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Exercise apparatus

US5318490A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 6, 1992
Grant dateJun 7, 1994
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Expiry dateApr 6, 2012

Classification

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

Abstract

An exercise apparatus having foot beams (38a, 40a) rotatably mounted to an upright post member (140a) of a frame to rotate about a first axis (322). Hand levers (132a, 134a) are secured to pivot members (152a) pivotally mounted to the upright post member to rotate about a second axis (328). The hand levers are coupled by resilient linkage members (380) including elastomeric joints (382) to the foot levers so that as each foot lever rotates about the first axis, the corresponding hand lever normally rotates a related distance about the second axis. The linkage members are resiliently deformable to allow discontinuity between the rotation of the foot levers and hand levers when an exerciser exerts a differential force on the hand levers relative to the corresponding foot levers.

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