Patent ID: 7883453

Claim:
A portable bed mounted exercise apparatus comprising: a bed comprising a mattress; a flexible webbing strap having two ends, and a length longer than the width of said bed and mattress, the ends of the strap extend downwardly over the sides of the bed and mattress, said strap having an adjusting length for adjusting; a hook-and-loop releasable fastener at both ends of said strap for mounting said strap ends to a frame supporting said bed, said both ends of said strap having one first portion of a hook-and-loop releasable fastener, and a complementary second portion of a hook-and loop releasable fastener affixed to the strap above said first portion; a flexible, padded central section surrounding said strap, said padded section extending at least a substantial width for allowing a user to place both feet underneath said central section while performing abdominal sit ups; a malleable means for positioning adjacent to both ends of said padded section of strap for positioning and spacing said padded central section from the upper surface of mattress; said malleable means for positioning including at least one malleable, flexible loop member extending outwardly from said strap; a flat rigid pad for contact with top surface of said mattress, said pad is approximately 18 inches square, said pad includes means for detachably securing said pad to said mattress top surface, and wherein a user lying in a supine position is adapted for configuration on the top surface of the pad, said flexible webbing strap having an elastic cord projecting from said padded central section as a secondary positioning aid, and wherein said means for positioning increases in width and is encased within said flexible webbing strap, thereby extending said means for positioning substantially along the entire length of said flexible webbing strap.