Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
482127000 | Torsion type resister | 24 |
20100056348 | Portable Mountable Upper-Body Exercise Device - An exercise apparatus includes a handle bar and a resistance assembly, coupled to the handle bar. The resistance assembly includes a housing having first and second opposed parts, and permitting movement of the handle bar about a rotational axis upon applying force to the handle bar. A resistance mechanism resists movement of the handle bar about the rotational axis. A screw, mounted lengthwise along the rotational axis, and engaging a threaded receptacle, adjustably compresses the spacing between the housing parts and modifies resistance to movement of the handle bar. One of the screw and the receptacle is coupled to an adjustment knob setting a user-defined resistance. A clamp, coupled to the housing, removably attaches the exterior of the first housing part to a member. A user grasps the handle bar and moves it by applying force corresponding to the resistance setting. The clamp can be utilized without operating the knob. | 03-04-2010 |
20100062915 | HEALTH AND FITNESS DEVICE - A health and fitness device is described, which may be operated hands-free without requiring the user to remain in a single position. The health and fitness device includes a casing with multiple openings, multiple cables where an end of a cable is configured to detachably couple with an end of another cable, and a tension mechanism unit housed within the casing is configured to retract the multiple cables into the tension mechanism unit through the multiple openings. When the one cable is coupled to the other cable, the health and fitness device may be secured onto an object or the positioned on the body of the user and used for various practical applications such as self-massage. | 03-11-2010 |
20100210429 | RESISTANCE APPARATUS FOR A WAIST-TWISTING EXERCISER - A resistance apparatus for a waist-twisting exerciser wherein the resistance apparatus includes a spring and an adjuster with a pulley block. The adjuster is mounted on a swing element while the spring is fixed at a proper position of the swing element such that the spring is correctly engaged into the pulley block of the adjuster. In applying force to the swing element in motion, the spring may be pulled to create an effective exercise resistance force for increasing the exercise effect. Moreover, the position of the adjuster is adjustable for changing the tension of the spring. | 08-19-2010 |
20110111933 | RESISTANCE APPARATUS FOR EXERCISE DEVICES - A resistance apparatus for use with exercise devices includes an axle an outer housing for rotatably mounting the axle therein. At least one inner housing includes an opening for receiving the axle therethrough so that the inner housing is fixably mounted on the axle. The inner housing is rotatably mounted inside the outer housing to permit rotation of the inner housing along with the axle within the outer housing. At least a first tensioned member is disposed within the inner housing. The first tensioned member includes a first end and a second end. The first end of the tensioned member engages an engagement area of the inner housing. The second end of the tensioned member engages an engagement area of the outer housing. The tensioned member creates a rotational restoring force between the inner housing and the outer housing. | 05-12-2011 |
20110136634 | PORTABLE EXERCISE APPARATUS AND METHOD - The improved exercise apparatus comprises a housing assembly having first and second arm members. The apparatus may be used to perform a variety of full body exercises generally by moving the first and second arms about an axial stem of the housing assembly. In one embodiment, the arm members rotate or pivot about the axial stem. A tension assembly provides resistance to the movement of the arm members while a positioning assembly allows the arm members to be positioned and secured in various positions relative to one another. One or more handle attachments may be provided to allow the apparatus to be grasped or used in various ways. A method of training various portions of the body with the apparatus is also provided herein. | 06-09-2011 |
20110172068 | RESISTANCE TRAINING DEVICE - The resistance training device includes a pair of adjustment rails attached to a door frame by at least two mounting blocks. An adjustable exercise platform includes a slidable carriage riding on the adjustment rails to adjustably set the height of the exercise platform. The exercise platform includes a pair of oppositely disposed cavities for receiving resistance blocks. The resistance block provides a predetermined amount of exercise resistance and is interchangeable with other resistance blocks to vary the resistance. A pair of pectoral, butterfly handles are insertably mounted bores in the support block and the resistance block to allow the user to perform butterfly exercises. The resistance training device is easy to assemble/disassemble for storage or transport. | 07-14-2011 |
20110190102 | HEALTH AND FITNESS DEVICE - A health and fitness device is described, which may be operated hands-free without requiring the user to remain in a single position. The health and fitness device S includes a casing with multiple openings, multiple cables where an end of a cable is configured to detachably couple with an end of another cable, and a tension mechanism unit housed within the casing is configured to retract the multiple cables into the tension mechanism unit through the multiple openings. When the one cable is coupled to the other cable, the health and fitness device may be secured onto an object or the positioned on the body of the user and used for various practical applications such as self-massage. | 08-04-2011 |
