US20060100072A1 - Abdominal exercise device for inverted abdominal exercises - Google Patents
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Abstract
An exercise device allowing a user to exercise his abdominal region by lying on his back while extending his arms generally upwards is disclosed. The device has a hand-gripping member positioned generally above the user's head for the user to grip while exercising. The hand-gripping member allows for a wide range of motion which may include side-to-side, front-to-back, diagonal, and/or rotational motion. This enables the user can exercise his abdominal region by moving in a variety of different directions, while keeping his arms extended.
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- 1. Field of the Invention
- This invention relates generally to an abdominal exercise device and more particularly to an abdominal exercise device that utilizes one or more sliding motions for the purpose of exercising the abdominal muscles.
- 2. Description of the Related Art
- Various exercising equipment and equipment free methods of exercising have been developed for exercising the abdominal muscles. Abdominal muscles are generally difficult to isolate and strengthen. Many hours and years of exercise are generally necessary to produce a significant effect on the abdominal musculature. Exercising these muscles may create strain and pressure on the back and neck muscles, depending on the technique used. Additionally, failure to maintain consistent and proper alignment while exercising the abdominal muscles may result an ineffective workout as well as injury.
- An exercise device according to the present invention allows a user to exercise his abdominal region by lying on his back while extending the arms away from the body. The device has a hand-gripping member positioned generally above the user's head which the user grips while exercising. The force which the user exerts on the gripping element reduces the strain and pressure on the user's neck and back muscles, thus providing an isolated work out for mainly the abdominal muscles. The hand-gripping member allows for a wide range of motion which may include side-to-side, front-to-back, diagonal, and/or rotational motion. As such the user can exercise his abdominal region by moving in a variety of different directions, while keeping his arms extended. The device additionally provides the user with a technique of achieving proper and consistent alignment for achieving maximum results.
- It is an object of the present invention to provide an exercise device for working mainly the abdominal muscles.
- It is another object of the present invention to provide an exercise device for working mainly the abdominal muscles by enabling a user to move the upper body according to a wide range of motions.
- It is yet another object of the present invention to provide an exercise device which allows the user to achieve maximum extension of the arms while exercising mainly the abdominal muscles.
- These and other objects and advantages of the present invention will be apparent from a review of the following specification and accompanying drawings.
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FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an abdominal exercise device according to a first embodiment of the present invention. -
FIG. 2 is a side elevational view of the exercise device ofFIG. 1 , including a user exercising according to one method of exercise. -
FIG. 3 is an enlarged sectional view of the third guiding member and hand-gripping member of the exercise device ofFIG. 1 . -
FIG. 4 is a front sectional view of the exercise device ofFIG. 1 . -
FIG. 5 is a perspective view of an abdominal exercise device according to a second embodiment of the present invention, including a user positioned on the device. -
FIG. 6 is a perspective view of an abdominal exercise device according to a third embodiment of the present invention, including a user positioned on the device. -
FIG. 7 is a perspective view of an abdominal exercise device according to a forth embodiment of the present invention, including a user positioned on the device. -
FIG. 8 is a perspective view of an abdominal exercise device according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention, including a user exercising on the device. -
FIG. 9 is a perspective view of an abdominal exercise device according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention. -
FIG. 10 is a perspective view of an abdominal exercise device according to a seventh embodiment of the present invention, including a user exercising on the device. -
FIG. 11 is a perspective view of an abdominal exercise device according to an eight embodiment of the present invention. - The detailed description set forth below in connection with the appended drawings is intended as a description of presently preferred embodiments of the invention and is not intended to represent the only forms in which the present invention may be constructed and/or utilized. The description sets forth the functions and the sequence of steps for constructing and operating the invention in connection with the illustrated embodiments. However, it is to be understood that the same or equivalent functions and sequences may be accomplished by different embodiments that are also intended to be encompassed within the spirit and scope of the invention.
- An exercise device according to the present invention allows a user to exercise his abdominal region by lying on his back while extending his arms generally upwards. The device has a hand-gripping member positioned generally above the user's head for the user to grip while exercising. The hand-gripping member allows for a wide range of motion which may include side-to-side, front-to-back, diagonal, and/or rotational motion. As such the user can exercise his abdominal region by moving in a variety of different directions, while keeping his arms extended.
