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| Year | Description |
| 1997 | Invention patented by Kevin O'Brien Boland on March 20th, 1997. Abstract: A portable abdominal and arm exercise device includes a first pair of elongate parallel rigid members forming a base with an elongate trough therein for receiving one end of a rigid spanning bar, a second pair of upstanding spaced-apart rigid members attached at their lower ends to the first pair of elongate parallel rigid members and attached at their upper ends to one end of a cross bar. The cross-bar is attached at its other end to the rigid spanning bar. |
| 2000 | Invention patented by Kevin O'Brien Boland on September 19th, 2000. Abstract: A portable, lap-based multi-exercise device which includes a first pair of elongate parallel members forming a base component and defining a trough for receiving the lever end of a traveling spanner bar; a pair of pivotable, upstanding lateral side bars attached at their lower ends to the torso-oriented, longitudinal ends of the trough; a first cross bar is connected pivotally to the upper ends of the side members and is adapted to receive either manual or user chest exertion, while is translated to the upper end of the spanner bar which then moves outwardly in response to user exertion thereon. A second transverse bar is pinned to the outer end of the trough and provides a second set of manual grips adapted for moving the trough component arcuately towards the first cross members, thereby moving the spanner bar along the trough, to steady the device while user effort is being imposed on the latter component. |
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