Variable resistance exercise device
OwnerTeri R Mackeyinventor
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Abstract
Variable Resistance Exercise Device with a resistance mechanism comprised of a housing, spring reel, extension cable and resistance applying knob. A strap helps attach the resistance mechanism to a persons arm or leg. An eye bolt or bracket is attached to a wall. A retaining clip attaches to the wall bracket at the end of the cable of the resistance mechanism. An alternate embodiment where the resistance mechanism is removably attached to a wall at one end and a user retaining or holding means attached to said cable at the opposite end. A preferred embodiment includes wherein said housing has a padded portion on its underside where it interfaces the users arm or leg.
Claims2
A variable resistance exercise device, comprising:
- a resistance element housing;
- a pair of slits on opposite sides of said housing;
- a strap positioned through said slits in said housing;
- wherein one end of said strap is fixed to a buckle, and an opposite end of said strap is looped through said buckle, curved back onto itself, and detachably secured to itself with hook-and-loop fasteners, said strap for strapping around a limb of a user;
- a cable projecting from said housing under tension to retract into said housing;
- a clip attached to an outer end of said cable;
- an eye bolt for being attached to a wall;
- and
- wherein said clip is detachably connected to said eye bolt to anchor said outer end of said cable.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.