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FIGS. 1-4 illustrate anexercise device 100, for generally working the abdominal region, according to a first embodiment. Thedevice 100 generally comprises aframe 102, first and second guidingmembers frame 102, a third guidingmember 108 slidably mounted on the first and second guiding members, and a hand-grippingmember 110 slidably mounted on the third guiding member. - The
frame 102 functions to provide a mounting for the guiding members and hand-gripping member, such that the hand-gripping member is positioned above the user's head while the device is freestanding on asurface 120. The frame includes support members, 112 and 114, for supporting an oppositely disposed pair ofmounting members members support members leg members FIGS. 1 and 2 ) such that the device can be compacted for easier storage or transportation when not in use. Theleg members - The
frame 102 is preferably metal, but may be made from any suitable rigid material. Although the frame, as illustrated inFIGS. 1 and 2 , shows thesupport members mounting members mounting members - The first and second guiding
members member 108 may freely slide side-to-side, as indicated by thearrow 146 inFIG. 1 . According to a preferred embodiment, the guidingmembers brackets flat surface 156 and 158 of each guiding member for receiving rotating members disposed on the third guidingmember 108. Although thebrackets surfaces 156, 158, they may also be configured upwardly. Furthermore, the second guidingmember 106 is shown broken inFIG. 1 for the purpose of illustration; however, it is to be understood that themember 106 is an unbroken, continues piece. - The third guiding
member 108 may comprise abar 158 extending between the first and second guiding members, and rotatingmembers brackets members members surface wheels respective surface brackets member - The hand-gripping
member 110 comprises aslidable member 172 coupled to an element which the user can grip, such as handles 174. As shown inFIGS. 2-4 , theslidable member 172 may be made slidable on thebar 158 of the third guidingmember 108, viawheels 176, which contact thebar 158 on top and bottom sides of the bar, such that the slidable member can slide front-to-back on thebar 158, as indicated by thearrow 159 inFIG. 1 . (Alternate methods for providing slidable elements will be illustrated by alternate embodiments described herein) - As best illustrated in
FIG. 3 , theslidable member 172 may have a hollowed out portion for coupling the slidable member to the handles, by inserting anarrower connector piece 178 into the hollowed out portion, the hollowed out portion and connector piece having corresponding holes for bolting or screwing the pieces together. Additionally, the distance of thehandles 174 from thesurface 120 may be made adjustable by providing a hollowedrod 180 extending from the handles and havingseveral locking holes locking pin 188. - As the hand-gripping
member 110 can slide from side-to-side, and from front-to-back, curved or circular motion can be achieved (as indicated by thearrow 190 inFIG. 1 ), as well as diagonal motion. -
FIG. 2 illustrate auser 200 exercising on thedevice 100 by moving his body from afirst position 202, in which the user's upper body is positioned substantially flat against thesurface 120, to asecond position 204 in which the user's upper body is lifted forwards and up. (Thedevice 100 is preferably smaller in scale with respect to the user's body then what is shown in the figure). - The user's hands extend to grip the
handles 174 as the user exercise. The grip handles 174 move from thefirst position 202 to thesecond position 204 along with theuser 200, such that the user's arms can remain extended at substantially the same length, as theuser 200 moves. Thus the user's abdominal region is exercised while the arms can be kept fully extended away from the user's body. The force which the user exerts on the gripping element reduces the strain and pressure on the user's neck and back muscles, thus providing an isolated work out for mainly the abdominal muscles. Additionally, the user is guided through proper and consistent alignment while exercising. - While the
user 200 is illustrated inFIG. 2 as moving his upper body in a front-to-back motion, many different exercise techniques are possible. For example, the user can move his raised upper body in a side-to-side motion, front-to-back motion, diagonal motion, or in a circular or semi-circular motion, or in a combination of different motions while keeping the arms fully extended. - An element for providing motion resistance to the hand-gripping member may be included. This may be accomplished by placing a weight on the hand-gripping member, or otherwise providing a friction-bearing element coupled to the hand gripping member, or coupling a spring or rubber band element between the frame and hand-gripping member.
