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Hydraulic exerciser

US5236407A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateNov 19, 1992
Grant dateAug 17, 1993
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Expiry dateNov 19, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA63B2225/30
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A hydraulic exerciser includes a base and a pair of driven units which are mounted pivotably on the base. A rigid tubular connector is secured on the base and extends between the driven units. The tubular connector has two ends which are provided with an annular peripheral groove and a fluid hole that is formed in the peripheral groove. Each of a pair of hydraulic cylinders includes a cylinder body, a piston movably disposed inside the cylinder body, a piston rod connected to the piston and having one end which extends out of the cylinder body and which is mounted pivotably to a respective one of the driven units, and a plug which is secured on one end of the cylinder body and which mounts pivotably the cylinder body on a respective one of the two ends of the tubular connector. The piston, the cylinder body and the plug cooperatively define a volume variable fluid chamber which is filled with hydraulic fluid. The plug is formed with a fluid hole that is aligned with the peripheral groove so as to communicate the fluid chamber and the interior of the tubular connector.

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