Swimming simulator
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1. A swimming simulator for providing a user with the exercise typically produced by swimming, comprising:
- support frame having a longitudinal axis resting on a foundation and supporting the torso of the user in a horizontal position at a distance above the foundation;
a pair of arm levers with a longitudinal axis and being extendable from a front part of said support frame, said arm levers including a pair of grip handles adapted to be seized by the user'"'"'s hands and extending transversely from the longitudinal axis of said arm levers, said grip handles being movable along a circular path against a first predetermined resistance;
a pair of leg levers extending from a rear part of said support frame in a position to contact the legs of the user, the end of each of said leg levers being movable in an arc about a rear pivot point at the other end, such movement being against a second predetermined resistance; and
at least one air pump means connected by a mechanical coupling to at least one of said pair of grip handles and said pair of leg levers for operating said air pump means and providing at least one of said first and second predetermined resistances.
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A swimming simulator provides a user with the exercise typically provided by swimming. This simulator includes a support frame from which arm and leg levers project. The arm levers are extendable from the front of the frame against the resistance of springs and are pivotable transversely to the frame. Grip handles at the ends of the arm levers are rotatable against another predetermined resistance. Also, the leg levers are movable in an arc against a further predetermined resistance.
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1. A swimming simulator for providing a user with the exercise typically produced by swimming, comprising:
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support frame having a longitudinal axis resting on a foundation and supporting the torso of the user in a horizontal position at a distance above the foundation; a pair of arm levers with a longitudinal axis and being extendable from a front part of said support frame, said arm levers including a pair of grip handles adapted to be seized by the user'"'"'s hands and extending transversely from the longitudinal axis of said arm levers, said grip handles being movable along a circular path against a first predetermined resistance; a pair of leg levers extending from a rear part of said support frame in a position to contact the legs of the user, the end of each of said leg levers being movable in an arc about a rear pivot point at the other end, such movement being against a second predetermined resistance; and at least one air pump means connected by a mechanical coupling to at least one of said pair of grip handles and said pair of leg levers for operating said air pump means and providing at least one of said first and second predetermined resistances. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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