- Many different designs for providing a hand-gripping member capable of side-to side, front-to back, and/or rotational motion will be apparent to one skilled in the art. Methods for achieving the desired motion include providing a slidable attachment, spring mounting, pivot or ball attachment, or pendulum attachment coupled between the hand gripping member and frame. The following embodiments will illustrate examples of alternative designs for providing a hand-gripping element capable of the range of motions described herein. It should be understood that the invention is not limited to the examples provided.
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FIG. 5 illustrates anexercise device 500, according to a second embodiment. Thedevice 500 generally comprises aframe 502 supporting guiding members comprising acentral guiding member 504, and left and right guidingmembers device 500 further comprisesslidable members members member 516 comprisinghandles 517 and achain 519 may be coupled to any one of theslidable members chain 519 to the slidable members. - As shown in the figure, the left and right guiding
members central guiding member 504 forms a bar or rod through the center of the circle formed by the left and right guidingmembers - The
slidable members members - A
user 518 of thedevice 500 is positioned for exercise by lying on asurface 520, with his hands gripping thehandles 517 of the hand-grippingmember 516. As shown in the figure, cushions for supporting the user on thesurface 520 may be provided, including a head cushion 522, which may be coupled to the frame as shown, and aleg cushion 524. - By having the hand-gripping
member 516 coupled to theslidable member 510 of the central guidingmember 504, theuser 518 may exercise his abdominal region using a front-to-back motion, while keeping his hands extended on thehandles 517. The user can similarly exercise by moving his upper body in a semi-circular front-to-back motion by having the hand-grippingmember 516 coupled to the one of the slidable members of the left or right guidingmembers - Having a relatively
short chain 519, as illustrated in the figure, effectively confines the available patterns of motion to a two-dimensional plane, substantially parallel to the guidingmembers chain 519, the user can also utilize pendulum motion for other ranges of motion. Such motion may include swing motion which may be side-to-side, front-to-back, diagonal or a combination thereof, or fully circular motion (which is also confined to a plane parallel to the guiding members). -
FIG. 6 illustrates anexercise device 600, according to a third embodiment. Thedevice 600 generally comprises aframe 602 supporting left and right guidingmembers device 600 further comprisesslidable members members member right handle chains slidable members chains - As shown in the figure, the left and right guiding
members device 500, theslidable members members - A
user 624 of thedevice 600 is positioned for exercise by lying on asurface 626, with his left and right hands grippingrespective handle surface 626 may be provided, including ahead cushion 628, which may be coupled to the frame as shown, and aleg cushion 630. - The
user 624 may exercise his abdominal region using a front-to-back motion, while gripping one of thehandles -
FIG. 7 illustrates anexercise device 700, according to a forth embodiment. Thedevice 700 generally comprises aframe 702 supporting a centrally extending guidingmember 704. Thedevice 700 further comprises aslidable member 706 coupled to the guidingmember 704, for sliding on the guiding member. A hand-grippingmember 708 comprising handles 710 and a chain 712 may be coupled to theslidable member 706. A hook or any other attachment mechanism can be provided for attaching the chain 712 to the slidable member. - Similar to the
devices slidable member 706 and guidingmember 704 may each have a smooth surface providing nearly frictionless contact between them. The surfaces may comprise Teflon, plastic, metal, or other smooth material. - A user 714 of the
device 700 is positioned for exercise by lying on asurface 716, with his hands gripping the handles 710. Cushions for supporting the user on thesurface 716 may be provided as shown in the figure. The user 714 may exercise his abdominal region using a front-to-back motion, while gripping the handles 710 to keep his hands fully extended while moving back and forth. -
FIG. 8 illustrates an exercise devise 800, according to a fifth embodiment. Thedevice 800 is similar to thedevice 700 of the forth embodiment, except for having a guidingmember 802 capable of side-to-side motion via a spring joint mechanism attached to theframe 804, as shown in the figure. (Although not illustrated in the figure, a spring or ball attachment may also be provided for enabling up-and-down and/or rotational movement of the guiding member 802). - As in the
