Patents Represented by Attorney J.Franklin Jones, Jr.
  • Patent number: 4396189
    Abstract: This is an exercising, skiing teaching and skiing simulating machine constructed for use at home, or in a ski shop or in any other place inside or outside of a building, at or away from the ski slopes. The machine has foot support surfaces on which a person stands which are suspended below horizontal axes of rotation. The foot support surfaces are suspended from arms pivotally mounted on a rotating platform which is supported in a floor-mounted frame. The pivots supporting the arms are vertical and are adjustable with relation to the axis of rotation of the platform. Stop pins are provided for limiting or locking rotation of the platform, and for limiting or locking the rotation of the arms. Elastic cords are also provided for applying biasing forces to the arms which create resistance to a person's motion. Sensors are also provided for sensing and signalling incorrect motions. The frame includes hand supports for the person's hands. The machine is useful for exercising and practicing skiing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 1981
    Date of Patent: August 2, 1983
    Inventor: G. William Jenkins