Exercise devices – User manipulated force resisting apparatus – component... – Utilizing resilient force resistance
Patent
1995-10-18
1998-09-29
Apley, Richard J.
Exercise devices
User manipulated force resisting apparatus, component...
Utilizing resilient force resistance
482130, 482908, A63B 21055
Patent
active
058139532
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for performing exercises including a case for transporting the exercise device and for use in performing the exercises. The case can be a simulated briefcase, so that the exercise device can be carried around like ordinary luggage, or be another type of container. Included are elastic cables which can be moved from stowed positions in the case to exercising positions in which portions of the cables extend outwardly from the case. The portions of the cables remaining in the case are restrained against stretching thereby allowing essentially only the portions of the cables extending outwardly from the case to be stretched. In performing exercises, the outwardly extending portions of the cables are pulled against the case, thereby setting up forces which resist the pulling action and enable the desired strength training. It is possible to exercise all of the major muscle groups and to replicate the exercises performed on popular stationary exercise apparatus. An important feature is the ability to select and use several different strength levels by inserting reels with cables of different stretch characteristics which thereby change the forces required to stretch the cables.
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Apley Richard J.
Costello Leo F.
Hwang Victor K.
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