Exercise devices – User manipulated force resisting apparatus – component... – Utilizing weight resistance
Patent
1992-01-13
1992-10-27
Bahr, Robert
Exercise devices
User manipulated force resisting apparatus, component...
Utilizing weight resistance
482133, 482146, A63B 21062
Patent
active
051585189
ABSTRACT:
The invention herein is a machine for exercising the legs and lower extremities of the body by placing most of the forces of exertion below the hips. A two sided frame, which is L-shaped, has a chain-sprocket transmission system connected to weights. The chain is mounted on a sprocket directly above the weights and pulls them up vertically. The chain extends down to the bottom of the frame and meshes with a lower sprocket almost at floor level. The chain then extends to the front of the frame above the floor level to a location contiguous to the area where the exerciser stands and meshes with another sprocket. The chain is connected to a coupler to which a belt is connected. The exerciser places the belt over his/her hips and pulls up on the chain by extending his/her arms onto an arm rest which has grips. The exerciser stands on a platform. There are pins and openings in a bracket that permits the foot stand to be tilted, simulating water skiing, whereby the exerciser can stretch his/her leg muscles in a tilted position. The amount of weights to be lifted may be preselected by insertion of a pin into the weights and securing them to the coupler connected to the chain.
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patent: 4720097 (1988-01-01), Peacock
patent: 4721303 (1988-01-01), Fitzpatrick
Bahr Robert
Michelman Leonard S.
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