US 5,755,644 AGranted

Exercise apparatus for running or walking

OwnerMartinus Van Breemsinventor

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Abstract

An exercise device including an upper segment secured via an articulating joint to the upper body or arm and a lower segment which is slidably connected to the upper segment. The lower segment includes a hand support or hand grip. The attachment of the upper segment to the body is done via an articulating joint so that the upper segment may be freely moved in an arc of approximately sixty degrees, front to back. The joint provides a selectable amount of friction, thereby enhancing the intensity of the exercise. The upper segment is slidably and rotatably connected to the lower segment allowing the lower segment to be twisted and moved rectilinearly relative to the upper segment. The lower segment is terminated at the bottom in an elastomeric pole tip for absorbing shock. The lower segment pole tip may also incorporate a spring.

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Dependent claims

An exercise apparatus, attached to a user's body and manually grasped by the user, for use while running or walking, comprising,

first means for releasable attachment to the user's body;
a first elongate upper segment having a proximal end and a distal end, wherein said first upper segment proximal end is affixed to said first means;
a first elongate lower segment having a proximal end, a distal end and a projecting hand hold on said first lower segment, said lower segment proximal end being slidably and rotatably engaged with said first elongate upper segment distal end;
a second elongate upper segment having a proximal end and a distal end, wherein said second upper segment proximal end is affixed to said first means;
a second elongate lower segment having a proximal end, a distal end and a projecting hand hold on said second lower segment, said lower segment proximal end being slidably and rotatably engaged with said second elongate upper segment distal end;
whereby when a user grasps said projecting hand hold and extends an elbow, the corresponding said lower segment moves distally away from the user's body.

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