Patent ID: 7955237

Claim:
An apparatus for exercising the upper body comprising: an arm assembly consisting of a first and second lever arms pivotally secured to each other at a fulcrum point, the levers each including a terminal end and an opposed handle end, wherein the fulcrum point is located at the terminal ends of the levers, a pivot assembly securing the terminal ends of the first and second levers at the fulcrum point, the pivot assembly including a first and a second opposed portion rotatively connected to each other, wherein the first portion is attached to the first lever and the second portion is attached to the second lever, the pivot assembly also including a pivot hole for receiving a pivot point member for pivotally securing the levers; and a resilient member including terminal ends residing within the pivot assembly and the terminal ends of the resilient member extending out into the lever arms and the resilient member housed within the opposed portions of the pivot assembly, the resilient member biasing the handle ends of the first and second levers apart from each other, wherein a resistance is created when the two handle ends are brought together.