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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4938475 | Bicycle racing training apparatus In an exercising apparatus for supporting a bicycle, a pivotally mounted member connects to a rear axle of the bike to constrain movement of the axle about the pivot point of the support member. A support roller, located on the horizontally opposite side ... | 07/03/1990 |
| 4925183 | Indoor-rollbike apparatus A conventional bicycle is mounted and restrained for exercise on a treadmill frame. A motion-coordinator system is connected to the bicycle and permits free motion of the front wheel and limited lateral tilting of the bicycle. Roller type lateral stops pr... | 05/15/1990 |
| 4893809 | Jump ball A jump ball comprising an inflatable flexible ball body and a rigid annular plate, the ball body being confined when the ball body is in its inflated condition, and coupling between the ball body and annular plate being accomplished by means of interlocki... | 01/16/1990 |
| 4869491 | Exercise device An exercise device including a pair of nonaligned hand grips rotatably mounted on a nonlinear bar and spring biased to provide adjustable resistance to motion through predetermined symmetrical strokes. The device preferably includes detachable auxiliary w... | 09/26/1989 |
| 4863156 | Trampoline suspension system A trampoline includes a sheet resiliently supported and tensioned by a substantially rigid frame through means of spring-like members positioned about the perimeter of the sheet. The spring-like members are connected to the sheet through means of a compre... | 09/05/1989 |
| 4846461 | Foot pedal assembly for an exercise machine A foot pedal assembly for an exercise machine. The foot pedal assembly includes a foot pedal or base having a longitudinally extending upper surface on which the user's foot rests and a strap the ends of which are coupled to opposite sides of the foot ped... | 07/11/1989 |
| 4844454 | Portable, manually operable knee exerciser A self-operable knee therapy device includes a first elongate platform on which the lower leg of a person may be secured so that the back of the leg is in contact with the platform, a second elongate platform pivotally joined at one end to an end of the f... | 07/04/1989 |
| 4844450 | Swimming simulator An exercise device for simulated swimming strokes is disclosed. A cabinet supported on a frame serves as a base and has a body supporting platform thereabove, one portion supporting the torso and parallel duplicate hinge portions supporting the legs of th... | 07/04/1989 |
| 4842272 | Exercise apparatus An exercise apparatus having a pair of arms which are rotatable about a horizontal axis permitting a user to grasp handles attached thereto and to windmill the user's arms so that the arms of the machine will rotate about an axis extending through the sho... | 06/27/1989 |
| 4842269 | Multi-functional stationary bike for gymnastic purpose A stationary exercise bike that includes a foot-exercise mechanism that rotates and a hand-exercise mechanism that rotates. In addition to the rotational movement, both the foot-exercise mechanism and the hand-exercise mechanism simultaneously move in a r... | 06/27/1989 |
| 4838544 | Exercise bicycle An exercise bicycle for exercising the arms and the legs or for exercising the arms independently of the legs is provided wherein a pedal shaft supporting pedal cranks for transmitting motion of the legs is transmitted to an intermediate shaft through a o... | 06/13/1989 |
| 4836533 | Variable tension loaded striking apparatus A variable tension loaded striking apparatus comprising a base having a pair of spaced upstanding ears between which are disposed a holder portion, the holder portion also being secured at one end of an adjustable air or hydraulic compression device, whic... | 06/06/1989 |
| 4836530 | Trampoline-like aerobic exercise apparatus and method A trampoline-like aerobic exerciser apparatus and method is disclosed. The exerciser apparatus is designed having a raised, substantially circular base portion adapted for using a sturdy resilient fabric material as the exercise mat portion. The base port... | 06/06/1989 |
| 4834363 | Bicycle racing training apparatus In an exercising apparatus for supporting a bicycle, a pivotally mounted member connects to a rear axle of the bike to constrain movement of the axle about the pivot point of the support member. A support roller, located on the horizontally opposite side ... | 05/30/1989 |
| 4830363 | Dry land swimming training apparatus A portable, adjustable apparatus for dry land swimming training is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a frame supporting a bench on which the torso of a user can be supported in generally horizontal position, lever means secured to the frame behind the be... | 05/16/1989 |
| 4830364 | Interactive baton and dumbbell type amusement device An amusement device is comprised of a dumbbell arrangement including a first thin semi-spherical half shell having a first open end, a second thin semi-spherical half shell having a second open end, a first foam filler material secured in the first half s... | 05/16/1989 |
| 4828249 | Pocket sized exercising appliance An exercising device which fits in a hand for exercising the hand, wrist and arm muscles comprises an elastomeric polygonal body member having a plurality of holes such that it can be squeezed and compressed in the hand or stretched with the thumb and fin... | 05/09/1989 |
| 4826150 | Resistance applying means for exercising apparatus A resistance applying mechanism for use in an exercising apparatus having a support frame on which a bicycle provided with at least a saddle and foot pedals is supported includes a rotary shaft rotatably supported by the support frame and driven by operat... | 05/02/1989 |
| 4826152 | Fastening device for handle support of skiing A fastening device applied to fasten a pair of handle supports on a skiing machine has an upper semi-circular clipping element which is complemented by a matching lower semi-circular clipping element to receive a bending terminal of handle support. A semi... | 05/02/1989 |
| 4826151 | Push-up and hand walking exerciser There is disclosed an exercise device that aids in the performance of push-ups and hand walking exercises by elevating the feet about the hands while these exercises are being performed. This device has a rigid ankle support yoke that has two curved porti... | 05/02/1989 |
