Patent ID: 6530868
Filing Date: 2003-03-11
Classification: A61F,A63B

Abstract:
An exercise device for a person, said exercise device comprising at least one mounting strap for mounting on each of two body members on upper and lower sides of a selected joint of the person, a single support member connected to each mounting strap, and a resistance means in the form of a damper assembly, interconnecting said support members for exercising at least one of the two body members upon moving at least one of said members;wherein said damper assembly includes a base member secured to one of said mounting straps; a lid having a central hole formed therein; and an intermediate impeller pivotally mounted at one end thereof in said base member, and having the other end thereof extended through a bearing in said central hole and secured to the other of said mounting straps; and a selected viscous fluid confined between said member and said lid for providing a predetermined damping torque in cooperation with clockwise and counterclockwise rotary movement of the impeller by the user's body member.