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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:
Jul. 25, 1995
Filed:
Aug. 17, 1993
Theodore G Habing, Long Beach, CA (US);
Douglas J Habing, Manhattan Beach, CA (US);
Harvey Goodman, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Pacific Fitness Corporation, Cypress, CA (US);
Abstract
A resistance exercise apparatus employs a suspended weight as the primary source of resistance. A variable torque drive system is coupled to the suspended weight to selectively alter the amount of resistance experienced by the user. In one embodiment, the suspended weight is a single mass corresponding to the maximum resistance of the system. During the forward or 'positive' stroke of an exercise, the drive system assists the user in lifting the mass, the amount of assistance being determined by a user selectable resistance value. During the return or 'negative' stroke of the exercise, a reduced level of assistance may be provided so that increased negative resistance is experienced.