Patent ID: 6672998
Filing Date: 2004-01-06
Classification: A63B,Y10S

Abstract:
An exercise bench having a forward and rearward end comprising:a base frame; a bench mounted to the base frame; the bench including an elongate member having a seat mounted adjacent a rearward end thereof; an upper body support mounted to the base frame at a position above and behind the seat; the upper body support having a vertically upright member; a belt bracket slidably mounted to the upright member for movement in a vertical direction; a belt attached to the belt bracket for securing a user to the upper body support; a sliding member slidably attached to the upright member above the belt bracket for movement in the vertical direction; a first pneumatic cylinder having an air inlet port and a piston; the first pneumatic cylinder fixedly attached to the sliding member with the piston extending in a forward direction; a rest pad attached to the free end of the piston; whereby when the first pneumatic cylinder is pressurized, the piston extends in the forward direction causing the rest pad to push against a user seated on the bench; a source of pressurized air fluidly connected to the inlet port of the first pneumatic cylinder; and control means for adjustably controlling the air pressure to the first pneumatic cylinder.