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Exercise apparatusRelated Patent Categories: Exercise Devices, User Manipulated Force Resisting Apparatus, Component Thereof, Or Accessory ThereforExercise apparatus description/claimsThe Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20060281607, Exercise apparatus. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to an apparatus for so-called slot-in exercise in a workplace environment, or for warming-up before taking part in athletics or sports, and comprising a resistance device disposed to exercise resistance to a movement to which it is subjected by a user, the resistance device having a gripping member by means of which it is activated by the user. BACKGROUND ART [0002] An infinite number of different types of exercise equipment is previously known in the art. A large proportion of these are designed in such a manner that they are exclusively for use in a gymnasium environment. [0003] People who exercise at a gymnasium often do so for the purpose of bodybuilding, improving fitness or to lose weight. Such people are often highly motivated and are quite happy to devote considerable time to both travel to and from the gymnasium as well as time in the actual exercise at the gymnasium. [0004] The present invention does not relate to exercise of the type which is normally carried on in a gymnasium environment or possibly in the home using exercise kits which are basically designed for the gymnasium environment. [0005] Instead, the present invention relates to a different type of exercise or rather muscle-loading, which can be called slot-in exercise and whose purpose is to increase oxygenation, blood circulation and the removal of waste products, which may cause pain, inflammation in muscles and tendons. The muscles which may come into consideration for this type of exercise are muscles which suffer from, or are in the process of suffering from permanent strain syndromes. [0006] Strain syndromes occur if a muscle or muscular group carries out monotonous, repetitive working movements with quite slight muscle loading and where the same working phase is repeated for lengthy periods of time. [0007] Paradoxically, the above-described problems have increased at the same rate as attempts have been made to create ever better ergonomics in the labour environment. Improved ergonomics entails often that the musculature is relaxed, i.e. that the loading become less and that the muscular movements become shorter or smaller, in other words conditions which generate strain syndrome. [0008] The problems that lie behind the formation of strain syndrome entail that, already after a short period of repetitive, low stress movements because of insufficient blood circulation and oxygenation, waste products and inflammatory substances accumulate in the musculature. This entails that the musculature is not capable of maintaining the precision that is often required. The body then reacts in that the musculature is tensed in order to regain precision, which in turn results in various forms of muscular contraction pain. [0009] In order to remedy the above-outlined problems, it is more important that the relevant muscle groups actually are made to carry out stress work, which differs from the monotonous work movements, than to carry out exercise movements which are carefully adapted for bodybuilding, increasing fitness or losing weight. It is also of great importance that the stress movements can be carried out as soon as fatigue symptoms occur in the strained muscles, which in practice means several times during a normal working day. There is no time for travel to a gymnasium, change of clothing, shower etc., in this type of exercise, so-called slot-in exercise. Ready access to the slot-in exercise is thus an imperative requirement. [0010] Those stresses that are applied to muscles or muscle groups should not be too great and clearly less than that which is relevant to exercise for improving fitness, bodybuilding or losing weight. [0011] So-called pause gymnastics are also previously where work is briefly discontinued and a short period of gymnastics is carried out. However, such a period of gymnastics does not give the requisite stress level on the pertinent muscles and muscle groups. [0012] Another type of injury occurs when the person executes large repetitive muscle movements in a forward leaning position. The large muscle groups take up the large forces and the person gets the incorrect balance and structure in the skeleton and musculature. The person often becomes bent forward and the shoulders lower down in a slightly forward slanting posture. The person often experiences discomfort in the back and shoulders. The general posture deteriorates, which results in pain and reduced mobility. [0013] These problems have become aggravated at the same rate as people are in considerably poorer shape compared with previously and, as a result, are less capable of managing repetitive movements over a lengthy period of time. The problems have also become aggravated because working duties are more monotonous than before. [0014] As one example of position and strain, mention might be made of a person digging with a spade. This is a forward bent position where the large muscles of the front of the body and the large lumbar muscles are subjected to considerable strain. Other professional groups that suffer are assembly workers in mass production, hairdressers, cleaners and even sportsmen and women such as, for example, golfers. [0015] In the practice of sports and athletics, it often happens that the sportsman/woman involved begins activities while insufficiently warmed-up or softened. The risk of injury is obvious. [0016] There are already a huge number of dismountable exercise implements and kits available on the market for exercise equipment that can be mounted on furniture, such as tables and chairs. The exercise equipment, which can be employed on chairs in an office environment and various other labour environments are disclosed, for example in U.S. Pat. No. 6,099,445; U.S. Pat. No. 6,013,014 and U.S. Pat. No. 5,324,243. These prior art exercise devices and kits consist of many different parts and are difficult to both assemble and use, for which reason they do not constitute a ready alternative when a large number of relatively short periods of exercise are to be carried out during a working day. Problem Structure [0017] The present invention has for its object to design the apparatus intimated by way of introduction such that it obviates the shortcomings in the prior art technology. In particular, the present invention has for its object to design the apparatus such that it will be simple, economical and versatile and that it may conveniently be used several times a working day by being readily available at each individual worksite. Solution [0018] The objects forming the basis of the present invention will be attained if the apparatus intimated by way of introduction is characterised by a spacer of a predetermined length at least during use, the resistance device being connected to a first end region of the spacer and an abutment which is disposed at an opposing end region of the spacer and which is disposed to be brought into contact with the user and transfer thereto at least a part of the reaction forces that are transferred to the spacer from the resistance device. [0019] In a first embodiment, the spacer is in the form of a bar. [0020] This embodiment is economical and simple to manufacture and may readily be stowed away between periods of use. 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