Exercise device
AssigneeOntel Products Corporation
InventorRoss Exley
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Abstract
The exercise device includes a wheel having a side and an axle assembly including an axle and a handle section extending from the axle outwardly of the sides of the wheel. A coil spring is situated within the wheel, surrounding the axle and is operably connected between the wheel and the axle such that the wheel and the axle can move relative to each other to alter the tension on said spring. The handle assembly also has a circular member situated proximate and parallel to the side of the wheel. The member is fixedly mounted to and radially extending from the axle such that the member and the axle move together as a unit. Accordingly, the wheel can move relative to the axle/member unit without irritating the user's hand gripping the handle section.
Claims22
An exercise device comprising:
- a wheel having a side;
- an axle assembly comprising an axle and a handle section extending from said axle outwardly of said wheel;
- and a coil spring situated within said wheel, surrounding said axle, and being operably connected between said wheel and said axle such that said wheel and said axle can move relative to each other to alter the tension on said spring, said handle assembly further comprising a member situated proximate said side of said wheel, fixedly mounted to and radially extending from said axle, such that said member and said axle move as a unit as said wheel moves relative to said axle.
An exercise device comprising:
- a wheel having first and second sides;
- an axle assembly comprising an axle and first and second handle sections extending from said axle outwardly of said wheel in different directions;
- and a coil spring situated within said wheel, surrounding said axle, and being operably connected between said wheel and said axle such that said wheel and said axle can move relative to each other to alter the tension on said spring, said handle assembly further comprising first and second members fixedly mounted to and radially extending from said axle at locations on opposite sides of said wheel such that said members and said axle move as a unit as said wheel moves relative to said axle.
A method for exercising using an exercise device including a wheel with a side, an axle assembly with a handle section, a coil spring connected between the wheel and the axle such that the wheel and the axle can move relative to each other to alter the tension on the spring and a member fixedly mounted to and radially extending from the axle proximate the side of the wheel such that the member and the axle move together as a unit, the method comprising the steps of:
- (a) positioning the user on bended knees;
- (b) situating the device in front of the user such that the wheel frictionally engages a surface;
- (c) gripping the handle section with the user's hand at a point adjacent the member;
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- (d) extending the body of the user to move the device in a first direction relative to the surface so as to rotate the wheel relative to the gripped handle section and to the member so as to increase the tension on the spring without moving the member relative to the user's hand.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.