JUMP ROPE WITH PHYSIOLOGICAL MONITOR
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1. A jump rope, comprising:
- an elongated flexible member;
first and second handle grips connected to opposed ends of the flexible member;
at least one of the handles supporting a sensor element adapted to contact the hand of an exerciser gripping the handles and to generate an electrical output signal which is a function of a physiological factor of the exerciser;
electronic circuitry adapted to receive and process the sensor signal; and
an output unit adapted to generate a signal to the exerciser related to the physiological factor of the exerciser and based upon the output of the sensor.
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Abstract
A jump rope incorporates a sensor in at least one handle which contacts the hand of an exerciser holding the handle. The output signal from the sensor is provided to a microprocessor programmed to analyze the signal and derive a physiological factor of the exerciser such as heart rate and provide a signal of the derived factor to an output device which may be a display or an audio signal generator.
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17 Claims
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1. A jump rope, comprising:
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an elongated flexible member;
first and second handle grips connected to opposed ends of the flexible member;
at least one of the handles supporting a sensor element adapted to contact the hand of an exerciser gripping the handles and to generate an electrical output signal which is a function of a physiological factor of the exerciser;
electronic circuitry adapted to receive and process the sensor signal; and
an output unit adapted to generate a signal to the exerciser related to the physiological factor of the exerciser and based upon the output of the sensor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An exercise apparatus comprising:
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an elongated flexible cord;
a pair of handles fixed to opposite ends of the flexible cord so as to allow an exerciser gripping the handles to swing the flexible cord allowing the exerciser to jump rope;
electrodes disposed in each of the handles adapted to contact the exerciser'"'"'s hands as the exerciser jumps rope;
a microprocessor connected to both of the electrodes;
a program for the microprocessor adapted to process the signals received by the microprocessor from the two electrodes and to generate a signal proportional to the exerciser'"'"'s heart rate; and
an output device for communicating the processed heart rate signal to the exerciser. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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