Exercising device and tension reliever

Claim 1

A desk set exerciser comprising: a stand, a hand exercising device, said exercising device including a housing having a top portion and a bottom portion, said bottom portion being detachably connected to said top portion, a motor means disposed within the top portion of said housing, a source of electrical power connected in circuit with said motor, a vibratory means disposed within said housing operatively connected to said motor means to impart a vibratory motion to said housing when said motor is energized, said vibratory means including a motor spindle, a weighted means in the form of a disc eccentrically connected to the end of said motor spindle, means connected to said top portion of said housing for supporting a dry cell battery in electrical circuit with said motor means whereby said dry cell battery is disposed within said bottom portion, a switch meanS mounted on the upper housing portion for energizing and deenergizing said motor means, said upper housing portion having an integrally threaded opening in the upper end thereof, a projection having a complementary threaded end portion arranged to be threaded to the threads of said opening, a resilient gripping means connected to the extended end of said projection, and said stand including means for supporting bottom of said housing on said stand when said exerciser is not in use, wherein said gripping means comprises an elongated solid core extending longitudinally of said projection, and a hollow resilient sleeve fitted over said core, said sleeve being sized to define a spacing between said core and an internal wall portion of said sleeve, said sleeve having a knurled gripping portion for accommodating the last three fingers of one''s hand, said spacing defined within said sleeve being disposed adjacent said knurled portion so that said fingers can be exercised by squeezing the knurled portion of said sleeve toward said core.