Buoyant exercise device for use in a water environment
OwnerBarbara J. Huttnerinventor
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Abstract
An exercise device for use in water includes a flotation member having upper and lower inflatable chambers for surrounding the appendage of a user. A mechanism is disposed about the flotation member intermediate the chambers for adjustably securing the device about the user's appendage. Finally, a clamping device is provided for maintaining the securing mechanism in its selected adjustable position about the user's appendage and is releasably movable along the securing mechanism to adjust and tighten the securing mechanism about the flotation member.
Claims17
An exercise device for use in water comprising:
- generally cylindrical flotation means having upper and lower inflatable chambers for surrounding the appendage of a user, said flotation means having a substantially cylindrical band portion intermediate said upper and lower chambers which is noninflatable and which is generally in contact with the user's appendage substantially throughout the entire length thereof;
- means disposed about said band portion for adjustably securing said device about said appendage;
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- clamp means for maintaining said securing means in its selected adjustable position and being releasably movable along said securing means to adjust and tighten said securing means about said flotation means.
A device for providing muscular resistance to exercise motions by a user wearing said device in water comprising:
- a generally cylindrical, inflatable flotation member adapted for positioning about an appendage of a user to provide resistance to movement of said appendage in water, said flotation member having a substantially cylindrical band portion which is noninflatable and which is generally in contact with the user's appendage substantially throughout the entire length thereof;
- a cord disposed about said flotation member for securing and tightening said band portion about said appendage, said cord being substantially out of contact with the user's appendage;
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- quick release clamp means for securing and adjustably tightening said cord about said band portion and adapted for quick release and adjustment along said cord.
In an exercise device for use in water wherein the device has a generally cylindrical inflatable flotation member adapted to surround the appendage of a user, said flotation member having a substantially cylindrical band portion which is noninflatable and which is generally in contact with the user's appendage substantially throughout the entire length thereof and means disposed about said band portion for adjustably securing and tightening said flotation member about the user's appendage, the improvement comprising a unitary cord member disposed about said band portion substantially out of contact with the user's appendage, and spring biased clamp means releasably secured to said cord for movement therealong to tighten and hold said cord about said band portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.