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Exercise-and-toning-apparatus

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Exercise and toning apparatus

Details

Inventors: Grenfell, Hugh W.;
Assignee:
Primary Examiner: Apley; Richard J.
Assistant Examiner: Reichard; Lynne A.
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Schindler; Edwin D.

An apparatus for exercising and/or toning the muscles of the waist, hips and thighs of a user, comprises an e.g. circular support (1) for the user to sit upon, the support (1) resting at its center on a mount (2) which enables the support to tilt in selected radial directions relative to a vertical axis. The support (1) may be arranged so that its periphery rests on a base (3) and the point of contact between the support (1) and a base (3) moves in a circle around the base as the user causes the direction of tilt to progress around in a circle by a circular movement of the hips. In a modified apparatus a drive means is provided to cause the direction of tilt of the support to progress around in a circle.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION I claim: 1.
An apparatus for exercising the sacro-iliac joint and the muscles of the waist, hips and thighs of a user, said apparatus comprising: a support for a user to sit upon with the legs of the user hanging freely; a mount for supporting said support at its center for enabling said support to tilt in selected radial directions relative to a vertical axis; fixed handlebar means for the user to face and hold onto when sitting upon said support; and, means for freely rotatably mounting said support at its center and a horizontal base, said support being circular and arranged so that its periphery rests on said horizontal base with a point of contact between said support and said horizontal base moving around said horizontal base in a circular path as the user causes the direction of tilt of said support to progress around in a circle.
2.
An apparatus for exercising the sacro-iliac joint and the muscles of the waist, hips and thighs of a user, said apparatus comprising: a support for a user to sit upon with the legs of the user hanging freely; a mount for supporting said support at its center for enabling said support to tilt in selected radial directions relative to a vertical axis; fixed handlebar means for the user to face and hold onto when sitting upon said support; motor-driven means; and, means for freely rotatably mounting said support at its center and a horizontal base, said support being circular and arranged so that its periphery rests on said horizontal base with a point of contact between said support and said horizontal base moving around said horizontal base in a circular path as said motor-driven means causes the direction of tilt of said support to progress around in a circle.

Description:
This invention relates to an apparatus for exercising and/or toning the muscles of the waist, hips thighs of a user.
In maintaining a slim, athletic figure, it is highly desirable to exercise the muscles of the waist, hips and thighs, but most exercise machines fail to exercise these muscles

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