Dynamic variable resistance dual circling exercise method and device

• US 7,789,816 B2
• Filed: 04/24/2008
• Issued: 09/07/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 07/17/2004
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Mark Howard Krietzman
• Original Assignee: Mark Howard Krietzman
• Inventors: Krietzman, Mark Howard
• Primary Examiner(s): DONNELLY, JEROME W
• Application Number:
  US12/109,311
• Publication Number:
  US 20080312052A1
• Time in Patent Office: 866 Days
• Field of Search: 482/8, 482/63, 482/148, 482/118, 482/119, 482/57, 482/139, 482/142, 482/1, 128/904
• US Class Current: 482/139
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2022/0035 Upper limbs performing together the same movement, e.g. on a single support element
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2022/0041 one hand moving independently from the other hand, i.e. there is no link between the movements of the hands
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2022/0617 with separate crank axis for each limb, e.g. being separately adjustable or non parallel
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2022/0623 Cranks of adjustable length
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/0051 using eddy currents induced in moved elements, e.g. by permanent magnets
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/0053 using alternators or dynamos
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/225 with flywheels
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 22/0002 involving an exercising of arms for strengthening the upper limbs A63B23/12
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 22/0005 with particular movement of the arms provided by handles moving otherwise than pivoting about a horizontal axis parallel to the body-symmetrical-plane
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 22/0605 performing a circular movement, e.g. ergometers
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 22/0694 without integral seat, e.g. portable mini ergometers being placed in front of a chair, on a table or on a bed
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2208/0204 Standing on the feet
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2208/0214 Kneeling
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2208/0233 in 90/90 position, like on a chair
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2208/0252 supine
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/30 Speed
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/36 Speed measurement by electric or magnetic parameters
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2230/00 Measuring physiological parameters of the user

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a method and device for exercise comprising having two bases each supporting a pivoting arm with a grip attached thereto with a rotating hub attached to each pivoting arm (wherein each hub has a magnetically attractive region thereon and each pivoting arm is movable around 360 degrees). Placing a movable magnetic device in close proximity to each hub (wherein moving the magnetic device will vary the magnetic field being applied to the hub), placing a user grasping the grips (between the bases) and moving the grips around a guided circular pathway and varying the magnetic field being applied to each hub, thereby adjusting the resistance being exercised with, during movement of the grip around one revolution.

Claims

1. A method of exercise comprising:

providing two supported pivoting arms each with a grip attached thereto;

providing a rotating hub attached to each pivoting arm at a common pivot wherein each hub has a magnetically attractive region thereon and each pivoting arm and attached hub is rotatably movable around said common pivot 360 degrees;

each hub being divided into radially spaced zones, with discrete identifiers on each zones;

providing a movable magnetic device in close proximity to each hub wherein moving the magnetic device varies the magnetic field being applied to the hub'"'"'s defined zone or zones;

placing a user between the arms;

positioning said pivoting arm and attached hub in relation to said magnetic field within a predetermined zone;

the user grasping the grips and moving the grips at least once around a 360 degree guided circular pathway; and

varying the magnetic field applied to the defined zones on the hubs at least once during movement of each arm around said 360 degree guided circular pathway.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the variation of the magnetic field is determined at least in part from action data in a LUT wherein said action data includes a measurement of at least one of time between two or more zones, difference between the rate the zones of each hubs are moving when the hubs are moving in same direction, difference between the rate the zones of each hubs are moving when the hubs are moving in different directions, and rate of movement between a group of zones.

3. The method of claim 2 wherein the variation of the magnetic field is determined at least in part from sensor data provided from machine readable data measuring action data during exercise wherein said machine readable data read by the sensor is at least one of color, texture, glyphs, bar codes, spaced magnets, IR tags, and RF tags.

4. The method of claim 2 wherein the variation of the magnetic field is determined by, in addition to action data, at least in part from personal state data provided from one or more physical state sensors.

5. The method of claim 1 the method further comprising the guided circular pathway includes moving the grips at least one of below the user'"'"'s thighs and behind the user'"'"'s front.

6. The method of claim 2 wherein the LUT is constructed at least in part from a user test.