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US 5,496,245 AGranted
Upper body exercising apparatus
OwnerCarlyle J. Du Verneyinventor
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Abstract
An upper body exercising apparatus comprising a pair of elongated tubular handles pivoted together midway in a scissors-type fashion. A pair of hand grips are affixed to the first ends of the handles. A structure is for biasing the second ends of the handles towards each other. A person can grasp the hand grips by the hands and pull the hand grips away from each other to tone and build up the upper body and arm muscles. The device is also provision to permit alternative exercises by compressing the handles toward each other or by stretching the device between ones hands and feet.
Claims5
An upper body exercising apparatus comprising:
- a) a pair of elongated tubular handles each having a first end, a second end, a center portion, pivoted together in the center portion thereof;
- b) a pair of hand grips one of said hand grips affixed to the first end of one of said handles and the other of said hand grips affixed to the other of said handles;
- c) means for biasing the second ends of said handles towards each other, wherein a person can grasp said hand grips by the hands and pull said hand grips away from each other to tone and build up the upper body and arm muscles, said biasing means includes an elastic band, and means for securing opposite ends of said elastic band to the second ends of said handles, wherein when said hand grips are pulled apart said elastic band will stretch to cause an opposite positive force on said hand grips;
- d) a tubular cylindrical bar;
- e) three hand grips, two of said hand grips located on opposite ends of said bar and said third hand grip located in the middle of said bar;
- f) a pair of eye bolts, each extending transversely through said bar on opposite sides of said third hand grip;
- g) a pair of nuts, each threaded onto one said eye bolt;
- h) a pair of eye hooks, each engaging transversely with the first end of one said handle;
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- i) a pair of additional elastic bands, opposite ends of each said additional elastic band can be secured to one said eye bolt and one said eye hook, wherein a person exercising can stand on said elastic band between the second ends of said handles, grasp said two hand grips on said bar and pull up to exercise.
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