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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 10, 2004
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2000
Charles A. Bastyr, Del Mar, CA (US);
Stephen O. Ross, Oceanside, CA (US);
Other;
Abstract
An exercise device with a true pivot point includes a first and a second arm joined at a joint assembly. The first arm is fixed in relation to the joint assembly and is also stabilized at an end opposite the joint assembly. The second arm rotates in a first, or in a second direction, about an axis of rotation which is defined by the joint assembly. A resistance mechanism is contained in the joint assembly which includes a one-way clutch interconnected to the second arm to allow the second arm to rotate freely in a second direction. Rotation by the second arm in a first direction, however, engages the resistance mechanism to create a resistance to the first rotation.