Patent ID: 7628736
Filing Date: 2009-12-08
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. A muscle exercise device comprising two elongated hand grips, one hand grip for each hand of a user, support means and resistance means, in which each hand grip has a longitudinal axis in which the support means rotatably carries the hand grip such that the hand grip is rotatable on a rotation axis which is normal to the longitudinal axis, and which intersects the longitudinal axis at a point which is substantially half way along the longitudinal axis, in which the resistance means acts against rotation of each hand grip on the rotation axis in one direction only and the resistance means comprises weights mounted on a substantially vertical rack, in which each hand grip is connected to a winch drum which is mourned above the substantially vertical rack, and the winch drum can be rotated by the hand grip, and a lifting band extends from the winch drum to the weights, such that rotation of the winch drum winds the lifting bands onto the winch drum and lifts the weights, and in which a ratchet means is provided between each hand grip and the winch drum to which it is connected and the ratchet means is adapted to allow rotation of the winch drum by the hand grip in only one direction and prevent the winch drum from rotating in the opposite direction.