Apparatuses for retrofitting exercise equipment and methods for using same
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1. An exercise apparatus, comprising:
- a resistance element, operative to supply a resistance to movement by a user of said apparatus; and
, an actuator module operatively connected to said resistance element and operative to vary a resistance perceived by said user without changing the resistance element.
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Abstract
An exercise apparatus, comprising: a resistance element, operative to supply a resistance to movement by a user of the apparatus; and, an actuator module operatively connected to the resistance element and operative to vary a resistance perceived by the user without changing the resistance element.
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20 Claims
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1. An exercise apparatus, comprising:
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a resistance element, operative to supply a resistance to movement by a user of said apparatus; and
,an actuator module operatively connected to said resistance element and operative to vary a resistance perceived by said user without changing the resistance element. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An exercise apparatus, comprising:
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a resistance element, operative to supply a resistance to movement by a user of said apparatus;
at least one sensor, wherein said at least one sensor is added to said apparatus after-market and wherein said at least one sensor measures parameters associated with said apparatus or said user; and
,a control device, wherein said control device added to said apparatus after-market, is in communication with said at least one sensor, and wherein parameters are received from said at least one sensor for analysis by said control device. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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11. An exercise apparatus, comprising:
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a resistance element, operative to supply a resistance to movement by a user of said apparatus;
an actuator module operatively connected to said resistance element and operative to vary a resistance perceived by said user without changing the resistance element; and
,a control device, wherein said control device is added to said apparatus after-market, is in communication with said actuator module, and wherein said control device issues commands to said actuator module to act on said resistance upon indication of an unsafe situation. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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13. An exercise apparatus, comprising:
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at least one sensor, wherein said at least one sensor measures parameters associated with said apparatus;
an enhanced environment control device, wherein said device relates said parameters to a program contained on said device and produces an output integrating said parameters and said program; and
,a display, wherein said display is in communication with said device and displays said output to a user of said apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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15. A method of after-market retrofitting an exercise apparatus, comprising at least a resistance element, operative to supply a resistance to movement by a user of said apparatus, comprising:
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adding at least one sensor, wherein said at least one sensor is added to said apparatus and wherein said at least one sensor measures parameters associated with said apparatus or said user; and
,adding a control device, wherein said control device added to said apparatus, is in communication with said at least one sensor, and wherein parameters are received from said at least one sensor for analysis by said control device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18. A method of after-market retrofitting an exercise apparatus, comprising at least a resistance element, operative to supply a resistance to movement by a user of said apparatus, comprising:
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adding an actuator module operatively connected to said resistance element and operative to vary a resistance perceived by said user without changing the resistance element; and
,adding a control device, wherein said control device is added to said apparatus after-market, is in communication with said actuator module, and wherein said control device issues commands to said actuator module to act on said resistance upon indication of an unsafe situation. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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