Body Mounted Muscular Brace

• US 20110065553A1
• Filed: 03/23/2009
• Published: 03/17/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 03/23/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Steven M. Cersonsky
• Original Assignee: Steven M. Cersonsky
• Inventors: Cersonsky, Steven M.
• Application Number:
  US12/924,050
• Publication Number:
  US 20110065553A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 482/114
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/0004 Exercising devices moving as a whole during exercise bar bells or dumb bells A63B21/072; on wheels A63B22/20
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/00069 Setting or adjusting the resistance level; Compensating for a preload prior to use, e.g. changing length of resistance or adjusting a valve
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/015 including rotating or oscillating elements rubbing against fixed elements
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/4025 Resistance devices worn on the user's body A63B21/065 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 23/1281 primarily by articulating the elbow joint

Abstract

A portable, easily body-mounted, light-weight hinged brace to build muscle groups by adding adjustable resistance at the joint

Claims

1. Claim the idea of adding resistance directly to the joint of the body by attaching a resistance brace in order to control, strengthen and/or tone all muscles and bone working that joint.

2. Claim a method providing resistance through the hinges, using either adjustable friction or rotational dashpots.