Indian arm wrestling apparatus

Abstract

Abstract A STRENGTH TESTING AND EXERCISING APPARATUS FOR THE HAND AND FOREARM OF A PERSON CONSISTING OF A BASE HAVING LEGS TO ELEVATE THE SAME ABOVE A SUPPORTING SURFACE. THE BASE IS PROVIDED WITH A ROW OF OPENINGS SELECTIVELY RECEIVING A SHANK AND OPPOSITE THE INNERMOST OPENING OF THE ROW THERE IS PROVIDED AN ABUTMENT PLATE HAVING ON ITS FORWARD EDGE AN ARCUATE RECESS. A REMOVABLE UPSTANDING ING HAND HELD LEVER IN THE FORM OF A BAR HAS ITS LOWER END ROUNDED TO FIT IN THE ARCUATE RECESS AND ENGAGES THE UPPER SIDE OF THE BASE ENCOMPASSED BY THE RECESS. A STRETCHABLE TENSION CABLE IS CONNECTED AT ONE END TO THE SHANK AND AT ITS OTHER END TO THE HAND HELD LEVER. THE CABLE PASSES THROUGH SUITABLE GUIDE MEANS AT EACH END OF THE BASE AND EXTENDS ALONG THE UNDERSIDE OF THE BASE. THE DEGREE OF FORCE REQUIRED TO SWING THE HAND HELD LEVER DOWN TOWARDS THE UPPER SIDE OF THE BASE IS DEPENDENT ON THE SELECTED OPENING INTO WHICH THE SHANK IS INSERTED AND THE ANGLE THE LEVER MAKES IN RELATION TO THE BASE MOUNTING A REMOVABLE SWINGABLE UPSTANDING HAND TO BRING THE LEVER DOWN, THE ANGLE BEING THE SMALLEST WHEN THE SHANK IS LOCATED IN THE OUTERMOST OPENING WHICH IS CLOSEST TO THE FORWARD EDGE OF THE BASE.

Inventors

• 👤 Frank Parlato

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