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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8002682 | Therapeutic, fitness, and sports enhancement device A therapeutic, fitness, and sports enhancement device comprising a cylindrically shaped body having a predetermined density and predetermined diameter including a plurality of projections of a predetermined shape. One or more of the predetermined density, the predet... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7972251 | Exercise device and method of use There is an exercising device, and a method of use, configured to perform upper body and abdominal type exercise. The exercise device includes a pad member configured to support a forearm of a user. The exercise device also includes a handle extending from a top sur... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7951053 | Exercising assist method and apparatus An exercising assist method and apparatus for includes a pair of foot engaging members each having a structure to be removably coupled to a foot of a person. A pair of wheel assemblies is provided and each of the foot engaging members has one of the wheel assemblies... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7951052 | Exercise wheel An exercise wheel includes a base having a receiving space therein and at least one fan-shaped recession formed at a front bottom side thereof and facing downward; at least one hold bar connected with the base and exposed outside the base; a main wheel rotatably mou... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7918774 | Therapeutic, fitness, and sports enhancement device A therapeutic, fitness, and sports enhancement device including a cylindrically shaped body having a plurality of shaped projections configured to enhance mobilization of soft tissue and optimize body core strength and balance training. ... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7837603 | Portable exercise wheel An exercise wheel having a central shaft with counter locking handles is described. The device is adapted to enable rapid assembly and disassembly of the exercise wheel for and compactness. The device takes up the least amount of space as possible to carry on a pers... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7794375 | Exercise apparatus for strengthening hamstring muscles and associated method A hamstring exercise apparatus preferably includes a frame provided with a seat section, handle bars, rear axle, rear wheels and swiveling front wheels. The seat section is mounted at a front end of the frame such that the frame is provided with a first opening inte... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7753829 | Training device A training device is shown and described. The device comprises a disk having a perimeter. A foot-interface is attached to the disk. A rolling member is positioned around the perimeter of the disk and is preferably substantially concentric with the disk. ... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7674213 | Exercising assist method and apparatus An exercising assist method and apparatus for includes a pair of foot engaging members each having a structure to be removably coupled to a foot of a person. A pair of wheel assemblies is provided and each of the foot engaging members has one of the wheel assemblies... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7658700 | Training device for exercising muscle groups of the entire body A training and/or exercise device and method for exercising muscle groups of the entire body is disclosed herein that is portable, easy to use, can work the muscles of the entire body, and does not have complicated integrating parts when in use. The device and metho... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7621858 | Apparatus and method for exercise using an omnidirectional roller The invention provides an exercise apparatus with a hemispherical support frame and a rigid ball mounted to the support frame with a low-friction bearing system in between the ball and the support frame so that the ball is freely rotatable in any direction. In one e... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7407465 | Torso exercising apparatus A portable exercising apparatus for isolating a user's torso muscles during operating conditions includes at least one wheel section that has at least one rim including a plurality of spokes, an elongated axle, and at least one hub including a bearing disposed there... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7387599 | Massaging body-gym apparatus A massaging body-gym apparatus is composed of a rod, at least two rollers, two positioning sleeves, two sealing covers and an elastic rope. A positioning device is installed in the roller, composed of a pair of half positioning bases and a positioning bar. The posit... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7367928 | Exercise device An apparatus is disclosed for performing pushups thereupon. It includes a foot supporter coupled via a connecting means to a hand supporter. The foot supporter has front and back pieces pivotably coupled at a join via a double axle coupled by a short connector and a... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7357764 | Torso exercise methods and machines A torso exercise machine includes a frame designed to rest upon a floor surface; a seat pivotally mounted on the frame; at least one handlebar pivotally mounted on the frame; and a link pivotally interconnected between the seat and the handlebar. The link constrains... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7357763 | Chest-developing exerciser A chest-developing exerciser is disclosed to include a retractable main shaft, a wheel pivotally provided at the bottom end of the main shaft, two handlebars respectively coupled to the top end of the main shaft at two sides, a support bar pivotally connected to a m... | 04/15/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7311644 | Exercise ball mounted for rotation An exercise apparatus for developing strength and flexibility of the arms, legs, back and abdominals of the user. The exercise apparatus is an adaptation of the exercise ball or Swiss ball. The exercise apparatus includes a large, spherically-shaped, resilient ball,... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7303515 | Exercise apparatus and method An exercise apparatus includes a support defining a first sliding surface and at least one hand-held sliding device that defines that defines a second sliding surface. The hand-held sliding device, and particularly the second sliding surface, is configured to mate w... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7270627 | Exerciser In order to provide rehabilitation, physiotherapy and maintain suppleness, an exerciser is provided in which a skid with a slide or movement surface is provided on one side and a grip on the other in order that a user can perform controlled oscillatory motions by re... