Abdominal exerciser

Information

  • Patent Grant
  • 6602171
  • Patent Number
    6,602,171
  • Date Filed
    Monday, January 28, 2002
    23 years ago
  • Date Issued
    Tuesday, August 5, 2003
    21 years ago
  • Inventors
  • Examiners
    • Lucchesi; Nicholas D.
    • Amerson; Lori Baker
    Agents
    • Senniger, Powers, Leavitt & Roedel
Abstract
An abdominal exerciser, comprising: a base frame; a seat having a seat pad which is secured on the base frame; an upper arm having a first end and a second end; a lower arm having a first end and a second end, the first end of the lower arm connecting on and laterally extending from the base frame, the second end of the lower arm pivotally connecting to the first end of the upper arm; a vertical bar being located behind the seat pad and connecting with the second end of the upper arm, the vertical bar having a first end and a second end; a handle pivotally connecting to the first end of the vertical bar; and a resilient mechanism interconnecting the base frame and the second end of the vertical bar.
Description




CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS




Not Applicable




STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT




Not Applicable




BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION




1. Field of the Invention




The present invention relates to an exercising machine, specifically, to an abdominal exerciser for reducing fat around the abdomen.




2. Description of the Related Art




People of day usually have rich meals and drinks. If they have no regular exercise, obesity will happen to them, which not only changes their body shape, but also brings them into illness such as high blood pressure, diabetes, and heart problems. Among a variety of types of corpulence, the most common one is “barrel-shaped” abdomen, which means that excessive fat accumulates in the abdomen. Therefore, accumulated fat around the abdomen becomes a health issue to be solved.




Different from other exercising machines in the market, the present invention focuses on reducing fat around the abdomen so as to improve the user's health.




BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION




A primary objective of the present invention is to provide an abdominal exerciser which can reduce fat around the abdomen, solve obesity problem, and improve users' health.




Another objective of the present invention is to provide an abdominal exerciser which can exercise the abdominal muscle to completely reduce fat around the abdomen.




A further objective of the present invention is to provide an exerciser which can also exercise the users' leg muscle while exercising their abdominal muscle.




To achieve the above objectives, the abdominal exerciser in accordance with the present invention comprises: a base frame; a seat having a seat pad which is secured on the base frame; an upper arm having a first end and a second end; a lower arm having a first end and a second end, the first end of the lower arm connecting on and laterally extending from the base frame, the second end of the lower arm pivotally connecting to the first end of the upper arm; a vertical bar being located behind the seat pad and connecting with the second end of the upper arm, the vertical bar having a first end and a second end; a handle pivotally connecting to the first end of the vertical bar; and a resilient mechanism interconnecting the base frame and the second end of the vertical bar.




The structure and objectives of the present invention can be more readily understood by persons skilled in the art from the following description of the preferred embodiments taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.











BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS





FIG. 1

is a front perspective view of an abdominal exerciser in accordance with the first preferred embodiment of the present invention;





FIG. 2

is a rear perspective view of an abdominal exerciser in accordance with the first preferred embodiment of the present invention;





FIG. 3

is a left side operational view of an abdominal exerciser in accordance with the first preferred embodiment of the present invention;





FIG. 4

is a partially enlarged view of the resilient mechanism shown in

FIG. 2

;





FIGS. 5



a


-


5




c


are schematic views showing the sequence of operating the abdominal exerciser in accordance with the first preferred embodiment of the present invention;





FIG. 6

is a front perspective view of an abdominal exerciser in accordance with the second preferred embodiment of the present invention;





FIG. 7

is a partially exploded view showing the combination of the T-shaped joint and the vertical bar of

FIG. 6

;





FIG. 8

is a front perspective view of an abdominal exerciser in accordance with the third preferred embodiment of the present invention;





FIG. 9

is a partially enlarged view of the second resilient mechanism of an abdominal exerciser in accordance with the fourth preferred embodiment of the present invention;





FIG. 10

is an exploded view of the universal joint of an abdominal exerciser in accordance with the fifth preferred embodiment of the present invention;





FIG. 11

is a partially exploded view showing the combination of the universal joint and the vertical bar of

FIG. 10

;





FIG. 12

is a cross-sectional view showing the combination of the universal joint, the vertical bar, and the horizontal bar of the handle of

FIG. 10

;





FIG. 13

is a side operational view of the universal joint of

FIG. 10

;





FIG. 14

is a front perspective view of an abdominal exerciser in accordance with the fifth preferred embodiment of the present invention;





FIG. 15

is a front perspective view showing a configuration of an abdominal exerciser in accordance with the sixth preferred embodiment of the present invention; and





FIG. 16

is a front perspective view showing the other configuration of an abdominal exerciser in accordance with the sixth preferred embodiment of the present invention.











DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION





FIGS. 1 and 2

are perspective views of an abdominal exerciser in accordance with the first preferred embodiment of the present invention and

FIG. 3

is a side operational view therefor. As shown, the abdominal exerciser


1


comprises a base frame


11


and a seat


12


.




The base frame


11


is substantially arched, and has a front end


111


and a rear end


112


. The front end


111


and the rear end


112


of the base frame


11


are respectively provided with a front horizontal beam


113


and a rear horizontal beam


114


for stably placing the base frame


11


on the ground.




The seat


12


comprises a seat pad


121


and a back rest


122


. The back rest


122


substantially perpendicularly connects to the seat pad


121


by means of a pair of substantially L-shaped support arms


123


. The seat pad


121


is secured centrally onto the arched base frame


11


and, substantially onto the uppermost point of the base frame


11


.




The abdominal exerciser


1


further comprises an L-shaped upper arm


13


and an L-shaped lower arm


14


. Each arm


13


,


14


has a first end


131


,


141


and a second end


132


,


142


, respectively. The first end


141


of the lower arm


14


is secured to the base frame


11


, near the uppermost point thereof, and laterally extends therefrom. By means of a pin, the second end


142


of the lower arm


14


pivotally connects to the first end


131


of the upper arm


13


at a pivot point


15


. Based on the above arrangement, when the user sits on the seat


12


, the pivot point


15


substantially aligns with the user's waist.




The second end


132


of the L-shaped upper arm


13


connects with a vertical bar


16


, behind the back rest


122


. The vertical bar


16


aligns with the base frame


11


and the seat


12


, and has a first end


161


and a second end


162


. The first end


161


of the vertical bar


16


pivotally connects to a middle point of a horizontal bar


171


of a handle


17


. A handle grip


172


further extends from each end of the horizontal bar


171


and has a substantially hooked shape to comply with a user's shoulder.




As more clearly shown in

FIGS. 2 and 4

, a resilient mechanism


21


is disposed between the rear horizontal beam


114


on the rear end


112


of the base frame


11


and the second end


162


of the vertical bar


16


. In the current embodiment, the resilient mechanism


21


includes a middle primary elastic member or primary spring


211


and a plurality of secondary elastic members or secondary springs


212


evenly disposed on both sides of the primary spring


211


. Each spring


211


,


212


has a fixed end and a free end. The fixed end of each spring


211


,


212


is connected to the rear horizontal beam


114


of the rear end


112


of the base frame


11


and the free end of each spring


211


,


212


is selectively connected to the second end


162


of the vertical bar


16


, depending on the amount of elastic force desired. In addition, the free ends of the unused springs can be removed from the second end


162


of the vertical bar


16


and mounted onto the base frame


11


.




The above structure constitutes the abdominal exerciser


1


in accordance with the first preferred embodiment of the present invention. As shown in

FIGS. 1

,


2


and


5




a


-


5




c


, in using the abdominal exerciser


1


, the user first selects the desired number of springs


211


,


212


, and/or the type of the springs


211


,


212


. The user then sits on the seat pad


121


with his/her back lying against the back rest


122


, and grabs the handle grips


172


by both hands to secure the handle grips


172


to the user's shoulders. At this moment, the user has to exercise his abdominal muscle such that his/her upper half body can incline forwards and downwards by using the waist as a centre of rotation, so as to further overcome the elastic force generated by springs


211


,


212


, and to move the combination of the handle


17


, the vertical bar


16


and the upper arm


13


in accordance with the movement of the user's body and using the pivot point


15


as a centre of rotation. The objective of the present invention is thus achieved.




According to the first preferred embodiment of the present invention, the handle grip


172


can only move longitudinally and thus the effect thereby focuses on reducing the fat accumulated on the middle portion of the abdomen, but has no remarkable effect on reducing the fat on both sides of the abdomen. To improve this situation, the abdominal exerciser in accordance with the second preferred embodiment of the present invention modifies the combination of the handle grip, the horizontal bar and the vertical bar (see FIGS.


6


and


7


). In the second preferred embodiment, the element identical to the one disclosed in the first preferred embodiment is denoted by the same reference numeral with a single quotation mark (′).




