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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 2002
Filed:
Sep. 07, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jesse E. Ambrosina, Somerville, MA (US);
Gerhard Eduard-Franz Pawelka, Lexington, MA (US);
Harald Quintus-Bosz, Sudbury, MA (US);
Tyler C. Marthaler, New York, NY (US);
Assignee:
Graber Products, Inc., Madison, WI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63B 2/206 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A63B 2/206 ;
Abstract
A resistance applying device for use with an exercise apparatus includes a rotatable shaft, a rotatable impeller coupled to the rotatable shaft, a sealed housing surround the rotatable impeller, the sealed housing containing a fluid that provides resistance against the rotation of the impeller, and a barrier located between the rotatable impeller and the housing, the barrier and the rotatable impeller being configured to provide for relative movement between the barrier and the rotatable impeller.