Patent ID: 7867154

Claim:
A tilting inversion exerciser comprising: a supporting stand including two housings, each housing having: a plate with a curved channel formed therein and defined by a first end stop and a second end stop; two arms, each arm associated with one of the two housings and having: a casing having a board pivotally attached and coupled to said plate of said housing with a pivot axle for pivotally coupling said casing to said housing, said board including a guide pin attached thereto and slidably received and engaged in said curved channel of said plate for guiding and limiting said board and said casing to rotate relative to said housing; a user supporting table attached to said arms for pivoting relative to said housing of said supporting stand, at least one foot retaining means attached to said user supporting table comprising a pair of cylindrical pads for supporting a user when said user supporting table is pivoted relative to said housing of said supporting stand; each housing of said two housings further having: a panel pivotally attached onto said pivot axle and including an anchor engageable into said curved channel of said plate for forming a shortened moving path between said anchor of said panel and said second end stop of said plate, and for limiting said guide pin of said board to slide along the shortened moving path between said anchor of said panel and said second end stop of said plate, a latch member slidably attached to said plate of said housing and engageable with said panel for changeably securing said anchor and said panel to said housing at different angular positions, a control ferrule is pivotally attached onto said casing and coupled to said panel for rotating said panel relative to said casing, said control ferrule includes a depression formed therein, and said panel includes an ear extended outwardly therefrom and engaged with said depression of said control ferrule for securing said panel to said control ferrule.