Pull and release exercise device

• US 4,451,035 A
• Filed: 08/19/1982
• Issued: 05/29/1984
• Est. Priority Date: 08/19/1982
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Gossling Development Corporation
• Original Assignee: Gossling Development Corporation
• Inventors: Manzi, Joseph
• Primary Examiner(s): Apley, Richard J.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Coppens, Chris
• Application Number:
  US06/409,623
• Time in Patent Office: 649 Days
• Field of Search: 272/135-143, 272/67-68, 272/125-126
• US Class Current: 482/126
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/00043 Exercising devices consisting of a pair of user interfaces connected by flexible elements, e.g. two handles connected by elastic bands skipping ropes A63B5/20; resilient elements A63B21/02
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/02 using resilient force-resisters
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/023 Wound springs
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/026 Bars; Tubes; Leaf springs A63B21/023 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/045 having torsion or bending or flexion element

Abstract

A two handed exerciser of flexable metal rod having major and secondary coils at each end of elongated members, with reinforcing members to provide additional resistance, and with handgrips. A wide range of exercises are effected by pulling apart and bringing together the handgrips thereby inducing expansion in the secondary coils and compression in the major coils; the combined effect gives capacity to the device.

Claims

1. A hand held grymnastic devices for pull and pull-relaxation exercise comprising:

two elongated members, a pair of handgrips and two reinforcing members;

each of said two elongated members forming major and secondary coils,

said major coils being formed intermediate to the ends of each of said elongated members,

said secondary coils formed adjacent to and on opposite sides of said major coils,

said ends of said elongated members being joined to each other to form a continuous member,

each of said reinforcing members having means at their ends to engage said secondary coils,

said pair of handgrips adapted to receive the respective joined ends of said elongated members,

means located on said handgrips for receiving and securing said reinforcing member thereto,

means located on said handgrips for adding stability to the elongated members.