Patent ID: 6409638
Filing Date: 2002-06-25
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
A stomach and mid-torso muscle exercise and toning device comprising:an elongated generally flat, flexible member having end portions and inner and outer panels attached together along common margins thereof defining a closed or closable central pouch, said member sized in length to transversely encircle a mid-torso and stomach of a user of said device so that said end portions meet or overlap one another when said member is in an in-use position around the users torso; a releasable attachment between said end portions to hold said member snugly in the in-use position; an elongated inflatable bladder having a separate inlet and outlet and being disposed between and generally coextensive with only a central portion of said inner and outer panels; an air pump and outlet valve operably connected to said inlet and outlet, respectively, whereby said bladder may be selectively pressurized; said outer panel and said end portions being substantially non-extensible, said inner panel being somewhat expandable whereby, when said bladder is pressurized, increased static force is applied inwardly against the torso and the stomach.