Patent ID: 7614988

Claim:
A multi-functional exercise bench, said multi-functional exercise bench for supporting an individual comprising: a sidewall being generally vertically oriented, comprising a front wall, a left wall, a rear wall, and a right wall, the front and rear walls having a substantially longer horizontal dimension than the left and right side walls, wherein the front wall, a left wall, a rear wall, and a right wall having each edge assembled to a respective edge of the adjacent wall forming one contiguous tubular vertical structure; a storage bench section including the sidewall and a bottom member assembled proximate a lower edge of said sidewall, the storage bench section provided for storing objects; a storage bench cover dimensioned to provide a cover for said storage bench section, wherein said storage bench cover is pivotally assembled to said rear wall, rotating about an axis that is parallel to a horizontal longitudinal axis of the rear wall, thus providing a cover for said storage bench section; an exercise bench riser platform formed having a substantially rigid, generally planar upper surface and dimensioned to cover the storage bench cover, wherein an upper surface of the exercise bench riser platform is padded; wherein said exercise bench riser platform is positioned above and pivotally coupled to said storage bench cover at either a left edge of said storage bench cover or a right edge of said storage bench cover; wherein the exercise bench riser platform pivots along an axis that is perpendicular to the pivoting axis of the storage bench cover; and an elevation securing member for securing said exercise bench riser platform at an angle for use by an individual, wherein the individual is configured to recline in a supine position adjacent the padded upper surface of the exercise bench riser platform during an exercise routine.