Patent References 3057201 3395698 3501142 3505992 3589193 3765245 3767195 3845756 Calorie metering exerciser Ergometer with automatic load control system InventorAssigneeApplicationNo. 06/180109 filed on 08/21/1980US Classes:482/5, Amount of resistance482/64, Flywheel with braking band482/901, HAVING COMPUTER CIRCUITRY482/902, Employing specific graphic or video display73/379.07Pedal driven (e.g., cycle ergometer)ExaminersPrimary: Hum, Vance Y.Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassesA63B 24/00 (20060101)A63B 21/005 (20060101) A63B 22/08 (20060101) A63B 22/06 (20060101) AbstractAn exerciser is disclosed, of the type providing automatically controlled variations of effort levels, wherein "random" variations of effort level are included which are not predictable by the operator. The effort levels [steps] are provided in a sequence of four: the second [step] level is random; the fourth [step] level is different from the second [step value] level by half of the range; and the first and third [steps] levels are averages of the immediately preceding and immediately following [steps] levels. | |