device 700, thedevice 800 also has aslidable member 806 for sliding on the guidingmember 802, and a hand-grippingmember 808 comprisinghandles 810 and a chain 812. - A
user 814 positioned on thedevice 800 may exercise his abdominal region using a front-to-back motion, while gripping thehandles 810 to keep his hands fully extended while moving back and forth. The user may further cause the guiding member to move side-to-side. Thus, the user can exercise by moving side-to-side, font-to-back, or by combining both side-to-side and front-to-back motion to achieve diagonal, circular, or partially circular motion. -
FIG. 9 illustrates anexercise device 900, according to a sixth embodiment. Thedevice 900 is similar to thedevice 100 of the first embodiment, in that it generally comprises aframe 902, first and second guidingmembers frame 902, athird guiding member 908 slidably mounted on the first and second guiding members, and a hand-grippingmember 910 slidably mounted on the third guiding member. The hand-grippingmember 910 comprises aslidable member 912 and handles 914 which a- user can grip. - The first and second guiding
members member 908 may slide. Thethird guiding member 908 comprises abar 915 having first and secondslidable members members member 908 may slide from side-to-side, as indicated by thearrow 920. - The
slidable members member 908 may be made slidable by providing wheels rotatively guided on the first and second guidingmembers slidable members members slidable members members - The
slidable member 912 of thehand gripping member 910 may similarly be made slidable on thebar 915 of the third guiding member, for moving from front-to-back, as indicated by thearrow 922. Thus, a user can exercise his abdominal region by utilizing front-to-back, side-to-side, diagonal, or circular motion, or a combination thereof, while keeping his arms extended. -
FIG. 10 illustrates an exercise device 1000, according to a seventh embodiment, which is similar to thedevice 500 of the second embodiment, providing an alternate structure for the frame 1002 and circular guiding members 1004, 1006. -
FIG. 11 illustrates anexercise device 1100, according to an eighth embodiment, comprising aframe 1102 supporting a hand-grippingmember 1104 which includeshandles 1106 mounted on along chain 1108. A user can exercise his abdominal region by laying on thesurface 1108 with his hands extending to grip thehandles 1106, and utilize pendulum or swing motion of thehand gripping member 1104 to move his upper body according to a back-and-forth swing (indicated by the arrow 1110), side-to-side swing, or circular motion. - While the present invention has been described with regards to particular embodiments, it is recognized that additional variations of the present invention may be devised without departing from the inventive concept.
Claims (31)
1. An exercise device, comprising:
a bench;
an inverted U-shaped frame coupled to the bench, wherein the frame comprises at least one vertical member coupled to a horizontal frame member, wherein the horizontal frame member is generally parallel to the bench; and
a hand-gripping assembly slideably coupled to the horizontal frame member.
2. The exercise device of claim 2 wherein the bench further comprises a plurality of legs coupled to a bottom of the bench.
3. The exercise device of claim 2 wherein the plurality of legs are collapsible.
4. The exercise device of claim 1 wherein the inverted U-shaped frame is rotatably coupled to the bench.
5. The exercise device of claim 1 wherein the vertical members including an adjustment means.
6. The exercise device of claim 1 wherein the frame comprises two vertical members.
7. The exercise device of claim 1 wherein the hand gripping assembly comprises a slideable member slideably coupled to the horizontal frame member and a coupling means securing a hand-gripping member to the slideable member.
8. The exercise device of claim 7 wherein the coupling means is a rope, a chain, or a cable.
9. An exercise device, comprising:
a bench having a top and a bottom, wherein a plurality of legs coupled to the bottom of the bench;
a frame coupled to the bench, the frame comprising a first frame member coupled to a first end of the bench, a second frame member coupled to a second end of the bench, and a horizontal frame member coupled to the first frame member and the second frame member; and
a hand-gripping assembly slideably coupled to the horizontal frame member.
