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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7686740 | Exercise device for the arm This patent discloses an exercise device to strengthen and rehabilitate an arm. The exercise device may include a splint, a container, and a ball. The container may include a container shell having a container shell interior surface surrounding a container shell voi... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7381157 | Exercise device and method An exercise device according to which at least one weight is disposed in the enclosure and is locked in the enclosure. ... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7311641 | Method and device for weightlifting and weight training An exercise device for weightlifting or weight training for use with resistance type weightlifting exercises. The device is a V-shaped, solid, weighted exercise bar with two wings and an apex. The wings contain handle grips and are capable of having weight plates, d... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7303507 | Forearm-mounted, adjustable exercise device A forearm-mounted exercise device has a framework provided with a weight supporting bar and a handgrip on a first portion of the framework, and a pair of spaced apart forearm braces on a second portion of the framework. A rotary adjustment arrangement is incorporate... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7201712 | Oscillatory resistance exercise device and method A method for exercising one or more muscles of the body wherein one or more muscle(s) are contracted to move a limb through a range of motion in opposition to an oscillating resistive force. In accordance with the method, during a muscular contraction, the direction... | 04/10/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7141002 | Exercise apparatus A weightlifting apparatus consistent with certain embodiments of the present invention has a bar having a first and a second opposing end. A weight having a central aperture is dimensioned so that the bar can be passed through the aperture. The bar has an end cap ha... | 11/28/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7121988 | Weight-training apparatus having selectable weight plates An adjustable weight-training apparatus is provided having a plurality of weight plates, each of the weight plates including a protrusion. The weight-training apparatus has longitudinally opposing ends, each of the ends having longitudinally outer and inner groups o... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7104934 | Hand exercise device A device for exercising hand and forearm muscles includes: (a) a substantially rectangular-shaped support frame; (b) a pivotable lever bar extending down at an angle from a first, inner corner of the frame, substantially bisecting the substantially rectangular-shape... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7094186 | Exercise bar An exercise barbell comprises a pair of rings connected by a pair of curved bars. The rings rotatably support handle members. Extensions of the bar on the exterior of the two rings support crescent-shaped weights which conform to the outer diameter of the ring and t... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7048674 | Handheld hand, wrist and arm exercise and rehabilitation device A handheld device for exercising, rehabilitating and/or strengthening the muscles, tendons and ligament in the hands, wrists and/or forearm, as well as enabling the simultaneous improvement in the full range of motion in these regions. The device includes an elongat... | 05/23/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7004889 | Grasping and lifting aid The grasping and lifting aid, according to the present invention, comprises a flexible strap having a first and second end portion. Doubling back and fixedly securing the first end portion to a remainder of the flexible strap, a first loop is formed. The first loop ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6939273 | Hockey weight training device The weight training device 10 has removable weights 40, 42, 44, 46 to change the total weight added to the hockey stick 66 to adapt to the skills and capabilities of a player. Pockets 32, 34, 36, 38 are formed in the weight training devic... | 09/06/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6783483 | Multiple effect exercising device An exercising machine for developing multiple muscle groups by combining two distinct exercise elements into a single attenuated movement. The device includes multiple support housings each with upstanding handgrips extending therefrom. Each handgrip has spring resi... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6780144 | Segmented weight and exerciser An exerciser has a hub, a flat strap having one end connected to the hub and adapted to be wound on the hub, a handle connected to an opposite end of the strap for allowing a user to hold the handle to support the hub and a pair of disk-shaped weights connected to o... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6770016 | “Thick bar” barbell with rotatable support for weight plates The invention herein provides a “thick bar” barbell that permits free rotation of weight plates during weightlifting movements, weighs less than 50 lbs. and accommodates standard Olympic weight plates. Briefly, the invention comprising a generally cylindr... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6758795 | Adjustable water-fillable exercise weights A readily portable dumbell or barbell for exercising and weight training is provided in which weight units on an elongated handle comprise front and rear end plates interconnected by a collapsible/expandible fluid receptacle in the form of a resilient bellows. The w... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6592498 | Exercise devices Exercise devices which are arranged to replicate the feel and effect of exercising with free weights but providing resistance in two directions away from a null position are disclosed. One example of a device comprises a handle 1021 which can be grasped b... