Patent ID: 7658701

Claim:
An abdominal exercise apparatus comprising: a frame; an upper carriage operably associated with said frame; a lower carriage operably associated with said frame, the lower carriage including a seat; an upper control mechanism operably associated between said frame and said upper carriage; a lower control mechanism operably associated between said frame and said lower carriage; an upper pivot axis defined between said upper carriage and said frame; a lower pivot axis defined between said lower carriage and said frame; at least one additional pivot axis defined on said upper carriage; and wherein said upper control mechanism and said lower control mechanism are interconnected to cause said upper and lower carriages to move in concert with one another and with respect to said frame; such that pivotal movement of the lower carriage about the lower pivot axis drives the upper carriage to pivot about the upper pivot axis and drives a portion of the upper carriage to pivot about the at least one additional pivot axis.