Exercise devices – Gymnastic – Arm or hand type climbing arrangement
Patent
1994-10-26
1996-03-05
Apley, Richard J.
Exercise devices
Gymnastic
Arm or hand type climbing arrangement
482114, 482120, A63B 21018
Patent
active
054962340
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to exercising and relates particularly, but not exclusively, to an exercise device for developing strength to one's arms, fingers, hands, wrists, triceps, and shoulders.
DESCRIPTION OF PRIOR ART
Hitherto, exercises for developing forearms, fingers, hands, wrists, triceps and shoulders has involved dedicated exercises having regard to particular exercise equipment which is available. Generally, there is no satisfactory single exercising device which can achieve all of the abovementioned exercises. Free weights provide only a limited source of exercises. Tricep presses have been devised but these generally have limited application.
OBJECT AND STATEMENT OF THE INVENTION
Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to attempt to provide an exercise device which can be used for one or more of the aforementioned exercises.
Therefore, in accordance with a first broad aspect of the present invention there may be provided an exercise device comprising frame means, an endless rope, cord or like means and means for applying a friction thereto mounted to said frame means,
the arrangement being such that the means for applying friction will apply a restraint to the rope, cord or like means which must be overcome by an exercising person pulling on the rope, cord or like means.
Most preferably, the rope, cord or like means passes over a wheel, and the wheel has a surface which is engaged by the friction applying means.
Most preferably the friction applying means can be adjusted to provide different degrees of restraint thereby permitting an exercising person to adjust the restraint to suit the required exercise.
Most preferably the rope, cord or like means is a chain.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
In order that the invention can be more clearly ascertained examples of preferred embodiments will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings wherein:
FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of a first preferred exercise device;
FIG. 2 is a side view of the exercise device shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken in the direction of arrows A--A on FIG. 2;
FIG. 4 is a plan view of the device shown in the previous figures;
FIG. 5 is a side view of a second preferred exercise device; and
FIG. 6 is a front view of the device shown in FIG. 5.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
Referring now to all of FIGS. 1 to 4, there is shown an exercise device comprising a frame means 1 fabricated from rectangular shaped tubular steel. The frame means 1 may be suitably welded and chrome plated to inhibit against corrosion. The frame means 1 can be mounted to a wall 3 or can be floor mounted to a floor 5 (as shown only in FIG. 2). If desired, it may be mounted to both a floor 5 and a wall 3. The frame means 1 is supported in spaced relation to the wall 3 by spacers 7 and by bolts 9 which pass through the spacer 7.
If desired, a sub-frame 11 may be mounted to the wall 3 and the frame means 1 hooked to the sub-frame 11 by the bolts 9 having downturned ends 13 which can pass through pre-punched slots 15 in the sub-frame 11. Thus, the frame means 1 can be raised or lowered relative to the sub-frame 11 if required. This can be provided to enable the exercising device to be located at a convenient operator height.
The frame means 1 carries a first wheel 17 in the form of a pulley, and a second wheel 19 also in the form of a pulley. The first wheel 17 has a central axle 21 which is mounted to permit free rotation of the first wheel 17 about the axle 21. Accordingly, the axle 21 is suitably journalled in bearings (not shown) supported by the frame means 1.
The second wheel 19 has a central axle 23 which is similarly mounted for rotation as wheel 17 and is carried by an arm 25 which, in turn, is pivoted to the frame means 1 at pivot 27 so that the arm 25 can swing upwardly and downwardly relative to the first wheel 17. This, in turn, will permit the second wheel 19 to move towards or away from the first wheel 17.
An endless rope, cord or like means 29 i
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Apley Richard J.
Creswin Pty. Ltd.
Reichard Lynne A.
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