Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 23rd Sept., 1887
Complete Left, 23rd Apr., 1888
Complete Accepted, 25th May, 1888
1, SAMUEL WILD, Professor, of Basil, Grenzach Street No. 11, SWIĘZCTiana, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to apparatus to be used in gymnastic exercises for developing
and strengthening the muscles of the arms and expanding the chest, the principal
method of using it consisting in stretching the arms apart against the resistance of
an elastic spring held in the hands, the body being in any position.
The improved apparatus may also be used as an ordinary staff or pole for preliminary
gymnastic exercises, without the use of the spring, so that it combines in itself an
ordinary exercising staff or pole, and the elastic devices such as india rubber cords
ordinarily used for the purpose first above described.
The improved apparatus consists of a bar of iron or other suitable material and of
proper length, at the centre of the length of which is fixed a ring or washer which
serves as a stop. Round the bar at each side of the central stop are fitted freely two
brass tubes of sufficient internal diameter to allow a helical spring of sufficient strength
to fit between the bar and the tube, the outer end of the springs being retained by
rings or washers fixed upon the bar, the tubes sliding freely over these rings.
By holding one of the tubes in each hand, the arms can be extended against
the elastic force of the springs and brought together again, the operation being
repeated as often as desired.
The outer ends of the washers at the ends of the staff are screwed, so that when
the apparatus is to be used as an ordinary staff or pole, nuts or stops can be screwed
upon them by which the tubes are prevented from moving.
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EDWARDS & Co.,
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Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: I, SAMUEL WILD, Professor, of Basil, Grenzach Street No. 71, Switzerland, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be
performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement and accompanying drawing (that is to say) :-
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This invention relates to apparatus to be used in gymnastic exercises for developing
and strengthening the muscles of the arms and expanding the chest, the principal
method of using it consisting in stretching the arms apart against the resistance of an
elastic spring held in the hands, the body being in any position. The improved
apparatus may also be used as an ordinary staff or pole for preliminary gymnastic
exercises, without the use of the spring, so that it combines in itself an ordinary
exercising staff or pole, and the elastic devices such as india rubber cords ordinarily
used for the purposes first above described.
The accompanying drawing is in illustration of the invention.
The improved apparatus consists of a bar A, B, of steel, iron, or other suitable
material and of proper length, its two ends being screwed to receive the nuts J, J,
against which abut the rings, preferably of "hard fibre," H H. At the centre of the
length of the bar is fixed an iron ring or washer C which serves as a stop. Round
the bar at each side of the central stop are fitted freely two steel or brass tubes D, E,
of which the end D is flanged in to fit the bar A, B, whilst the end E is screwed.
They are of sufficient internal diameter to allow a helical spring G of sufficient
strength to fit between the bar and the tube, the outer end of the springs being
retained by the rings or washers H, H, over which the tubes slide.
F, F, are rings of brass or "hard fibre" sliding upon the bar and guiding the
inner ends of the tubes.
By holding one of the tubes in each hand, the arms can be extended against the
elastic force of the springs, and brought together again, the operation being repeated
as often as desired.
The outer ends of the washers at the ends of the staff are screwed, so that when
the apparatus is to be used as an ordinary staff or pole, nuts or stops can be screwed
upon them by which the tubes are prevented from moving. Or they may be fitted
with hollow caps K, K, screwed upon them, having openings M, M, to which stirrups
(such as shewn in figure 2) can be hooked, for the purpose of exercising the muscles
of the legs.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what 1
claim is
The combination of the bar A, B, tubes D, E, springs G, and stops C, H, H,
substantially as and for the nuruose described and shown