Breast sculpting exercise apparatus

Abstract

A breast sculpting exercise apparatus including a pair of pivotally joined primary plates and secondary plates each pivotally connected to one of the primary plates. The secondary plates are biased away from the primary plates and require force to depress. The apparatus has an open configuration, wherein the primary plates rest on a flat surface such that one form of breast sculpting exercise can be performed; and a closed configuration that orients the apparatus in such a way that yet another form of breast sculpting exercise can be performed. Rotatable hand plates with hand straps are disposed on each of the secondary plates and are rotated in accordance with the configuration of the apparatus.

1 . A breast sculpting exercise apparatus having an open configuration and a closed configurations, said exercise apparatus comprising: 
 a pair of pivotally connected primary plates, each primary plate including an inboard end, an outboard end, first and second sides, upper surfaces, lower surfaces having a substantially planar edge that will rest flat on a planar surface when the exercise apparatus is in the opened configuration;    an angled pedestal disposed on each of said upper surfaces of each primary plate;    a secondary plate disposed at said outboard end of each of said primary plates, said secondary plates each pivotally connected to its respective primary plate;    a hand plate rotatably attached to each of said top sides of each of said secondary plates; and    resistance means for biasing each of said secondary plates out and away from said primary plates.    
   
   
       2 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein said primary plates are pivotally connected to one another at a hinge.  
   
   
       3 . The apparatus of  claim 2 , wherein said hinge is formed from interdigitating fingers disposed at each of said inboard ends of each of said primary plates, and by a hinge pin extending transversely therethrough, and whereby said apparatus can therefore take closed and open configurations.  
   
   
       4 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein said angled pedestals limit the range of motion of said secondary plates.  
   
   
       5 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein said angled pedestals have a substantially circular upper surface.  
   
   
       6 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein each of said primary plates includes spaced-apart frame members integrally formed on said upper side of said primary plate, and wherein said secondary plates are pivotally connected to said primary plates with a semi-cylindrical arm interposed between said spaced-apart frame members and an axle disposed through the respective frame members and arms and are preferably journalled at each end in a bushing.  
   
   
       7 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein each of said hand plates is rotatably attached to said secondary plate.  
   
   
       8 . The apparatus of  claim 7 , wherein said hand plates are rotatably attached to said secondary plates at an axle substantially normal to the plane of the top side of said secondary plate.  
   
   
       9 . The apparatus of  claim 7 , wherein each of said hand plates includes a hand strap and can rotated through at least 90 degrees of arc.  
   
   
       10 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , further including a hand strap attached to each of said hand plates.  
   
   
       11 . The apparatus of claim further including a detent for indexing each of said hand plates relative to its respective secondary plate.  
   
   
       12 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein said resistance means comprises a spring interposed between each of said primary and secondary plates.  
   
   
       13 . The apparatus of  claim 12 , wherein each of said primary plates includes spaced-apart frame members and each of said secondary plates includes a semi-cylindrical arm disposed between said spaced-apart frame members, and each of said springs is housed within said semi-cylindrical arm.  
   
   
       14 . The apparatus of  claim 12 , further including stops integral with said spaced apart frame members or said secondary plates to prevent said secondary plates from rotating freely and to present said secondary plate at an anatomically desirable angle for use in exercising the desired muscles.  
   
   
       15 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein said resistance means biases said secondary plates such that a force in the range of 5-50 lbs is required to depress said secondary plate.  
   
   
       16 . A portable exercise apparatus, comprising: 
 first and second primary plates, pivotally connected to one another at a pivot point;    first and second secondary plates, one each pivotally connected to a respected primary plate;    bias means disposed between each of said primary plates and secondary plates, said biasing means urging said secondary plates away from said primary plates; and    stop means for limiting the range of movement of each of said secondary plate relative to its associated primary plate.    
   
   
       17 . The exercise apparatus of  claim 16 , wherein said bias means comprises a torsional spring.  
   
   
       18 . The exercise apparatus of  claim 16 , wherein said stop means comprises angled pedestals disposed on each of said primary plates.  
   
   
       19 . The exercise apparatus of  claim 16 , further including a hand plate and hand strap rotatably affixed to each of said secondary plates.  
   
   
       20 . The exercise apparatus of  claim 19 , wherein said apparatus has an open configuration and a closed configuration, and wherein said hand straps rotate 90 degrees to position said hand straps in an orientation useful for a selected breast sculpting exercise in one of said open or said closed configurations.