Excercise Chair

Abstract

A chair has arm and leg exerciser systems foldably mounted thereon. The exercise systems are stored out of sight and are deployed for use in arm exercises and/or leg exercises when desired. The systems include handles that are grasped for arm exercises and which are connected to the chair by resilient belts and leg-encircling cuffs that are connected to the chair by resilient belts. The belts provide tension against which the user works during the exercise routine.

1 . An exercise chair comprising:
 A) a base which is supported on a support surface;   B) a support stanchion having a first end which is a bottom end when the stanchion is in use and a second end which is a top end when the stanchion is in use;   C) a swivel connection connecting the first end of the support stanchion to the base;   D) an annular collar surrounding the support stanchion and is movably mounted thereon;   E) a chair unit mounted on the second end of the support stanchion, the chair unit including
 (1) a seat portion which has first and second side edges, and first and second end edges, and 
 (2) a back portion which has first and second side edges, and first and second end edges, the first end edge of the back portion being connected to the second end edge of the seat portion; 
   F) a leg exercise unit mounted on the stanchion and including
 (1) first and second flexible straps, each strap including
 (a) a first end which is one-piece with the collar, and 
 (b) a second end which spaced apart from the collar, and 
 
 (2) a leg-encircling band that is one-piece with the second end of the strap to which it is connected, the leg-encircling band having an adjustment buckle thereon; 
   G) an arm exercise unit mounted on the chair unit and including
 (1) first and second flexible straps, each strap of the arm exercising unit including
 (a) a first end which is one-piece with an associated side edge of the seat portion, and 
 (b) a second end which is spaced apart from the seat portion, and 
 
 (2) a hand grip element which is one-piece with the second end of the strap of the arm exercise unit to which it is connected; 
   H) a hand grip element engaging handle on each side edge of the back portion of the chair unit; and   I) an alarm clock mounted on the seat portion of the chair unit near the first end edge of the seat portion.   
   
   
       2 . The exercise chair defined in  claim 1  further including wheels on the base. 
   
   
       3 . The exercise chair defined in  claim 1  wherein each of the flexible straps is rubber. 
   
   
       4 . The exercise chair defined in  claim 3  wherein the stanchion includes two telescoping sections. 
   
   
       5 . The exercise chair defined in  claim 1  further including an arm rest attached to each side edge of the seat portion of the chair unit and wherein each hand grip engaging handle is located to be co-linear with an adjacent arm rests so that when a hand grip element is engaged on the hand grip engaging handle, the hand grip forms a portion of the adjacent arm rest. 
   
   
       6 . The exercise chair defined in  claim 1  further including a second arm exercise unit mounted on the second edge of the chair unit, the second arm exercise unit including first and second flexible straps, where each of the straps has a handle on its distal end.