Patent ID: 8157709

Claim:
A universal multidirectional, exerciser for hand, wrist and forearm comprising a handle having an axial opening extending completely therethrough, said handle having a first end and a second end, a shaft extending completely through said axial opening at said first end and said second end of said handle, spring means mounted outside of said handle around an end of said shaft at said first end of said handle, a resistance adjustment knob mounted to said shaft spaced from said first end of said handle, said spring means being mounted in the space between said handle and said adjustment knob, said adjustment knob being longitudinally mounted on said shaft and having a bearing surface which is disposed against said spring means to adjust the extent of compression of said spring means upon longitudinal movement of said adjustment knob toward and away from said handle, at least one clutch disc mounted against said handle at said second end of said handle, an abutment member mounted against said clutch disc, and a second knob mounted around said abutment member and said clutch disc and said second end of said handle in rotational relationship with respect to said handle whereby said second knob and said handle may be rotated with respect to each other against the force applied by said clutch disc which is adjusted in accordance with the compression of said spring means wherein the improvement comprises a resistance adjustment knob that enables continuously adjustable resistance and a detachable grip member mounted over said second knob wherein the detachable grip member further incorporates a gyro ring wherein the gyro ring comprises a ring containing one or more weighted balls that can move freely inside the ring.