Patent ID: 6053853
Filing Date: 2000-04-25
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
An exercise wheel assembly comprising:a wheel and axle assembly; anda pair of foot emplacement assemblies;the wheel and axle assembly comprising a wheel and axle wherein the axle is disposed axially at the wheel's center;each of the foot emplacement assemblies attached to the axle, disposed in opposition to one another, one on each side of the wheel, and comprising a footrest and a foot harness; the foot harness comprising:a forestrap;an adjustable connecting strap; anda heelstrap;the forestrap disposed at the foremost part of the foot harness and comprising one or more loops at a first end and attached at a second end to one of the footrest and axle;the adjustable connecting strap disposed to pass through the loops of the forestrap and comprising adjustable connecting means at a first end and attached at a second end to one of the footrest and axle;the heelstrap disposed to extend longitudinally backwards beneath an operator's foot, pass behind the heel, extend upwards and terminate at a first end in T-shaped configuration comprising adjustable connecting means and disposed to circumferentially enwrap an operator's lower leg; and attached at a second end to one of the footrest and axle;whereby an operator may, upon emplacing his or her feet in the foot harness, engage in a number of selected exercises wherein the hands are held rigidly against the underlying surface and the assembly is alternately projected and retracted to exercise certain muscles.