Exercise devices inventions 01/08

20080026914 - Composite structure for display device: The present invention provides a composite structure for display device, which includes a display device able to display exercise information and audiovisual entertainment, and the display unit is connected to an exercise equipment by means of a connecting port. Moreover, the display device comprises a control unit, a processor unit... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC

20080026915 - Wrist exerciser with auxiliary starting force: A wrist exerciser includes an upper casing member and a lower casing member that are mounted to each other to enclose a rotor therebetween. The upper casing member has a top opening, which exposes a portion of the rotor. The rotor has opposite sides on which two opposite axles are... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20080026916 - Stepping exerciser: A stepping exerciser includes a base having an inclined pivot axle perpendicular to an inclined plane inclined relative to the base, a pivotal supporting device attached to the inclined pivot axle of the base and movable in a plane parallel to the inclined plane, and two foot pedals pivotally attached... Agent: Charles E. Baxley, Esq.

20080026917 - Dummy for martial arts and self-defense teaching/training: A dummy for use in teaching and training martial arts and self-defense principles includes a suspended from an overhead support center core member, the core member being filled with heavy blow impact absorbing material, the core member being enclosed with and serving as mounting for a suit, the suit being... Agent: John J. Schroth, P.e.

20080026918 - Athletic training device with multi-directional movement: Disclosed herein is a resistive athletic training device for providing a more realistic and responsive training experience. The device includes a housing, a translatable mechanism operably mounted to the housing that translates relative to the housing, the mechanism including a training medium mount that is translatable in any of a... Agent: Hahn Loeser & Parks, LLP

20080026919 - Press arm: An exercise gymnasium is composed of a frame assembly, a movable pivot arm assembly carried by the frame assembly, and a press arm assembly carried by the pivot arm assembly. The press arm assembly includes an inverted U-press arm that includes a pair of press arms and is rotationally attached... Agent: Mueller And Smith, Lpa Mueller-smith Building

20080026920 - Weightlifting apparatus for pronation and supination exercises: A weightlifting apparatus is operative to continuously provide and adjust a force resistant to a torque produced by an exerciser that performs supination of biceps simultaneously with other exercise motions or pronation of triceps simultaneously with other exercise motions.... Agent: Law Office Of Y. Kateshov

20080026921 - Adjustable dumbbell system: A plurality of weights is provided. Each weight has a central primary aperture and primary slot. Each weight has a major section and an axially offset secondary minor section. The minor section is formed with a secondary aperture and a secondary slot. A weight-lifting shaft has a plurality of cam... Agent: Michael J. Colitz, Jr.

20080026922 - Tension line exercise apparatus and method of exercising using a tension line exercise apparatus: An exercise apparatus including an elbow attachment device configured for attachment to an elbow of a user is provided. A tensioning device is configured for connection to the elbow attachment device and configured for connection to a torso of the user. The present invention also provides a method for exercising.... Agent: Dovas Law P.C.

20080026923 - Resistance training device exerting a constant load without depending upon position: A resistance training device effectively training the muscular force of a desired muscle includes a saddle for a user to sit on, a robot arm adjustable to the length of a limb of the user, a fastener for securing the robot arm to the limb, a controller for controlling the... Agent: Venable LLP

20080020900 - Balance trainer: A balance trainer having a supporting shaft provided with a saddle. The supporting shaft may sway by means of the interaction of a plurality of permanent magnets and electromagnets for achievement of the effect of balance training. Further, each electromagnet is controlled by a preset program in a microcomputer and... Agent: Kuo-hsiung Chiu

20080020902 - Pendulous exercise device: In accordance with the principles of the present invention, a pendulous exercise device is provided that comprises first and second swing arms pivotally coupled to a frame. The first and second swing arms extend from the frame at an angle from vertical. First and second footpads are provided pivotally coupled... Agent: Terence P. O'brien Amer Sports North America

20080020905 - Adjustable foot support platform for an exercise apparatus: An improved foot support platform for cardiovascular exercise machines provides various adjustable platform configurations. The different configurations allow the user to target specific muscle groups more easily and prevent the user's feet from falling asleep while exercising.... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20080020906 - Multiple-function exercise with elliptical transmission device: An exerciser includes a rotatable disk rotatably connected on the frame of the exercisers and two first links are pivotably connected between an upright post on the frame and two second links which are pivotably connected to two third links. A sliding assembly has two guide members and each guide... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20080020904 - Stepper: Disclosed is a stepper, which includes a base frame, two pedal frames bilaterally pivotally supported on the base frame, a friction wheel supported on the middle of the rear side of the base frame, two links bilaterally coupled between the pedal frames and the friction wheel for enabling the friction... Agent: Wei-teh Ho

