Exercise apparatus
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1. A device for exercising the muscles in a user'"'"'s body, the device comprising:
- a first base connection portion comprising a curved surface and a plurality of openings therein;
a second base connection portion comprising a curved surface and a plurality of openings therein; and
one or more resilient members, each configured to be supportable in a cantilevered disposition by any one of the openings of the first and second base connection portions;
wherein;
each resilient member is configured to produce a resistance force when a user bends at least a portion of the resilient member from the longitudinal axis of the relaxed position of the resilient member; and
the first and second base connection portions are directly or indirectly attached to a support surface.
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Abstract
An exercise apparatus comprising a base that can be oriented at any angle and that defines a plurality of connection interfaces, each of which can be designed to support one end of a resilient member in a cantilevered disposition. The connection interfaces can be positioned at or adjusted to a widely varying range of locations and angular orientations with respect to the base. Each resilient members can be configured to support one or more removable stiffening members that provide a resistance force when a force is exerted thereon so as to bend the resilient member.
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54 Claims
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1. A device for exercising the muscles in a user'"'"'s body, the device comprising:
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a first base connection portion comprising a curved surface and a plurality of openings therein; a second base connection portion comprising a curved surface and a plurality of openings therein; and one or more resilient members, each configured to be supportable in a cantilevered disposition by any one of the openings of the first and second base connection portions; wherein; each resilient member is configured to produce a resistance force when a user bends at least a portion of the resilient member from the longitudinal axis of the relaxed position of the resilient member; and the first and second base connection portions are directly or indirectly attached to a support surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A device for exercising the muscles in a user'"'"'s body, the device comprising:
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a base member, wherein at least a portion of the base member comprises a curved surface; a resilient member comprising a first portion and a second portion; and two or more connection interfaces supported by the base member, the two or more connection interfaces being positioned about the curved surface so as to provide two or more supports for the resilient member at two or more different angular orientations so that the resilient member can be supported at any of two or more different angular orientations without deflecting the resilient member from a relaxed position of the resilient member; wherein; each connection interface is configured to support at least the first portion of the resilient member such that at least the first portion of the resilient member is prevented from pivoting relative to the base member; the second portion of each resilient member is configured to define a longitudinal axis disposed generally longitudinally through at least a portion of the second portion when the second portion is in a relaxed state; and the resilient member is configured to produce a resistance force when a user bends at least a portion of the second portion of the resilient member from the longitudinal axis of the relaxed position of the second portion of the resilient member. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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46. A method of exercising the muscles of one'"'"'s body, comprising:
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supporting a first base member directly or indirectly on a support surface, the first base member comprising a plurality of connection interfaces positioned about a curved surface of the first base member; supporting an end portion of a first resilient member by at least one of the connection interfaces of the first base member so that the first resilient member extends from the connection interface, the connection interfaces each being configured such that at least the end portion of the first resilient member supported thereby is prevented from pivoting relative to the connection interface when a force is applied to the first resilient member; grasping the first resilient member with one'"'"'s hand; and exerting a force on the first resilient member so as to deflect at least a portion of the first resilient member from the longitudinal axis of the relaxed position of the first resilient member and effect an exercising of one or more muscles in the user'"'"'s body;
wherein;two or more of the connection interfaces are positioned about the curved surface of the first base member so as to provide two or more supports for the resilient member at two or more different angular orientations. - View Dependent Claims (47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54)
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