Patent ID: 7654941

Claim:
An exercise apparatus comprising: (a) a longitudinally extending platform; (b) a support on which said platform is supported off the ground, the support comprising a support bar extending from and pivotally connected to one end of said platform and a support frame extending down from and pivotally connected to said platform at a location away from said one end, said support bar having a height which is selectively and independently adjustable and said support frame having a height which is selectively and independently adjustable; and (c) a substantially vertically directed plate slidably carried along said platform and moveable between a first retracted position and a second extended position therealong in response to a force being applied to said plate by an appendage of an individual; wherein said support frame includes an adjustment bar extending down from said platform and a pair of arms connected to said adjustment bar and extending angularly downward therefrom and away from one another, said arms being slidably connected to said adjustment bar by means of a sleeve slidably moveable with respect to said adjustment bar and to which said arms are connected at one end thereof.