Patent ID: 7942839
Filing Date: 2011-05-17
Classification: A61F,A63B

Abstract:
1. An exercise apparatus for isolating an wrist during aerobic exercise on an exercise machine comprising an a. an upper arm cuff, b. an inner elbow hinge joint, c. an outer elbow hinge joint, d. an inner upper bar joining the upper arm cuff to the inner elbow hinge joint, e. an outer upper bar joining the upper arm cuff to the outer elbow hinge joint, f. an exercise arm engagement member, g. an outer lower bar joining the exercise arm engagement member to the outer elbow hinge joint, h. an inner lower bar joining the exercise arm engagement member to the inner elbow hinge joint, and i. a forearm cuff engaging the inner lower bar or the outer lower bar or both the inner lower bar and the outer lower bar, the exercise arm engagement member configured to receive a shaft or bar of an exercise machine, the apparatus configured to be worn on the arm of a person having an wrist injury so that when the exercise arm engagement member receives the shaft or bar of the exercise machine, the person may operate the exercise machine by moving the shaft or bar with the arm having the wrist injury without pressure on the wrist, wherein weight and force are distributed from the shaft or bar to the forearm and upper arm without implicating the wrist.