Patent ID: 6443874
Filing Date: 2002-09-03
Classification: A61H,A63B,Y10S

Abstract:
In an apparatus for exercising and strengthening body part, which apparatus comprises a main frame, a resistance means, said resistance means comprising a resistance bar against which the body part to be exercised and strengthened contacts for rotating said resistance bar, variable biasing means operatively associated with said resistance means for providing a resistance to said resistance bar for performing exercises, first mounting means for mounting said resistance means to said main frame, and second mounting means for mounting, said variable biasing means to said main frame, said resistance bar having a first longitudinal axis, the improvement comprising:an adjustable stabilization means comprising a stabilization bar, said stabilization bar having a second longitudinal axis and a plurality of degrees of freedom of movement, said adjustable stabilization bar being operatively associated in close proximity with said resistance bar for supporting a portion of a body part near the body part being exercised, the proximity of said adjustable stabilization bar to said resistance bar being variable in order to suit the body part being exercised, the type and condition of the person exercising, and the type of exercise being performed; and third mounting means for mounting said stabilization means to said main frame, said third mounting means mounting said stabilization bar for plurality of degrees of freedom of movement; said third mounting means mounting said stabilization means to said main frame independently of said first mounting means that mounts said resistance means to said main frame; said resistance bar and said stabilization bar being, therefore, independently and separately maneuverable from each other; said first and third mounting means positioning said resistance bar and said stabilization bar such that said first and second longitudinal axes are substantially parallel to each other during the performance of exercise.