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US 2006/0223677 A1Published application
Hand Exerciser
AssigneePower-Web International, Inc.
InventorSteven Trent
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Abstract
A new and improved method and apparatus for exercising the hand is disclosed herein. A stretchable web, with an array of spaced apertures is molded over a rigid frame. The web has multiple portions, wherein each portion is made of a different material with different resistance levels.
Claims19
1-17. (canceled)
A hand-held exercise apparatus comprising:
- a rigid frame;
- a resiliently deformable web tensioned to the frame, the web being comprised of an array of apertures sized to accommodate human fingers, wherein the web has at least a first portion and at least a second portion, wherein the first portion is made of a first material and the second portion is made of a second material, wherein the first material has a different resistance level than the second material, wherein the web is a single sheet of material.
A method for exercising, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a web with at least a first portion and at least a second portion, wherein the first portion is made of a first material and the second portion is made of a second material, wherein the first material has a different resistance level than the second material, wherein the web is a single sheet of material;
- molding the web onto a substantially rigid hand-held frame;
- inserting associated fingers into apertures;
- pulling the web toward an associated body;
- and,
- releasing the tension on the web.
3 more elements
A hand-held exercise apparatus comprising:
- a rigid frame, the frame being capable of being hand-held;
- a resiliently deformable web tensioned to the frame, the web being comprised of an array of apertures sized to accommodate human fingers, wherein the web has at least a first portion and at least a second portion, wherein the first portion is made of a first material and the second portion is made of a second material, wherein the first material has a different elasticity modulus than the second material, wherein the web is a single sheet of material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.