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Bench-type exercising apparatus

US4662631A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJan 31, 1985
Grant dateMay 5, 1987
Priority date
Expiry dateJan 31, 2005

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA63B2208/0252
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A bench-type exercise apparatus with a head end and a foot end is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a seat formed in a plurality of sections including a first seat portion and an inclinable seat portion adjacent the head end of the apparatus and pivoted adjacent the first seat portion. A frame supports the seat portions above the floor and includes at least one leg adjacent the foot end of the apparatus and at least one intermediate leg intermediate the ends of the apparatus. A pair of floor-engaging base legs are connected to the intermediate leg and diverge from it laterally outward and toward the head end of the apparatus. A pair of upright barbell support posts flank the inclinable seat portion, are connected to the base legs and extend upward therefrom. At least one pair of barbell cradles extend from the support posts toward the foot end of the apparatus for supporting a barbell used in bench exercises by a user supported on the seat. A squat exercise barbell cradle is also attached to each support post for supporting a barbell used in squat exercises by a user standing at the head end of the apparatus in the area between the diverging base legs. A pivotal abdominal/back exe…

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