Abdominal exercising apparatus with improved abdominal engaging device
CA 2196470 A1 · Owner: Cayne, Jaeson · Inventors: Cayne, Jaeson; Van Der Hoeven, Francois; Van Der Hoeven, Martin A.
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The present invention improves on prior art abdominal exercisers with horizontally slidable members by providing a large contact area for a subject's abdomen that maximizes the size of the abdominal region that is exercised and increases user comfort compared to prior art devices. In the preferred embodiment, the contact device comprises a substantially convex shape with respect to the vertical dimension of a subject's abdomen a substantially flat shape, with respect to the horizontal dimension of a subject's abdomen and an outline, that is shaped like a disk with a flattened top and bottom thereby engaging a, larger abdominal area than prior art devices. A vertical channel and two …
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- Filed January 31, 1997. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended January 31, 2017.
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