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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8157709 | Universal multidirectional exerciser for exercising hand, wrist and forearm in multiple planes of motion with adjustable resistance The present invention provides a multidirectional exerciser for hand, wrist and forearm comprising a handle having an axial opening through which a bolt extends. A spring means is around one end of the bolt disposed against an adjustment ring. A resistance knob is m... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8118714 | Portable boxing and martial arts training apparatus The present invention relates to a hand-eye coordination training apparatus designed for all sports enthusiasts and martial artists seeking hand speed timing and accuracy. The apparatus offers unpredictable vertical and horizontal target movement, as well as instant... | 02/21/2012 |
| 7537547 | Forearm supination device for bicep musculature development A bicep exercising device has a frame with a housing, and a elbow cradle to hold the elbow in a chosen flexed position. The elbow cradle is adjustably attached to a frame and a rotatable handle grip. This allows for comfortable position of the hand in a palm down po... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7381155 | Wrist exerciser with auxiliary starting force A wrist exerciser includes an upper casing member and a lower casing member that are mounted to each other to enclose a rotor therebetween. The upper casing member has a top opening, which exposes a portion of the rotor. The rotor has opposite sides on which two opp... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7326155 | Exercise extension handle A handle for a swing-type exercising device has an adjustable shaft extender connectable to a resistance as the handle is swung for exercise purposes. The handle can also have an offset extension that allows a resistance to apply a torque force to the handle shaft a... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7326156 | Handheld gyroscopic exercise device A gyroscopic exercise device has a pair of handles attached to a housing. A user holds and rotates the handles along a cone-like path causing precession of a rotor, which is rotating about its spin axis, to provide resistance to the user. The device has a ring guide... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7326158 | Ball exerciser A ball exerciser includes a deformable rolling body having an outer surrounding wall surface and at least one lateral mount wall, a rigid stationary coupling member secured to the lateral mount wall and having a stationary coupling end distal from the lateral mount ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7288051 | Exercise handle An exercise handle is made up of a hand tension grip made of an elastomeric material with multiple finger openings and a connection device. The hand tension grip allows for full extension of fingers placed in its finger openings during closed kinetic chain exercises... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7195584 | Exercise apparatus for resistance training Exercise apparatus for resistance training includes a first disk rotational about an axis, a second disk axially aligned with the first disk and resisting rotation about the axis, and a resiliently deformable coupling coupled between the first and second disks and t... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7181987 | Precessional device and method A precessional device having independent control of the output torque generated by the device and the oscillation race of the device is disclosed. The device comprises a rotor supported by an axle wherein the ends of the axle are supported by a circular race. The ci... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7175572 | Open hand gripped exercise device A hand held exercise device includes a pair of dumbbells rotatably attached to a cross bar and which can be held between the hands of a user gripping the dumbbells. Grips are preferably positionable around the dumbbells to require the user to hold the exercise devic... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7175573 | Exercising device having multiple functions An exercising device includes a shaft, a rotation disk, a weight, two connecting members, two handles, two fixing members, and two pull cords. Thus, each of the two pull cords is attached to or removed from a respective one of the two fixing members, and one of the ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7115078 | Orbital resistance-adjustable sphere exercising apparatus An orbital resistance-adjustable sphere exercising apparatus (10) that is designed to allow several exercise routines to be performed through several planes and range-of-motion at selectable friction levels. The apparatus (10) consists of four major el... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7101315 | Wrist exerciser having display and transmission device A wrist exerciser includes a casing comprised of upper and lower casing members mounted together to form a substantially spherical shape. A rotor has opposite shafts rotatably received in the holes defined in the casing for rotatably supporting the rotor in the casi... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7101347 | Combination pro/supination and flexion therapeutic mobilization device A therapeutic mobilization device is disclosed. The device includes a flexion assembly, a pro/supination assembly and a valgus carrying angle compensation device. The flexion assembly has an arm attachment assembly and an elbow actuator and the elbow actuator define... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7094182 | Wrist and forearm exercising apparatus Apparatus for exercising the forearm muscles responsible for movement of the hand at the wrist. The apparatus comprises two rigid rings adjoined by, and allowed to rotate about, the axis of a central, cylindrical variable resistance mechanism. The rigid rings each s... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7090626 | Exercise device The exercise device of the present invention includes an elongated rigid bar having a handle disposed at one end and a joint projection disposed at the opposite end. The joint projection is pivotably received by the joint collar of an exercise attachment. In an alte... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7086990 | Data transmission device of wrist exerciser A data transmission device is mounted to a wrist exerciser for detecting the rotational speed of a rotor inside the wrist exerciser and generating and transmitting exercising data associated with the rotational speed from the wrist exerciser to an external device. T... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7077786 | Rotor of wrist exerciser A rotor is rotatably received in a casing to form a wrist exerciser. The rotor includes a spherical body defining a bore in which an inner flange is formed. First and second weight members are received in the bore on opposite sides of the flange. The weight members ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7070544 | Isolation exercise machine with leverage arm An isolation exercise machine comprises two force stations and a connection mechanism that causes the force stations to rotate in opposite directions in response to applying forces to the force stations. The forces overcome first loads due to weights placed on exerc... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7070416 | Arm positioning training tool An arm positioning training tool includes an elongated rod that has a first end and a second end. The rod has a length generally between 36 inches and 44 inches. Each of a pair of rings has an inner edge perimeter edge and an outer perimeter edge. Each of the rings ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7063646 | Apparatus for performing rotating figures or body exercises, and associated grip member An apparatus (1) for making figures or body exercises in rotation, includes: a lower part (20) having non-skipping elements (22) on an exercise surface (S); a mobile upper part (10) rotating relatively to the lower part (20), and e... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7033304 | Actuating device of wrist exerciser A wrist exercise includes a casing rotatably receiving a rotor therein. The casing defines slots that are aligned in pair. The rotor has axially aligned rotation shafts respectively and rotatably received in holes defined in the casing for rotatably supporting the r... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6951529 | Exercise device and method The invention disclosed herein provides an exercise device and method of use for strengthening the fingers and hands. The device includes a base with a handrest onto which the hand is placed in a palm-up posture with the fingers extending beneath finger pads attache... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6948502 | Method and apparatus for positioning a forearm for imaging and analysis Disclosed is a method and apparatus for repeatably positioning a forearm at a plurality of angular positions for medical analysis. A forearm of a patient is positioned in a support channel within reach of a rotatable handle. The handle can be locked in a number of a... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6942601 | Casing structure of wrist exerciser A wrist exercise includes a casing defining an interior space rotatably receiving a rotor. The casing includes upper and lower casing members. The upper casing member has a first mating edge forming a first mating device. The lower casing member has a second mating ... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6921352 | Wrist and forearm exercise methods and apparatus An exercise device has a frame configured to engage a person's forearm, and a handle that is mounted on the frame for movement about at least two orthogonal axes relative to the frame and/or for movement in at least two orthogonal directions relative to the frame. T... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6916275 | Muscle strengthening bar A muscle strengthening bar for the shoulders, arms, hands and wrist that includes a roll-up bar, a weight support by a plate on the end of a strap and a pair of handles on the roll-up bar. The user, by extending out the arms, can raise and lower the weight on the st... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6827653 | Wrist support for bowlers Disclosed herein is a wrist support for bowlers which prevents a user from being injured by shock applied to a user's wrist during bowling and which allows the user to accurately throw a bowling ball. The wrist support is designed to steplessly adjust horizontal and... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6785963 | Rotary die cutting cover A cover for a rotary die is centrifugally cast with multiple layers to substantially eliminate stress when the cover is cast in an arcuate shape for use in a die cutting system. A locking mechanism attached to ends of the cover is designed to be convenient to instal... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6773377 | Rotatable hand exerciser A hand exerciser includes a hollow sphere that has four openings and a cruciform member is supported in the sphere. Two handle disks and two massage disks are rotatably connected to four ends of the cruciform member and respectively engaged with the openings. A rod ... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6770012 | Self-generating wrist ball The present invention relates to a self-generating wrist ball which includes a ball-shaped housing, a revolution ring, a flywheel and a generating and lighting mini-module. The ball-shaped housing has a plurality of protruding arched pieces to enhance the light-conc... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6740051 | Supinator/pronator therapy system A passive therapy device useful for bringing back mobility to the wrist, forearm and/or elbow after immobilization. The device provides therapy to restricted tissue in the wrist, forearm and/or elbow while applying passive tension during therapy. The therapy device ... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6733421 | Hand rehabilitation device and method for the use thereof The present invention provides a method for rehabilitating a user's hand. The method comprises providing a block, the block having a plurality of sides, wherein at least one of the plurality of sides has at least one indentation thereon and using the hand to rotate ... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6676570 | Adjustable rehabilitation exercise device An exercise device with an elongated, angular body having a first end and a second end where the first end has a first chuck and the second end has a second chuck is disclosed. The first and second chucks are adapted to hold many different sizes, shapes, ... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6656092 | Method and apparatus for exercise with forced pronation or supination An exercise device includes forced pronation or supination movement of the hands and arms in conjunction with the standard range of motion for a specified exercise. The device comprises a conventional frame and a centrally mounted seat. Pivotally attached... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6652420 | Grip structure of exercise device A grip structure is designed for use in an exercise device and is formed of a main body, a grip rod, and two slide blocks disposed at two ends of the grip rod. The main body is of a ring-shaped construction and is provided with a groove. The main body is ... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6629908 | Precessional apparatus and method thereof A precessional gyroscopic exercise device includes a housing containing a tiltable rotor assembly. The housing and the rotor assembly may be coupled together by a tilt assembly that defines a fixed precession axis for the rotor assembly and allows the rot... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6623405 | Wrist exerciser with message display A wrist exerciser includes a spherical hollow casing having a top opening. A ring is received within the casing and substantially coincident with a great circle of the casing. A rotor is rotatably received in the casing by being rotatably supported by the... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6511403 | Rotating play device capable of training wrist coordination A rotating play device capable of training wrist coordination has a main body of a semi-spherical cage frame braided by the bar skeleton with several ring rails of different breadths formed respectively along the looping ring portions on the spherical sur... | 01/28/2003 |
