Patent ID: 7326153

Claim:
A device to exercise a user, comprising: a support member having a top end, a bottom end and a major portion vertically oriented, further including: a base attached to the bottom end of the support member and configured to stably support the support member and to restrict substantial horizontal displacement; a pad positioned on the top end of the support member wherein the pad is substantially planar to a chest of the user when the device is in an operative position and wherein the pad is configured to moderate adverse interactions between the top end of the support member and the user; a central attachment portion positioned around the support member and between the base and the pad, wherein the central attachment portion includes a plurality of circumferential attachment locations; and a plurality of arms each extending substantially radially from the central attachment portion and each having a first end, a second end and a top side, each further including: a coupling portion positioned on the first end and configured to engage one of the plurality of circumferential attachment locations; a longitudinal track positioned on the arm, extending substantially radially from the central attachment portion, configured to couple to an engaged traveling member, configured to allow motion of the engaged traveling member along a length of the longitudinal track and configured to restrict motion of the engaged traveling member substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal track, wherein the engaged traveling member is configured to engage a hand of the user; and a floor buffer member attached at the second end of the arm and between the second end of the arm and a floor when the device is in the operative position and configured to moderate adverse interactions between the second end of the arm and the floor.