Patent ID: 6186929
Filing Date: 2001-02-13
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
An exercise apparatus comprising:a generally rectangular frame having a head end and a foot end and including a pair of spaced apart parallel rail members forming part of said frame, wherein each said rail member, said head end and said foot end is comprised of an aluminum extrusion having a top wall, a bottom wall, and a pair of spaced longitudinal vertical ribs between said top wall and said bottom wall and forming a hollow longitudinally extending mid portion therebetween, a longitudinal T shaped outer slot formed between said top and bottom wall and an outer one of said vertical ribs, and a support channel formed between said top wall, said bottom wall, and said inner vertical rib, said ends and rail members being joined by a right angle member having each leg extending into the hollow mid portion of one said end or one of said rail members to form a mitered corner;a movable carriage mounted on said frame for movement along said rail members between said head and foot ends, said carriage having a generally flat upper surface, a pair of spaced shoulder stops mounted to said upper surface and a head rest extending toward said head end from said upper surface of said carriage and a plurality of support and guide wheel assemblies mounted to an underside of said carriage, each of said wheel assemblies including a support roller mounted for rotation about a horizontal axis, each said support roller being carried within said support channel of one of said rail members.