Exercise device with stretchable elastomeric line
AssigneeLeroy R. Perry, Jr.
InventorsCraig Wallenbrock, Leroy R. Perry, Jr.
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Abstract
Exercise apparatus comprises (a) elongated, flexible, and yieldably stretchable elastomeric tubing, (b) first and second connections respectively attached to opposite end sections of said tubing, one of said connections connectible to a restraint, (c) and a harness attached to the second connection, the harness being flexible for releasable attachment to a portion of the human body, (d) whereby said body portion may be displaced in selected modes against resistance imposed by yieldable stretching of said tubing to controllably tension muscles associated with said body portion.
Claims9
Exercise apparatus, comprising
- (a) an elongated, flexible, and yieldable stretchable elastomeric means having opposite ends,
- (b) each end of said means being folded back upon itself so as to form a loop,
- (c) two elongated flexible members, one at each said end, each member folded back on itself to define strands having the free ends thereof fastening the free end of the folded back portion of the elastomeric means so as to secure said loop formation and with the strands passing therethrough,
- (d) each loop of the flexible members so formed being looped through a respective ring of a pivoting snap hook,
- (e) and harness means in the form of a belt, said belt being folded back on itself with the folded back portion having loop means formed therewith, one free end of the belt having ring means with the other free end looped through the ring means and folded back on itself to be fastened by fastening means whereby the belt can be placed around different sized body members and adjustably fastened thereto by said fastening means and the loop means on said belt being releasably joined to either snap hook, with the other snap hook being releasably joined as desired to any exterior support structure.
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