Patent ID: 6022299
Filing Date: 2000-02-08
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
A gripping device for exercising a muscle of a human body, the device comprising:a grip member having a longitudinal axis passing through a first end and a second end, the first end including a slot in a plane passing through the longitudinal axis and a grip bore in the grip member, the grip bore passing transversely through the longitudinal axis of the grip member;a stop member at the second end of the grip member, the stop member having a surface normal to the longitudinal axis of the grip member for preventing a hand from slipping off the grip member during exertion of an axial load;a spindle; anda pivot member having a first pivot aperture and a second pivot aperture, the pivot member being positioned within the slot and attached to the grip member by passing the spindle through the grip bore and the first pivot aperture.