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Exercise bench

Assignee: MUELLER WARREN
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Filing: 1988-02-19
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Granted: 1989-08-29
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Expires: 2008-02-19
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Abstract

Abstract An exercise bench comprising a frame, a platform disposed on the frame, a pair of weight supports connected to the frame at one end and optionally, a removable or fixed leg exercise device. The weight supports are angled at an obtuse angle facing the foot of the frame so that the weight supports do not interfere with a user's arms or barbells during bench pressing exercise. The platform under a user's torso is formed of a solid base and a padding, with the solid base and optionally the padding having a contoured shape cutout under the user's shoulder blades to permit articulation of the shoulder blades or movement of the shoulders below the plane of the platform. The frame also comprises a head section and a foot section, with the foot section being vertically moveable from a position coplanar with the head section to a position thereabove to permit a user to raise the foot section to a comfortable height so that when performing leg exercises using the leg exercise device, the user's feet do not touch the ground. The weight supports have hook members at the top thereof adapted to receive a dip handles for dip exercises.

Inventors

  • 👤 Scott Lee

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-03 10:23
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63B; A63B23/00; A63B21/00; A63B21/40; A63B21/4027; A63B21/4029; A63B21/4031; A63B21/4033; A63B21/4035; A63B21/4041; A63B21/4047; A63B21/06; A63B21/0615; A63B2208/00; A63B2208/02; A63B2208/0242; A63B2208/0252; A63B23/035; A63B23/04; A63B23/0494; A63B23/12; A63B23/1209; A63B23/1227

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim 156 words
In an exercise bench of the type having a frame, a platform supported by said frame, said platform comprising generally planar head and foot sections, and a pair of generally vertical weight supports disposed adjacent said head section, said weight supports having disposed thereon a hook member adapted to receive a barbell; wherein the improvement comprises said vertical weight supports comprising a bottom portion and a top portion, said bottom portion being disposed at an angle φ from perpendicular, where angle φ is 0° to 45° angled away from said foot section and said top portion angled toward said foot section forming an obtuse angle Ω with said bottom portion, such that said hook member is disposed generally over the neck of a user lying on said platform in use; whereby said vertical weight supports are disposed such that there is substantially no interference with a user's arms or barbell during performance of bench pressing exercises.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 156 words
In an exercise bench of the type having a frame, a platform supported by said frame, said platform comprising generally planar head and foot sections, and a pair of generally vertical weight supports disposed adjacent said head section, said weight supports having disposed thereon a hook member adapted to receive a barbell; wherein the improvement comprises said vertical weight supports comprising a bottom portion and a top portion, said bottom portion being disposed at an angle φ from perpendicular, where angle φ is 0° to 45° angled away from said foot section and said top portion angled toward said foot section forming an obtuse angle Ω with said bottom portion, such that said hook member is disposed generally over the neck of a user lying on said platform in use; whereby said vertical weight supports are disposed such that there is substantially no interference with a user's arms or barbell during performance of bench pressing exercises.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 12 words
The exercise bench of claim 1 wherein said angle Ω, ≦, 180-φ.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 45 words
The exercise bench of claim 1 further comprises said platform having a contoured shaped formed by cutouts disposed in said head section in the area underlying a user's shoulder blades in use; whereby said cutouts permit the user substantially free articulation of the shoulders blades.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 12 words
The exercise bench of claim 3 wherein said cutouts are generally semi-oval.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 19 words
The exercise bench of claim 3 wherein said platform comprises a hard base member and a resilient pad member.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 16 words
The exercise bench of claim 5 wherein said cutouts are disposed in said hard base member.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 20 words
The exercise bench of claim 6 wherein said pad member comprises a generally rectangular sheet without said cutouts disposed therein.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1992-08-28 1993-02-27 1993-08-29 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1996-08-28 1997-02-27 1997-08-29 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 2000-08-28 2001-02-27 2001-08-29 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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