Exercise apparatus for exercising
AssigneeJames K. Seitzer
InventorJames K. Seitzer
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Abstract
An exercise apparatus used for exercise and more specifically musculoskeletal physical therapy and rehabilitation purposes. The exercise apparatus particularly, but not exclusively, uses a combination of weight, a structure adapted for weight training by a person, and a means to suspend the weight wherein the suspended weight is adapted to have motion in the x, y and z axis during an exercise movement that results in increased joint strength and decreased joint pain during and after physical therapy and rehabilitation exercises.
Claims19
An exercise apparatus for suspending a first and second item of weight, the apparatus comprising:
- (a) an elongate central bar member formed from a first material, the bar member having a left end and a right end;
- (b) a first outer weight-receiving member secured at the left end of the central bar member;
- (c) a second outer weight-receiving member secured at the right end of the central bar member, the first and second outer weight-receiving members each comprised of a second material;
- (d) a first elastic article adapted to be attached to said first outer weight receiving member, said first elastic article suspending the first item of weight therefrom so that it is free to move in the x, y, and z directions;
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- (e) a second elastic article adapted to be attached to said second outer weight receiving member, said second elastic article suspending the second item of weight therefrom so that it is free to move in the x, y, and z directions.
An exercise apparatus for suspending a first and second item of weight, the apparatus comprising:
- (a) an elongate central bar member formed from a first material, the bar member having a left end and a right end;
- (b) a first outer weight-receiving spring member secured at the left end of the central bar member and substantially co-linear therewith;
- (c) a second outer weight-receiving spring member secured at the right end of the central bar member and substantially co-linear therewith, the first and second outer weight-receiving spring members each comprised of a second material;
- (d) a first elastic rubber band adapted to be attached to said first outer weight receiving member, said first elastic rubber band suspending the first item of weight therefrom so that the first item of weight hangs freely;
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- (e) a second elastic rubber band adapted to be attached to said second outer weight receiving member, said second elastic rubber band suspending the second item of weight therefrom so that the second item of weight hangs freely.
An exercise apparatus for use with a first and second item of weight comprising:
- (a) an elongate bar member formed from a material having a bending strength between 25,000 and 35,000 psi, the bar member having a left end and a right end;
- (b) a first elastic article attached to said elongate member at said left end and adapted to hang the first item of weight therefrom;
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- (c) a second elastic article attached to said elongate member at said right end and adapted to hang the first item of weight therefrom.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.