Exercise devices inventions 07/08

20080182724 - Activity monitor with incentive features: A method of monitoring a user's activity and rewarding the monitored activity. In some embodiments, the method includes the steps of detecting motion of a user supported device; summing the motion; transmitting summed device motion to a reward center; and providing a reward to the user based on the summed... Agent: Shay Glenn LLP

20080182723 - Methods, systems, and products for monitoring athletic performance: Methods, systems, and products are disclosed for monitoring athletic performance. Information is acquired that indicates a device is in movement. The movement is differentiated from transportation. When the movement indicates transportation, then the movement is excluded as unrelated to the athletic performance.... Agent: Scott P. Zimmerman, PLLC

20080182725 - Pedal assembly with an enlarged oval movement travel for a stepping exerciser: A pedal assembly has a base, a rail, a slider, a pedal and a transmission assembly. The base has a pivotal bracket mounted on the top at the front end. The rail is securely attached to the top of the base. The slider is slidably mounted on the rail. The... Agent: Frenkel & Associates, P.C.

20080182727 - Method of controlling motor for driving treadmill belt: A method of controlling a motor for driving a treadmill belt includes the steps of a) providing a micro controller unit having a proportional integral derivative controller and a load predictor; b) providing a driver controllable by the micro controller unit to drive the motor used for driving the treadmill... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20080182726 - Treadmill with anti-overturn treadbase: A treadmill has a treadbase pivotally fastened to a base frame thereof, a running belt that can circulate about the treadbase and a telescopic assembly deposited between the treadbase and the base frame, wherein the telescopic assembly implements a positioning component to engage a first positioning hole thereof to hold... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20080182728 - Walk assist: A walker used in tandem with a sling system (sling) that is made up of a series of bungi-cords, steel hooks, adjustable plastic hooks, a nylon strap and a plastic support piece. The walker and sling allow the invalid to keep their entire body weight off of the walker when... Agent: James M. Van Buskirk, Pa

20080182729 - Martial arts training device: A portable training device is provided for use by practicing kicking and/or punching techniques. The training device includes three sections which simulate an opponents head, torso and lower extremity regions. The device may be secured to a stationary object such as a wall or a stand. In addition, the device... Agent: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino L.L.P.

20080182730 - Stretching and conditioning apparatus: An apparatus for stretching at least the hamstring muscle of a user's leg is provided having a first support member for supporting the back of the leg of the user at or near the knee at least at the commencement of stretching and a second support member for engaging the... Agent: Carr LLP

20080182731 - Centrifugal force machine: An exercise device including one or more rotatable members that allow a user to perform various exercises with a broad freedom of motion.... Agent: Luedeka, Neely & Graham, P.C.

20080182732 - Upper back exercise machine with self-aligning pivoting user support: An exercise machine has a main frame and a user support frame pivotally mounted relative to the main frame for rotation between start and end positions. The user support frame supports spaced positions on a user's body throughout an exercise movement. A user engagement device is movably mounted relative to... Agent: Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP

20080182733 - Body elongator: A body elongator includes a container in which a heel elongator and a calf stretcher are fixed. The heel elongator has a leg support slide selectively movable for a predetermined distance by a driving mechanism for elongating a user's heels secured to the leg support slide. The calf stretcher has... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080182734 - Pull exerciser: A pull exerciser includes a plurality of elastic cords of different elastic coefficients and a plurality of handles. The plurality of elastic cords are connected in series. Adjacent ends respectively of a pair of elastic cords adjacent to each other are securely held by an associated handle. Each handle includes... Agent: Kamrath & Associates P.A.

