Patent ID: 6733425
Filing Date: 2004-05-11
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
An exercise system for allowing the user to strengthen the pelvic muscles in a safe and convenient manner, comprising, in combination;a main subassembly fabricated of rigid material having an generally rounded upper surface and a generally flattened lower surface having an outboard portion and an inboard portion and a middle portion there between, the outboard portion having a rounded conically shaped tip with the middle portion having a rounded upper surface and a flattened recessed lower surface with the inboard portion having a rounded upper surface and a flattened lower surface with a greater upper to lower diameter on the outboard end and a lesser upper to lower diameter at the inboard end, with a cantilever beam protruding inboardly from the outboard end of the inboard portion, the main subassembly having a hinge located at the inboard end; a lower subassembly fabricated of rigid material having an generally rounded lower surface and a generally flattened upper surface and having an outboard portion and an inboard portion having a slot with a plurality of recesses running lengthwise at about the middle of and through the inboard portion, the subassembly having a hinge at the inboard most end to mate with and couple with the hinge of the main subassembly; an adjustment subassembly which is fabricated of a rigid material having a dome with a central recess and a locking pin with flat head and a smooth round shaft, and a retaining means to couple the dome and pin together and a spring to maintain the pin in an outward position, the subassembly allowing the user to loosen and lock the dome along the length of the slot on the lower subassembly in any one of a plurality of locations along the slot allowing the dome to contact with the cantilever beam in a plurality of locations and thereby alter the resistance to movement; a bellows made of a flexible resilient material having a downward end and an upward end with a nipple; a cycle counter and resistance feedback mechanism subassembly having a hollow case with an inside surface and an outside surface, the case having a slot and a counter window and a tube passageway, with the subassembly having an internal mechanism having an actuator for transforming pneumatic force into mechanical force and a first connecting arm and a repetition counter with a coupling means for holding the first connecting arm and repetition counter arm in a constant two plane orientation, and a second connecting arm and magnitude meter with the second connecting arm being coupled with the repetition counter held in a constant two plane orientation by a coupling means and the second connecting arm also coupled with the magnitude meter in a constant two plane orientation by a coupling means with the outward arm of the magnitude meter being located within the case slot with the case having a measurement affixed to the outside of the case to allow the user to assess muscular improvement; and a flexible tube coupling the bellows and the actuator for the transmission of the pneumatic force from the bellows to the actuator.