| 4824101 | Spring board A spring board is provided with an upper plate, a lower plate and interposed flanged profiles. For obtaining an optimal adaption of the spring board's shape to the local strains the local cross-section area of the flanges of the profiles varies along the ... | 04/25/1989 |
| 4824102 | Exercise bicycle for exercising arms and legs An exercise bicycle has a suspended wheel which is sleeved rotatably on a wheel axle. The wheel axle has a first key-way formed in one end portion thereof, and two opposed second key-ways formed in two opposite sides of the other end portion of the wheel ... | 04/25/1989 |
| 4822027 | Therapeutic hand and arm exercise device A baseboard having an extension attached to one end for restraining a patient's forearm and having a hand board pivotally attached to the other end providing adjustable force and movement in a plane parallel to the plane of the baseboard. The hand board h... | 04/18/1989 |
| 4822031 | Pool exercise device A pool exercise device includes a pair of supports having upright portions having a slot therein. End members having a regular angular geometric shape are removably positioned in the slots. Rods fixed to the end members project colinearly and are connecte... | 04/18/1989 |
| 4822030 | Juvenile walker This invention is concerned with a portable juvenile walker which may also function as a rocker. The walker has a seat portion. A tray may be associated with the seat portion. The seat portion is connected to a base frame which is substantially rectangula... | 04/18/1989 |
| 4822032 | Exercise machine A highly compact and lightweight exercise machine which, in one unit, includes the features of a bicycle ergometer and of a rope pulling machine. The resistance to the movement of the bicycle ergometer and rope pulling machine features is provided by the ... | 04/18/1989 |
| 4822028 | Portable exercise device A portable exercise device has a frame which is adapted for the sliding linear motion of plates attached to opposed hand grips. First and second opposed wedges are mounted within the frame, one of which is moved linearly to adjust the compression of perpe... | 04/18/1989 |
| 4819934 | Automated boxing machine The exercise machine of the present invention is comprised of articulated arms which can be moved between retracted cocked positions and extended punching positions in order to simulate the throwing of a punch. The upper portions of the arms are in the fo... | 04/11/1989 |
| 4817942 | Safety fencing sword A fencing sword, especially an epee or a foil, whose blade is provided with at least one groove defining a strain concentration zone, dimensioned to rupture longitudinally to separate two longitudinal parts of the blade from one another so that, with subs... | 04/04/1989 |
| 4815730 | Bicycle support and load mechanism In an excercising apparatus for supporting a bicycle, a pivotally mounted member connects to a rear axle of the bike to constrain movement of the axle about the pivot of the support member. A support roller, horizontally located on the opposite side of th... | 03/28/1989 |
| 4813664 | Jogging apparatus A jogging apparatus having a frame supported by wheels, handle grip means attached to the frame for gripping the apparatus, the handle grip means being moveable in a generally vertical direction with respect to the frame and spring means being connected t... | 03/21/1989 |
| 4811941 | Skating device This disclosure shows a skating device designed to enable the user to perform the physical movements required when ice skating in artificial conditions, such as, for example, when there is no readily accessible ice rink or frozen lake. As such, the skatin... | 03/14/1989 |
| 4811945 | Unobstructed adjustable V-frame exercycle An exercycle (10) having a generally continuous U-shaped frame (12) with two upwardly extending posts (14, 16) bridged by a substantially linear connecting portion (18) positioned closely to and paralleling the floor. A seat (24) is attached to the end of... | 03/14/1989 |
| 4809970 | Inertia mechanism in gymnastic bicycles or the like An inertia mechanism for gymnastic bicycles having a pedalling axle, the mechanism includes an inertia flywheel and a set of cogged crowns of different diameters and different number of cogs mounted on the flywheel and operatively connected to each other ... | 03/07/1989 |
| 4805901 | Collapsible exercise device An ottoman-like furniture piece serves as a storage unit for an integrated collapsible exercising mechanism. The housing of the unit can be converted to form a chair on which the subject may sit during exercise, and the unique construction of the mechanis... | 02/21/1989 |
| 4804177 | Aquatic exercise device The present invention relates to an aquatic exercise device and more specifically to such a device which provides substantially unlimited versatility in performing an infinite number of aquatic exercises in substantially any body position that might be de... | 02/14/1989 |
| 4804178 | Cross-country ski exercise device An exercise device for simulating cross-country skiing in which the user stands on a pair of footplates movably mounted on longitudinally extending rails of a base frame. U-shaped channels formed in the rails receive rollers mounted on the footplates to m... | 02/14/1989 |
| 4802666 | Bicycle support apparatus Bicycle support apparatus including a front wheel support assembly and a rear wheel support assembly interconnected by strut structure. The rear wheel support assembly includes front and rear rollers that cradle the rear wheel, and intermediate rollers pr... | 02/07/1989 |
| 4801136 | Swim training device The assembly is a swim exercise device to be secured around a support structure near the surface of water and includes a length of cord (12) with two loops (22, 34, or 134) formed at each end. The first loop (22) is formed by a first guide means (14) bein... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4801138 | Wearable apparatus for exercising body joints A portable appliance (10) which is worn by the user to exercise a body joint includes an articulating frame (12) composed of a pair of laterally, spaced-apart pivot arms (14a, 14b) connectible to a first limb of the body joint and pinned to a second pair ... | 01/31/1989 |
