Portable exercise device

A portable device for exercising a person's arms or legs and arranged for releasable securement to the vertical edge of a door comprising a holder assembly, mounting means therefor and a pedal assembly, said pedal assembly comprising an axle having a pair of diametrically opposed arms mounted on opposite ends of said axle, with each of said arms including a pedal mounted thereon, each of said pedals being rotatable about an axis parallel to the longitudinal axis of said axle and including a surface having plural indentations configured to receive a person's fingers, said mounting means forming a clamping assembly comprising a base member having a rear face, a front face having legs projecting rearwardly therefrom, tensioning means, and frictional engagement means, said front face including a first horizontal recess, said tensioning means including a second horizontal recess disposed opposite to said first recess, said recesses defining a channel therebetween in which said frictional engagement means is located for mounting and supporting said pedal assembly for rotation about the longitudinal axis of said axle by the application of force to said pedals, said frictional engagement means coacting with the peripheral surface of said axle to provide resistance to the rotation of said pedal assembly about the longitudinal axis of said axle, with the amount of resistance being established by adjustment of said tensioning means, said mounting means releasably securing said device on the door with the rear face of said base member abutting the edge of the door and with portions of the door contiguous with said edge being clamped between said legs, whereupon the horizontal axle of the pedal assembly is parallel to the vertical edge and with each pedal being located on a respective side of the door.