Patent ID: 7223215
Filing Date: 2007-05-29
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. An exercise device which comprises: a base member; a first arm having a first end and a second end with said second end being pivotally attached to said base member for rotation about a first axis relative thereto; a second arm having a first end and a second end; a joint assembly defining a second axis of rotation, said first end of said first arm being attached to said joint assembly to establish a fixed relationship between said first arm and said second axis, with said first end of said second arm being pivotally attached to said joint assembly for rotation of said second arm about said second axis; a shaft mounted on said joint assembly and fixedly interconnected with said second arm; a one-way clutch engageable with said shaft; a cone member engaged with said one-way clutch for free rotation of said second arm relative to said cone member around said second axis in a second direction, and for rotation of said second arm with said cone member around said second axis in a first direction, said cone member having a surface; and a cup member fixedly attached to said first arm, said cup member having a surface dimensioned for a mating engagement with said surface of said cone member at an interface therebetween to establish a resistance to said rotation of said second arm.