As illustrated in

FIGS. 6 and 7

, in the abdominal exerciser


1


′ in accordance with the current embodiment, a sleeve


18


and a hollow T-shaped joint


19


are further disposed on the first end


161


′ of the vertical bar


16


′. The sleeve


18


has a flange


181


which allows the sleeve


18


to fit into the first end


161


′ of the vertical bar


16


′ with the flange


181


pressing against the edge of the first end


161


′ of the vertical bar


16


′. The T-shaped joint


19


has a horizontal portion


191


and a vertical portion


192


. The horizontal bar


171


′ passes through the horizontal portion


191


of the joint


19


. Further, the vertical portion


192


of the joint


19


forms a pair of diametrically opposite circumferential grooves


193


thereon and fits into the sleeve


18


such that the sleeve


18


is located between the vertical portion


192


of the joint


19


and the first end


161


′ of the vertical bar


16


′. The joint


19


further includes a first bolt


20


such that when the first bolt


20


is inserted through the first end


161


′ of the vertical bar


16


′ and the grooves


193


, the joint


19


is adapted to rotate with respect to the vertical bar


16


′ within a certain range and engage with the vertical bar


16


′.




Further, since the function of the sleeve


18


lies in reducing the friction resulted from the direct contact between the vertical portion


192


of the joint


19


and the vertical bar


16


′, the outer surface of the sleeve


18


is smooth and the sleeve


18


is preferably made of hard plastic materials or other wear-resistant materials. In addition, the longitudinal length of the sleeve


18


is less than the distance from the first bolt


20


to the edge of the first end


161


′ of the vertical bar


16


′ so as to avoid interfering the insertion of the bolt


20


into the vertical portion


192


of the joint


19


.




By using the abdominal exerciser


1


′ of the second preferred embodiment of the present invention, the user first turns his/her upper half body an angle and then inclines forwards and downwards. The muscle at the side of the abdomen to which the body turns is exercised and the fat on the side can be reduced accordingly.





FIG. 8

is a front perspective view of an abdominal exerciser in accordance with the third preferred embodiment of the present invention, which differs from the abdominal exerciser of the first preferred embodiment in that in the third preferred embodiment, the upper arm, the lower arm and the pivot point are arranged on the right side of the seat to meet some users' requirement. Further, even though it is not illustrated, the same combination of the upper arm, the lower arm and the pivot point can be arranged on both sides of the seat.




The abdominal exerciser in accordance with the fourth preferred embodiment of the present invention modifies the connection between the upper arm and the lower arm. In the current embodiment, the element identical to the one disclosed in the first preferred embodiment is denoted by the same reference numeral.




To further increase the difficulty in operation, namely the degree of exerting forces, and to increase the consumption of the energy, the abdominal exerciser


1


in accordance with the fourth embodiment of the present invention disposes a second resilient mechanism


22


between the upper arm


13


and the lower arm


14


. In addition to the elastic force resulted from the resilient mechanism


21


, the user has to overcome the elastic force resulted from the second resilient mechanism


22


, such that the upper arm


13


can rotate with respect to the lower arm


14


.




As shown in

FIG. 9

, the second resilient mechanism


22


comprises a plurality of elastic members or springs


221


. An end of each spring


221


connects to upper arm


13


, near the first end


131


thereof, and the opposite end of each spring


221


connects to the lower arm


14


, near the second end


142


thereof. Accordingly, the user can also select the desired numbers of springs


221


, and/or the types of the springs


221


, depending on the elastic force desired.




In the abdominal exerciser


1


′ in accordance with the second embodiment of the present invention (see FIGS.


6


and


7


), the horizontal bar


171


′ of the handle


17


′ can only rotate with respect to the vertical bar


16


′ on an X-Y plane and an X-Z plane, but cannot rotate on a Y-Z plane such that the user's abdomen cannot be exercised completely. Accordingly, the abdominal exerciser in accordance with the fifth preferred embodiment of the present invention modifies the combination of the handle grips, the horizontal bar and the vertical bar. In the fifth preferred embodiment, the element identical to the one disclosed in the first preferred embodiment is denoted by the same reference numeral with a double quotation mark (″).




As shown in

FIGS. 10-14

, in the abdominal exerciser


1


″ of the current preferred embodiment, a universal joint


23


is disposed on the first end


161


″ of the vertical bar


16


″. The universal joint


23


comprises a vertical tube


24


, a first support


25


, a second support


26


, a spring


27


, a hollow horizontal tube


28


and a top mount


29


.




