Abdominal exercise apparatus
First Claim
1. An abdominal exercise apparatus comprising:
- a frame;
a seat attached to the frame;
a swing bar rotatably attached to the frame such that the swing bar is rotatable relative to the frame about a swing bar axis;
a back rest rotatably attached to the swing bar about a back rest axis which is substantially perpendicular to the swing bar axis; and
a handle bar rotatably attached to the swing bar about a handle bar axis which is substantially parallel to the back rest axis.
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Abstract
An abdominal exercise apparatus having a seat attached to a frame, a swing bar rotatably attached to the frame about a swing bar axis, a back rest rotatably attached to the swing bar about a back rest axis which is substantially perpendicular to the swing bar axis, and a handle bar rotatably attached to the swing bar about a handle bar axis which is substantially parallel to the back rest axis; and a method for performing an abdominal exercise includes sitting on the seat, laying one'"'"'s back against the back rest and gripping the handle bar while twisting one'"'"'s torso about one'"'"'s hips to cause the swing bar to rotate relative to the frame about the swing bar axis and rotating the handle bar about the back rest axis to cause a rotation of the back rest about the back rest axis.
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16 Claims
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1. An abdominal exercise apparatus comprising:
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a frame; a seat attached to the frame; a swing bar rotatably attached to the frame such that the swing bar is rotatable relative to the frame about a swing bar axis; a back rest rotatably attached to the swing bar about a back rest axis which is substantially perpendicular to the swing bar axis; and a handle bar rotatably attached to the swing bar about a handle bar axis which is substantially parallel to the back rest axis. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for performing an abdominal exercise by a user comprising the steps of the user:
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sitting on a seat attached to a frame of an abdominal exercise apparatus; laying at least the user'"'"'s back against a back rest, the back rest being rotatably attached to a swing bar about a back rest axis, the swing bar being rotatably attached to the frame about a swing bar axis oriented substantially perpendicular to the back rest axis; gripping a handle bar, the handle bar being rotatably attached to the swing bar at a handle bar axis, the handle bar axis being parallel to the back rest pivot axis; twisting the user'"'"'s torso about the user'"'"'s hips to cause a rotation of the swing bar relative to the frame about the swing bar axis; and rotating the handle bar about the handle bar axis to cause a rotation of the back rest about the back rest axis. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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