A Combined Body Rest and Support for Physical Culture and Development of Deportment.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 3rd Nov., 1899
Complete Specification Left. 3rd Aug., 1900-Accepted, 3rd Nov., 1900
Date of Application, 3rd Nov., 1899
Complete Specification Left. 3rd Aug., 1900-Accepted, 3rd Nov., 1900
A Combined Body Rest and Support for Physical Culture and
Development of Deportment.
I, EUGEN SANDOW, Sandow Hall, Savoy Corner, Victoria Embankment, London,
W.C., Professor of Physical Culture, do hereby declare the nature of this inven-
tion to be as follows:-
When performing physical exercises, whether using dumb-bells or Indian
clubs or not to develop or exercise the muscles of the arms, chest and to a
lesser extent the stomach but little attention is paid to the correct standing
positions the weight usually being thrown on the heels instead of the toes or
forepart of the foot and the object of my invention is to provide a mechanical
rest or support or appliance of such a character that when the attention or mind
of the person using the dumb-bells or the like is concentrated on the exercise
or feat on which he is engaged such rest, support or the like will at the same
time embrace or press against the stomach thus not only serving as a support or
rest but at the same time ensuring that the person using such device or appliance
by its means always stands in the erect natural position.
I accomplish the object above indicated in various ways but the primary method
and means I employ is as follows:
I take a strip or piece of suitable material of the requisite size and shape, some-
what of the nature of a wide or specially arranged belt, or it may be resembling
somewhat in appearance and construction suitable or convenient supporting stays,
and this is passed around the body of the person using the appliance and arranged
either to adapt itself immediately over or across the stomach, the ends of the
appliance being attached to a connection which may be fastened to or passed over
a hook or equivalent secured to the wall or other fixture.
The connections between the body supporting belt or "stay-like" contrivance
aforesaid and such hook or equivalent attachment aforesaid may be of any suit-
able character which will impart the necessary pull or pressure on the stomach
or chest accordingly as the person using the contrivance alters the position rela-
tively to that of the hook or equivalent aforesaid. The strength of this connec-
tion can be regulated at will, and a weight and line running over a suitably
mounted pulley can be employed according to circumstances, or if desired the
belt
the
belt
inner
may be
may be duplicated. that is
one and composed of different materials, or
the intervening space may be filled with water, air or otherwise to further effect
the objects above pointed out.
narrower
than the outer
to
say

page_text: A Combined Body Rest and Support for Physical Culture and
Development of Deportment.
I, EUGEN SANDOW, Sandow Hall, Savoy Corner, Victoria Embankment, London,
W.C., Professor of Physical Culture, do hereby declare the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described
and ascertained in and by the following statement:
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When performing physical exercises, whether using dumb-bells or Indian
clubs, or not, to develop or exercise the muscles of the arms, chest, and, to a
lesser extent, the stomach, but little attention is paid to the correct standing
positions, the weight usually being thrown on the heels instead of the toes or
forepart of the foot and the object of my invention is to provide a mechanical
rest or support or appliance of such a character that when the attention or mind
of the person using the dumb-bells or the like is concentrated on the exercise
or feat on which he is engaged such rest, support, or the like will at the same
, time embrace or press against the stomach thus not only serving as a support or
rest but at the same time ensuring that the person using such device or appliance
by its means always stands in the erect natural position.
I accomplish the object above indicated in various ways but the primary method
and means I employ is as follows:-
Referring to the drawings herewith, Figure 1 is a detached
view of my
improved appliance. Figure 2 shows same in use and Figure 3 a slight modifi-
cation.
I take a strip or piece of suitable material of the requisite size and shape,
somewhat of the nature of a wide or specially arranged belt A, or it may be
resembling somewhat in appearance and construction suitable or convenient sup-
porting stays, and this is passed around the body of the person using the appli-
ance and arranged either to adapt itself immediately over or across the stomach,
the ends of the appliance being attached to a connection b which may be
fastened to or passed over a hook c or equivalent secured to the wall or other
fixture.
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The connections a, b, between the body supporting belt A or
stay-like con-
trivance aforesaid and such hook c or equivalent attachment aforesaid may be of
any suitable character say rubber or springs which will impart the necessary pull
or pressure on the stomach or chest according as the person using the contriv-
ance alters the position relatively to that of the hook or equivalent aforesaid.
The strength of this connection can be regulated at will by adjusting the
strength of the spring or rubber; and, a weight d and line Figure 2 running
over a suitably mounted pulley c¹ can be employed according to circumstances;
or if it is desired the belt A. may be duplicated, Figure, 3, that is, t to say
inner belt A may be narrower than the outer one A and composed of different
materials, A¹ being of elastic fibre for instance; or, the intervening space e may
be enclosed and filled with water, air, or otherwise to further effect the objects
above pointed out.
the
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is:-
A combined body rest and support for physical culture and development of
deportment comprising a belt such as A duplicated if desired as at A¹ with or
without an intervening air or water space e, such belt pressing against the

page_text: stomach by the pull exerted on the spring or elastic connection 6b attached to a
hook c or passing over a pulley c¹ secured to the wall or otherwise all as and for
the purposes shewn, set forth and more fully shewn in the drawings.
Dated this 3rd day of Avomst 1900
BENJ. T. KING, A.Inst. Mech. E.,
Registered Patent Agent, 165, Queen Victoria Street, London, E.C.,
Agent for Applicant.