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US 3,945,637 AGranted
Exercise and massaging apparatus
OwnerLuther G. Simjianinventor
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Abstract
An exercise and massaging apparatus comprises a bicycle type apparatus with pedals. The motion imparted to the pedals is coupled to a massaging belt worn by the person using the apparatus. Angularly adjustable apparatus is provided to control the motion of the massaging belt and providing the massaging action. The massaging belt is connected to disks that are mechanically rotated. The belt ends are alternately pulled and relaxed during the rotations of the disks.
Claims10
An exercise and massaging apparatus comprising:
- a stationary support structure;
- pedal means including a first rotatable shaft for being operated by a person coupled to said support structure;
- a seat elevated from said structure disposed rearward of said pedal means for accommodating a person operating said pedal means;
- a massaging belt having massaging elements for engaging a body portion of a person operating said pedal means when said belt is worn by a person;
- a second rotatable shaft mounted for rotation about a substantially horizontal axis elevated from said support structure;
- means coupling said first and second shafts to one another for causing the rotation of said first shaft to be transferred to said second shaft;
- rotatable means coupled to said second shaft for rotation therewith, and
- means disposed on said rotatable means for coupling said belt to said rotatable means for causing said belt to be subjected to cyclic reciprocating side-to-side motion responsive to the rotation of said second rotatable shaft.
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An exercise and massaging apparatus comprising:
- a support structure;
- pedal means including a rotatable shaft for being operated on by a person coupled to said support structure;
- a seat elevated from said structure disposed rearwardly of said pedal means for accommodating a person operating said pedal means;
- a massaging belt having messaging elements for engaging a body portion of a person operating said pedal means when said belt is worn by a person;
- rotatable means mounted for rotation about a fixed center elevated from said support structure;
- means coupling the rotation of said rotatable shaft to said rotatable means, and
- further means coupling said belt to said rotatable means for causing responsive to the rotation of said rotatable means one end of said belt to be pulled while the other belt end is being paid out.
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An exercise and massaging apparatus comprising:
- a support structure;
- pedal means including a rotatable shaft for being operated by a person coupled to said support structure:
- a seat elevated from said structure disposed for accommodating the person operating said pedal means;
- a massaging belt having massaging elements for engaging a body portion of the person operating said pedal means when said belt is worn by such person;
- rotatable means mounted for rotation about a fixed center elevated from said support structure;
- means coupling the rotation of said rotatable shaft to said rotatable means, and
- means coupling said belt to said rotatable means for causing responsive to the rotation of said rotatable means one part of said belt to be pulled while the other part is being paid out.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.