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US 6,475,126 B1Granted
Hand-held isokinetic exercise device and method of use
OwnerE. H. Taylor Hay, Jr.inventor
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Abstract
A hand-held exercise device is described which positions the user's hands and wrists at an appropriate angle to minimize stress on the joints and ligaments, while allowing an isokinetic workout tailored to the user's own flexibility and strength. A method of using the exercise device is also described.
Claims11
A portable, handheld, ergonomically shaped exercise device comprising:
- a substantially rigid, U-shaped core having a centerpoint and two opposed arms extending laterally therefrom and occupying a substantially common plane;
- each of said arms comprising a first segment extending linearly away from the centerpoint of said U-shaped core, having a distal end and forming a first acute angle with a centerline of said U-shaped core passing through the centerpoint;
- each of said arms further comprising a second segment extending linearly from the distal end of said first segment towards the centerline at a second angle relative to the first segment, and terminating at a massaging end oriented away from the centerpoint, such that said massaging ends are spaced and adjacent one another;
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- a resilient, compressible covering overlaying each of said first and second segments for grasping and squeezing by a user.
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A method of isokinetic exercise utilizing a portable, handheld, ergonomic exercise device having:
- a substantially rigid, U-shaped core having a centerpoint and two opposed arms extending laterally therefrom and occupying a substantially common plane;
- each of said arms comprising a first segment extending away from the centerpoint of said U-shaped core, having a distal end and forming a first angle relative to a centerline of said U-shaped core passing through the centerpoint;
- each of said arms further comprising a second segment extending from the distal end of said first segment towards the centerline and away from the centerpoint and terminating at a second distal end, the second distal ends being adjacent and spaced from one another;
- and a resilient, compressible covering, suitable for gripping and squeezing, substantially overlaying each of the first and second segments of the substantially rigid, U-shaped core;
- said method comprising:
- a user grasping one of the opposed arms of said exercise device at said first segment in a first hand;
- said user gripping the other opposed arm of said exercise device at said first segment in a second hand;
- exerting sufficient pulling force with said first hand to turn said user's body in a first direction, such that said user's body is rotated in the first direction, thereby causing contraction of the muscles of said user's body located along said first direction while simultaneously effecting stretching of the muscles of said user's body located opposite said first direction;
- sequentially exerting sufficient pulling force with said second hand to turn said user's body in a second direction, such that said user's body is rotated in said second direction, thereby causing contraction of the muscles of said user's body located along said second direction while simultaneously effecting stretching of the muscles of said user's body located opposite said second direction.
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