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US 6,401,556 B1Granted
Precessional device and method thereof
OwnerPeter Winston Hamadyinventor
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Abstract
A precessional device featuring a pair of axles each containing at least one flywheel forming a pair of rotors. The pair of axles are each mounted on circular track assemblies in which they rotate and generate a precessional torque that provides variable resistance along a first axis and a balancing of the precessional torque along a second axis.
Claims53
An apparatus comprising:
- a first rotor spinning about a first spin axis and rotating about a rotational axis inside a first track assembly;
- and
- a second rotor, connected to the first rotor with a transmission spinning about a second spin axis and rotating about the rotational axis inside a second track assembly;
- wherein neither of the spin axes are parallel to the rotational axis and wherein both of the track assemblies are substantially continuous about the rotational axis.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a first rotor spinning about a first spin axis and rotating around a rotational axis;
- a second rotor spinning about a second spin axis and rotating around the rotational axis;
- first and second flywheels mounted on said first rotor;
- third and fourth flywheels mounted on said second rotor;
- and
- a braking mechanism which in a first position is separated from said third and fourth flywheels and in a second position is in contact with said third and fourth flywheels.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a first rotor spinning about a first spin axis and rotating around a rotational axis;
- a second rotor spinning about a second spin axis and rotating around the rotational axis;
- a first track assembly which supports rotations of said first rotor;
- a sensor mounted on said first track assembly;
- and
- monitoring equipment which is electrically connected to said sensor.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a first rotor spinning about a first spin axis and rotating around a rotational axis;
- a second rotor spinning about a second spin axis and rotating around the rotational axis;
- a first track assembly which supports rotation of said first rotor;
- and
- said first rotor further including first rotor axle tips which spin due to frictional contact with said first track assembly.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a first rotor spinning about a first spin axis and rotating around a rotational axis;
- a second rotor spinning about a second spin axis and rotating around the rotational axis;
- a plurality of housings;
- and
- at least one handle attached to at least one of said housings said handle being adjustable;
- wherein neither of the spin axes are parallel to the rotational axis and wherein both of the track assemblies are substantially continuous about the rotational axis.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a first rotor spinning about a first spin axis and rotating around a rotational axis;
- a second rotor spinning about a second spin axis and rotating around the rotational axis;
- and
- a plurality of handles that may be adjusted by 90 degrees.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a first rotor spinning about a first spin axis;
- a second rotor spinning about a second spin axis;
- said first rotor rotating about a rotational axis inside a first track assembly;
- and
- said second rotor rotating about said rotational axis inside a second track assembly;
- wherein neither of the spin axes are parallel to the rotational axis and wherein both of the track assemblies are substantially continuous about the rotational axis.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a first rotor spinning about a first spin axis, said first rotor including first and second flywheels, and said first rotor rotating about a rotational axis inside a first track assembly;
- and
- a second rotor spinning about a second spin axis, said second rotor including third and fourth flywheels, and said second rotor rotating about a rotational axis inside a second track assembly;
- wherein neither of the spin axes are parallel to the rotational axis and wherein both of the track assemblies are substantially continuous about the rotational axis.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a first rotor spinning on a first spin axis;
- said first rotor including first and second flywheels;
- said first rotor rotating inside a support structure;
- a second rotor spinning on a second spin axis, said second rotor including third and fourth flywheels and said second rotor rotating inside said support structure;
- a central column located on a rotational axis;
- and
- wherein said first and second rotors rotate in opposite directions about said rotational axis.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a first rotor rotating about a rotational axis in a first track assembly and spinning on a first spin axis;
- a second rotor rotating about said rotational axis in a second track assembly and spinning on a second spin axis;
- and
- a transmission operatively connected to said first and second rotors;
- wherein neither of the spin axes are parallel to the rotational axis and wherein both of the track assemblies are substantially continuous about the rotational axis.
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A precessional exercise device comprising:
- a first rotor spinning on a first spin axis and a second rotor spinning on a second spin axis;
- said first rotor including first and second flywheels;
- said second rotor including third and fourth flywheels;
- said first and second rotors rotating inside a support structure;
- wherein said support structure includes first and second circular tracks;
- a central column aligned with a rotational axis;
- and
- wherein said first and second rotors rotate in opposite directions about said rotational axis.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a means for inputting a deflecting torque;
- and
- a means for substantially reinforcing precessional torques about a first axis on a first substantially continuous track assembly and substantially canceling precessional torques about a second axis on a second substantially continuous track assembly.
An apparatus comprising:
- a first meads on a first substantially continuous track assembly for producing precessional torques about a first axis and a second axis;
- a second means on a second substantially continuous track assembly for producing precessional torques about said first axis and said second axis;
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- wherein said precessional torques substantially add about said first axis and substantially cancel about said second axis.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a first means on a first substantially continuous track assembly for producing precessional torques about a first axis and a second axis;
- a second means on a second substantially continuous track assembly for producing precessional torques about said first axis and a second axis;
- and
- wherein said precessional torques create a variable resistance about said first and second axis.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a first means for producing a plurality of precessional forces acting on a first track assembly;
- a second means for producing a plurality of precessional forces acting on a second track assembly;
- wherein said first and second track assemblies are connected to form a support structure;
- a plurality of handles mounted to the support structure;
- and
- wherein said precessional forces created by said first and second means create a variable resistance at said plurality of handles.
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A method of using a precessional device comprising a first rotor spinning on a first spin axis and a second rotor spinning on a second spin axis, the method comprising:
- inputting a deflecting torque through a plurality of handles to said precessional device;
- and
- pulling and pushing against a variable torque produced by said precessional device along one axis.
A method comprising:
- rotating a first rotor inside a first track assembly around a rotational axis in a first direction;
- and
- rotating a second rotor inside a track assembly around said rotational axis in a second direction;
- wherein said first and second directions are opposite and wherein both of the track assemblies are substantially continuous about said rotational axis.
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A method comprising:
- rotating a first rotor around a first track assembly and about a rotational axis;
- rotating a second rotor around a second track assembly attached to said first track assembly and about a rotational axis;
- and
- creating a variable resistance along one dimension;
- wherein both of the track assemblies are substantially continuous about said rotational axis.
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A method comprising:
- rotating a first spin axle containing a plurality of flywheels around a first track assembly;
- rotating a second spin axle containing a plurality of flywheels around a second track assembly in an opposite direction;
- and
- outputting a variable resistance along a first axis and substantially canceling forces acting along a second axis.
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A method comprising:
- inputting a first deflecting torque to a first rotor rotating in a first direction inside a first track assembly about a rotational axis and a second deflecting torque to a second rotor rotating in a second direction inside a second track assembly about said rotational axis;
- and
- grasping handles attached to a support structure and inputting a third deflecting torque against a variable resistance provided by the first and second rotors;
- wherein both of the track assemblies are substantially continuous about said rotational axis.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.