SWING EXERCISING APPARATUS
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Abstract
A swing exercising apparatus which can be used for improving a swing movement performed when practicing a sport or for other exercising purposes. The swing exercising apparatus comprises: a handle portion for grasping by the user; an elongated member having a distal end; a movable weight component for moving along the elongated member between a first position and a second position when the user swings the swing exercising apparatus, the movable weight component being closer to the distal end in the second position than in the first position; and a biasing mechanism comprising at least one elastic element for exerting a force biasing the movable weight component towards the first position when the movable weight component is located away from the first position along the elongated member. The biasing mechanism may comprise an attachment portion to attach the at least one elastic element, the attachment portion allowing the user to detach any of the at least one elastic element to adjust the force. The swing exercising apparatus may comprise a return mechanism comprising at least one elastic element for exerting a second force contributing to return the movable weight component towards the first position when the movable weight component compresses the at least one elastic element of the return mechanism.
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145 Claims
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1-111. -111. (canceled)
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112. A swing exercising apparatus for use by a user, the swing exercising apparatus comprising:
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an elongated member having a proximal end and a distal end; a movable weight component for moving along the elongated member between a first position and a second position when the user swings the swing exercising apparatus; and a biasing mechanism comprising at least one elastic element for exerting a force when the movable weight component is located along the elongated member away from the first position, the force biasing the movable weight component towards the first position as the movable weight component moves from the first position to the second position, the force moving the movable weight component from the second position to the first position upon the movable weight component reaching the second position, a given elastic element of the at least one elastic element of the biasing mechanism being detachable by the user to adjust the force. - View Dependent Claims (113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143)
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144. A swing exercising apparatus for use by a user, the swing exercising apparatus comprising:
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an elongated member having a proximal end and a distal end; a movable weight component for moving along the elongated member between a first position and a second position when the user swings the swing exercising apparatus; a biasing mechanism comprising at least one elastic element for exerting a first force when the movable weight component is located along the elongated member away from the first position, the first force biasing the movable weight component towards the first position as the movable weight component moves from the first position to the second position, the first force moving the movable weight component from the second position to the first position upon the movable weight component reaching the second position; and an energy conservation mechanism comprising at least one elastic element for exerting a second force when the movable weight component causes the at least one elastic element of the energy conservation mechanism to be compressed, the second force decelerating the movable weight component as the movable weight component moves towards the second position, the second force moving the movable weight component from the second position towards the first position upon the movable weight component reaching the second position.
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145. A swing exercising apparatus for use by a user, the swing exercising apparatus comprising:
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an elongated member having a proximal end and a distal end; a movable weight component for moving along the elongated member between a first position and a second position when the user swings the swing exercising apparatus; a biasing mechanism for exerting a first force when the movable weight component is located along the elongated member away from the first position, the first force biasing the movable weight component towards the first position as the movable weight component moves from the first position to the second position, the first force moving the movable weight component from the second position to the first position upon the movable weight component reaching the second position; and a resistance-increasing mechanism for starting to exert a second force when the movable weight component is located closer to the second position than to the first position, the second force decelerating the movable weight component as the movable weight component moves towards the second position, the second force increasing a resistance felt by the user.
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