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US 6,672,997 B1Granted
Adjustable exercise therapy device
OwnerCharles Allen Winklerinventor
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Abstract
The adjustable exercise therapy device of this invention has first and second handles suitable for manual grasp and a single bungee cord passing through both handles. The bungee cord is adjustably attached to one of the handles. Between the handles, a tube holds the two stands of the bungee cord together. The distance between the handles can be adjusted so that the device is suitable for use as an exercise device for people of limited strength.
Claims19
An adjustable exercise therapy device comprising:
- first and second handles, each of said first and second handles being sized to be grasped in the hand and being sized to extend beyond the hand at an upper end and a lower end, each of said first and second handles having first and second holes therethrough, said first hole being adjacent said upper end and positioned to be above the hand of a person grasping said handle and said second hole being adjacent said lower end and positioned to be below the hand of a person grasping said handle, said holes being sized to receive a bungee cord therethrough;
- a bungee cord, said bungee cord extending through all of said holes, a releasable clamp screw extending into said second handle at at least one of said holes on said second handle, said releasable clamp screw being configured to releaseably clamp said bungee cord at said hole so that the length of bungee cord between said first and second handles can be adjusted.
An adjustable exercise therapy device comprising:
- first and second handles, each of said first and second handles being sized to be grasped in the hands of a user of said exercise device, each of said handles having a top end and a lower end, said handles each being sized so that said top end and said bottom end of each of said handles extend out beyond the hands of the user;
- a back tube for positioning behind the back of a user;
- a single bungee cord, said single bungee cord extending through said holes adjacent said upper and lower ends of said first handle so that there are two stands of bungee cord extending from said first handle, said two stands of said bungee cord extending through said back tube and extending through said holes adjacent the upper and lower ends of said second handle;
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- clamp screw structure extending into said second handle for releasably clamping said stands of said bungee cord adjacent said second handle so that the length of said device can be adjusted.
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