Exercise devices – Hand – wrist – or finger – Having individual structure engaging each finger used
Patent
1994-08-05
1995-09-19
Apley, Richard J.
Exercise devices
Hand, wrist, or finger
Having individual structure engaging each finger used
482123, 482908, 601 40, A63B 2316
Patent
active
054511917
ABSTRACT:
The present invention is a finger exercise and rehabilitation device which includes a housing, a pivoting arm-rest hinged at one end to the top of the housing, and a mechanism for pivoting the arm-rest about its hinged end. Each of a plurality of tension cables have one end spring loaded by an elastically deformable member to one of a plurality of possible locations within the housing. Each of the elastically deformable members, such as a coil spring or a length of resilient rubber, exerts a resisting force and stretches when its corresponding cable is pulled during an exercise routine (i.e., when a tensile load is applied). Each of a plurality of finger harnesses is fixed to the other end of each cable and configured to receive one finger of the human hand. A hand positioning block extends out beyond the leading end of the housing. An adjustable hand brace is operatively mounted to the block so as to be longitudinally positionable therealong. The hand brace includes a hand support bar and a mechanism for increasing the distance between the hand bar and the block. Preferably, the hand brace also includes a mechanism for adjusting the pitch of the support bar relative to the block. The ability to adjust the orientation of the support bar relative to the block, and therefore the arm-rest, provides additional versatility in the type of exercise routines possible with the present device.
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Apley Richard J.
Clark Jeanne M.
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