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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:
Jan. 12, 1988
Filed:
Jul. 15, 1986
Applicant:
Inventors:
James F Airy, Bellevue, WA (US);
Thomas D Kadavy, Bellevue, WA (US);
Assignee:
Soma Dynamics Corporation, Bellevue, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
272132 ; 272143 ; 128 77 ; 128 88 ;
Abstract
An exercise device having a pair of pivotally interconnected lever arms coupled to a braking mechanims by a planetary gear system to resist pivotal movement between the lever arms. A brace mounted on each of the lever arms secures the lever arms to respective limbs of an exerciser that are connected to each other through a joint such as the knee or elbow.