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Patent 2489831 Summary

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(12) Patent Application: (11) CA 2489831
(54) English Title: THE PIVOT PLUS MACHINE
(54) French Title: MACHINE PIVOTANTE
Status: Deemed Abandoned and Beyond the Period of Reinstatement - Pending Response to Notice of Disregarded Communication
Bibliographic Data
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):
  • A63B 21/00 (2006.01)
  • A63B 23/02 (2006.01)
(72) Inventors :
  • TRACEY, D. TODD (Canada)
(73) Owners :
  • D. TODD TRACEY
(71) Applicants :
  • D. TODD TRACEY (Canada)
(74) Agent:
(74) Associate agent:
(45) Issued:
(22) Filed Date: 2004-12-17
(41) Open to Public Inspection: 2006-06-17
Examination requested: 2005-02-16
Availability of licence: N/A
Dedicated to the Public: N/A
(25) Language of filing: English

Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT): No

(30) Application Priority Data: None

Abstracts

English Abstract


Looking closely you will see that it
has a PIVOTING seat design. The seat moves with your entire
body, giving the Ab's and lower back a good workout as well as
upper body. Centering the weights and study construction
makes ths machine very unique.
Using this machine you will pull down against the counter
weight and crunch the ab's while stretching the back. On the
way up you stretch the stomach and work the lower back.


Claims

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CLAIM
What is claimed?
Apparatus using a pull doom motion with a counter weight
connected to an upper section plus connecting bars from
upper section to a pivoting seat as part of lower section.
User will not push at all in upright position. Gravity from
counter weight will push upper section into starting
position or at rest. User wild use pulling motion to control
limits of this machine.

CLAIM
What is claimed?
Apparatus working abdominals and lower hack plus upper body
muscles at the same time while remaining in a vertical position reducing
the chance for injury to lower back.

CLAIM
What is claimed?
Uniquely design machine with upper and lower section moving in
unison while under load using variable counter weights. User controlling
the speed and amount of weight desired while getting their workout, plus
controlling the limits of the machine with a pulling motion.

Description

Note: Descriptions are shown in the official language in which they were submitted.


~%- CA 02489831 2004-12-17
Nov.ZS/2004 The Pivot Plcrs Machine
(A ~,ower Back and Ab Machine)
Below is the Pivot Plus Machine. Looking closely you will see
that it has a Pl VOTING seat design. T~ce seat moves with
your entire body, giving the Ab's and lower back a good
workout as well as upper body. Centering the weights and
study construction makes the machine very unique.
Using this machine you will pull down against the counter
weight and crunch the ab's while stretching the back. On the
way up you stretch the stomach and work the lower back.
T~ce Newest design has less material and saves cost. Original
design was to big and bulky.
Z'l~ce below pictures are the prototype and are built out of wood.
This machine will be built out of steel in the finished product.
Invented by Todd D. Tracey

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Administrative Status

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Event History

Description Date
Application Not Reinstated by Deadline 2010-04-08
Inactive: Dead - No reply to s.30(2) Rules requisition 2010-04-08
Inactive: Payment - Insufficient fee 2009-09-24
Inactive: Abandoned - No reply to s.30(2) Rules requisition 2009-04-08
Inactive: S.30(2) Rules - Examiner requisition 2008-10-08
Letter Sent 2008-04-30
Inactive: Delete abandonment 2008-04-29
Inactive: Office letter 2008-03-25
Reinstatement Requirements Deemed Compliant for All Abandonment Reasons 2008-02-28
Reinstatement Requirements Deemed Compliant for All Abandonment Reasons 2008-02-28
Deemed Abandoned - Failure to Respond to Maintenance Fee Notice 2007-12-17
Deemed Abandoned - Failure to Respond to Maintenance Fee Notice 2007-12-17
Reinstatement Requirements Deemed Compliant for All Abandonment Reasons 2007-09-19
Inactive: Office letter 2007-09-19
Letter Sent 2007-09-19
Inactive: Office letter 2007-09-13
Reinstatement Request Received 2007-08-02
Reinstatement Requirements Deemed Compliant for All Abandonment Reasons 2007-08-02
Amendment Received - Voluntary Amendment 2007-08-02
Deemed Abandoned - Failure to Respond to Maintenance Fee Notice 2006-12-18
Inactive: Abandoned - No reply to s.30(2) Rules requisition 2006-08-23
Application Published (Open to Public Inspection) 2006-06-17
Inactive: Cover page published 2006-06-16
Inactive: Incomplete 2006-05-30
Inactive: S.30(2) Rules - Examiner requisition 2006-02-23
Amendment Received - Voluntary Amendment 2005-08-16
Inactive: S.30(2) Rules - Examiner requisition 2005-08-03
Amendment Received - Voluntary Amendment 2005-06-06
Letter Sent 2005-02-28
Inactive: Payment - Insufficient fee 2005-02-28
Inactive: IPC assigned 2005-02-21
Inactive: First IPC assigned 2005-02-21
Amendment Received - Voluntary Amendment 2005-02-16
Request for Examination Requirements Determined Compliant 2005-02-16
All Requirements for Examination Determined Compliant 2005-02-16
Inactive: Correspondence - Formalities 2005-02-16
Request for Examination Received 2005-02-16
Filing Requirements Determined Compliant 2005-02-03
Inactive: Filing certificate - No RFE (English) 2005-02-03
Application Received - Regular National 2005-01-25
Small Entity Declaration Determined Compliant 2004-12-17

