Exercise devices – Having specific electrical feature – Equipment control
Patent
1992-07-16
1994-05-03
Apley, Richard J.
Exercise devices
Having specific electrical feature
Equipment control
482 8, 482111, 482902, 434307, 273 85G, 273438, 273DIG28, 7337909, A63B 21005
Patent
active
053082966
ABSTRACT:
An interactive video and exercise apparatus, to be used to perform physical conditioning exercises interactively with an action scenario displayed on a video monitor, the apparatus including a support frame having a number of exercise devices adjustably attached thereto so as to allow a complete range of exercise movements simulating various physical activities corresponding with the action scenario on the video monitor. A compact disc-interactive player, video monitor, and audio output are positioned on the support frame and are interconnected to one another and each of the exercise devices such that the resistance of movement of the exercise devices is varied in accordance with a corresponding scenario segment of a scenario program being played on the CD-I player, as data is continuously exchanged between the exercise devices and the compact disc-interactive player, enabling the scenario program to interactively proceed in accordance with the user's actions.
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Apley Richard J.
Cheng Joe H.
Downey Robert M.
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