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Exercising device for the fingers, wrist and forearm

  • US 4,310,154 A
  • Filed: 04/21/1980
  • Issued: 01/12/1982
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/21/1980
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An exercising device for the fingers, wrist and forearm comprising(a) an elongated rigid body having forward and rearward ends,(b) said body being arranged to receive a person'"'"'s wrist and a substantial portion of the forearm and including means arranged to anchor it thereon with said forward end disposed in approximately the area of the person'"'"'s wrist and with said rearward end disposed a substantial distance from the wrist but short of the elbow,(c) said anchor means having spaced arm anchor points one of which is arranged to extend over a person'"'"'s arm adjacent the wrist on the side of the arm opposite from the palm of the hand and the other of which is arranged to extend under a person'"'"'s arm on the same side of the arm as the palm of the hand,(d) lever means pivotally attached at one of its ends adjacent the forward end of the body on a transverse axis,(e) laterally extending finger engaging means on the other end of said lever means arranged for engagement with the palm side of the fingers,(f) and spring means operatively connected between said body and said arm means,(g) said spring means urging said arm means to a rest position which is angular to the longitudinal plane of said body and resisting rotation of said arm means toward a direction in longitudinal alignment with said body,(h) said finger engaging means and its normal positioning by said spring means requiring a person when anchoring the arm and wrist to said body and positioning the palm side of the finger tips on said finger engaging means to bend the wrist backward,(i) said finger engaging means being spaced outwardly on said lever means from said pivot means such that with the fingers in straightened condition only the finger tips of the person'"'"'s hand engage said finger engaging means,(j) whereby a person desiring to exercise the fingers, wrist and forearm anchors the arm to said body with the fingers engaged with said finger engaging means and the wrist bent backward and then forces said lever means against said spring means in a pivotal movement toward longitudinal alignment with said body with the finger tips in engagement with said finger engaging means and the fingers always remaining in straightened condition.

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