The vertical tube


24


has a first end


241


and a second end


242


. The vertical tube


24


is formed with a pair of diametrically opposite circumferential grooves


243


near the second end


242


thereof. In addition, the second end


242


of the vertical tube


24


fits to the first end


161


″ of the vertical bar


16


″. When a second bolt


244


is inserted through the first end


161


″ of the vertical bar


16


″ and the grooves


243


of the vertical tube


24


, the vertical tube


24


can engagingly rotate with respect to the vertical bar


16


″ within a certain range (see FIG.


11


).




The first support


25


is located above the first end


241


of the vertical tube


24


. The first support


25


is preferred -shaped, and has a bottom wall


251


connecting on the first end


241


of the vertical tube


24


, two parallel and opposite lateral walls


252


perpendicularly connecting to the bottom wall


251


, and a post


253


protruding from the bottom wall


251


and disposed between the lateral walls


252


.




The second support


26


is preferably -shaped and has a bottom wall


261


and two parallel and opposite lateral walls


262


perpendicularly connecting to the bottom wall


261


. The bottom wall


261


is formed with an elongated slot


263


thereon the slot


263


is oriented to comply with the lateral walls


262


. By inserting a third bolt


264


through the lateral walls


262


of the second -shaped support


26


and the lateral walls


252


of the first -shaped support


25


, and by inserting the post


253


of the first -shaped support


25


through the spring


27


and into the slot


263


of the second -shaped support


26


, the second -shaped support


26


is received in and pivots on the first z,


900


-shaped support


25


and the spring


27


is located between the bottom wall


251


of the first -shaped support


25


and the bottom wall


261


of the second -shaped support


26


.




The hollow horizontal tube


28


has a longitudinal axis oriented to comply with the elongated slot


263


of the second -shaped support


26


and connects onto the two lateral walls


262


of the second -shaped support


26


.




The top mount


29


is preferably -shaped and has a top wall


291


and two parallel and opposite lateral walls


292


perpendicularly connecting to the top wall


291


. Each lateral wall


292


of the -shaped top mount


29


respectively closes an end of the horizontal tube


28


. By inserting a fourth bolt


293


through the lateral walls


292


of the -shaped top mount


29


, the hollow horizontal tube


28


and some washers and a spring, the horizontal tube


28


is received in and pivots on the -shaped top mount


29


.




Based on the above arrangement, the universal joint


23


for the abdominal exerciser


1


″ in accordance with the fifth present embodiment of the present invention is presented. By further connecting the top wall


291


of the -shaped top mount


29


to the horizontal bar


171


″ of the handle


17


and inserting the second bolt


244


into the first end


161


″ of the vertical bar


16


″ and the grooves


243


of the vertical tube


24


, the universal joint


23


is disposed between the handle


17


″ and the vertical bar


16


″ (see FIG.


12


).




Accordingly, the handle


17


″ can rotate on the X-Y plane by using the fourth bolt


293


as the center of rotation, on the Y-Z plane by using the third bolt


264


as the center of rotation, and on the Z-X plane by using the vertical tube


24


as the center of rotation. The objective of exercising the abdominal muscle in all directions is thus obtained. Moreover, because of the provision of the spring


27


, by exerting force onto the handle


17


″ along the Y-Z plane, the bottom wall


261


of the second -shaped support


26


presses against the spring


27


, as shown in FIG.


13


. When the force is diminished, the spring


27


presses the bottom wall


261


of the second -shaped support


26


to move back to its original position, such that the handle


17


″ can be restored to its original position on the Y-Z plane, as shown in FIG.


12


.




As shown in

FIG. 14

, to meet the requirement of such an all-directional abdominal exercise, a knob


173


can be provided on each of the handle grip


172


″ to benefit the gripping of the user's hands. In addition, even though it is not illustrated, in the current preferred embodiment, a sleeve can be inserted between the vertical tube


24


and the vertical bar


16


″. In addition, the outer surface of the sleeve is smooth and the sleeve is preferably made of hard plastic materials or other wear-resistant materials so as to reduce the friction resulted from the direct contact between the vertical tube


24


of the joint


23


and the vertical bar


16


″.




While reducing fat in the abdomen, if the user's legs can be exercised simultaneously, double effects can be obtained.

