Stretchable exerciser with detachable auxiliary handgrip

United States Patent n>] 3,592,467

<td> [72]</td><td> Inventor</td><td> Lionel C. Pereira 58 Clyde St., Pawtucket, R.1.02860</td>

<td> [21]</td><td> Appl. No.</td><td> 872,932</td>

<td> [22]</td><td> Filed</td><td> Oct. 31,1969</td>

<td> [45]</td><td> Patented</td><td> July 13,1971</td>

[ 54] STRETCHABLE EXERCISER WITH DETACHABLE AUXILIARY HANDGRIP

Claims, 1 Drawing Fig.

[52] U.S.CI........................................................ 272/83,

272/67

[51] Int. Cl.........................................................A63b 21/02

[50] FieMofSearch............................................ 272/79,80,

81,82,83,84,67

[56] References Cited

UNITED STATES PATENTS

399,699 3/1889 Sachs........................... 272/82

2,819,081 1/1958 Touraine...................... 272/80

Primary Examiner— Richard C. Pinkham

Assistant Examiner—Marvin Siskind

Attorney—Barlow and Barlow

ABSTRACT: A muscle-building device which adds additional exercises to the conventional stretchable exercising device by the use of uniquely designed handles having transversely positioned handgripping members running parallel to the stretchable members, these handgripping members being detachably connected to the conventional gripping member and the frame to which the stretchable members are attached.

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PATENTED JUL 131971

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A further object of the invention is to provide a single exercising device capable of exercising muscles in the manner of several different exercising devices and being of such a compact size and limited weight that it could be carried in a thin ⁵ briefcase. This would provide a convenient exerciser for the individual who likes to exercise at work, while traveling, etc.

DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING ! θ The single figure shows the exercising device in perspective with the elements of one of the handles in detached view.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

Referring now to the drawing, the handles of the exerciser 15. are generally indicated by 10. Arms 12 extend along both the upper and the lower portions of the handle with their elbows 14 attached to the top and bottom of the primary handle grip 16. The handle is essentially cylindrical with a ribbed surface at its middle to provide a better gripping service. Attached to 20 the other end of the arms 12 is a cross brace 34. A bracket 38 is loosely engaged by finger rod 36 which forms a complete loop from the top of the cross brace around to its bottom edge. The bracket has an elongated oval cross-sectional shape with the rod 36 bearing along the length of one of the rounded end 25 portions when the exercising device is being expended. Along the length of the opposite rounded end portion are a plurality of slots 40 into which the eyelet rings on the end of the springs 50 slip. A pin 42 is inserted down through the top opening of the bracket and slips through the eyelet rings that have been -⁵⁰ inserted in the slots 40. At the bottom of the pin is an annular groove 44 over which is slipped an elastic fastener 46 to secure the pin in the bracket. The manner of securing the pin is merely descriptive of one of many ways that the pin could be ₃₅ prevented from slipping out of the bracket.

The auxiliary handgrip 22 is attached to the handle parallel to the arms and midway therebetween. The auxiliary handgrip 22 has a threaded rod 20 extending from its one end. The protruding end of the rod 20 is inserted in a hold 18 bored in ₄₀ the side of primary handgrip 16. At the other end of the auxiliary handgrip, the rod forms an elbow 28. A washer 24 and nut 26 are employed to keep the rod 28 from turning with respect to the grip 22. The end of the elbow 28 is also threaded and is inserted through hole 32 in the cross brace 34. 45 A nut 30 is then threaded on the tip of the elbow to secure it in place.

It is to be realized that other resilient expandable members other than springs could be used with the handgrips of the invention, for example elastic cables could be used. Also it is 50 common knowledge to use resilient members of different strengths and to vary the number of springs attached to the handgrips.