Hoggan Health Industries, Inc.

Other

James R Richards

Lynn D Hoggan

Michael K Durtschi

John Griffin

An exercise apparatus includes a frame and handles mounted on the frame and moveable by a user in opposite directions. The handles are coupled to a transmission so that movement of the handles by a user create rotational movement of a transmission input, movement of the handles in one direction creating rotational movement of the transmission input in one direction and movement of the handles in the opposite direction creating rotational movement of the transmission input in the opposite direction. The transmission couples the transmission input to a resistance means, such as an eddy current resistance device, in a manner to provide a different resistance to rotation of the transmission input depending upon the direction of rotation of the transmission input. Thus, the resistance to rotational movement of the transmission input in one rotational direction is greater than it is in the opposite rotational direction. This coupling can be accomplished by converting rotational movement of the transmission input in opposite directions into an output having only one direction of rotation and coupling the output to a single resistance element, or the transmission can couple a shaft that rotates in opposite directions to two resistance elements so that rotation in one direction is resisted by one resistance element and rotation in the opposite direction is resisted by the other resistance element.

Bi-directional exercise machine with different resistances in different directions

Exercise machine

A protective holder for storing and displaying articles, such as photographs, baseball cards, game cards, and the like. The holder is formed from a front sheet that is welded to a back sheet to form a plurality of pockets. Cuts are made in the back sheet to create flaps with tabs that facilitate lifting of the flap for insertion and removal of articles in a manner that minimizes contact damage between the articles and the holder. The flaps are coplanar with the back sheet at all times to prevent indentation of the stored articles when pressure is applied to the flaps. This also enables insertion of entire holder into a thicker, stiffer sheath for further protection, if desired, without the problem of objects dislodging and falling out in the thicker, stiffer sheath.

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Farmington, UT, United States of America

James R Richards