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Personal supporting deviceRelated Patent Categories: Exercise Devices, Support For Entire Body Of User (e.g., Bench, Slant Board, Etc.)Personal supporting device description/claimsThe Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20060142129, Personal supporting device. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] The present invention relates to a personal supporting device for supporting a person thereon in various adjustable positions and more particularly to a device for supporting a person thereon throughout a wide range of personal exercises. BACKGROUND [0002] When a person is exercising, it is desirable to have a proper support for working out varied portions of the body of the person which may involve being supported in various positions depending upon the exercise to be accomplished. Various devices are known specifically for supporting a user while exercising, however, these known devices are generally very large and bulky and may be costly to manufacture. Accordingly known exercise equipment for supporting persons thereon in various positions are generally not portable. U.S. Pat. No. 6,139,567 to McCarty et al.; U.S. Pat. No. 3,276,817 to Marple; U.S. Pat. No. 2,368,436 to Williams; U.S. Pat. No. 1,103,730 to Anderson; and U.S. Pat. No. 533,727 to McCaffrey disclose various supporting devices which are generally sufficiently small to permit portability and are generally simple in construction. These devices however are limited in that each can only be positioned in a limited number of configurations due to the configuration thereof. In each instance a base is provided upon which a back rest is pivotally supported at various inclinations by a support arm. The support arm is pivotally mounted on the back rest at a fixed position so as to be limited in the number of positions on the base member to which it can be anchored. Furthermore the range is limited as considerable force may be applied when exercising and accordingly these devices generally would not be suitable when in the most reclined position as the support arm in each instance is required to be at a very low inclination relative to the base member in an unstable configuration. SUMMARY [0003] According to one aspect of the present invention there is provided a personal supporting device for supporting a person thereon in various positions, the device comprising: [0004] a base member for being supported on the ground; [0005] a deck pivotally supported at one end thereof on the base member for pivotal movement relative to the base member about a hinge axis; and [0006] a support arm for being supported between the base member and the deck; [0007] each of the base member and the deck including plural docking stations at spaced positions from the hinge axis, each docking station being configured for being selectively coupled to one end of the support arm; [0008] whereby the support arm may be coupled to each of the base member and the deck at various spaced positions from the hinge axis for supporting the deck at various inclinations in relation to the base member. [0009] Plural docking stations on both the deck and the base member permit the deck to be supported at various inclinations in relation to the base member by varying the docking stations to which the support arm is coupled on both the deck and the base member. The flexibility offered by multiple docking stations on both the deck and the base member ensures that the support arm can be safely mounted in compression at an acute interior angle throughout a wide range of angles. [0010] When each inclination of the deck in relation to the base member corresponds to a different mounting configuration of the support arm, the docking stations are preferably configured such that the support arm lies at an acute interior angle facing the hinge axis relative to the base member in each mounting configuration. [0011] The docking stations may comprise sockets formed in respective confronting surfaces of the deck and the base member. These may include first sockets for mating with a first end of the support arm and second sockets for mating with a second end of the support arm, the first and second sockets being configured differently from one another. [0012] When each of the deck and the base member include both first and second sockets, one of the deck or the base member preferably includes only one first socket and only one second socket. In this arrangement, preferably the first end of the support arm only mates with the first sockets and the second end of the support arm only mates with the second sockets. [0013] The first sockets are may be larger in dimension than the second sockets so as to prevent the first end of the support arm being received in one of the second sockets. [0014] In one embodiment, the docking stations of one of the deck or the base member comprise a first socket nearest to the hinge axis for mating with a first end of the support arm and a second socket farthest from the hinge axis for mating with a second end of the support arm, the first and second sockets being configured differently from one another. The opposing one of said one of the deck or the base member preferably includes docking stations comprising a second socket nearest to the hinge axis for mating with the second end of the support arm and a first socket farthest from the hinge axis for mating with the first end of the support arm. At least one of the deck and the base member, also preferably includes plural docking stations between said first and second sockets thereof. [0015] There may be provided an auxiliary bar which is wider than the deck in a direction of the hinge axis, one of the deck and the base member forming at least one bar mount for receiving the auxiliary bar therein parallel to the hinge axis in an auxiliary position in which the deck is supported at an inclination in relation to the base member. [0016] A plurality of bar mounts are preferably provided, each corresponding to an auxiliary position of the deck. The bar mounts may comprise respective ones of the docking stations. [0017] The device preferably comprises exercise equipment for supporting a person in a seated position in which the deck is configured for supporting a back of the person thereon. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS [0018] In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate an exemplary embodiment of the present invention: [0019] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the personal supporting device according to the present invention; [0020] FIG. 2 is a sectional side elevational view of the device; Continue reading about Personal supporting device... Full patent description for Personal supporting device Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims Click on the above for other options relating to this Personal supporting device patent application. ###  How KEYWORD MONITOR works... a FREE service from FreshPatents1. Sign up (takes 30 seconds). 2. Fill in the keywords to be monitored. 3. Each week you receive an email with patent applications related to your keywords. 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