Patent ID: 11857837
Assignee: TRUSTEES OF DARTMOUTH COLLEGE
Field: Furniture, games (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A  H | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. An instrumented resistance exercise device (100) comprising:
a resistance band (120) having a first end (122) and a second end (124);
a first handle (130) connected to the first end (122) of the resistance band (120);
a second handle (140) connected to the second end (124) of the resistance band (120); and
a force sensing assembly (150) positioned between the first handle (130) and the first end 122 of the resistance band (120), the force sensing assembly (150) comprising:
a force sensor (156) connected to the resistance band (120),
a microcontroller (182) communicatively coupled to the force sensor (156) and configured to receive a set of load force measurements collected by the force sensor (156),
a short-range wireless communication module (184) coupled to the microcontroller and configured to transmit the set of load force measurements to a local-data-receiving device (170),
a top force plate (152) and a bottom force plate (154); the force sensor (156) attached to a top surface of the bottom force plate (154); and
a first standoff (160a) and a second standoff (160b) positioned between the top force plate (152) and the bottom force plate (154), wherein the first and second standoffs (160a, 160b) define an axial spacing between the top and bottom force plates (152, 154).