Patent ID: 8002673
Filing Date: 2011-08-23
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. An exercise device for strengthening the hands, wrists and forearms, said exercise device comprising: a main body including a hand grip portion formed of a resilient material; an arm member having a proximal end and an opposite distal end; a wrist strap fitted to said distal end of said arm member for releasable attachment about a user's wrist in order to anchor the arm member to the user's wrist; a ball joint assembly pivotally linking said main body to said arm member and including a ball member fitted to an end of said main body and a socket on said proximal end of said arm member structured and disposed for captivating said ball member while allowing pivotal, multi-directional movement of said ball member and said main body relative to said socket and said arm member; and a selectively adjustable drag assembly for imparting a variably controlled force of resistance to rotational movement of said hand grip about a central longitudinal axis.