Exercise apparatus
United States Patent D585098
US Patent References:
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Chandler - August, 1881 - 0246458

AMUSEMENT AND PHYSICAL FITNESS DEVICE
Kazdan - June, 1969 - 3451672

Chair
Giorgetti - December, 1984 - D276672

Physiological exerciser
Ahlberg - November, 1986 - D286802

Apparatus for use in exercising the abdominal muscles
Colonello - June, 1988 - 4752067


Inventors:
Rauwerdink, Matthew (Portland, OR, US)
Application Number:
D/297817
Publication Date:
01/20/2009
Filing Date:
11/19/2007
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Assignee:
Nautilus, Inc. (Vancouver, WA, US)
Primary Class:
International Classes:
(IPC1-7): 2102
Field of Search:
D21/687, D21/671, 482/147, D21/688, D21/690, D21/662, 482/80, 482/90, 482/140, D21/689, D21/686, 482/142, D21/694, 482/79, 482/146
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Primary Examiner:
Hyder, Philip S.
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Dorsey & Whitney LLP
Claims:
CLAIM

1. The ornamental design for an exercise apparatus, as shown and described.

Description:

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of an exercise apparatus with the broken lines showing elements, such as a cushioning element and footings, for illustrative purposes and forming no part of the claimed invention;

FIG. 2 is a bottom perspective view of the exercise apparatus of FIG. 1 with the broken lines showing elements, such as cushioning elements and footings, for illustrative purposes and forming no part of the claimed invention;

FIG. 3 is a front elevation view of the exercise apparatus of FIG. 1 with the broken lines showing elements forming no part of the claimed invention and the cushioning elements not shown in this figure;

FIG. 4 is a side elevation view of the exercise apparatus of FIG. 1 with the broken lines showing elements forming no part of the claimed invention and the cushioning elements not shown in this figure;

FIG. 5 is a top view of the exercise apparatus of FIG. 1 with the cushioning elements not shown in this figure; and,

FIG. 6 is a bottom view of the exercise apparatus of FIG. 1 with the broken lines showing elements forming no part of the claimed invention and the cushioning elements not shown in this figure.