Abstract: Provision of bodily exercise equipment, including providing an upright frame and an assembly rotatable about a primary transverse axis while supported by the frame, the assembly including a body support platform, a leg support spaced from the platform, a linearly adjustable element to linearly adjust the position of the leg support, an angularly adjustable element or elements to angularly adjust the position of the leg support about a second transverse axis relative to the platform. The space between the platform and the leg support allows the standing user to position his body adjacent the platform and to position his legs adjacent the leg support.

Abstract: Provision of bodily exercise equipment, including providing an upright frame and an assembly rotatable about a primary transverse axis while supported by the frame, the assembly including a body support platform, a leg support spaced from the platform, a linearly adjustable element to linearly adjust the position of the leg support, an angularly adjustable element or elements to angularly adjust the position of the leg support about a second transverse axis relative to the platform. The space between the platform and the leg support allows the standing user to position his body adjacent the platform and to position his legs adjacent the leg support.

Abstract: Exercise apparatus, comprises a first support means for the user's legs, a platform mounted on the support means to support a user's legs, there being a hinge connecting the platform to the support means and defining a generally horizontal hinge axis to allow pivoting of the user's trunk about a generally horizontal axis as the user relatively bends his body and his legs means, and extending in spaced, a second support means for the back of the user's body, and means for indexing said second support means at selected angularity relative to the hinge axis.

Abstract: A cover plate attachable to a motorcycle to cover transmission structure, and an annular bore surface on the cover plate defining an axis coincident with the motorcycle engine drive shaft axis comprising a sprocket shaft axially spaced from the drive shaft; a compensating nut on the sprocket shaft; an output pulley drive shaft coaxially aligned and coupled to the sprocket shaft and the compensating nut, and an output pulley on the output pulley drive shaft for transmitting drive to a supercharger for the engine.

Abstract: An exercise apparatus, comprising a support structure; a platform mounted on the support structure to support a user's legs, and to allow pivoting of the user's trunk about a generally horizontal axis as the user relatively bends his body and his legs; and other structure associated with the platform to induce contraction of the user's thighs relatively toward one another in response to the trunk pivoting, for producing anterior rotation of the user's ilium, thereby inducing distraction of the user's sacroiliac joint, at the ilium posterior; the other means including a thigh grippable element projecting into an inter-thigh region of the user's legs, to be clamped between the user's thighs.

Abstract: A motorcycle supercharger kit apparatus, the motorcycle having a forwardly extending frame, an engine carried by the frame, the engine having a power take-off shaft that extends sidewardly relative to the frame, the engine having an intake manifold above the level of the take-off shaft, comprising a blower including an elongated longitudinally extending housing, blower parts rotatable within the housing and blower input shaft structure operatively connected with the blower parts; a drive connected between the power take-off shaft and the blower input shaft structure; the blower housing having an air inlet, and a pressurized air outlet at one side of the housing; duct structure extending between the outlet and the engine intake manifold; plate structure at one end of the housing; and connector structure associated with the plate structure and drive to allow at least one of the following:i) rotary power transmission axially from a belt-driven power rotor to the blower input shaft structure,ii) rotary power tran

Abstract: A method of treating a patient having a spinal condition for which traction is recommended, that includes: suspending the patient's body to extend generally vertically in a water pool; the suspending including exerting downward pulling on the patient's body, at or below waist level; and the suspending including suspending the patient's body at or above shoulder level, to resist the downward pulling, and thereby create force transmission tending to decompress the patient's spine.

Abstract: A body supporting and flexing apparatus, comprising primary support structure, including a primary platform to support a user's legs, and to allow pivoting of the user's trunk about a generally horizontal axis as the user relatively bends his body and his legs; and auxiliary support structure connected to the primary support structure, and projecting relatively away from the primary platform at adjusted level and to an extent to support at least one of the following:i) the user's trunk between the head and legs,ii) the user's legs between the feet and knee.

Abstract: An exercise apparatus, comprising a support structure; a platform mounted on the support structure to support a user's legs, and to allow pivoting of the user's trunk about a generally horizontal axis as the user relatively bends his body and his legs; and other structure associated with the platform to induce contraction of the user's thighs relatively toward one another in response to the trunk pivoting, for producing anterior rotation of the user's ilium, thereby inducing distraction of the user's sacroiliac joint, at the ilium posterior.

Abstract: A method of treating a patient having a spinal condition for which traction is recommended which includes: suspending the patient's body to extend generally vertically in a water pool; the suspending including exerting downward pulling on the patient's body, at or below waist level; and the suspending including suspending the patient's body at or above shoulder level, to resist the downward pulling, and thereby create force transmission tending to decompress the patient's spine.

Abstract: A mattress construction includes upper and lower structures defining generally parallel planes, and coil springs operatively connected to such structures and located between those lanes, and with at least one of the upper and lower structures including a first tensionable sheet; a member or members extending at the periphery of the mattress and connected with the first tensionable sheet to interact therewith and transmit force for tensioning the tensionable sheet; and a device for adjusting the tension exerted by said member or members. The mattress construction also enables treating of a patient having a spinal condition for which traction is recommended by suspending the patient's body to extend generally horizontally on a "trampoline" grid mattress surface which interacts with the mattress border perimeter structure to create a surface lift and therefore stretch reflex on the patient's body.

Abstract: A mattress construction includes upper and lower structures defining generally parallel planes, and coil springs operatively connected to such structures and located between those planes, and with:(a) at least one of the upper and lower structures including a first grid,(b) and band apparatus extending at the periphery of the mattress and connected with the first grid to interact therewith and transmit force for tensioning the grid.The mattress construction also enables treating of a patient having a spinal condition for which traction is recommended by suspending the patient's body to extend generally horizontally on a "trampoline" grid mattress surface which interacts with the mattress border perimeter structure to create a surface lift and therefore stretch reflex on the patient's body.

Abstract: The present invention is an adjustable exercising apparatus for simulating the running. The exercising apparatus include a frame including first and second inverted U-shaped mounting members which are parallelly disposed to each other and each of which has front and rear legs. The frame also includes first base and second members fixedly coupled to the front and rear legs, respectively, of the first and second mounting members. The exercising apparatus also includes an inverted V-shaped supporting member which has front and rear legs fixedly coupled to the first and second base members, respectively, a driving mechanism for providing a user with resistance to driving in response to his movement of the set of pedals mechanically coupled to the supporting member and to the first and second mounting members, and a pedal mounting mechanism for mounting a set of pedals.

Abstract: Exercise apparatus comprises(a) elongated, flexible, and yieldably stretchable elastomeric tubing,(b) first and second connections respectively attached to opposite end sections of said tubing, one of said connections connectible to a restraint,(c) and a harness attached to the second connection, the harness being flexible for releasable attachment to a portion of the human body,(d) whereby said body portion may be displaced in selected modes against resistance imposed by yieldable stretching of said tubing to controllably tension muscles associated with said body portion.