tubular cross members or on said third pair of padded tubular members and selectively support either of their lumbar area or abdomen on said roller, or to support the leg or legs of the user in a seated or standing position when performing exercises. 4. The exercise station according to claim 1, further comprising: a pair of tubular horizontal top members, each extending between upper ends of said front and rear vertical tubular members, respectively; and a cushioned forearm pad on each said horizontal top member, and an upper dual grip member having a vertical handgrip and a horizontal handgrip at an outer end of each said horizontal top member. 5. The exercise station according to claim 4, further comprising: a cylindrical cushioned roller rotatably mounted at opposed ends transversely between said horizontal top members forward of said forearm pads to serve as a back, leg, or abdomen engaging roller or a seating surface when performing exercises; said cylindrical cushioned roller positioned relative to said first and second pair of parallel vertically spaced padded tubular cross members extending between said rear vertical tubular member and said third pair of padded tubular members above said backrest to allow the user to selectively engage their feet on either of said first and second pair of padded tubular cross members or on said third pair of padded tubular members and selectively support either of their lumbar area or abdomen on said roller such that their upper body will be in an inverted position with their head below their feet. 6. The exercise station according to claim 4, further comprising: a utility storage rack on an outer facing side of at least one said horizontal top member for receiving and storing various components and attachments when they are not in use. 7. The exercise station according to claim 1, wherein said central tubular upright member has a tubular upper portion above said backrest pad extending outwardly from its said vertical lower portion, and a pull-up bar at an outer end of said upper portion having opposed ends extending laterally outward from each side thereof to be gripped by the user when performing exercises. 8. The exercise station according to claim 7, further comprising: a pair of laterally opposed ankle support members on said pull-up bar extending outwardly therefrom to provide ankle support surfaces under which the user may place the instep of his or her feet to support or suspend their body when performing inversion exercises. 9. The exercise station according to claim 1, further comprising: a generally T-shaped foot support member having a central arm removably connected at one end with said central tubular upright member to extend outwardly therefrom and having padded tubular members extending laterally outward from an outer end thereof to provide elevated foot support surfaces under which the user may place the instep of his or her feet with the back of their knees supported over said third pair of padded members to support or suspend their body when performing inversion exercises. 10. The exercise station according to claim 1, further comprising: a generally T-shaped foot support member having a central arm connected at one end with said pivot arm to extend outwardly therefrom and having padded tubular members extending laterally outward from an outer end thereof to provide elevated foot support surfaces under which the user may place the instep of his or her feet with the back of their knees supported over said third pair of padded members to support or suspend their body when performing inversion exercises. 11. The exercise station according to claim 1, further comprising: a pair of laterally opposed ankle support members on said pivot arm extending outwardly therefrom to provide ankle support surfaces under which the user may place the instep of his or her feet to support or suspend their body when performing inversion exercises. 12. The exercise station according to claim 1, further comprising: an elastic cord connected at one end with said pivot arm and having a handlebar at a free end to be gripped by a user for performing exercises. 13. The exercise station according to claim 1, wherein said first and second pair of parallel vertically spaced padded tubular cross members are adjustably connected at opposed ends with each said rear vertical tubular member to allow said pair of generally rectangular laterally spaced sides of said frame to be laterally positioned at selected distances apart. 14. The exercise station according to claim 1, further comprising: a pair of weight stack frames, each disposed at a rear end of a respective one of said pair of generally rectangular laterally spaced sides of said frame adjacent to said rear vertical tubular members, a stack of weights movably supported for vertical movement in said weight stack frame, a link member extending through said weights, a series of pulleys rotatably mounted on each of said laterally spaced sides and a pulley at an upper end of said weight stack frame, and a pair of elongate cables, each connected at one end with a respective said link member and passing over said pulleys and having a hand gripping means the free ends thereof. 15. The exercise station according to claim 14, further comprising: a bracket secured to each said front upright member near an upper end, and an adjustment arm pivotally connected at one end to a respective said bracket to extend laterally outward therefrom, a pulley rotatably mounted at the outer end of each said adjustment arm, and latch means engageable with each said adjustment arm for releasably latching said adjustment arm at selected angular positions; and each of said elongate cables additionally passing over said pulley at the outer end of a respective said adjustment arm. 16. The exercise station according to claim 1, further comprising: a treadmill apparatus having a rectangular frame supported on a floor surface at one end and removably supported at the opposite end on said station frame; a pair of rollers rotatably mounted one at each end of said treadmill frame: and an endless belt entrained around said rollers. 