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US 6,102,834 AGranted
Flash device for an exercise device
OwnerPing Cheninventor
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Abstract
A flush-mounted device for an exercise device includes a generator having a rotator contacting the flywheel which is connected to the pulley by a belt so that when rotating the crank, the generator is operated. A plurality of bulbs are connected in the casing mounted over the pulley and the flywheel, and the bulbs are electrically connected to the generator so that the bulbs turn on when the generator is operated. The casing has a transparent portion through which the flywheel can be seen which has reflectors attached thereto.
Claims1
An exercise device with a flash device comprising:
- a pulley with a crank extending through said pully;
- a flywheel located adjacent to said pulley and having reflectors attached thereto;
- a belt connected between said pulley and said flywheel;
- a casing mounted over said pulley and said flywheel, said casing having a transparent portion through which said flywheel can be seen;
- a plurality of apertures defined through said casing and an annular ridge extending radially inward from a periphery defining each of said apertures;
- at least one plate extending laterally inward from an inside of said casing and a light connected to said plate and directed toward said flywheel;
- a seat and a handlebar respectively extending from said casing;
- a generator having a rotator which adjustably contacts said flywheel and said generator is operated by the rotation of said rotator when said flywheel is rotated;
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- a plurality of bulbs electrically connected to said generator, each of said bulbs having a frame to which said bulb is connected, and said frame having an annular groove defined in an outside thereof so as to receive said annular ridge therein.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.