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US 5,314,390 AGranted
Linear tracking programmable exerciser
AssigneeLoredan Biomedical, Inc.
InventorsStephen Westing, Glen R. Mangseth
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Abstract
A programmable limb exerciser wherein pedal motion is linear and the user may select isotonic, isokinetic or isoacceleration modes. The limbs may be exercised individually, reciprocally or in tandem. The exerciser can be readily re-oriented from a horizontal to vertical position for exercise of upper or lower body. A combination display and control panel provides information of the force exerted by each hand or foot, as well as number of repetitions and elapsed time, and provides a printout at the end of the exercise session.
Claims33
An exercise apparatus comprising:
- a base;
- a guide supported on the base, the guide having an axis;
- a first reciprocating member coupled to the guide for motion in the direction of the axis;
- a second reciprocating member coupled to the guide for motion in the direction of the axis;
- motion constraining means for constraining the motion of at least one of the reciprocating members;
- force measuring means for independently measuring the force applied to each of the reciprocating members;
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- display means for displaying information about an exercise session to the user, said information including the force independently applied to each reciprocating member.
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An exercise apparatus comprising:
- a base for placing the exercise apparatus on a surface;
- a horizontally extending guide coupled to the base, the guide having a horizontally extending axis;
- a first reciprocating member coupled to the guide for motion in the direction of the axis;
- a second reciprocating member coupled to the guide for motion in the direction of the axis;
- control means for selectively controlling the motion of the reciprocating members with respect to each other between a reciprocal motion and a tandem motion;
- and
- position selecting means for selectively positioning said guide between first and second position relative to the base.
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An exercise apparatus comprising:
- a horizontally extending guide having a horizontally extending axis;
- a first reciprocating member coupled to the guide for linear motion in the direction of the axis;
- a second reciprocating member coupled to the guide for linear motion in the direction of the axis;
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- control means including motion constraining means for constraining the linear motion of at least one of the reciprocating members to be at a constant rate of change of velocity.
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An exercise apparatus comprising:
- a base;
- a horizontally extending guide supported on the base, the guide having a horizontally extending axis;
- a first reciprocating member coupled to the guide for motion in the direction of the axis, the first reciprocating member being shaped for receiving a first limb of a user;
- a second reciprocating member coupled to the guide for motion in the direction of the axis, the second reciprocating member being shaped for receiving a second limb of a user;
- a seat disposed adjacent the guide for seating a user in a position facing the first and second reciprocating members;
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- control means for selectively controlling the motion of the reciprocating members with respect to each other between a reciprocal motion and a tandem motion, wherein said control means comprising reciprocal motion means for constraining the motion of the reciprocating members with respect to each other to be reciprocal and tandem motion means for constraining the motion of the reciprocating members with respect to each other to be tandem.
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An exercise apparatus comprising:
- a base;
- a horizontally extending guide supported on the base, the guide having a horizontally extending axis;
- a first reciprocating member coupled to the guide for motion in the direction of the axis;
- a second reciprocating member coupled to the guide for motion in the direction of the axis;
- control means for selectively controlling the motion of the reciprocating members, wherein said control means comprising
- reciprocal motion means for constraining the motion of the reciprocating members with respect to each other to be reciprocal;
- tandem motion means for constraining the motion of the reciprocating members with respect to each other to be tandem;
- isokinetic means for constraining the motion of at least one of the reciprocating members to be isokinetic;
- isotonic means for constraining the motion of at least one of the reciprocating members to be isotonic;
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- constant rate of change means for constraining the motion of at least one of the reciprocating members to be at a constant rate of change of velocity;
- force measuring means for measuring the force applied to each of the reciprocating members;
- means for displaying information about an exercise session to the user, said information including the force applied to each reciprocating member, the display means including means for providing a printed report of at least some of the information displayed;
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- position selecting means for selectively positioning said guide in a substantially horizontal position and for selectively positioning said guide in a substantially vertical position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.