20080182735 - Harness apparatus for squatting exercises: A harness apparatus for a user engaging in freestanding leg exercises with a weightlifting bar is presented. The apparatus has at least two shoulder harness straps shaped for resting on the users shoulders. Front hooks are positioned on the front of the shoulder harness straps and configured for holding the... Agent: Linda P. Thomas

20080182736 - Exercise sitting apparatus for enhancing muscle development, strength, flexibility and/or rehabilitation: The present invention provides a cost-effective, mobile, adjustable, versatile, reliable and easy-to-use exercise sitting apparatus that permits a user to develop, strengthen, stretch, increase the flexibility of and/or rehabilitate, and to eliminate or reduce pain (if present) associated with, a wide variety of muscles and/or body parts, such as the... Agent: Tsircou Intellectual Property Law

20080176712 - Novel systems for integration of audio stimuli and physiologically ameliorative protocols: Improved systems and methods allow users to employ audio stimuli to provide a desired cadence set, series of pre-arranged and programmed stress inducing or mitigating periods, in combination with other desired parameters to allow users to recover from disease or bodily injury by following a prescribed methodology from a healthcare... Agent: Pj Gluck, Esq. Patent Law Firm, Pc

20080176713 - Method and apparatus for selecting a condition of a fitness machine in relation to a user: An exercise machine has an adjustable response from a selection panel for operation by a user or transmitter for carrying by the user, the selection panel or transmitter for transmitting user-related data; a receiver for receiving the user-related data; and a device operatively connected to the exercise machine for setting... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20080176714 - Machine and method for head, neck and, shoulder stretching: A machine and method of stretching and exercising the human body, specifically the head, neck, and upper shoulder region. The machine employs three separate user-controlled actuators to allow the user to move and adjust her head, neck, and upper shoulders to almost limitless positions and with utmost precision, thereby effectively... Agent: Andrews & Kurth, L.l.p.

20080176715 - Floor level balance training strip: The invention is comprised of an elongated material strip having opposite ends, an upper surface and a correlating base composed of an adhesive hook fastening element. The hook fastening element located on the underside or base of the floor level balance training strip is used to attach the floor level... Agent: Kimberly Dick

20080176716 - Vertical lumbar stretching machine and method: A machine and method for conditioning and strengthening the human frame, and particularly the lumbar muscles of the lower back and pelvic region. The user-controlled machine has a single restraint strap which wraps around the user's pelvic region and connects to both sides of a support structure. The single restraint... Agent: Andrews & Kurth, L.l.p.

20080176717 - Cushioning mechanism for a treadmill: A cushioning mechanism for a treadmill having a pair of ⊃-shaped rigid connection elements and a pair of pivotal rigid cushioning elements that are interposed between the bottom surface of both sides of the platform frame and the base bars. The pivotal rigid cushioning element includes a guidewheel at one... Agent: Kuo-hsiung Chiu

20080176718 - Cushioning mechanism for a treadmill: A cushioning mechanism for a treadmill having a pair of ⊃-shaped rigid connection elements and a pair of pivotal rigid cushioning elements that are interposed between the bottom surface of both sides of the platform frame and the base bars. The pivotal rigid cushioning element includes a guidewheel at one... Agent: Kuo-hsiung Chiu

20080176719 - Foot massaging treadmill: A foot massaging treadmill including a supporting base mounted close to the floor. The supporting base includes a supporting board, an endless running belt slidably extending around the supporting board, and driving rollers for driving the running belt to move around the supporting board in a longitudinal direction of the... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP

20080176720 - Walking frame: A walking frame provided with a frame that is supported on a number of wheels, and a harness for supporting the user of the walking frame, whereby that the harness is connected to the frame by a spring system which is orientated so that on the one hand it provides... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.l.p.

20080176721 - Horizontal lumbar stretching machine and method: A machine and method for horizontally stretching and exercising the human body, specifically the human frame or torso. The machine comprised a bed, table, or platform having three main sections: an upper stationary section upon which user's upper body is physically attached, an actuated lower section which receives the user's... Agent: Andrews & Kurth, L.l.p.

