Patent ID: 8137250

Claim:
An abdominal exercising apparatus comprising: a frame including a first lateral member, a second lateral member, a first end member and a second end member attached together in a rectangular configuration, said first and second lateral members being orientated parallel to each other and perpendicular to said end members, said frame having an upper surface and a lower surface; a plurality of legs being attached to and extending downwardly from said frame; a pair of slides, each of said first and second lateral members having one of said slides attached thereto and being positioned on said upper surface of said frame, each of said slides being slidable toward or away from said second end members, each of said slides being engageable with a person's foot; a connecting assembly being coupled to each of said slides, said connecting assembly coupling together said slides to cause a first one of said slides to move away from said second end member when a second one of said slides is moved toward said second end member; a pair of arm supports, each of said first and second lateral members having one of said arm supports attached thereto within the rectangular configuration of the frame, each of the arm supports including: a post having a bottom end and a top end, said bottom end being attached to an associated one of said first and second lateral members, said post being telescopic and having an adjustable height, an orientation of said post being fixed with respect to the associated one of said first and second lateral members; a cushioning member being attached to said top end; a grip being attached to said post, said grip extending outwardly from said cushioning member and toward said first end member; and wherein a person's feet are positionable on said slides while the person faces said upper surface of said frame and said slides are slidable back and forth to exercise the person's abdominal muscles.