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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2001
Filed:
Apr. 06, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
James A. McArthur, Aldergrove, CA;
Assignee:
Med-Ex Diagnostics of Canada Inc., Coquitlam, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63B 2/106 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A63B 2/106 ;
Abstract
An apparatus for isolating the abdominal muscles and effectively loading them during exercise is disclosed. The device supports the user's body in a position which allows for trunk flexion; however, it forces the user's knee flexor and hip extensor muscles to contract, relaxing the hip flexor muscle, and isolating the abdominal muscles. Consequently, the only muscles exercised during the trunk flexion are the abdominal muscles.