Exercise devices – User manipulated force resisting apparatus – component... – Utilizing fluid resistance
Patent
1997-02-28
1998-07-28
Crow, Stephen R.
Exercise devices
User manipulated force resisting apparatus, component...
Utilizing fluid resistance
482908, A63B 2304
Patent
active
057856346
ABSTRACT:
An exercise device for use under water to exercise muscles associated with a person's upper extremities, the device comprising a wheel support member, a wheel, a plurality of paddles, and a handle, the wheel support member being anchored to the side or bottom of a swimming pool or other body of water. The wheel is movably attached to the wheel support member so that the wheel can revolve around its central axis during use. Each paddle is removably attached to one of the sides of the wheel, or in the alternative to its perimeter, with means that allow the orientation of each paddle to be individually changed into a variety of fixed positions between a first position of maximum water resistance and a second position that is rotated ninety degrees from the first position and creates a position of minimum water resistance. The handle of the exercise device is removably attached to the wheel through means that allow the handle to be positioned at different distances from the central axis of the wheel to provide varying ranges of upper extremity extension and motion to an operator gripping the handle with one of his or her hands and using the handle to rotate the wheel in both clockwise and counterclockwise directions. Applications may include, but are not limited to, use in exercising arm, shoulder, pectoral, and back muscles, aerobic training, therapy, strengthening hands and arms, and rehabilitation.
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Crow Stephen R.
Morse, Esq. Dorothy
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