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Resistance exercising deviceRelated Patent Categories: Exercise Devices, Support For Entire Body Of User (e.g., Bench, Slant Board, Etc.)Resistance exercising device description/claimsThe Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20060100074, Resistance exercising device. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
FIELD OF INVENTION [0001] This invention relates to a resistance exercising device in particular, but not limited to a resistance bench BACKGROUND OF INVENTION [0002] Health and fitness are of paramount importance to many people--young and old. Some of the most popular activities to improve physical fitness and health include walking, running, or some other lower body intensive activity. Although these activities improve cardiovascular fitness and exercise the lower body, they do not provide substantial exercise for the upper body. [0003] Various exercise devices have been proposed that are intended as accessories in walking, jogging resistance training or aerobics, and are well known in the prior art. Some of these devices rely on the user to provide resistance. There are known workout devices which impart resistance to the user. Some of these devices have rotatable pulleys having a length of cord operatively wound thereabout and provide the necessary resistance to unwind the exercise cord by either establishing a compressive force against the cord itself or by winding the cord about one or a series of capstands. Such structural limitations give rise to various operational limitations and further cause the exercise cord to wear excessively during the use of the exercise device, thus reducing the efficiency and life of the exercise device. Other devices rely on cables and pulleys to provide a frictional force against a pulley or cable spool to impart resistance against the rotational movement of the pulley by a flexible cord or cable. Other devices impart a biasing resistance to the pulley or spool by the action of a spiral coiled spring. [0004] Generally the above known devices are limited to the type of exercise that they can provide and are limited to targeting only a certain part (or parts) of the body. Also the known devices are usually cumbersome to use and take up a lot of floor space and are not easily portable. Another disadvantage is that some of the known devices can allow "cheating" (a common phrase used in muscle-fitness exercising). Traditional "cheating" is performed by using body momentum to counterswing the forces of resistance back to a manageable level for the person exercising and it can lead to a less effective workout being achieved. OBJECT OF THE INVENTION [0005] It is an object of the invention to provide a resistance exercising device that seeks to ameliorate some of the disadvantages and limitations of the known art or at least provide the public with a useful choice and that in the entire configuration of the device in a working state there exists an exercising device that is unique as an addition to the prior art. STATEMENT OF THE INVENTION [0006] In a first aspect the invention resides in a resistance exercising device, typically a resistance bench, for body fitness and weight training exercises including a housing, at least one biasing means, at least one internal cable, at least one pulley, at least one external cable and gripping means, wherein [0007] i. said biasing means is adapted to be connected to an internal side wall of the housing, [0008] ii. said pulley is adapted to be rotatably fixed to a side wall of the housing opposite to the internal side wall the biasing means is connect, [0009] iii. said biasing means and said pulley are adapted to be connected to one another by said internal cable that is adapted to be wound onto and unwound from said pulley, [0010] iv. said pulley is adapted to be connected to one end of said external cable that is adapted to be wound onto and unwound from said pulley, and [0011] v. said gripping means are adapted to be gripped by the hands or feet/legs of a user and are adapted to be connected to the other end of said external cable, [0012] wherein in use as a user extends said gripping means away from the resistance exercising device said external cable is unwound from said pulley causing said internal cable to wind onto said pulley and to cause biasing means to extend against the bias of the biasing means such that the greater the distance the biasing means extends the greater the resistance applied to the user and such that as user releases said gripping means said external cable is wound onto said pulley and said internal cable is unwound from said pulley under the action from the biasing means. [0013] Preferably the biasing means is a spring mechanism, preferably a closed spring mechanism. [0014] Preferably the biasing means is an elastically stretchable material or any other suitable resistance element adapted to apply a resistive force when stretched. [0015] Preferably within the housing there are multiple biasing means connected to the internal side wall and connected to the internal cable via a metal rod with releasable fasteners attached. [0016] Preferably there is a further pulley rotatably fixed to the housing wall adjacent to said pulley, wherein the further pulley is connected to another biasing means connected to an internal side wall of the housing by a further internal cable and a further metal rod, and the further pulley connected to a further external cable having hand/leg holding means. [0017] Preferably an outer surface of the housing is upholstered or covered typically with a padded vinyl material or with a suitable similar material. [0018] Preferably the housing has a seat portion which may be opened to allow access to a storage area, and adjustable legs to allow the resistance exercising device to be positioned on the floor. [0019] Preferably the legs can be extended from a position flush with the side external walls of the housing to a fully extended position. [0020] Preferably the device may have additional support levers extending to add support to a backrest. [0021] Preferably the backrest may return to rest on the adjacent face to which the seat is positioned on the housing. [0022] Preferably the outer surface of the seat portion is upholstered. [0023] Preferably the resistance exercising device is portable. [0024] Preferably the resistance exercising device is made from lightweight durable materials, typically lightweight metals and/or plastics such that the resistance exercising device can be easily lifted and used in any exercising position. [0025] Preferably the pulley has a first hub to which the internal cable is connected and a second hub to which the external cable is connected. Continue reading about Resistance exercising device... Full patent description for Resistance exercising device Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims Click on the above for other options relating to this Resistance exercising device patent application. ###  How KEYWORD MONITOR works... a FREE service from FreshPatents1. Sign up (takes 30 seconds). 2. Fill in the keywords to be monitored. 3. Each week you receive an email with patent applications related to your keywords. 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