Arm and upper torso exercise device

• US 6,872,174 B2
• Filed: 05/27/2003
• Issued: 03/29/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 05/27/2003
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Tony Benach
• Original Assignee: Tony Benach
• Inventors: Benach, Anthony J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Yu, Justine R.
• Assistant Examiner(s): BAKER, LORI LYNN
• Application Number:
  US10/444,182
• Publication Number:
  US 20040242387A1
• Time in Patent Office: 672 Days
• Field of Search: 482/62, 482/907, 482/91, 482/140, 482/38, 482/126, 482/121, 482/122
• US Class Current: 482/121
• 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 21/026 Bars; Tubes; Leaf springs A63B21/023 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/045 having torsion or bending or flexion element
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2209/023 Long, oriented fibres, e.g. wound filaments, woven fabrics, mats

Abstract

A flexible main member of tubular shape is provided with handgrips at its end segments enabling the user to exercise certain muscles by repeated manual flexing of the tube. The tube is of a fiber reinforced synthetic material. A cushion is affixed medially of the tube for contact with the user'"'"'s body during use of the device.

Claims

1. A flexible tubular stretching device for exercising a person'"'"'s upper torso and arm muscles consisting of:

A main body having a linear configuration extending substantially the length of said device, said main body comprising a multi-ply electrically insulated composite of continuous plastic fiber reinforcements in an epoxy resin matrix, said body including alternating longitudinal and circumferential filament layers for maintaining high tensile and compressive flexural strength;

A pair of flexible handgrips affixed at opposite ends of said device, said handgrips having a molded resilient construction;

A cushion affixed to a medial segment of said device;

An adhesive injected into said cushion for retaining the placement of said cushion on said device.

2. The device claimed in claim 1 wherein said handgrips are each of a length having multiple segments, each of said segments of a length to receive a user'"'"'s hand.