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US3276777A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Occupant-propelled plural axis roundabout

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1963-04-25
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Granted: 1966-10-04
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Expires: 1983-04-25
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Sr Arnold W Pruitt

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-26 04:56
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63B; A63B19/00; A63B19/04

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim 528 words
A DEVICE FOR EXERCISING THE MUSCLES OF THE PERSON USING IT, SAID DEVICE COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION, A SUPPORT, AN OUTER FRAME HAVING A FIRST SIDE, A SECOND SIDE, SAID FIRST AND SECOND SIDES FREELY ROTATABLY ATTACHED TO THE SUPPORT, A THIRD SIDE BETWEEN THE FIRST SIDE AND THE SECOND SIDE, A FOURTH SIDE OPPOSITE THE THIRD SIDE AND BETWEEN THE FIRST SIDE AND THE SECOND SIDE, AN INNER FRAME HAVING A FIRST SIDE, A SECOND SIDE, SAID FIRST AND SECOND SIDES OF THE INNER FRAME FREELY ROTATABLY ATTACHED TO THE THIRD AND FOURTH SIDES OF THE OUTER FRAME, THE INNER FRAME HAVING A THIRD SIDE BETWEEN ITS FIRST SIDE AND ITS SECOND SIDE, A FOURTH SIDE OPPOSITE ITS THIRD SIDE AND BETWEEN ITS FIRST SIDE AND ITS SECOND SIDE; A LOWER BAR EXTENDING BETWEEN THE FIRST SIDE AND THE SECOND SIDE OF THE INNER FRAME, THE CENTER LINE OF SAID LOWER BAR BEING SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL TO THE AXIS OF ROTATION OF THE INNER FRAME; AN UPPER BAR EXTENDING BETWEEN THE FIRST SIDE AND THE SECOND SIDE OF THE INNER FRAME, SAID UPPER BAR BEING A DISTANCE FROM THE LOWER BAR SUBSTANTIALLY EQUAL TO THE HEIGHT OF THE PERSON WITH HIS ARMS RAISED AND BEING SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL TO THE AXIS OF ROTATION OF THE INNER FRAME; A FOOT BAR ATTACHED TO AND BISECTING AND BEING BISECTED BY THE LOWER BAR, SAID FOOT BAR HAVING A FIRST END AND A SECOND END AND BEING IN A PLANE PARALLEL TO THE AXIS OF ROTATION OF THE INNER FRAME AND PERPENDICULAR TO THE FIRST SIDE OF THE INNER FRAME; A HAND BAR ATTACHED TO AND BISECTING AND BEING BISECTED BY THE UPPER BAR, SAID HAND BAR HAVING A FIRST END AND A SECOND END AND BEING IN A PLANE PARALLEL TO THE AXIS OF ROTATION OF THE INNER FRAME AND PERPENDICULAR TO THE FIRST SIDE OF THE INNER FRAME; A LEFT FOOT PLATE FIXEDLY ATTACHED TO THE FIRST END OF THE FOOT BAR; A RIGHT FOOT PLATE FIXEDLY ATTACHED TO THE SECOND END OF THE FOOT BAR; A LEFT HAND GRIP FIXEDLY ATTACHED TO THE FIRST END OF THE HAND BAR, SAID LEFT HAND GRIP BEING ON THE SAME SIDE OF A PLANE THROUGH THE FIRST SIDE AND THE SECOND SIDE OF THE INNER FRAME AS THE LEFT SIDE FOOT PLATE; A RIGHT HAND GRIP FIXEDLY ATTACHED TO THE SECOND END OF THE HAND BAR; A PLURALITY OF RESILIENT FRONT STRAPS, EACH FRONT STRAP HAVING A PARTICULAR DEGREE OF RESILIENCY, A FIRST END, AND A SECOND END WITH MEANS FOR FIXEDLY BUT REMOVABLY ATTACHING SAID SECOND END TO THE FIRST SIDE OF THE INNER FRAME; A PLURALITY OF RESILIENT BACK STRAPS, EACH BACK STRAP HAVING A PARTICULAR DEGREE OF RESILIENCY, A FIRST END, AND A SECOND END HAVING MEANS FOR FIXEDLY BUT REMOVABLY ATTACHING SAID SECOND END TO THE SECOND SIDE OF THE INNER FRAME; AND A BELT HAVING MEANS FOR FIXEDLY PLACING SAID BELT ABOUT THE WAIST OF THE PERSON AND MEANS FOR ATTACHING THE BELT TO THE FIRST END OF ONE OF THE PLURALITY OF FRONT STRAPS AND TO THE FIRST END OF ONE OF THE PLURALITY OF BACK STRAPS.

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1969-10-03 1970-04-04 1970-10-04 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1973-10-03 1974-04-04 1974-10-04 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
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