Improved Portable Apparatus for Promoting Physical or Muscular Development, and for Athletic Exercise.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 29th Apr., 1898
Complete Specification Left, 10th Aug., 1898-Accepted, 22nd Oct.,
1898
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Portable Apparatus for Promoting Physical or Muscular
Development, and for Athletic Exercise.
JOSEPH SZALAY, of 12, Cullum Street, London, E.C., Teacher of Physical
Culture, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
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The object of this invention is to provide a means of exercising and strengthen-
ing the muscular system of the human frame.
fix several cords of india rubber or elastic cord
According to my invention
of equal length between two handles one at each end, the length of the cords
averages twenty inches but may be shortened or lengthened according to circum-
stances, or I may prefer to use one long continuous cord formed into several loops
and attach the two handles to opposite sides of the said loops. The handles are
attached in such a manner as to admit of the introduction of additional rubber
cords, or strands, in order to increase the resisting powers of the apparatus to allow
for the increasing strength of the operator.
In order to extend the utility of my invention, and to admit of additional
exercises being performed, I fix two cords of elastic or non-elastic material to
either of the handles on the apparatus described above, by means of rings and
spring hooks or some similar device or devices, to the outer end of each of the said
cords, I fix a handle.
I then fix two hooks side by side into a wall, door post, or other upright support at
a convenient height from the ground or floor, and suspend the apparatus thereto
by means of the opposite handle to that to which the two cords above mentioned
are attached.
The exercise can be obtained either with or without the attachment above
described, and is given by pulling at the handles either singly, alternately, or
simultaneously, which action is resisted by the rubber springs.
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Improved Portable Apparatus for Promoting Physical or muscular
Development, and for Athletic Exercise.
I, JOSEPH SZALAY, of 12, Cullum Street, London, E.C., Teacher of Physical
Culture, 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:-
the
The object of this invention is to provide a means of exercising and strengthening
scul system of the human frame, and the construction of my invention

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can be readily understood on reference to the accompanying drawings. Sheet 1
(A) rubber cords or strands attached to two handles (BB) in such a manner as
to admit of additional cords being added in order to increase the tension as the
strength of the operator increases, said cords may average about twenty inches
in length, but may be shortened or lengthened according to circumstances, or I
may prefer to use one long continuous cord formed into several loops and attach
the two handles to opposite sides of the said loops. (B) the handle as shown in
section on Sheet 2 consists of a frame of metal with a hollow wooden cross piece
through which runs a spindle which is secured by means of a screw-end and
cap or any similar device so as to be removable at pleasure. This admits of the
insertion of two rings (FF) which are placed over the handles as shown on Sheet 1,
the handles at each end of the apparatus are of similar construction.
The attachment (EE, DD, GG) consists of (D) D) two rubber cords of equal
length, to one end of each is attached a swivel hook, (EE) and to the other end
of each is attached a handle, (GG), (CC) are two ordinary hooks.
The exercise can be obtained either, with or without the attachment above
described, and is given by pulling at the handles either singly, alternately or
simultaneously, which action is resisted by the rubber springs, as illustrated on
Sheets 3, 4, 5, although the exercises may be considerably extended. When using
the exerciser with attachments the apparatus is usually hung up by one of the
handles on two hooks (CC) placed at a convenient height from the ground or
floor.
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-
An improved portable apparatus for promoting physical and muscular develop-
ment substantially as described and illustrated in the drawings.