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6440526 | Non-slip pad A pad (11) having a non-slip surface, the pad adapted for attachment to a substrate and for use in combination with a garment worn by a person, the pad comprising a layer of a flexible non-slip material. having a lower surface adapted to be removably atta... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6234934 | Wrist and forearm exerciser A wrist and forearm exerciser for exercising the weak areas of the hands, arms, wrists, and forearms. The wrist and forearm exerciser includes an elongate handle rod and a line with opposite upper and lower ends. The upper end of the line is coupled to th... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6224514 | Exercise apparatus Exercise apparatus has a base to which is pivoted one end of a rockable arm, the opposite end of which is coupled to one end of a force transmitting line by means of which the arm may be rocked from and to a rest position. Movement of the arm away from th... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6152858 | Hand, wrist and forearm exercise device An exercise device for the hands, wrists and forearms comprising an externally threaded, vertically oriented inner post member and an outer sleeve member coaxially mounted thereon in a rotatable and telescoping manner, where the outer sleeve supports a nu... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6113521 | Construction for exercise weight compartments An exercise belt with compartments for individual exercise bar weights, which is sometimes used with some empty compartments to reduce the exercising effort, the use of elastomeric construction material for each compartment holding by its urgency the bar ... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6042508 | Adjustable hand-held exercise weight with pulse detection and remote infrared control An adjustable hand-held exercise weight with pulse detection and remote infrared control is disclosed, including a handle contoured for grasping by a user and having a plurality of buttons thereon, a printed circuit board mounted within the handle, a sens... | 03/28/2000 |
| 5443435 | Adjustable length, adjustable weight, adjustable shock absorption, multi-purpose exercise/sport poles An exercise device having at least one shaft, and a weight attached to the shaft. The weight may be attached in a variety of ways, and the amount of weight may be varied, depending on the users needs.... | 08/22/1995 |
| 5415607 | Exercise device An exercise device is shown formed from a weight having a C-shaped cross-section with an inner diameter large enough to fit over and at least partially about the bar of a dumbbell. In the preferred embodiment, a pair of weights are joined by a hinge to pe... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5407405 | Grip handle for sport and physical exercise implements There is proposed the provision of a grip handle for sport and physical exercise implements which enables a person to maintain a full freedom of manual movement at the time of firmly grasping and holding to the handle grips of the equipment provided for s... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5401225 | Weight and holding training device A weight and holding training device for both weight training and holding training mainly comprises two sets of end casings 1, a balance weight element 2 and an elastic element 3. In which, the balance weight element and the elastic element are embedded i... | 03/28/1995 |
| 5342268 | Exercise devices An exercise device is intended for strengthening a user's targeted muscle, wherein the user may manipulate the device without the necessity of a forceful grip that employs the user's conjunctive muscles. The device includes a housing having a pair of diam... | 08/30/1994 |
| 5318492 | Jogging weight with repellent chemical A jogging weight having a body with a handle portion formed therein and a chamber formed in the handle portion of the body. The handle portion is suitable for the receipt of a human hand. The chamber has a generally cylindrical configuration. The chamber ... | 06/07/1994 |
| 5302165 | Exercise devices An exercise device is intended for strengthening a user's targeted muscle, wherein the user may manipulate the device without the necessity of a forceful grip that employs the user's conjunctive muscles. The device includes a housing having a pair of diam... | 04/12/1994 |
| 5242349 | Arm exercise apparatus Arm exercise apparatus in the form of dumbbells having a hand hold portion and ball weight members at opposite ends of the hand hold portion to form a housing containing self defense means. In one embodiment the self defense means is an extensible portion... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5127891 | Wrist exercise device An exercise device worn as a wrist band having provision for exercise weights in a compartment formed between front and rear panels stitched to each other along opposite side and bottom edges, and having velcro strips along confronting upper edges serving... | 07/07/1992 |
| 5087032 | Grip exerciser used with weight assembly A combined weight assembly preferably in the form of a dumbbell with a grip exerciser device removably secured thereto such that the user can exercise appropriate muscle groups by lifting the weights associated with the dumbbell and, concurrently, exercis... | 02/11/1992 |
| 5058885 | Warmup aid ball A warmup aid ball having an outer shell, an inner weighted core, and a multiplicity of contiguous finger retaining loops in a side-by-side lateral arrangement. Each separate loop is attached to the outer shell at a base portion. The base portions of the e... | 10/22/1991 |
| 5046725 | Variable weight grip exerciser A variable weight exercise machine is expressly engineered for exercising the gripping muscles of the hand. The machine includes a movable carriage mounted for vertical reciprocating motion by riding on a pair of vertical guide bars. The guide bars are ri... | 09/10/1991 |
| 4964630 | Exercise device An exercise device is provided in the form of two elongated, cylindrical-shaped members for the exercise of one's hands and the fingers and thumb. The two elongated members are held in the palm of one's hand and are caused to rotate one about the other by... | 10/23/1990 |