17. The exercise station according to claim 1, further comprising: a bungee kick boxing member having a horizontal flexible tubular member with an elastic band extending therethrough with opposed ends removably connected with said front upright members to extend transversely therebetween. 18. The exercise station according to claim 1, further comprising: a generally rectangular bench supported at one end on said frame and having a folding leg at an opposed end; in a leg folded position, said bench supported in an inclined plane with said opposed end engaged on a floor surface, and in a leg unfolded position, supported in a horizontal plane with said leg engaged on the floor surface. 19. The exercise station according to claim 1, further comprising: an inclined plane carriage apparatus having a generally rectangular platform supported on a floor surface at one end and removably supported at an opposed end on said frame; a pair of pulleys disposed a distance outwardly from opposed sides of said platform; a mobile carriage mounted for reciprocal movement on said platform and a pulley at its forward end; an elongate cable having handles at each end entrained around said pulleys, whereby the user may sit or lie on said carriage and, by pulling on said cable, move said carriage and his or her body supported thereon against the force of gravity. 20. The exercise station according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of said stations are disposed in adjacent side-by-side relation to allow several persons to perform exercises thereon at the same time. 21. A freestanding back therapy and multiple exercise station on which performance of various therapeutic, stretching, bending, twisting, extension and inversion exercises may be carried out for flexing and decompressing the spine and strengthening the muscles of the body of a user, comprising: a frame of tubular construction having a pair of generally rectangular laterally spaced sides, each of said sides formed of a straight elongate horizontal tubular base member having opposed outer ends, a pair of front vertical tubular members each secured at a bottom end to said base member near its said opposed outer ends and extending upwardly therefrom, a rear vertical tubular member secured at a bottom end to said base member intermediate said front vertical tubular member in parallel spaced relation thereto, a tubular horizontal top member extending between upper ends of said rear vertical tubular member and at least one of said front vertical tubular members, respectively, a cushioned forearm pad on said horizontal top member, and an upper dual grip member having a vertical handgrip and at least one horizontal handgrip at an outer end of said horizontal top member; a pair of horizontal vertically adjustable handgrips, each having a U-shaped portion that straddles a respective said front vertical tubular member and is releasably connected thereto at selected heights by a latch pin passed through holes in said U-shaped portion and said vertical tubular member, and each having a tubular extension extending outwardly therefrom for receiving and supporting objects thereon; a first and a second pair of parallel vertically spaced padded tubular cross members connected at opposed ends with each said rear vertical tubular member and extending transversely therebetween to serve as lower foot or leg supports for supporting a user when performing various exercises; a central tubular upright member having an elongate vertical lower portion disposed centrally between said rear vertical tubular members connected at a lower end with said first and second padded tubular cross members and extending vertically upward therefrom parallel with said rear vertical tubular members, a backrest pad mounted on a front side of said vertical lower portion, a third pair of padded tubular members above said backrest pad extending laterally outward from opposed sides of said vertical lower portion to selectively serve either as handgrips or as elevated leg or foot supports when performing exercises, and a tubular upper portion above said backrest pad having outer ends extending outwardly from said vertical lower portion in opposed relation, and a pull-up bar at each of said outer ends having opposed ends extending laterally outward from each side thereof to be gripped by the user when performing exercises; a pivot arm pivotally connected at a lower end to said central tubular member vertical lower portion above said backrest pad and having a top end releasably connected with said vertical lower portion, and a fourth pair of padded tubular members extending laterally outward from opposed sides of said pivot arm, said pivot arm being selectively positionable between a first position generally parallel with said vertical lower portion, wherein said fourth pair and said third pair of padded tubular members are aligned in substantially parallel vertically spaced relation to provide elevated foot support surfaces on which the user may place the instep of his or her feet to support or suspend their body when performing inversion exercises, and a second position extending angularly upward and forward from said vertical lower portion, wherein said fourth pair of padded tubular members are disposed near the center of said frame to serve as elevated handgrips to be gripped by the user when performing body lifting exercises; a removable generally T-shaped foot support member having a central arm selectively connected at one end with either or both of said central tubular upright member or said pivot arm to extend outwardly therefrom and having padded tubular members extending laterally outward from an outer end thereof to provide elevated foot support surfaces under which the user may place the instep of his or her feet with the back of their knees supported over said third pair of padded members to support or suspend their body when performing inversion exercises; and foot supports on said laterally spaced sides on which the user may place their feet to assume positions on said station or when performing exercises.
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