10. The exercise device of claim 9 wherein the plurality of legs are collapsible.
11. (canceled)
12. The exercise device of claim 9 wherein the first and second frame members include an adjustment means.
13. The exercise device of claim 9 wherein the hand gripping assembly comprises a slideable member slideably coupled to the horizontal frame member and a coupling means securing a hand-gripping member to the slideable member.
14. The exercise device of claim 13 wherein the coupling means is a rope, a chain, or a cable.
15. An exercise device, comprising:
a bench having a top and a bottom, wherein a plurality of legs coupled to the bottom of the bench;
a frame coupled to the bench, the frame comprising a first frame member coupled to a first end of the bench, a second frame member coupled to a second end of the bench, and a horizontal frame member coupled to the first frame member and the second frame member, wherein the first and second frame members include an adjustment means; and
a hand-gripping assembly slideably coupled to the horizontal frame member, wherein the hand-gripping assembly comprises a slideable member slideably coupled to the horizontal frame member and a coupling means securing a hand-gripping member to slideable member.
16. The exercise device of claim 15 wherein the plurality of legs are collapsible.
17. (canceled)
18. The exercise device of claim 15 wherein the coupling means is a rope, a chain, or a cable.
19. An exercise device, comprising:
a hand-gripping member,
said hand-gripping member being positioned generally above a user's head when the user lies on his back, said hand-gripping member further being capable of side-to side motion, front-to-back motion, diagonal motion, rotational motion, or a combination thereof, relative to the user, said motion being substantially confined to a plane parallel to a surface on which the device is supported.
20. The device of claim 19 wherein the user exercises by moving his upper body from a first position to a second position, the user's arms being kept extended while gripping the hand-griping member, wherein
in said second position the user's body is raised relative to said first position.
21. The device of claim 19 wherein the user exercises by moving his upper body in a side-to-side motion, front-to-back motion, diagonal motion, rotational motion, or a combination thereof, the user's arms being kept extended while gripping the hand-gripping member.
22. An exercise device, comprising:
a frame, and
a movable hand-gripping member mounted on said frame,
said hand-gripping member being positioned generally above a user's head when the user exercises on the device, said hand gripping member further being capable of side-to-side motion, front-to-back motion, diagonal motion, rotational motion, or a combination thereof, relative to the user, while the frame remains stationary, wherein
the user exercises by moving his upper body in a side-to-side motion, front-to-back motion, diagonal motion, rotational motion, or a combination thereof, the user's arms being kept extended while gripping the hand-gripping member.
23. The device of claim 20 wherein said hand-gripping member is mounted to said frame via a slideable, spring, pivot, ball, or pendulum attachment, or combination thereof.
24. The device of claim 20 , further comprising:
at least one guiding member supported on said frame, and
a slideable member slideably coupled to said guiding member, wherein
said hand-gripping member is coupled to said slideable member.
25. (canceled)
26. The device of claim 23 wherein said guiding member is coupled to said frame via a pivot attachment, ball attachment, or spring attachment.
27. The device of claim 20 , further comprising:
first and second guiding members oppositely mounted on said frame, and
a third guiding member slideably mounted on said first and second guiding members, and having opposite first and second ends supported on said first and second guiding members respectively, wherein
said hand-gripping member is slideably mounted on said third guiding member.
28. A method of exercise for a person comprising:
laying on a substantially flat surface,
gripping handles positioned above the person's head, said handles being mounted on a stationary frame, said handles further being capable of front-to-back, side-to-side, diagonal, circular, or semi-circular motion, or a combination thereof, and
moving the upper body according to a pattern comprising front-to-back, side-to-side, diagonal, circular, or semi-circular motion, or a combination thereof, while keeping the arms extended.
29. (canceled)
30. The method of claim 28 wherein said motion of said gripping handles is substantially confined to a plane parallel to said surface.
31. An exercise device, comprising:
support means, and
band-gripping means mounted on said support means,
said hand-gripping means being positioned generally above a user's head when the user lies on his back, said hand gripping member further comprising means for movement including side-to-side, front-to-back, diagonal, or rotational movement, or a combination thereof, the user's arms being kept extended while gripping the hand-gripping means.
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