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US 7,621,853 B2Granted
Ropeless jump rope
OwnerBrad LaTourinventor
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Abstract
A ropeless jump rope for simulating the jumping of rope and for calculating, recording, and displaying a variety of data relating to the use of the ropeless jump rope. A preferred embodiment comprises a housing having a grip on at least a portion thereof and a display/control portion. The display/control portion houses a microprocessor, a display/control panel and a battery compartment. The housing further houses a pulse rate monitor for monitoring the pulse of a user.
Claims19
A ropeless jump rope handle comprising:
- a housing having first and second ends, said housing having a compartment for receiving a battery;
- a rotatable counting mechanism connected to said second end of said housing;
- a rope simulating element connected to said rotatable counting member;
- means for inputting workout data;
- a microprocessor for processing said inputted workout data;
- a display;
- and
- means for generating a simulated click of a rope at the completion of each rotation of said rotatable counting mechanism.
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A ropeless jump rope comprising:
- a first handle comprising:
- a first housing;
- a grip;
- a rotatable member;
- a rope simulating element connected to said rotatable member;
- a means for inputting workout data;
- a microprocessor for processing said inputted workout data;
- a display, said display receiving control data from said microprocessor;
- and
- means for generating a simulated click of a rope at the conclusion of each rotation of said rotatable member;
- a battery;
- and
- a second handle comprising:
- a second housing;
- a grip;
- and
- a rope simulating element.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.