Patent ID: 7198592

Claim:
An abdominal exerciser comprising: a plurality of first tubes having opposing ends, a top, and a bottom; a plurality of second tubes having opposing ends, a top, and a bottom with one end hingedly attached to said end of said plurality of first tubes; a cross strut having opposing ends with said opposing ends connected to said end of said first tubes; a cross beam having opposing ends and a middle with said opposing ends connected to said end of said second tubes; a plurality of footrest mounting brackets attached to said middle of said cross beam; a plurality of platforms having a bottom and opposing sides with said bottom connected to said footrest mounting brackets; a plurality of screws with one end inserted through said footrest mounting brackets and threadedly attached to said bottom of said platforms; a plurality of fool straps having opposing ends with said opposing ends attached to said opposing sides of said platforms; a plurality of pins with one end inserted through said opposing ends of said foot straps and said opposing sides of said platforms; a plurality of handle mounts having a top, a bottom, and opposing sides with said bottom encircling said middle of said cross member; a plurality of retainer screws threadedly inserted into said top of said handle mounts; a plurality of rods having a head end, a foot end, and a middle with one end inserted through said opposing sides of said handle mounts; a plurality of adjustment holes wherein said middle of said rods defines holes therein to comprise said adjustment holes; and a plurality of handgrips attached to the foot end of said rods.