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Resilient swivel exerciser
Assignee: Hanover Holdings Pty Ltd
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Filing: 1988-12-23
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Granted: 1991-03-26
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Expires: 2008-12-23
Abstract
Abstract An exercise apparatus including a base for resting on or for being secured to a support surface, a transversely extending support member, two rests located at spaced locations on the support member. The apparatus has the support member mounted to the base by resilient biasing means there-between normally retaining the support member in a rest position and enabling the support member to be oscillated about the rest position.
Inventors
- 👤 Brian E. Hofmeister
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 03:12
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63B; A63B23/00; A63B23/035; A63B23/03516; A63B21/00; A63B21/02; A63B21/028; A63B22/00; A63B22/14; A63B23/0355
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
144 words
An exerciser apparatus comprising: a stationary base adapted to rest on or be secured to a support surface; a substantially horizontally extending beam member having a pair of spaced foot or hand supports adjacent opposite ends thereof; and means resiliently interconnecting said beam member to said base for rotational movement of said beam member, said means including: a substantially vertical elongate shaft fixedly mounted centrally on said base or said beam member, bearing means on the other of said base or said beam member and rotatably engaging said shaft adjacent the upper end thereof, and a block of resiliently deformable material resiliently interconnecting said beam member and said base whereby said beam member may be oscillated in a horizontal plane from a rest position by out of balance pressures exerted on said foot or hand supports against resistance provided by said resiliently deformable member.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
144 words
An exerciser apparatus comprising: a stationary base adapted to rest on or be secured to a support surface; a substantially horizontally extending beam member having a pair of spaced foot or hand supports adjacent opposite ends thereof; and means resiliently interconnecting said beam member to said base for rotational movement of said beam member, said means including: a substantially vertical elongate shaft fixedly mounted centrally on said base or said beam member, bearing means on the other of said base or said beam member and rotatably engaging said shaft adjacent the upper end thereof, and a block of resiliently deformable material resiliently interconnecting said beam member and said base whereby said beam member may be oscillated in a horizontal plane from a rest position by out of balance pressures exerted on said foot or hand supports against resistance provided by said resiliently deformable member.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
28 words
The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the block is secured at one location to the beam member and at another spaced location is held relative to the base.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
56 words
The apparatus of claim 2 wherein the beam member has a depending arm with a fixing member extending therefrom, said fixing member being bonded or secured to one face of the block, a mounting bonded or secured to said block and spaced from said one face, said mounting being held or restrained relative to the base.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
17 words
The apparatus of claim 3 wherein said oscillation may occur about an axis extending along the arm.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
38 words
The apparatus of claim 3 wherein said mounting is a square or rectangular plate and said base has a recess for receiving the plate and which said recess restrains said plate against rotation when said beam member oscillates.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
15 words
The apparatus of claim 5 including a skirt extending around and outwardly from the base.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
19 words
The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the foot or hand supports include means for making the supports slip resistant.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
27 words
The apparatus of claim 7 wherein each said foot or hand support has spaced apart upstanding stops which between them, define a location for a user's foot.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
18 words
An exerciser apparatus as claimed in claim 1 wherein said shaft is fixedly mounted on said beam member.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
24 words
An exerciser apparatus as claimed in claim 9 wherein said bearing means operates to limit rotation of said shaft to rotation about its axis.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
32 words
An exerciser apparatus as claimed in claim 1 wherein said bearing means coacts with said shaft to limit rotation of said beam member to rotation about an axis parallel to said shaft.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
15 words
The apparatus of claim 1 including a skirt extending around and outwardly from the base.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1994-03-25 | 1994-09-24 | 1995-03-26 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1998-03-25 | 1998-09-24 | 1999-03-26 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2002-03-25 | 2002-09-24 | 2003-03-26 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |