Patents by Inventor Joe E. Pryor, Jr.

Joe E. Pryor, Jr. 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: 5261868
    Abstract: Disclosed is an exercise device 10 including an elongated upright ladder section 14 which has at an upper end a body support section. There is a base 12 adapted to rest on a horizontal surface and support in a stable, vertical orientation the upright section. The body support section includes a seat rest support member 16 oriented substantially horizontally and adapted to be sat upon by a user and a second support member spaced from the seat rest support member and adapted to be gripped by the user with either legs or hands depending on the exercise being performed. A generally flat, planar, back support 84 has its upper end pivotally mounted to the seat rest support member 16 and a lower free end movable between a first position where the back support is generally vertical and a second position where the back support pivots and is at an acute angle with respect to the upright section 14.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 1992
    Date of Patent: November 16, 1993
    Inventors: Joe E. Pryor, Jr., Paul B. Stephan, Montel B. Williams