20080176722 - Bidirectional resistance apparatus for exercise equipment: Bidirectional resistance apparatus for exercise equipment are disclosed. An example exercise apparatus comprises a resistance source coupled to a cable between first and second ends of the cable, a rotational resistance mechanism coupled to the first and second ends of the cable, and an exercise arm coupled to the rotational... Agent: Hanley, Flight & Zimmerman, Llc

20080176723 - Curling bar with dynamically rotating grips: A curling bar with dynamically rotating grips includes a curling bar having a pair of grip assemblies that are positioned evenly between two spaced apart weight receivers. Each grip assembly includes a circular grip receiver sized to receive a grip insert having a grip. The grip insert is equipped with... Agent: Gary L. Eastman

20080176724 - Adjustable - sold dumbbells: One embodiment of the Adjustable-Solid Dumbbell having a hitch pin (20) which joins with dumbbell shaft (22). The assembly produces a preferred method of retaining add on weight plates (not shown) on a dumbbell shaft. The proposed dumbbell shaft having multiple holes enables the use of a selected number of... Agent: Philip Chrysanthus

20080176725 - Abdominal size reducer assembly: An Abdominal Size Reducer Assembly consisting of a pelvic and lower back support having a generally depressed shape defined by the shape of pelvis and lower back and a gentle inclination so as to support the pelvis and lower back region of the individual and a head support to be... Agent: Vrushali Mehendale

20080176727 - Ball and frame exercising apparatus: A resilient exercising ball is confined within a frame which defines a space around the ball so that the ball has limited universal movement. The ball may be normally centered within the frame by elastic cords having end portions attached to the frame or by a bottom panel attached to... Agent: Alan F. Meckstroth Jacox, Meckstroth & Jenkins

20080176726 - Fitness ring: The present invention is a fitness ring having a loop capsule, which has a circular aeration space inside. The ring has an outside circular surface and a central through-portion. The sectional diameter of the circular aeration space is larger than the diameter of the through-portion. The circular aeration space contains... Agent: Egbert Law Offices

20080171634 - Operation interface for exercise apparatus: This invention discloses an operation interface configured to couple to an exercise apparatus for controlling workout parameters of the exercise apparatus, the exercise apparatus comprising a central processing unit and an exercise unit, the central processing unit receiving a controlling signal from the operation interface for controlling the workout parameters... Agent: Joe Chen / Johnson Health Tech

20080171636 - Apparatus for displaying fitness exercise condition: An apparatus for displaying a fitness exercise condition is provided. A user (that is, an exerciser) of the apparatus inputs personal basic information on the exerciser. When the apparatus is applied to an arm or wrist of the exerciser and the exerciser carries out fitness exercise, a heart rate is... Agent: Rossi, Kimms & Mcdowell LLP.

20080171635 - Exercise therapy device: To provide an exercise therapy device capable of highly motivating an exerciser to continue exercise therapy, the exercise therapy device equipped with AV equipment and a rotation shaft includes: a rotation speed detection unit; a display unit for displaying menu items of contents and the content reproduced by the AV... Agent: Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C.

20080171637 - Pole vault training device: A pole vault training apparatus may include a housing, a pole receiver pivotably positioned on the housing, a lift assembly positioned in the housing and a reinforced vaulting pole. In operation, the vaulting pole may be placed in the pole receiver. The lift assembly then drives the pole receiver (with... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle,anderson & Citkowski, P.c

20080171638 - Spring structure for trampoline: Disclosed is an improved spring structure used in trampoline for the purpose of sports or exercise. The spring includes coiled plastic middle part and hooks on both ends, at least one of which extends inward with a curve. This makes the exposed part of the hook smooth, thus improve the... Agent: Law Offices Of Clement Cheng

20080171639 - Stepper with wave type vibrator: The present invention relates to a stepper with a wave type vibrator, which enables a user to aerobically exercise his/her feet or other parts requiring training to harden the parts or reduce the body fat thereof, using both strong wave type vibrating motion of a step board and an improved... Agent: Booth Udall, PLC

20080171640 - Cushion adjustable and display devices for treadmills: A cushion adjustable device for a treadmill includes a base plate fixed on a horizontal portion of one of two sides of a frame of the treadmill and a movable member is slidably engaged with a groove defined in the base plate. The movable member includes a resilient roller which... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20080171641 - Treadmill: A treadmill includes a frame, two tracks, a wheel, two keels and two treads. The frame includes a front portion and a rear portion. The tracks are extended from the rear portion of the frame. The wheel is provided on the front portion of the frame. Each of the keels... Agent: Dr. Banger Shia

