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Canoe paddling exercise machine

  • US 4,940,227 A
  • Filed: 11/27/1989
  • Issued: 07/10/1990
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/27/1989
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A canoe paddling exercise machine comprising a longitudinal frame;

  • a flywheel mounted on said frame;

    a seat on said frame on which a human subject is positioned for exercise, simulating canoe paddling motion by stroking an elongated handle against resistance on one or the other side of said frame, a flexible cord that attaches to said elongated handle, a pulley arm positioned at a front end of said longitudinal frame having an outer pulley over which said cord passes to said handle, and an inner pulley over which said cord passes from the outer pulley towards said flywheel;

    means connected with said cord, said flywheel and said frame for rotating said flywheel in one direction when said handle is stroked aftward to provide resistance to said subject, and to retract said cord towards said flywheel when said handle is recovered forward between strokes; and

    an axial pivot positioned on a forward end of said frame to permit said pulley arm to swing about a fore-and aft axis so that the outer pulley follows motion of the handle from one side of the frame to the other to produce a resistance during stroking of the handle that is directed substantially parallel to the frame axis, while the inner pulley remains positioned so that the cord passing therefrom towards said flywheel remains substantially in a predetermined path regardless of the position of the swingable pulley arm.

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