20110287910 | Upper Body Exercise Apparatus for Stationary Bike - An upper body exercise apparatus includes a spring positioned in a housing interior area. First and second cables have respective first ends operatively coupled to the spring and respective second ends extending away from the housing. Respective movements of the first and second cables away from the housing cause the spring to move toward a biased configuration. The exercise apparatus includes a transmission configured such that an outward movement of the first cable in the absence of an outward movement of the second cable causes all of the springs resistance to be transmitted to the first cable, an outward movement of the second cable in the absence of movement of the first cable causes all of the spring's resistance to be transmitted to the second cable, and an outward movement by both cables causes the spring's resistance to be distributed equally between the first and second cables. | 11-24-2011 |
20120184419 | SLIMMING MACHINE - A slimming machine, comprising U-shaped left and right arm tubes and resiliently retractable mechanisms that are attached to the two ends thereof, in which each resiliently retractable mechanism includes an inner joint cover, an outer joint cover and a torsion spring, left and right splice sleeves that are fixed on the respective inner and outer joint covers are connected with inner chambers of the joint covers, the outer joint cover can be rotationally mounted on the inner joint cover via a connecting shaft, the torsion spring is sheathed on the connecting shaft with one end disposed in the left splice sleeve and the other end in the right splice sleeve, and the left and right splice sleeves are fixed on the respective left and right arm tubes. Such structure is simple, reasonable, easy to operate, cost effective, and meanwhile it has excellent fitness effects. | 07-19-2012 |
20120245003 | RESISTANCE DEVICE FOR FITNESS AND BODYBUILDING EQUIPMENT - A resistance device for use with an exercise machine includes an arbor member structured to be rotatably coupled with respect to the exercise machine. The arbor member having a first end and an opposite second end. The resistance device further having a first hub coupled to the arbor member, the hub having a contact portion of variable radius; a cord member having a first end and an opposite second end, the first end being coupled to the arbor member at or about the first hub, the cord member wound about the first hub at the contact portion; an elastic element having a first end and an opposite second end, the first end being coupled to the second end of the cord member and the second end being structured to be coupled to a point fixed relative to the exercise machine; a second hub coupled to the arbor member, the second hub being structured to be coupled to a user actuatable member; and an adjustment mechanism coupled to the first hub, the adjustment mechanism being adapted selectively to vary the radius of the contact portion of the first hub. | 09-27-2012 |
20130123076 | PERSONAL TRAINING DEVICE - The invention relates to a personal training device that prevents the need for complex gym apparatus, said novel simple and portable device enabling the user to carry out various types of exercise anywhere, in a simple and comfortable manner. | 05-16-2013 |
20130267395 | PORTABLE JOINTS AND MUSCLE PHYSICAL THERAPY EQUIPMENT - The therapeutic equipment according to the present invention is designed to heal and strengthen the joints and muscle in the body. The equipment comprises a plastic material molded bottom base and a plastic material molded top base which is connected to the bottom base by a swivel allowing both clockwise and counterclockwise rotational movements while an individual placing their hand or foot into and applying force within the holster that is mounted on top of the top base. The equipment comprises resistance bands and adjustable resistance levers to adjust for the desired resistance force. The equipment is light weight and small in size and thus is portable. Both the top base and bottom base can be manufactured by plastic molding process and thus is easy for manufacturing and economic in production cost. | 10-10-2013 |
20130303345 | EXERCISE APPARATUS FOR RETROFITTING TO SWIVEL CHAIRS ON CASTORS - According to certain aspects, the invention includes a limb-exercising system for coupling (i.e., attaching, retrofitting) to or manufacturing with the swivel chair. The limb-exercising system includes a rigid framework, at least one limb-exercising unit, a force resistor and a cable. The rigid framework includes at least one chair coupler that couples the rigid framework with the swivel chair (e.g., so that the limb-exercising apparatus is disposed underneath the chair leg base), such that the relative movement between the rigid framework and the swivel chair is minimal. The rigid framework is coupled with the limb-exercising unit and with the force resistor, which in turn is coupled with the limb-exercising unit via the cable. The limb-exercising unit is operative to provide movement exercise for at least one muscle group of the body of a user. | 11-14-2013 |
20140121078 | Exercise Machine Tension System - An exercise machine tension system for improving functionality and linear resistance of a Pilates machine. The exercise machine tension system generally includes an exercise machine including a carriage slidably positioned thereon. A plurality of tension units are connected between the exercise machine and the carriage for creating linear resistance as the carriage is drawn in a first direction and reverting the carriage back to its original position absent application of force. Each tension unit includes a housing, a reel rotatably positioned within the housing, a torsion spring secured to the reel, and a flexible member wound around the reel and extending out of the housing. The housing is secured to the exercise machine and the distal end of the flexible member is secured to the carriage. | 05-01-2014 |
