Patents by Inventor Vaino A. Holappa

Vaino A. Holappa has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 4198044
    Abstract: An exercise board of generally rectangular form adapted to support the body of a person thereon characterized in that the sides and ends of the board have a plurality of laterally projecting eye bolts therealong and in that the leg end of the board has a longitudinally extending ladder-like slot between the person's legs, the eye bolts and rungs of the slot being selectively engaged by hooks at the ends of flexible elastically stretchable belts for embracing selected portions of the body for exercising the muscles of the legs, groin, abdomen, back, arms, shoulders, neck and including torso or trunk twisting exercises. The exercise board herein is further characterized in that the head end has an extension therefrom which provides a cross bar longitudinally spaced from and laterally offset from the head end of the board to provide a hand grip for performing body stretching exercises.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 1978
    Date of Patent: April 15, 1980
    Inventor: Vaino A. Holappa