Patent ID: 6384729
Filing Date: 2002-05-07
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
A biofeedback exercise stimulation apparatus comprising:a housing having a front side which is oriented to face away from an abdomen of a user when in use and a rear side which is oriented to face toward the user's abdomen when in use; an upper section including a power source and at least one signal mechanism for signaling the user; a mid section including a front surface which is configured and dimensioned to be self-retaining when positioned inside a waistband of a user, and a rear surface, the mid section including a sensor mechanism connected with the at least one signal mechanism of the upper section such that the sensor mechanism is actuated by pressure applied by the user's waistband upon expansion of the user's abdomen; and a lower section having a streamlined shape configured for ease of positioning inside the waistband of the user.