20080171642 - Portable weightlifting apparatus: A portable weightlifting device having a segmented, separable, tubular housing that can be quickly and easily assembled and disassembled by a single user. The housing contains a movable weight that is coupled to a user interface outside of the housing by a cable that traverses two pulleys. One of the... Agent: Kremblas, Foster, Phillips & Pollick

20080171643 - Adjustable mounting device for exercise equipment: The invention generally relates to exercise equipment that includes a pulley and cable mechanism. More specifically, the invention relates to an adjustable mounting device for the pulley so that the pulley may be mounted at different locations on the exercise equipment. This provides the user of such exercise equipment with... Agent: Jones Day

20080167165 - Elliptical exercise machine: An exercise machine includes a pair of slide members having front ends connected to a crank unit for turning along with the crank unit and rear ends linearly slidable on a support. A pair of reciprocating members are mounted on the support for reciprocating forward and backward. A pair of... Agent: Johnson Health Tech Joe Chen

20080167164 - Elliptical machine: An elliptical machine includes: a machine body including a first support structure, and a second support structure extending upwardly from the first support structure; left and right cranks mounted rotatably to the first support structure and rotatable about a first rotation axis; a swing unit including left and right rotary... Agent: Frommer Lawrence & Haug

20080167166 - One-piece, lightweight extremity exercise device: An exercise device is disclosed for facilitating blood circulation in the lower extremities of a person's legs and feet. The exercise device includes a one piece member having upper surface and a lower surface. The lower surface has an arcuate section designed to directly contact a floor. The arcuate section... Agent: Wilhelm Law Service, S.c.

20080167163 - Folding elliptical exercise machine: A folding elliptical exercise machine is disclosed. The folding elliptical machine has a frame that comprises a base support structure and an upright support structure, wherein the base support structure has a front portion and a rear portion, the front portion having a first end and a second end, wherein... Agent: Workman Nydegger

20080167167 - Portable personal exercise device: A portable personal exercise device that can be carried with the user as he or she engages in various daily duties such as waiting in line and walking. In the preferred embodiment, the exercise device also serves as a walking stick. The preferred embodiment teaches two spring loaded tubes joined... Agent: Robert A. Huntsman

20080167168 - Exercise device: An exercise device for exercising a user's body. The exercise device includes a roll portion extending between two roll ends thereof and having a surface substantially in the form of a hyperboloid of one sheet adapted for engagement with the body. The roll portion is substantially symmetrical in relation to... Agent: Valentine A Cottrill Susan Tandan

20080167169 - Torso exercise machine: The subject invention provides an exercise machine for exercising the lower torso. As described herein, the exercise machine includes a stabilizer pad, which effectively immobilizes the user's lower body to maintain proper pelvic positioning during execution of the exercise. The stabilizer pad can be part of a user support structure... Agent: Rissman Jobse Hendricks & Oliverio, LLP

20080167170 - Exercise apparatus: An exercise apparatus used by individuals on carpeted and hard surfaces. The exercise apparatus comprises a first member having a first predetermined size and formed of a first predetermined material having a predetermined coefficient of friction, such first member having an upper surface and a bottom surface and a means... Agent: James Ray & Associates

20080161161 - Metric display for exercise equipment: A display system for exercise equipment in accordance with the present invention includes a processor, a memory, a metric sensor and a metric display. The memory in communication with the processor. The metric sensor operably coupled to the processor. The metric sensor senses an extent of a metric of a... Agent: Terence P. O'brien Amer Sports North America

20080161162 - Wheelchair-accessible fitness system: Wheelchair-accessible fitness systems are described to provide total body strength, range of motion, and cardiovascular training to users in retirement and rehabilitation settings. Resistance is provided through a collection of resistance bands that are designed for low-stress and high-efficacy use. Additional system functionality can be incorporated to provide physical-therapist options... Agent: O'connor & Company

20080161163 - Supplemental resistance assembly for resisting motion of an exercise device: An exercise apparatus for a user. The exercise apparatus includes a frame, a crank system coupled to the frame, a pivotal linkage pendulum system, a foot member and first and second directional resistance systems. The crank system includes one or more crank members. The pivotal linkage pendulum system comprises at... Agent: Terence P. O'brien Amer Sports North America

20080161164 - End of travel stop for an exercise device: An exercise apparatus for a user. The exercise apparatus includes a frame, a crank system coupled to the frame, a pivotal linkage pendulum system, a foot member and a foot member end of travel apparatus. The crank system includes one or more crank members. The pivotal linkage pendulum system comprises... Agent: Terence P. O'brien Amer Sports North America

20080161166 - Exercise machine with adjustable pedals: The present invention relates to an exercise machine with adjustable pedals that includes a mechanical body and two pedal arms connected to the mechanical body, each pedal arm has one pedal frame and one pedal that is installed on top of the pedal frame. Each pedal frame is equipped with... Agent: Wpat, Pc Intellectual Property Attorneys

20080161165 - Manual pace-adjusting mechanism of an elliptical cross trainer: A manual pace-adjusting mechanism of an elliptical cross trainer having an adjusting rod pivotally attached to both sides of the bottom support frame, respectively. The top end of the adjusting rod is pivotally coupled to an L-shaped connecting rod while the other end of the L-shaped connecting rod is pivotally... Agent: Kuo-hsiung Chiu

20080161167 - Device for resisted swimming: A device (1) for resisted swimming includes elements (7) for coupling with the user's body, a cable (5), the cable (5) having one end coupled with the coupling elements (7) and the other end coupled with a first end of a plurality of tension wires (3), the second end of... Agent: Young & Thompson

20080161168 - Power generating structure of an exerciser: A power generating structure of an exerciser is disclosed to include a driving wheel, a crank and pedal assembly for pedaling by the user to rotate the driving wheel, a gravity wheel, a first transmission belt coupled between the driving wheel and the gravity wheel, a big idle wheel fixedly... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20080161169 - Computer-controlled training device for spine-stabilizing musculature: A computer-controlled training apparatus for spine-stabilizing musculature is designed to tilt an upstanding user by a predetermined angle in accordance with a training program recorded in a computer so as to cause a reflexive movement for the user based on the human body's sense of balance for maintaining posture. The... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20080161170 - Magnetically guided exercise devices and systems: A strength training apparatus comprises a frame. In addition, the strength training apparatus comprises an elongate guide member including a magnet. Further, the strength training apparatus comprises a weight plate including a guide bore through which the guide member is disposed that includes a magnet corresponding to the magnet of... Agent: Conley Rose, P.c. David A. Rose

20080161171 - Maximum resistive full-range core muscle exercising device: A unique resistance exercising device to be used in the water or on land that encapsulates and reinforces the joints of a body's extremities (i.e., arms and legs) to deliver a greater amount of load resistance to the larger muscles attached to the body core, in nearly full range motion.... Agent: Neal T. Hauschild

20080161172 - Exercising apparatus: An exercising apparatus designed to fit around a seat is provided. The exercising apparatus includes a frame that is adapted to be secured to the support. The frame is a U-shaped configuration with a lateral open area to receive the seat into the frame. One or more arms are coupled... Agent: Milde & Hoffberg, LLP

20080161173 - Inclinable exercise device with clamp mechanism and method of using same: An exercise device including a vertical support member; an adjustable incline having a first end and a second end, the first end of the adjustable incline vertically movable with respect to the vertical support member for setting the incline of the adjustable incline; a user support platform movably attached to... Agent: Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP

20080161174 - Waist training machine: A waist training machine comprises a base; a swing seat, an upper side thereof being installed with a transfer wheel retainer, and another end thereof being installed with a crank retaining seat; a swing unit installed below the swing seat for driving the swing seat to move leftwards and rightwards;... Agent: Pai Patent & Trademark Law Firm

20080161175 - Exercising device for simulating skateboarding: An exercising device has a base, a sliding bracket and a supporting board. The base has a bottom frame, two curved rails and a guiding device. The curved rails are mounted on the bottom frame and are parallel to each other. The guiding device is mounted on the bottom frame... Agent: Jackson Walker, L.l.p.