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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 1981
Filed:
Jan. 14, 1980
Applicant:
Inventors:
Eugene J Szymski, Skokie, IL (US);
Rene Mraz, Evanston, IL (US);
Assignee:
Excelsior Fitness Equipment Co., Northbrook, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
1882 / ; 272132 ;
Abstract
In a bicycle-type ergometric exerciser, a brake flywheel comprising two complementally dished stamped metal discs with central hub-receiving apertures and secured together by rivets equally circumferentially spaced around an intermediate portion, with lateral marginal portions providing outer brake surfaces, and opposed inwardly directed peripheral flanges with extruded rubber strips having flange-receiving slots mounted thereon in axially lateral abutting relation to provide a relatively soft outer protective peripheral tire and inner peripheral seats for split steel rings disposed interiorly for inertial weighting.