Patents by Inventor Heikki Nieppola

Heikki Nieppola has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 4927135
    Abstract: Exercise apparatus having upper and lower elongated members connected end to end by a pivot joint and arranged to be mounted at a wall. Various arrangements of the two members are possible by devices for releasable locking the two members at the wall. In one arrangement both members are secured in a vertical plane against the wall. In other arrangements, either the upper member is pivoted away from the wall and held in a plane parallel to the floor by support at one end by the lower member and at the other end by a fixed pedestal, or both members are pivoted away from the wall, at least the upper end of the upper member being supported by the pedestal at its upper end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 1988
    Date of Patent: May 22, 1990
    Inventor: Heikki Nieppola
  • Patent number: 4759539
    Abstract: An exercise apparatus comprises a plane formed by two elongated parts include a pivotal joint arrangement for accomplishing an angle between the parts of the lane. The plane of two parts comprises at the lower part thereof a stationary joint arrangement, which is arranged to be fixed substantially above the horizontal base. Locking devices are provided for locking the plane of two parts into erected vertical position. Adjustable supports are provided for supporting the plane of two parts to form an inclined plane between the stationary joint arrangement of the plane of two parts and the base and for supporting the plane to form an angular plane. The angular plane includes the first elongated part between the stationary joint arrangement and the joint arrangement of the plane of two parts in substantially horizontal position and the second elongated part between the joint arrangement of the plane and the base in substantially vertical position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 1987
    Date of Patent: July 26, 1988
    Inventor: Heikki Nieppola