Portable upper anatomy exercise device

A portable upper anatomy exercising apparatus comprising:

• a slide assembly including a pair of arcuate slides, a rack portion formed on each of said slides, and a pinion interdisposed between and engaging said rack portions to operably couple said pair of slides for relative concentric motion;
• a friction mechanism operably coupled to said pinion so as to remain substantially centrally located with respect to said slide assembly during said relative motion, said friction mechanism including a housing, an elastic resistance mechanism having a spring interconnected between said housing and said pinion, a brake assembly having a brake disk operably coupled to said pinion, a fixed brake pad secured to said housing and a movable brake pad, such that said fixed brake pad and said movable brake pad are positionable to engage said brake disk, and a clutch assembly engaging said brake assembly during said relative concentric motion in a first direction and disengaging said brake assembly during said relative concentric motion in a second direction;
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• a grip assembly including a pair of arms pivotally connected at opposite ends of said pair of arcuate slides and positionable between a stowed position and an extended position, each of said pair of arms including an elbow pad portion and a hand portion extending upwardly and outwardly from said elbow pad portion.