Patent ID: 6827675
Filing Date: 2004-12-07
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
An exercise apparatus comprising:a) a frame having a longitudinal axis, a forward front end portion, and a rear head end portion; b) a carriage having a foot end carriage portion and a head end carriage portion, said carriage being mounted to said frame to travel on a back-and-forth travel path along the frame between a rear location and a forward location; c) a plurality of elongate resistance members, each of which comprises: i. an elongate strap section having a first strap connecting end connected to a head connecting portion of the frame and a second strap connecting end; ii. an elongate elastic section having a first end portion connected to the second strap connecting end at an intermediate location of the resistance member, and a second end portion having an operative connection to a foot portion of the frame; d) each of said elongate resistance members having a releasable strap connector which is arranged to be releasably connected in an operating position to an engagement section of the carriage, said releasable strap connector being located at an intermediate connector location along the resistance member, each of said resistance members being arrange so that the operating position the resistance member yieldingly resists movement of the carriage for the head end portion of the frame; e) each strap section having sufficient length and being arranged so that said strap section permits movement of the carriage on the back-and-forth travel path as its related elastic section extends and contracts in yieldingly urging the carriage toward the foot end portion of the frame.