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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2007
Filed:
Aug. 11, 2005
Howard S. Leight, Santa Monica, CA (US);
Howard S. Leight, Santa Monica, CA (US);
Other;
Abstract
A compact exercise device () of the type wherein a person grips handle devices () lying at opposite ends of a rope that extends through a housing (), the person pulling one end of the rope away from the housing while resisting movement of the other end of the rope towards the housing to exercise. A windup spool () lies in one of the handle devices and a spring () urges the spool to wind up rope by a spring, but the spool is normally prevented from turning in either direction by a release mechanism (). A person who holds a handle grip () with most fingers of his/her hand, uses his/her thumb to depress a button () to operate the release mechanism. While the thumb continues to depress the button, the person moves a handle device away from the housing to lengthen the effective length of rope, or moves a handle device towards the housing to shorten the effective length of rope. In another device, windup spools () lie in the housing, and a person depresses a button () on the housing to operate the release mechanism.