Patent ID: 9114299
Filing Date: 2015-08-25
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for muscle conditioning comprising: a body having a bottom surface configured for resting atop a floor; a moveable bracket pivotally linked to the body, the moveable bracket being movable when in use by a user; a shoulder member attached to the movable bracket and having vertical surfaces arranged to contact a user's shoulders, respectively, when the user's torso is horizontally disposed; and a downward-facing rotatable head member rotatably attached to the bracket and arranged at an underside surface thereof to contact a user's head, when the user's shoulders are in contact with the vertical surfaces of the shoulder member; wherein resistive torque is provided about an axis spaced from the head member such that the resistive torque will urge the user's head into flexion and movement of the user's head countering the resistive torque will predominantly exercise a cervical section of the user's spine; and wherein the shoulder member comprises two shoulder contact portions laterally spaced apart for being engaged by respective shoulders of the user, with the laterally spaced apart portions defining an opening therebetween for accommodating the neck of a user when the user's head is engaged against the underside surface of the downward-facing head member; wherein the downward-facing head member is positioned between the two shoulder contact portions.