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7232404 | Abdominal exercise machine The abdominal exerciser of the present invention is an exercise device designed to work the abdominal and oblique muscle groups. The abdominal exerciser includes a sled that is supported by and slides or rolls along at least one track. The upper body support is ergo... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7223251 | Massage device A massage device which substantially mirrors the hardness and deformation characteristics of the human thumb or palm and is particularly effective in relieving tender and painful muscle and connective tissue conditions, including but not limited to trigger points, f... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7179213 | Folding collapsible exercising machine A folding collapsible exercising machine includes a base frame that can rock on the floor and is provided with a seat pad, two damping spring members adjustably mounted in the base frame for adjusting damping resistance to the base frame during operation of the exer... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7175575 | Reciprocating weight exercise apparatus A reciprocating exercise apparatus with a tube that has a slidable weight. The sliding action of the weight is damped by coil springs. To increase the types of exercises that can be performed with the apparatus there is a pair of stationary handles at the ends of th... | 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 |
| 7156786 | Device for exercising one's thighs and buttocks An exercising device upon which one kneels and can exercise one's thighs and buttocks by pushing one's knees away from each other in a direction substantially parallel with a line through one's hip joints has a pair of longitudinal swing arms that are pivotally moun... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7152718 | Damper A damper includes a frame, a main gear mounted to the frame for rotation about an axis of rotation, and a spring operably connecting the main gear and the frame such that rotation of the main gear tensions the spring. The main gear has a circumferential recess forme... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7131938 | Apparatus for weight heads assembly used on dumbbells Weight head assembly for dumbbells that eliminates a weak point on the handle bar, so as to increase the durability of a handle bar on dumbbells. Under present invention, the ‘stub’ portion, where the handlebar is inserted into the weight heads on the two ends o... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7108646 | Infant roll cushion and method An infant exercise cushion including a substantially rigid core element preferably in the form of a hollow pipe. A soft resilient material surrounds a substantial portion of the core element. The soft resilient material forms a curved outer surface for the cushion s... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7087004 | Self-administered back massage A massaging device which is straddled over the doorstop of a door opening at an elevated location coincident with a hard-to-reach back area and held in place by the leaning weight of a user moving back and forth and up an down permitting a self-administered back mas... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7056269 | Physical therapy tool The physical therapy tool comprises a large hoop with several small rings that slide around the hoop for use as a physical therapy or exercise aid. Moving the small rings around the hoop provides a measured, repeatable, and variable circumduction exercise for the ar... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7052448 | Tiltable exerciser having massage device A tilting inversion exerciser includes a stand, a table rotatably attached to the stand to support a user, and a carrier slidably received in the table. The carrier includes a massage device for massaging the user. The table includes a bolt rotatably received in a c... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7037245 | Weight exercise apparatus An improved weight exercise apparatus having an interlocking grip bar and rotationally removable weight plates. A weight plate is attached to a socket on the grip bar and can be interlocked with additional weight plates using a simple insert and twist motion. The gr... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7014599 | Selectable force exercise machine An exercise machine that outputs constant force from resilient resistances and allows continuously selectable levels of strength training resistance. The machine consists primarily of a pre-biased resistance element (50), a conical pulley structure with eccen... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7011610 | Roll-able dumbbells Roll-able dumbbells are disclosed. An improved roll-able dumbbell utilizing gravitation and roll-resistance is presented having a handle and a plurality of circular weights attached to its ends. Regular dumbbells are generally held in hands and lifted up and down. T... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6979282 | Portable foot operated exercise device A portable foot operated exercise device includes a somewhat elastic fabric base having spaced apart foot sleeves on an upper surface thereof and removable sliding pads on the lower surface thereof. According to the presently preferred embodiment, the base is made o... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6979285 | Hand grip exercise system The present invention is a pair of hand grips that are to be rolled along a surface during an exercise routine. In more detail, each hand grip has an elongated, substantially straight, cylindrical crossbar with a first end and a second end. A first wheel is rotatabl... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6942605 | Exercise equipment Exercise equipment toning and strengthening the muscles of the abdomen, back, shoulders, arms, and legs. A plurality of hand attachments, elbow attachments, knee attachments, and foot attachments are provided which allow the user to exercise their whole body. The bo... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6908415 | Exercise apparatus for recreational and rehabilitative exercise and method of exercise therefor An exercise apparatus for recreational and rehabilitative exercise comprising in combination, a substantially square-shaped slide board having a substantially level top surface with a low coefficient of friction, and at least one sliding device for allowing a user t... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6837833 | Specialty weight training apparatus and method A dumbbell type apparatus comprises a hand gripping surface mounted on an axle and engaging a pair of spaced apart circular wheel-weights rotationally engaged with the axle. The weights provide peripheral outfacing surfaces for rolling the apparatus on a floor surfa... | 01/04/2005 |