20080020908 - Static pedalling fitness apparatus with lateral swinging: Static pedalling fitness apparatus (1) that, with great accuracy, simulates the real excercise of pedalling on a conventional road biclycle while standing up and swinging the bicycle sideways. For this purpose, the fitness apparatus (1) comprises a fixed part (2) which is basically unmovable with respect to the floor, a... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20080020909 - Safety assistance strap with bar attachments: The SAS is made of material of nylon, cotton or pvc which is used extensively as cargo nets and safety tie down straps. The strength of these straps will far exceed a minimum safety requirement for the average weightlifter. The keyhole plate, of this apparatus, is used in heavy construction... Agent: Constance L. Blair

20080020898 - Rapid circuit training machine with dual resistance: A training machine provides two independently operable resistance systems for providing resistance to the upper and lower body of a user and to enable training equivalent to circuit training in a small amount of time. A first resistance system provides training resistance to the upper body and comprises a first... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

20080020899 - Portable hurdle: A portable hurdle for use primarily by athletes has a base portion operably secured to a bow portion that holds the hurdle to a predefined height when the bow portion is placed in tension by a securing structure. The hurdle lays substantially flat when the bow portion is returned to... Agent: Ipsolon, LLP (jrd)

20080020901 - Diving board with nonlinear leaf springs: Disclosed is a composite diving board supported by nonlinear leaf springs, in which the spring cross section transitions from wide and thin at the ends to narrower and thicker at the center, while always maintaining approximately the same cross section at all points. Additional embodiments of the invention include a... Agent: Jennings, Strouss & Salmon, P.L.C

20080020903 - Collapsible athletic training ladder: A collapsible ladder for use primarily for athletic training and the like has a plurality of spaced-apart, substantially rigid rungs secured with collapsible connectors to a plurality of spaced-apart, substantially rigid spacers extending therebetween. In one disclosed embodiment, the collapsible connectors are strips of flexible material extending between the rungs... Agent: Ipsolon, LLP (jrd)

20080020907 - Mechanism using a single power source to provide two exercising functions for a physical exerciser: Disclosed is a single-driving dual-directional operation device for fitness equipment, including a driver assembly, a first motion assembly, and a second motion assembly. The first and second motion assemblies respectively include first and second one-way bearings that are operable in first rotational direction and opposite second rotational direction respectively to... Agent: Leong C Lei

20080020910 - Sparring apparatus: An exercise device and sparring apparatus that includes a supporting base, a biasing mechanism coupled to, and supported vertically above, the base, a shaft attached to the biasing mechanism, and an arm member disposed in substantially perpendicular arrangement with the shaft, with the arm member further including a cushion disposed... Agent: Lawrence R. Oremland, P.C.

20080020911 - Squatting apparatus without spinal column compression: A squatting apparatus without spinal column compression, includes a platform for supporting feet of a person, a supporting structure at a height greater than that of said platform, a lever pivotally connected to said supporting structure by a hinge that allows vertical movement of the lower lever, the lower lever... Agent: Richard M. Goldberg

20080020912 - Exercise device with centrally mounted resistance rod: An exercise machine has resilient elongate members for providing balanced resistance in the form of elongate resilient members oriented horizontally such that the intermediate portion of the elongate members contact a fulcrum of the exercise machine. The user adjusts the amount of resistance provided by capturing different combinations and members... Agent: Workman Nydegger

20080020913 - Exercise apparatus: An exercise device including a shaft and a pair of movable sleeves positioned about opposite ends of the shaft. Each sleeve includes a handle rotatably mounted to the sleeve. The shaft includes a detent device associated with at least one sleeve. The detent device permits that sleeve to be releasably... Agent: Godfrey & Kahn S.c.

20080020914 - Waist exerciser: A waist exerciser is able to bring a user to passively twist the waist to and fro, so as to easily strengthen the user's waist. The waist exerciser includes a carrier for a user to sit thereon. The carrier has a rotating center offset from a centerline of a power... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

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20080015087 - Exercise equipment abuse prevention control system and network employing same: An exercise device abuse-prevention control system is provided to help prevent users of community or shared exercise equipment from spending too much time on the equipment and not allowing other users to use and enjoy the equipment. The control system includes an external variable indicator measuring at least one external... Agent: Barry E. Negrin

20080015090 - Climbing wall with braking mechanism: A climbing wall includes a frame with a guiding channel. A plurality of panels slide in the guiding channel and present a climbing surface with protrusions for climbing. The frame includes a section where the plurality of panels pivot out of the guiding channel when loaded with a climber's weight.... Agent: Rauschenbach Patent Law Group, LLC

20080015092 - Bubble producing jump rope: Bubble producing jump rope with a pair of hollow handles, a pair of standard liquid hand pump assemblies, a pair of hollow flexible tubes, a pair of cylindrical multi aperture bubble making tubes, a central jump rope member, the hollow handles having an integral bottom portion forming a vessel and... Agent: Jose A. Montoya Jr.

