Exercise device for use in microgravity environments
AssigneeHifi Black Limited
InventorJohn Kennett
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Abstract
A device including a first member for supporting a user; and a second member 14, attached to the first member, including a counterbalance portion. The first member and the second member are each moveable, and operable to slide with respect to each other in opposite directions, between a first position and a second position. The device can be operable such that between the first and second positions, the combined center of mass of the device 10 and its user remains substantially fixed. This serves to reduce the extent of forces and vibrations generated by use of the device on the object to which the device is located.
Claims23
A device for use in microgravity environments, the device comprising:
- a first member for supporting a user;
- a second member, attached to the first member, comprising a counterbalance portion;
- wherein the first member and the second member are each moveable, and operable to slide with respect to each other in opposite directions, between a first position and a second position, and
- wherein a mass of the counterbalance portion is variable for balancing a mass of the first member and a user with a mass of the second member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.