Exercise devices – User manipulated force resisting apparatus – component... – Utilizing resilient force resistance
Patent
1995-07-24
1998-04-28
Clark, Jeanne M.
Exercise devices
User manipulated force resisting apparatus, component...
Utilizing resilient force resistance
482 51, 482121, 482139, A63B 2102
Patent
active
057438374
ABSTRACT:
This invention provides a body mounted exercise device primarily for use in exercising the muscles of the buttocks, but preferably adaptable to also exercise the thighs and arms. The device preferably comprises two hinge plates which are each secured outwardly and to one side of a respective hip joint of a human user, each of the hinge plates provided with a pivot arm pivotable about the hinge plate. For exercise of the muscles of the buttocks, the pivot arms extend downwardly along the legs of the user, preferably engaging the backs of the legs between the hip joints and knees. The exercise device is provided with biasing means which exert a forwardly directed biasing force on the backs of the legs, the biasing force opposing rearward pivoting of the legs about the hip joints. During rearward pivoting of the legs, the muscles of the buttocks contract and are forced to overcome the biasing force exerted by the pivot arms on the legs of the user. Thus, the exercise device of the present invention provides a simple and effective means of exercising the buttocks, and can be used during normal walking motion of the user. The method of exercising muscles using the disclosed apparatus is part of the invention.
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Allman Tory
Dias Joseph A.
Loechner John T.
Nottingham John R.
Clark Jeanne M.
Laurcath Corporation
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