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Abdominal exercise apparatus and method

  • US 5,647,829 A
  • Filed: 04/25/1995
  • Issued: 07/15/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/25/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An abdominal exercise cushion for enabling the performance of safe and effective abdominal exercises, said cushion comprising:

  • an elastic back support device comprising a pillow-like main body portion and an anchoring panel extending from a front of said main body portion, said main body portion having a three dimensional configuration with a generally planar base surface adapted to rest on a horizontal support surface, opposing side surfaces, a back surface and a front surface extending upward to a top surface, said front surface defining a back engaging support surface extending upward from said base surface at said front, said foam block having a length of between nine to fifteen inches and a height of between eight to twelve inches, thereby providing a support surface having a height sufficient to engage a person above the person'"'"'s pelvis and below about mid back when in about a sixty degree inclined position from the vertical and to support the person'"'"'s upper body inclined at about a thirty degree position from the horizontal, with a height sufficient for yieldably engaging a lower back of a person and supporting said person in a partially backwardly inclining position, said anchoring panel having top and bottom generally parallel surfaces and formed of a pliable fabric panel secured along an edge of said front of said main body portion between said base surface and said support surface and adapted to be positioned to said front of said main body for sitting on while inclining on said main body portion.

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