Abandonment History

Abandonment Date Reason Reinstatement Date
2007-12-17
2007-12-17
2007-08-02
2006-12-18

Maintenance Fee

The last payment was received on 2009-08-26

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Fee History

Fee Type Anniversary Year Due Date Paid Date
Application fee - small 2004-12-17
Request for examination - small 2005-02-16
MF (application, 2nd anniv.) - small 02 2006-12-18 2007-08-02
Reinstatement 2007-08-02
Reinstatement 2008-02-28
MF (application, 3rd anniv.) - small 03 2007-12-17 2008-04-04
MF (application, 4th anniv.) - small 04 2008-12-17 2008-10-16
MF (application, 5th anniv.) - small 05 2009-12-17 2009-08-26
Owners on Record

Note: Records showing the ownership history in alphabetical order.

Current Owners on Record
D. TODD TRACEY
Past Owners on Record
None
Past Owners that do not appear in the "Owners on Record" listing will appear in other documentation within the application.
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Description 		 Date
(yyyy-mm-dd) 		 Number of pages   Size of Image (KB) 
Description 2004-12-17 1 42
Drawings 2004-12-17 1 13
Abstract 2005-02-16 1 33
Claims 2005-02-16 2 18
Claims 2005-06-06 3 33
Claims 2005-08-16 3 63
Cover Page 2006-06-06 1 23
Claims 2007-08-02 1 33
Drawings 2007-08-02 1 53
Filing Certificate (English) 2005-02-03 1 158
Acknowledgement of Request for Examination 2005-02-28 1 178
Notice: Maintenance Fee Reminder 2006-09-19 1 118
Courtesy - Abandonment Letter (R30(2)) 2006-11-01 1 167
Courtesy - Abandonment Letter (Maintenance Fee) 2007-02-12 1 175
Second Notice: Maintenance Fee Reminder 2007-06-19 1 120
Notice: Maintenance Fee Reminder 2007-09-18 1 130
Notice of Reinstatement 2007-09-19 1 166
Courtesy - Abandonment Letter (Maintenance Fee) 2008-04-29 1 177
Notice of Reinstatement 2008-04-30 1 165
Notice: Maintenance Fee Reminder 2008-09-18 1 121
Courtesy - Abandonment Letter (R30(2)) 2009-07-08 1 165
Notice of Insufficient fee payment (English) 2009-09-24 1 91
Notice: Maintenance Fee Reminder 2009-09-21 1 120
Correspondence 2005-02-03 1 31
Correspondence 2005-02-16 4 81
Correspondence 2006-05-23 1 18
Correspondence 2007-09-13 1 16
Correspondence 2007-09-19 2 64
Fees 2007-08-02 1 32
Correspondence 2007-09-19 1 21
Fees 2008-02-28 1 33
Correspondence 2008-03-25 1 16
Fees 2008-02-28 1 36
Fees 2008-04-04 1 15
Fees 2008-10-16 2 249
Fees 2009-10-08 2 36
Fees 2009-08-26 2 57
Fees 2009-08-26 2 38