Removably mountable pulse rate monitoring system
First Claim
1. A removably mountable pulse rate monitoring system, comprising:
- a tubular member having at least one electrode disposed on an outer side surface thereof, said tubular member having an interior space and first and second interior side surface which define an access opening for accessing said interior space, said access opening longitudinally extending along the length of said tubular member; and
a pulse rate monitor electrically connected to said at least one electrode disposed on said tubular member;
wherein said first interior side surface is movable, relative to said second interior side surface, between a first position in which said first and second interior side surfaces engage each other and said access opening is closed and a second position in which said first and second interior side surfaces are spaced apart from each other and said access opening is open.
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Abstract
A removably mountable pulse rate monitoring system and an associated exercise machine. The pulse rate monitoring system includes first, second and third housings, each configured for removable attachment to a support bar system of the exercise machine. Supportably mounted within the first housing is a pulse rate calculation circuit and a display, coupled to the pulse rate calculation circuit, for displaying a pulse rate determined by the pulse rate calculation circuit. A first electrode is supportably mounted by the second housing and a second electrode is supportably mounted by the third housing. The first and second electrodes transmits data used to determine the pulse rate of a user of the exercise machine when the electrodes are grasped by the user. Preferably, each of the second and third housings are configured as generally tubular sidewalls having an outer surface on which the electrode is mounted, an inner surface which defines an interior space, a first side surface which extends along the length of the first sidewall and a second side surface which extends along the length of the first sidewall. The housing is deformable to space the first and second side surfaces apart from each other to define an access aperture which extends along the length of the sidewall. The access aperture defined by the first and second side surfaces of the sidewall enable the housing to be place over the support structure at a desired location.
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26 Claims
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1. A removably mountable pulse rate monitoring system, comprising:
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a tubular member having at least one electrode disposed on an outer side surface thereof, said tubular member having an interior space and first and second interior side surface which define an access opening for accessing said interior space, said access opening longitudinally extending along the length of said tubular member; and a pulse rate monitor electrically connected to said at least one electrode disposed on said tubular member; wherein said first interior side surface is movable, relative to said second interior side surface, between a first position in which said first and second interior side surfaces engage each other and said access opening is closed and a second position in which said first and second interior side surfaces are spaced apart from each other and said access opening is open. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A pulse rate monitoring system, comprising:
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a tubular member having at least one electrode disposed on an outer side surface thereof, said tubular member being openable along its length; and a pulse rate monitor electrically connected to said at least one electrode disposed on said tubular member; wherein said tubular member further comprises; a first part having an outwardly curved top surface, an inwardly curved bottom surface and first and second side surfaces; a second part having an outwardly curved top surface, an inwardly curved bottom surface and first and second side surfaces; said first side surface of said first part pivotably mounted to said first side surface of said second part; said first part pivotable, relative to said second part, from a first position in which said second side surface of said first part engages said second side surface of said second part and said first and second parts collectively form an open ended tube having a first length and an interior area defined by said bottom surfaces of said first and second parts to a second position in which said second side surface of said first part is spaced apart from said second side surface of said second part to define an access opening through which a bar having a second length greater than said first length may be inserted. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6)
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7. For an exercise machine having a support bar system comprised of at least one support bar positioned for grasping by a user of said exercise machine while exercising, a pulse rate monitoring system, comprising:
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a pulse rate calculation circuit; a display, coupled to said pulse rate calculation circuit, for displaying a pulse rate determined by said pulse rate calculation circuit; said pulse rate calculation circuit and said display supportably mounted by a first housing configured for removable attachment to said support bar system; a first electrode coupled to said pulse rate calculation circuit; a second electrode coupled to said pulse rate calculation circuit; said first and second electrodes transmitting data used to determine said pulse rate of said user to said pulse rate calculation circuit when said first and second electrodes are grasped by said user; said first electrode supportably mounted by a second housing configured for removable attachment to said support bar system; and said second electrode supportably mounted by a third housing configured for removable attachment to said support bar system. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An exercise machine, comprising:
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a platform; a support frame mounted to said platform; and a pulse rate monitoring system mounted to said support frame, said pulse rate monitoring system comprising; a pulse rate calculation circuit; a display, coupled to said pulse rate calculation circuit, for displaying a pulse rate determined by said pulse rate calculation circuit; said pulse rate calculation circuit and said display supportably mounted by a first housing configured for removable attachment to said support frame; a first electrode coupled to said pulse rate calculation circuit; a second electrode coupled to said pulse rate calculation circuit; said first and second electrodes transmitting data used to determine said pulse rate of said user to said pulse rate calculation circuit when said first and second electrodes are grasped by said user; said first electrode supportably mounted by a second housing configured for removable attachment to said support frame; and said second electrode supportably mounted by a third housing configured for removable attachment to said support frame. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18. A pulse rate monitoring system, comprising:
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a first part having an outer side surface on which at least one electrode is disposed; a second part; a pulse rate monitor electrically connected to said at least one electrode disposed on said first part; said first part pivotably mounted to said second part; said first part pivotable, relative to said second part, from a first position in which said first and second parts collectively define a first open ended tube having a first length to a second position in which said first part is spaced apart from said second part to define a first access opening through which a bar having a second length, greater than said first length may be inserted. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for installing a pulse rate monitoring system onto an exercise machine having a support bar system, comprising the steps of:
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providing a first generally tubular insulative housing, said housing having an exterior side surface, an interior side surface which defines a generally cylindrical interior passageway and a normally closed access aperture which extends between said exterior side surface and said interior side surface; mounting a first electrode onto said exterior side surface of said first housing; attaching said first housing to said support bar system such that a first length of said support bar system is received within said generally cylindrical interior passageway by opening said access aperture, passing said first length of said support bar system through said access aperture and closing said access aperture. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26)
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