FIGS. 15 and 16

show the perspective of an abdominal exerciser in accordance with the sixth embodiment of the present invention, which modifies the abdominal exerciser


1


″ in accordance with the fifth embodiment of the present invention. As shown, a leg exercising mechanism


30


is disposed onto the base frame


11


″, near the front end


111


″ thereof. The leg exercising mechanism


30


substantially comprises a fixture


31


, a conventional exercise bike


32


for exercising the muscle of thighs and calves, and a pair of horizontal levers


33


.




The fixture


31


comprises a first horizontal arm


311


, a second horizontal arm


312


and a connection arm


313


connecting to an end of the first horizontal arm


311


at an end thereof, and to an end of the second horizontal arm


312


at an opposite end thereof such that the other end of the first horizontal arm


311


and the other end of the second horizontal arm


312


represent a first end


314


and a second end


315


of the fixture


31


, respectively.




The fixture


31


further comprises a vertical arm


316


and a third resilient mechanism


34


. The vertical arm


316


has a first end


317


pivotally connecting to the first horizontal arm


311


and a second end


318


having the pair of the horizontal levers


33


extending therefrom. The third resilient mechanism


34


is provided between the connection arm


313


and the vertical arm


316


to confine the movement of the vertical arm


316


. Moreover, in the current embodiment, the third resilient mechanism


34


comprises an elastic member or a rubber band having an end connecting between the first horizontal arm


311


and the connection arm


313


, and an opposite end adjustably connecting to the vertical arm


316


.




The exercise bike


32


is connected to the second end


315


of the fixture


31


. Since the exercise bike


32


is conventional, its structure is not specifically depicted.




The leg exercising mechanism


30


is accordingly constructed. As shown in

FIG. 15

, when the exercise bike


32


is to be used, the fixture


31


is oriented to position the exercise bike


32


downwards and the first end


314


of the fixture


31


is inserted into one of the holes preformed on the base frame


11


″, at the front end


111


″ thereof. The first horizontal arm


311


can be formed with a plurality of holes thereon so as to adjust the distance of the first horizontal arm


311


inserted into the base frame


11


″ by means of a pin (not illustrated).




Alternatively, as shown in

FIG. 16

, when the horizontal levers


33


are to be used to exercise the user's muscle of calves, the fixture


31


is oriented to position the pair of horizontal levers


33


downward. The first end


314


of the fixture


31


is again inserted into and fixed to one of the holes preformed on the base frame


11


″, near the front end


111


″ thereof. The user then presses his shins against the horizontal lever pair


33


to exert force to overcome the force generated from the third resilient mechanism


34


to achieve the objective of exercising the muscle of calves.




Even though the resilient mechanisms


21


and


22


in each of the preferred embodiments are springs (as shown in FIGS.


3


and


9


), other resilient mechanisms, such as rubber bands, pneumatic members, hydraulic members, and other force adjustable members fall within the scope of protection of the present invention. Similarly, the third resilient mechanism


34


(as shown in

FIG. 16

) can also comprise springs, pneumatic members, hydraulic members, and other force adjustable members.




The structure of the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. Although the invention has been described with reference to the preferred embodiments, it will be obvious to persons skilled in the art that various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the scope of the invention as recited in the claims.



