US3287016A
Expired / Lapsed
US
⏱️ 0.0 years remaining
Exercising apparatus
Assignee: Individual
•
Filing: 1965-04-16
•
Granted: 1966-11-22
•
Expires: 1985-04-16
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Mayer Sophie
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
—
Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 10:37
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63B; A63B23/00; A63B23/02; A63B23/0205; A63B23/0211
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
292 words
AN APPARATUS FOR FACILITATING EXERCISE OF THE VARIOUS MUSCLES OF THE BODY AND FOR FACILITATING THE EMISSION OF GASES GENERATED AS A RESULT OF THE SIMULATION OF THE DIGESTIVE AND ELIMINATIVE ORGANS OF THE EXERCISE PERSON DURING THE EXERCISE, COMPRISING: FOUR SUPPORT LEGS EACH HAVING A VERTICAL UPPER PORTION AND A LOWER PORTION AT A PREDETERMINED ANGLE DOWNWARDLY DIRECTED WITH RESPECT TO THE UPPER PORTION, THE LOWER PORTIONS OF TWO OF SAID LEGS FORMING RIGHT ANGLES WITH RESPECT TO THEIR UPPER PORTIONS IN ORDER TO PREVENT A TILT OF THE APPARATUS IN A FIRST DIRECTION AND THE LOWER PORIONS OF THE OTHER TWO OF SAID LEGS FORMING ANGLES SUBSTANTIALLY GREATER WITH RESPECT TO THEIR NO MORE THAN 150 DEGREES ANGLES WITH RESPECT TO THEIR UPPER PORTIONS IN ORDER TO PERMIT A VERY SLIGHT TILT OF THE APPARATUS IN A SECOND AND OPPOSITE DIRECTION; A FIRST INVERTED SUBSTANTIALLY U-SHAPED TUBULAR MEMBER SLIDINGLY ENGAGING THE UPPER PORTIONS OF TWO OF SAID FOUR LEGS EFFECTIVELY COMPRISING A FIRST INVERTED TUBULAR SUBSTANTIALLY U-SHAPED UPRIGHT STIRRUP; A SECOND INVERTED SUBSTANTIALLY U-SHAPED TUBULAR MEMBER SLIDINGLY ENGAGING THE UPPER PORTIONS OF THE OTHER TWO OF SAID FOUR LEGS AND EFFECTIVELY COMPRISING A SECOND INVERTED TUBULAR SUBSTANTIALLY U-SHAPED UPRIGHT STIRRUP; SAID U-SHAPED MEMBERS BEING SUPPORTED ON THE VERTICALLY UPWARDLY DIRECTED PORTIONS OF SAID LEGS IN PARALLEL LATERALLY SPACED POSITIONS WITH RESPECT TO EACH OTHER SO THAT THE OPENINGS FORMED AND DEFINED THEREIN BY THE U-SHAPED MEMBERS ARE LATERALLY SPACED AND ALIGNED; AND A LONGITUDINAL HORIZONTAL PLATFORM ENGAGING EACH OF THE VERTICALLY UPWARDLY DIRECTED UPPER PORTIONS OF SAID FOUR LEGS AT A POSITION BELOW SAID TUBULAR MEMBERS SO THAT SAID TUBULAR MEMBERS EXTEND VERTICALLY ABOVE SAID PLATFORM AND SO THAT THE LOWER PORTIONS OF SAID FOUR LEGS EXTEND BELOW SAID PLATFORM.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
292 words
AN APPARATUS FOR FACILITATING EXERCISE OF THE VARIOUS MUSCLES OF THE BODY AND FOR FACILITATING THE EMISSION OF GASES GENERATED AS A RESULT OF THE SIMULATION OF THE DIGESTIVE AND ELIMINATIVE ORGANS OF THE EXERCISE PERSON DURING THE EXERCISE, COMPRISING: FOUR SUPPORT LEGS EACH HAVING A VERTICAL UPPER PORTION AND A LOWER PORTION AT A PREDETERMINED ANGLE DOWNWARDLY DIRECTED WITH RESPECT TO THE UPPER PORTION, THE LOWER PORTIONS OF TWO OF SAID LEGS FORMING RIGHT ANGLES WITH RESPECT TO THEIR UPPER PORTIONS IN ORDER TO PREVENT A TILT OF THE APPARATUS IN A FIRST DIRECTION AND THE LOWER PORIONS OF THE OTHER TWO OF SAID LEGS FORMING ANGLES SUBSTANTIALLY GREATER WITH RESPECT TO THEIR NO MORE THAN 150 DEGREES ANGLES WITH RESPECT TO THEIR UPPER PORTIONS IN ORDER TO PERMIT A VERY SLIGHT TILT OF THE APPARATUS IN A SECOND AND OPPOSITE DIRECTION; A FIRST INVERTED SUBSTANTIALLY U-SHAPED TUBULAR MEMBER SLIDINGLY ENGAGING THE UPPER PORTIONS OF TWO OF SAID FOUR LEGS EFFECTIVELY COMPRISING A FIRST INVERTED TUBULAR SUBSTANTIALLY U-SHAPED UPRIGHT STIRRUP; A SECOND INVERTED SUBSTANTIALLY U-SHAPED TUBULAR MEMBER SLIDINGLY ENGAGING THE UPPER PORTIONS OF THE OTHER TWO OF SAID FOUR LEGS AND EFFECTIVELY COMPRISING A SECOND INVERTED TUBULAR SUBSTANTIALLY U-SHAPED UPRIGHT STIRRUP; SAID U-SHAPED MEMBERS BEING SUPPORTED ON THE VERTICALLY UPWARDLY DIRECTED PORTIONS OF SAID LEGS IN PARALLEL LATERALLY SPACED POSITIONS WITH RESPECT TO EACH OTHER SO THAT THE OPENINGS FORMED AND DEFINED THEREIN BY THE U-SHAPED MEMBERS ARE LATERALLY SPACED AND ALIGNED; AND A LONGITUDINAL HORIZONTAL PLATFORM ENGAGING EACH OF THE VERTICALLY UPWARDLY DIRECTED UPPER PORTIONS OF SAID FOUR LEGS AT A POSITION BELOW SAID TUBULAR MEMBERS SO THAT SAID TUBULAR MEMBERS EXTEND VERTICALLY ABOVE SAID PLATFORM AND SO THAT THE LOWER PORTIONS OF SAID FOUR LEGS EXTEND BELOW SAID PLATFORM.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
US1456800A
Cited
US2759730A
Cited
US2895736A
Cited
US2919918A
Cited
US2960701A
Cited
US3130968A
Cited
USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1969-11-21 | 1970-05-23 | 1970-11-22 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1973-11-21 | 1974-05-23 | 1974-11-22 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1977-11-21 | 1978-05-23 | 1978-11-22 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |