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US3186231A
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Mechanical exerciser
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1962-09-20
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Granted: 1965-06-01
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Expires: 1982-09-20
Abstract
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Inventors
- 👤 Richard W Sexe
- 👤 Oliver T Bogen
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 08:15
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63B; A63B21/00; A63B21/02; A63B21/05; A61; A61B; A61B5/00; A61B5/22; A61B5/224; A63B21/002; A63B21/0023
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
142 words
AN ISOMETRIC EXERCISER COMPRISING (A) A BASE, (B) A LIFTING BAR, (C) A PAIR OF ELONGATED, NON-ELASTIC FLEXIBLE MEMBERS CONNECTED AT THEIR INNER ENDS TO SAID BASE EXTENDING OUTWARDLY FROM OPPOSITE SIDES THEREOF AND CONNECTED AT THEIR OUTER ENDS TO SAID LIFTING BAR AT LONGITUDINALLY SPACED REGIONS THEREOF EFFECTIVE SO THAT EQUAL AND OPPOSITELY DIRECTED FORCES APPLIED ALONG EACH OF SAID MEMBERS TO SAID BASE AND BAR CAUSE SUBSTANTIALLY NO INCEASE IN THE DISTANCE THEREBETWEEN ALONG THE LINE OF SAID FORCES, (D) MEANS OPERATIVELY CONNECTING THE INNER ENDS OF SAID MEMERS TO SAID BASE FOR EQUAL EXTENDING AND RETRACTING MOVEMENTS OF SAID MEMBERS RELATIVE TO SAID BASE, (E) MEANS FOR RELEASABLY LOCKING SAID MEMBERS IN DIFFERENT DESIRED POSITIONS OF SAID MOVEMENTS THEREOF, AND (F) MEANS ON SAID LIFTING BAR RESPONSIVE TO LIFTING FORCE APPLIED TO SAID LIFTING BAR AGAINST RESISTANCE OF SAID
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
142 words
AN ISOMETRIC EXERCISER COMPRISING (A) A BASE, (B) A LIFTING BAR, (C) A PAIR OF ELONGATED, NON-ELASTIC FLEXIBLE MEMBERS CONNECTED AT THEIR INNER ENDS TO SAID BASE EXTENDING OUTWARDLY FROM OPPOSITE SIDES THEREOF AND CONNECTED AT THEIR OUTER ENDS TO SAID LIFTING BAR AT LONGITUDINALLY SPACED REGIONS THEREOF EFFECTIVE SO THAT EQUAL AND OPPOSITELY DIRECTED FORCES APPLIED ALONG EACH OF SAID MEMBERS TO SAID BASE AND BAR CAUSE SUBSTANTIALLY NO INCEASE IN THE DISTANCE THEREBETWEEN ALONG THE LINE OF SAID FORCES, (D) MEANS OPERATIVELY CONNECTING THE INNER ENDS OF SAID MEMERS TO SAID BASE FOR EQUAL EXTENDING AND RETRACTING MOVEMENTS OF SAID MEMBERS RELATIVE TO SAID BASE, (E) MEANS FOR RELEASABLY LOCKING SAID MEMBERS IN DIFFERENT DESIRED POSITIONS OF SAID MOVEMENTS THEREOF, AND (F) MEANS ON SAID LIFTING BAR RESPONSIVE TO LIFTING FORCE APPLIED TO SAID LIFTING BAR AGAINST RESISTANCE OF SAID
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