EXERCISE APPARATUS WITH MOVABLE HAND AND FOOT PLATFORMS

• US 3,589,720 A
• Filed: 10/22/1969
• Issued: 06/29/1971
• Est. Priority Date: 10/22/1969
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Alexander Agamian
• Original Assignee: Alexander Agamian
• Inventors: AGAMIAN ALEXANDER
• Application Number:
  US04/868,354
• Time in Patent Office: 615 Days
• US Class Current: 482/114
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/012 using frictional force-resisters electromagnetically-controlled brakes A63B21/0056
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/154 using special pulley-assemblies
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 22/203 in a horizontal plane
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 23/00 Exercising apparatus specially adapted for particular parts of the body A63B22/00 takes precedence; force-resisting aspects A63B21/00; electric or electronic controls therefor A63B24/00; devices for exercising or strengthening of fingers, or arms in teaching operation of keyboards G09B15/06

Abstract

An apparatus for physical exercise having a handrail carriage, a foot-slider carriage and longitudinal track guide means along which the hand rail carriage and the foot-slider carriage are slidable relative to one another. The apparatus may further include means for retaining an adjustable drag or resistance between the handrail carriage and the foot carriage.

Claims

1. Apparatus for physical exercise comprising, in combination:

handrail carriage means having a pair of handgrasps in spacedapart relationship, the handrail carriage means being movable responsive to force applied by the hands of an individual;

foot-slider carriage means adapted to receive the feet of an individual, the foot carriage means being movable responsive to force applied by the feet of the individual; and

track guide means for guiding movement of the handrail carriage and the foot-slider carriage means along vertically spaced longitudinal parallel paths responsive to force applied by the individual.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 in which the track guide means includes a handrail carriage guide means establishing a first path and a foot-slider guide means establishing a second pAth separate from the first path.

3. The apparatus of claim 2 in which the track guide means for the foot-slider means includes a longitudinal track guide supporting the foot-slider carriage and establishing the second path.

4. The apparatus of claim 3 in which the track guide means for the handrail carriage includes a longitudinally extending rail supporting the handrail carriage.

5. The apparatus of claim 4 and comprising means for adjusting the drag between the handrail carriage and said longitudinally extending rail supporting said handrail carriage.

6. The apparatus of claim 3 further including means for adjusting the drag between the foot-slider carriage and the track guide member.

7. The apparatus of claim 1 further including interconnecting cable means connected to said handrail carriage means and said foot-slider carriage means, the cable means extending substantially parallel with said paths.

8. The apparatus of claim 7 in which one longitudinal terminal end of the cable loop is adjacent to one terminal end of the guide rail means and the other longitudinal terminal end of the cable loop is adjacent to the other terminal end of the guide rail means.

9. The apparatus of claim 8 further including means for adjusting the drag tension on said cable.

10. The apparatus of claim 9 further including wheel means secured at one longitudinal end to facilitate movement of the apparatus when not in use for exercising.

11. The apparatus of claim 10 further including support base means for balancing the apparatus in a vertical position.

12. The apparatus of claim 8 in which the means for adjusting the drag tension include a pressure pad adapted to engage the cable means to establish a drag on said cable and adjustment means engaging said pressure pad for adjusting the degree of desired drag.

13. The apparatus of claim 7 in which the track guide means includes a laterally spaced longitudinal extending rail supporting the handrail carriage, the rail extending parallel with said longitudinal runs.

14. The apparatus of claim 7 in which the cable means is trained about a pair of longitudinally spaced terminals, said cable means establishing a pair of longitudinal runs with the handrail carriage means connected to one of said runs of the cable and the foot-slider carriage connected to the other of said runs.

15. The apparatus of claim 7 in which the track guide means for the foot-slider carriage means includes a longitudinally extending rail for supporting the foot-slider carriage means.

16. The apparatus of claim 1 further including pressure-adjustment means for adjusting the drag force of at least one carriage means with the track guide means.

17. Apparatus as claimed in claim 1 wherein the height of said handgrasps is adjustable.