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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:
Aug. 31, 1999
Filed:
Sep. 27, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
George D Stickler, Shorewood, MN (US);
Gary R Sorenson, Lakeville, MN (US);
Michael W Beise, Mound, MN (US);
Steve Traut, New York, NY (US);
Jeff Q Nichols, New York, NY (US);
Tyler Marthaler, Berkeley, CA (US);
Assignee:
Graber Products, Inc., Madison, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63B / ; A63B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
482 61 ; 482112 ;
Abstract
The present invention is directed to a bicycle trainer that permits a bicycle to be used for stationary riding. The bicycle trainer has a modular fluid resistance unit wherein resistance is provided by the rotation of an impeller against a fluid contained in a sealed housing. The resistance unit provides selectively variable resistance, is quiet to use, and simulates bicycle riding on a road.