Exercise device and method
First Claim
1. An exercise device comprising:
- an upper frame;
a lower frame movably mounted to the upper frame and including a front support and a rear support adapted to contact a supportive surface;
a seat back secured to the upper frame;
a lower seat secured to the lower frame; and
an arcuate member mounted to said upper frame substantially opposite to said seat back to permit rolling of said exercise device on said arcuate member when a force is exerted on said seat back in a direction toward said arcuate member, whereupon said rear support is elevated from the supportive surface.
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Abstract
An exercise device includes an upper frame supporting a seat back, the seat back enabling support of a torso of a user. A lower seat includes a lower frame that is pivotally mounted to the upper frame. The lower frame includes front and rear support wheels for contact with a supportive surface; and an arcuate member is secured to the upper frame substantially opposite to the seat back. The device also includes a tension arm with a first end movably mounted to the upper frame and a second end movably supported on the supportive surface by a roller or wheel. A tension band is mounted at one end to the tension arm between the first and second ends of the tension arm and at its opposite end to the lower frame by an anchor bar, which is pivotally mounted to the lower frame.
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36 Claims
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1. An exercise device comprising:
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an upper frame;
a lower frame movably mounted to the upper frame and including a front support and a rear support adapted to contact a supportive surface;
a seat back secured to the upper frame;
a lower seat secured to the lower frame; and
an arcuate member mounted to said upper frame substantially opposite to said seat back to permit rolling of said exercise device on said arcuate member when a force is exerted on said seat back in a direction toward said arcuate member, whereupon said rear support is elevated from the supportive surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An exercise device comprising:
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an upper frame supporting a seat back, the seat back enabling support of at least a portion of a torso of a user;
a lower frame supporting a lower seat, the lower frame being pivotally mounted to said upper frame and including a front support and a rear support adapted to contact a supportive surface; and
an arcuate member secured to said upper frame substantially opposite to said seat back to permit rolling of said exercise device on said arcuate member when a force is exerted on said seat back in a direction toward said arcuate member, whereupon said front support remains in contact with the supportive surface. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. For use with an exercise device including an upper frame and a lower frame movably mounted to one another, the upper frame having a seat back secured thereto, and the lower frame having a lower seat secured thereto, the lower frame including a front support and a rear support adapted to contact a supportive surface;
- and an arcuate member mounted to said upper frame substantially opposite to said seat back, an exercise method comprising the steps of;
seating a user on said lower seat with the back of the user against the seat back;
extending the legs and hip joints of the user, thereby pushing said seat back in a direction toward said arcuate member; and
rolling back on said arcuate member and elevating a lower portion of said upper frame while extending the body of the user. - View Dependent Claims (36)
- and an arcuate member mounted to said upper frame substantially opposite to said seat back, an exercise method comprising the steps of;
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