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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 2000
Filed:
Feb. 15, 1999
William Clem, Bozeman, MT (US);
Brian Killian, Bozeman, MT (US);
Kent Swenseid, Belgrade, MT (US);
Maurene Janke-Hinds, Bozeman, MT (US);
Conetex, Inc., Elverson, PA (US);
Abstract
An adjustable hand-held exercise weight with pulse detection and remote infrared control is disclosed, including a handle contoured for grasping by a user and having a plurality of buttons thereon, a printed circuit board mounted within the handle, a sensor mounted to said printed circuit board which senses a pulse signal, a radio frequency transmitter which transmits the pulse signal, a first slotted bar, a second slotted bar, at least one weight slidably locked in the respective slots between the first and second slotted bars, and an infrared frequency transmitter communicatively connected to the printed circuit board and mounted substantially within the handle. Also disclosed are combinations including at least one of the features of adjustability, pulse detection, and remote infrared control in a hand-held weight.