Torso building exercise machine
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1. A torso building exercise machine comprising:
- (a) a stationary base means;
(b) a horizontally disposed rotatable turntable means mounted generally centrally of said base means, said turntable means having a single degree of freedom about its vertical axis;
(c) means for holding a selectively variable amount of liquid located near the periphery of said turntable means, including means restricting the extent of flow of liquid therein when said turntable means is being rotated;
(d) an upright handhold means mounted on said base means.
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Abstract
The present invention is a torso building exercise machine including the following elements: (a) a stationary base; (b) a horizontally disposed rotatable turntable mounted generally centrally of the base, the turntable having a single degree of freedom about its vertical axis; (c) at least one tank-like compartment for holding an adjustable amount of liquid located near the periphery of the turntable; and (d) an upright stationary stanchion mounted on the base, the stanchion carrying an array of horizontal handholds at various vertical levels and selectively grippable by a person while performing various torso twisting exercises on the turntable.
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1. A torso building exercise machine comprising:
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(a) a stationary base means; (b) a horizontally disposed rotatable turntable means mounted generally centrally of said base means, said turntable means having a single degree of freedom about its vertical axis; (c) means for holding a selectively variable amount of liquid located near the periphery of said turntable means, including means restricting the extent of flow of liquid therein when said turntable means is being rotated; (d) an upright handhold means mounted on said base means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A torso building exercise machine comprising
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(b) a horizontally disposed rotatable turntable means mounted generally centrally of said base means, said turntable means having a single degree of freedom about its vertical axis; (c) means for holding a selectively variable amount of liquid located near the periphery of said turntable means, wherein said means for holding a selectively variable amount of liquid comprises a single tank-like compartment arranged peripherally around said turntable means, said tank-like compartment having a movable gate means rotatably mounted therein to control the extent of flow of liquid in said comparment when said turntable is being rotated; and (d) an upright handhold means mounted on said base means. - View Dependent Claims (7)
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8. A torso building exercise machine comprising:
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(a) a stationary base means; (b) a horizontally disposed rotatable turntable means mounted generally centrally of said base means, said turntable means having a single degree of freedom about its vertical axis; (c) tank means arranged near-edge around said turntable means for holding a substantial amount of liquid increasing the inertia of the turntable means, and including means restricting the extent of flow of liquid therein when the turntable means is being rotated; and (d) a single upright stationary stanchion means mounted on said base means, said stanchion means carrying a continuous, wide, curvilinear array of horizontally-extending handhold means at various vertical levels at one side of said turntable means, said handhold being selectively grippable by a person with arms forwardly extended while performing various torso twisting exercises on the turntable means. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A torso building exercise machine comprising:
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(a) a stationary base means; (b) a horizontally disposed rotatable turntable means mounted generally centrally of said base means, said turntable means having a single degree of freedom about its vertical axis; (c) tank means arranged near-edge around said turntable means for holding a substantial amount of liquid increasing the inertia of the turntable means, wherein said tank means comprises a single tank-like compartment located near the periphery of said turntable means, said tank-like compartment having a movable gate means rotatably mounted therein to control the relative flow of liquid in said compartment when said turntable is being rotated; and (d) a single upright stationary stanchion means mounted on said base means, said stanchion means carrying a continuous, wide, curvilinear array of horizontally-extending handhold means at various vertical levels at one side of said turntable means, said handhold being selectively grippable by a person with arms forwardly extended while performing various torso twisting exercises on the turntable means. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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