Exercise devices – User manipulated force resisting apparatus – component... – Utilizing resilient force resistance
Patent
1993-10-21
1996-01-02
Apley, Richard J.
Exercise devices
User manipulated force resisting apparatus, component...
Utilizing resilient force resistance
482126, A63B 21055, A63B 2304
Patent
active
054803675
ABSTRACT:
An exercise device for exercising the adductor and abductor muscles of the thigh portion of the legs without connecting the device to the legs in which a bar member is provided which can be placed below the thigh or above the knees to extend across the thighs or knees. Side members are provided to extend in the same direction down the inside or outside of the calf portion of the legs so that the device can then be used either for exercising in which the legs move outwardly or to be placed between the knees to provide resistance to inward movement of the thighs. In a preferred form of the invention the bar member is an elongate hollow member with a lid, with one side member permanently attached thereto and the other side member is movable back and forth from a rest position against a resistance force to exercise the adductor and abductor muscles without attachment of the device to the legs. There may be provided means for adjusting the spacing or tension between the end members which can be loaded so as to provide greater resistance as the device is moved inwardly or outwardly. The loading can be effected by a resilient band or spring.
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Apley Richard J.
Mulcahy John
Sportsquip Limited
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