20140162852 | MINI WAVE EXERCISE MACHINE - An exerciser machine applicable for strengthening a user's muscles via wave like movements is described. The exerciser can include a base assembly a resilience member and a seat pan. The seat pan may be rotatably attached to the base assembly via the resilience member. The seat pan may have a seat protrusion movably attached to a top end of the resilience member. The base assembly may have a base protrusion to secure a bottom end of the resilience member. A separation distance between the seat protrusion and the base protrusion along an axis of the resilience member can allow the resilience member to distort along the separation distance to provide resilience force with movement of the seat pan. The resilience force can allow exercising a user's body via the movement of the seat pan. | 06-12-2014 |
20140274603 | Exercise Device - An exercise device is provided. The exercise device has an upper bar and lower bar pivotally joined together by a spring housing. The bars resist movement towards each other by the force of a spring within the spring housing. The exercise device is configured to be mounted under a chair such that it may be utilized while a user is seated in the chair. | 09-18-2014 |
20150360072 | EXERCISE APPARATUS FOR RETROFITTING TO SWIVEL CHAIRS ON CASTORS - A limb-exercising apparatus for coupling to a swivel chair, the swivel chair includes a plurality of chair legs that define a chair leg base that has an underside, the limb-exercising apparatus comprising a rigid framework that includes at least one chair coupler that couples said rigid framework with said underside of said chair leg base, such that said rigid framework is disposed underneath said chair leg base, and such that the relative movement between said rigid framework and said swivel chair is minimal; at least one limb-exercising unit, coupled with said rigid framework, each one of said at least one limb-exercising unit is operative to provide movement exercise for at least one muscle group of a body of a user; a force resistor coupled with said rigid framework and with said at least one limb-exercising unit, said force resistor providing resistance to movement of said at least one limb-exercising unit; and a cable that couples between said at least one limb-exercising unit and said force resistor. | 12-17-2015 |
20150367173 | UPPER AND LOWER BODY MULTI-PRESS EXERCISE MACHINE - A machine for concurrently performing pressing motions with the hands and feet, the machine having a base having front and back ends, two or more user supports, at least one lower body user support with an engagement means for the user's feet and at least one upper body user support with an engagement means for the user's hands. The upper body user support and lower body user support move fore and aft on opposing ends of the base frame and at least one of the upper body user supports and at least one of the lower body user supports cooperate with one another to move in opposing fore and aft movement patterns during operation of the machine. | 12-24-2015 |
20160016038 | Abdominal twist exercise device - An abdominal twist exercise device includes a device frame, front and rear rotational axles, a main handle bar, a rotation converter, an adjustable gear, a disengaging lever, a weight, a weight bar, a support rail, a safety handle bar, rotation counters, and a user platform, such that when the main handle bar rotates to one side, the user platform rotates to an opposing side. A rotation converter can include a front chain sprocket, an intermediate rotational axle, an intermediate chain sprocket, a roller chain, an intermediate gear, a rear gear; or a front belt sprocket, a rear belt sprocket, and a twisted belt, connecting the sprockets. Optionally, the front and rear axles can be telescoping. | 01-21-2016 |
20160045776 | TORSION BAR - A torsion bar includes a housing and at least one inner core. The housing has a receiving space, two opposite fixing grooves defined a sidewall of the housing and communicating with the receiving space, and a plurality of strips positioned at outer surface thereof. The inner core is received in the receiving space, and comprises two opposite fixing elements corresponding to the fixing grooves. Each of the fixing elements including a plurality of first protruding portions located at a side end thereof to facilitate that user disengages the inner core from the housing, and a plurality of second protruding portions located at a surface thereof adjacent to the side end to prevent the inner core from disengaging accidently from the housing. A cross-section of the receiving space is similar to a cross-section of the inner core. | 02-18-2016 |
20160074689 | Rotational Forearm Exercise Apparatus - A rotational forearm exercise apparatus including a pair of bar members rotationally connected endwise together at a midpoint. Each of the pair of bar members is rotational relative the other against action of a compressive spring member disposed around a threaded bolt member interior to at least one of the pair of bar members. Rotation of each of the pair of bar members in a first direction relative one another forces travel of a threaded washer along the length of the threaded bolt member toward the midpoint whereby the spring member is compressed. Rotation of each of the pair of bar members in a second direction relative one another forces travel of the washer along the length of the threaded bolt member away from the midpoint whereby the spring member is decompressed. Force required to rotate the pair of bar members is thus increasable and decreasable. | 03-17-2016 |
20160114205 | GYMNASTIC MACHINE - A gymnastic machine ( | 04-28-2016 |
20160250513 | ROCKING ROLLER EXERCISER | 09-01-2016 |
20160375293 | Aerobic and anaerobic device system for video game platforms. - A system of exercise for video game platforms comprising of a (variable) winding device of an elastic strap that is mounted on an exercise machine connecting to a video game controller. By adding an elastic strap on a video game controller it makes it heavier, but provides balance on an exercise machine. Most exercise machines have adjustable resistance, said winding device adjusts resistance on said video game controller. | 12-29-2016 |