Patent ID: 7104934

Claim:
A hand exercise device, comprising: (a) a substantially rectangular-shaped support frame; (b) a pivotable lever bar extending down at an angle from a first, inner corner or the frame, substantially bisecting the substantially rectangular-shaped frame when the device is not in use; (c) a pivot mechanism in the first corner of the frame for pivoting the lever bar, an upper end of the pivotable lever bar being affixed to the pivot mechanism; (d) a weight support mechanism on the opposite, lower end portion of the lever bar for supporting at least one removable weight; and (e) a substantially horizontally oriented upper handle support bar connected at one end to two substantially vertically oriented, matching, spaced apart side guide bars; wherein a portion of the lever bar extends between the two side guide bars; whereby a user rests a palm of one hand on the horizontally oriented upper handle support bar and grasps the pivotable lever bar with the fingers of the one hand and pulls the pivotable lever bar upwards.