Apparatus for exercising the muscles of the lumbar region of the back
US6746384B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 16, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jun 8, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 15, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S482/907
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
An apparatus for exercising the muscles of the lumbar region of a subject's back includes a seat, a vertical support member to which the back end of the seat is attached so that the centerline extending from the from the front to the back of the seat forms an angle with the vertical member in the range of 65 to 75 degrees and with the front end of the seat being inclined downward to the surface on which the vertical support member stands, a base attached to the bottom end of the vertical support member, a cylindrical roller pad that is rotatably mounted to the vertical support member at a position above the seat, a knob that is adjustably mounted to the vertical support member, and a hand-held weight which the subject grasps and holds near the subject's body while performing the strengthening exercises. In a first embodiment, these entail the subject sitting on the seat and assuming a first position with subject's upper torso bent over so as to be proximate the thighs and a hand-held weight grasped and held near the subject's chest. The subject then moves to a second position by raising the upper torso while continuing to hold the hand-held weight near the subject's chest and keepi…
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