Exerciser for abdominal portion of the user

Abstract

An exerciser includes a base and a foot support adjustably secured to the front portion of the base. The user may sit on the base and may engage his feet with the foot support and may rotate backward to exercise his waist or abdominal portion. The base has one or more openings for receiving hands of the user. The base has an anti-slip device disposed in the bottom portion. A barrel is secured to the base, the foot support has a beam adjustably secured to the barrel for securing the feet of the user. A spring cable may be attached to the foot support.

I claim:  
     
         1 . An exerciser comprising: 
 a base including an upper portion for supporting a user thereon, and including a front portion,    a foot support, and    means for securing said foot support to said front portion of said base.    
     
     
         2 . The exerciser according to  claim 1 , wherein said base includes a recess formed in said upper portion of said base for receiving buttocks of the user.  
     
     
         3 . The exerciser according to  claim 2 , wherein said base includes a pair of pads received in said recess of said base for supporting the buttocks of the user.  
     
     
         4 . The exerciser according to  claim 1 , wherein said base includes at least one pair of openings formed therein for receiving hands of the user.  
     
     
         5 . The exerciser according to  claim 1 , wherein said base includes a bottom portion having an anti-slip knurled surface formed therein.  
     
     
         6 . The exerciser according to  claim 1 , wherein said base includes a bottom portion having an anti-slip member engaged therein.  
     
     
         7 . The exerciser according to  claim 6 , wherein said bottom portion of said base includes a peripheral groove formed therein, said anti-slip member is an anti-slip wire secured in said peripheral groove of said base.  
     
     
         8 . The exerciser according to  claim 1 , wherein said securing means includes a rod secured to said front portion of said base, and said foot support includes a bar secured to said rod for supporting feet of the user.  
     
     
         9 . The exerciser according to  claim 8 , wherein said securing means further includes a barrel secured to said front portion of said base, and said rod of said foot support is slidably engaged in said barrel, said securing means further includes means for locking said rod to said barrel.  
     
     
         10 . The exerciser according to  claim 9 , wherein said locking means includes a plurality of orifices formed in said rod, and a fastener engaged in said barrel and engaged with either of said orifices of said rod for adjustably locking said rod to said barrel.  
     
     
         11 . The exerciser according to  claim 8 , wherein said foot support further includes a bracket secured to said rod, and a beam for engaging with the feet of the user, and means for adjustably securing said beam to said bracket.  
     
     
         12 . The exerciser according to  claim 1  further comprising at least one spring cable coupled to said foot support and having a hand grip attached thereto.