Claims
  • 1. An abdominal exerciser, comprising:a base frame; a seat having a seat pad which is secured on the base frame; an upper arm having a first end and a second end; a lower arm having a first end and a second end, the first end of the lower arm connecting on and laterally extending from the base frame, the second end of the lower arm pivotally connecting to the first end of the upper arm; a vertical bar being located behind the seat pad and connecting with the second end of the upper arm, the vertical bar having a first end and a second end; a handle pivotally connecting to the first end of the vertical bar; and a resilient mechanism interconnecting the base frame and the second end of the vertical bar.
  • 2. The abdominal exerciser according to claim 1, wherein the base frame has substantially an arched shape, and has a front horizontal beam and a rear horizontal beam provided on a front end and a rear end of the base frame, respectively, and wherein the upper arm and the lower arm are both L-shaped.
  • 3. The abdominal exerciser according to claim 1, further comprising a pair of support arms and a back rest substantially perpendicularly connecting to the seat pad by means of the pair of support arms.
  • 4. The abdominal exerciser according to claim 1, wherein the second end of the lower arm pivotally connects to the first end of the upper arm at a pivot point, whereby when the user sits on the seat pad, the pivot point substantially aligns with the user's waist.
  • 5. The abdominal exerciser according to claim 2, wherein the resilient mechanism is adapted to carry out an adjustable elastic force, the resilient mechanism comprising a plurality of elastic members, each of the elastic members being connected to the rear end of the base frame at an end thereof and selectively connected to the second end of the vertical bar at an opposite end thereof.
  • 6. The abdominal exerciser according to claim 5, wherein the elastic members includes a middle primary elastic member disposed on the second end of the vertical bar and a plurality of secondary elastic members evenly disposed on both sides of the primary elastic member.
  • 7. The abdominal exerciser according to claim 6, wherein the elastic members are rubber bands.
  • 8. The abdominal exerciser according to claim 2, wherein the handle further comprises a horizontal bar pivotally connecting to the first end of the vertical bar and handle grips extending from opposing ends of the horizontal bar, each of the handle grips having a substantially hooked shape to comply with a user's shoulder and having a knob provided thereon.
  • 9. The abdominal exerciser according to claim 8, further comprising a T-shaped joint disposed on the first end of the vertical bar, the horizontal bar passing through a horizontal portion of the joint, a vertical portion of the joint formed with a pair of diametrically opposite circumferential grooves, wherein the joint further includes a first bolt, such that when the first bolt is inserted through the first end of the vertical bar and the grooves of the joint, the joint is adapted to rotate with respect to the vertical bar within a certain range and engage with the vertical bar.
  • 10. The abdominal exerciser according to claim 9, further comprising a sleeve fitting between the vertical portion of the joint and the first end of the vertical bar.
  • 11. The abdominal exerciser according to claim 2, further comprising a second resilient mechanism provided between the upper arm and the lower arm.
  • 12. The abdominal exerciser according to claim 11, wherein the second resilient mechanism comprises a plurality of elastic members, each having an end connecting to the upper arm and an opposite end connecting to the lower arm.
  • 13. The abdominal exerciser according to claim 12, wherein the elastic members are rubber bands.
  • 14. The abdominal exerciser according to claim 8, further comprising a universal joint which includes:a vertical tube having a first end and a second end, the vertical tube formed with a pair of diametrically opposite circumferential grooves near the second end thereof, the second end of the vertical tube fitting to the first end of the vertical bar; a second bolt being inserted through the first end of the vertical bar and the grooves of the vertical tube such that the vertical tube can engagingly rotate with respect to the vertical bar within a certain range; a first support having a bottom wall connecting on the first end of the vertical tube, two opposite lateral walls connecting to the bottom wall, and a post protruding from the bottom wall and disposed between the lateral walls; a second support having a bottom wall with an elongated slot formed thereon and two opposite lateral walls connecting to the bottom wall, the slot being oriented to comply with the lateral walls and receiving the post of the bottom wall inserted therethrough; a third bolt being inserted through the lateral walls of the second support and the lateral walls of the first support so that the second support is received in and pivots on the first support; a horizontal tube having an longitudinal axis oriented to comply with the elongated slot of the second support, the horizontal tube connecting onto the two lateral walls of the second support; a top mount having a top wall and two opposite lateral walls connecting to the top wall, the top wall of the top mount connecting to the horizontal bar and the lateral wall of the top mount respectively closing two ends of the horizontal tube; and a fourth bolt being inserted through the lateral walls of the top mount and the horizontal tube so that the horizontal tube is received in and pivots on the top mount.
  • 15. The abdominal exerciser according to claim 14, further comprising a spring fitting onto the post and being disposed between the bottom wall of the first support and the bottom wall of the second support.
  • 16. The abdominal exerciser according to claim 14, wherein the first support and the second support are both -shaped and the top mount is -shaped.
  • 17. The abdominal exerciser according to claim 2, further comprising an exercise bike and a fixture, the fixture having a first end and a second end, the first end being inserted into and secured to the base frame, at the front end thereof, and the second end connecting with the exercise bike.
  • 18. The abdominal exerciser according to claim 17, wherein the fixture comprises a first horizontal arm, a second horizontal arm and a connection arm connecting to the first horizontal arm at an end thereof, and to an end of the second horizontal arm at an opposite end thereof.
  • 19. The abdominal exerciser according to claim 18, wherein the fixture further comprises a vertical arm having a first end pivotally connecting to the first horizontal arm, a second end having a pair of the horizontal levers extending therefrom, and a third resilient mechanism provided between the connection arm and the vertical arm.
  • 20. The abdominal exerciser according to claim 19, wherein the third resilient mechanism comprises at least an elastic member having an end connecting between the first horizontal arm and the connection arm, and an opposite end connecting to the vertical arm.
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