20080015093 - Sparring dummy: A movable joint for use in a sparring apparatus. The joint includes a first member and a second member. The first member has at least one ball bearing protruding therefrom. The second member has first and second indentations to releasably receive a portion of the at least one ball bearing... Agent: Gardner Groff Greenwald & Villanueva. PC

20080015088 - Gymnastic machine: Gymnastic machine (1) includes a frame (10), an exercise station (20) associated with the frame (10), at least a gymnastic implement (30) usable within the exercise station (20) for the execution of a training session, load group (40) supported by the frame (10) and coupled to each gymnastic implement (30),... Agent: Abelman, Frayne & Schwab

20080015089 - Method and apparatus for measuring exercise performance: An integrated sensor apparatus capable of detecting exercise equipment parameters such as power output and cadence is designed so as to be easily retrofittable to existing equipment. To the extent that a particular sensor uses friction measurement, it can supplant an existing friction causing device on the equipment. Additionally, the... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080015091 - Workout equipment: Exercise machines for the leg muscles using separate machines for the biceps femoris and quadriceps and with the biceps femoris machines configured so that the muscle attachment below the knee is the “origin” and muscle attachment of the upper leg and hip bone is the “insertion”.... Agent: Tod R Nissle

20080015094 - Exercise machine: An exercise machine comprises an element for an application of a force by a user, a plurality of weights for countering the force applied on the element, which can be stacked on one another, a load regulator which in turn comprises a pulling bar, the pulling bar is able to... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20080015095 - Multipurpose exercise system: An exercise system is provided in which multiple exercise routines may be conducted with a single system. The exercise system may be used for skiing exercises, rowing exercises, and for weight training/resistance exercises. The system includes a housing that encloses a resistance assembly. A movable grip device and/or carriage interfaces... Agent: Mitchell P. Brook C/o Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps LLP

20080015096 - Step barrel/chair exercise apparatus: A Pilates step barrel/chair exercise apparatus has side walls and a unique elastic resistance member anchor structure fastened to each of the side walls. Each anchor structure has an anchor socket assembly fastened to one of the side walls and a removable elastic member anchor bar assembly mounted in the... Agent: Greenberg Traurig LLP (la)

20080009393 - Apparatus and method for physiological testing including cardiac stress test: A physiological stress testing apparatus and method which provides customized exercise routines that challenge an individual to achieve the maximal desirable heart rates and exercise stress loads. The method and apparatus applies a gradually increasing workload for a patient on the exercise apparatus regardless of the speed or efficiency at... Agent: Michael E. Mauney

20080009394 - Frame structure for a safety enclosure for a recreational structure: A frame structure for a safety enclosure for a recreational structure includes at least one substantially rigid horizontal support member, at least one vertical pole member having a top end, a substantially vertical portion and portion that is not substantially vertical, and at least one end cap member. The end... Agent: Joseph P. Curtin

20080009395 - Horse-riding type exerciser: A horse-riding type exerciser comprises a base, a support structure, a power system, a first spindle structure, a second spindle structure, a rocking means and a seat cushion. The power system can drive the first spindle structure and the second spindle structure for further allowing the multi-angular movement of the... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC

20080009396 - Exercise treadmill having a simulated cobblestone running surface: An endless belt for a common exercise treadmill is made of a rubber like material having interwoven a fabric of fine steel mesh or nylon fabric leaving a smooth finish at upper and lower extremity over entire length and width thereof. An array of through holes penetrating said endless belt... Agent: Volker Von Detten

20080009397 - Method and system for coupling a flywheel assembly onto a shaft of an electric motor using a self-holding taper: An electric motor assembly including an electric motor and a flywheel assembly. The electric motor includes a rotatable shaft, at least a portion of the shaft being tapered as the shaft extends from the electric motor to an outer end of the shaft, the outer end of the shaft being... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20080009398 - Exercise device and method: An exercise device comprising a flexible band formed in a closed loop, further including at least one tension adjuster associated with the band for selectively adjusting the tension of the loop. The device further includes two handles, associated with the band, the handles being configured to facilitate gripping of the... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.