Patent ID: 7455634

Claim:
A freestanding exercise device for a person, comprising: a stand that includes a substantially horizontal base rigidly fixed to a lower end of an upright support member that includes a support frame attachment means at an upper end thereof; a generally U-shaped support frame attached at one side to a substantially vertical support post slidably and adjustably received by the upright support member, the support frame including a back rest support and a pair of support arms, each support arm fixed at a back end thereof to the back rest support and terminating at a front end in a hand grip receiver, a hand grip member fixed to the hand grip receiver, the support frame further including a back rest fixed between each support arm to the back rest support; the base further including a generally H-shaped base frame having an elongated base member having two ends, each end fixed generally perpendicularly to an elongated base leg, a pair of elongated footrests each pivotally fixed at a proximal end thereof to an upper end of a footrest pivot member that is itself fixed at a lower end thereof to one of the elongated base legs, each footrest including a vertical stand-off member for supporting the footrest in a generally horizontal orientation when the footrest is in a forward orientation, each base leg including one of the vertical stand-off members for supporting one of the footrests in a generally horizontal orientation when the footrest is in a rearward orientation; whereby the person may adjust the height of the support frame and the back rest support, and then positioning himself within the exercise device by resting his back against the back rest, resting his arms on the support arms, and gripping the hand grip member while performing leg lift exercises.