Patents by Inventor Richard P. Hartzell

Richard P. Hartzell 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: 4371162
    Abstract: An improved exercising device includes a footboard on which an exerciser may stand and a pair of continuous loop elastic bands attachable to the footboard and being positionable over the exerciser's shoulders. A back harness is selectively attachable to the elastic bands to facilitate their retention over the exerciser's shoulders, while the footboard is provided with angulated slots for retaining the continuous elastic bands. Additionally, a base member is attachable to a bottommost portion of the footboard so as to prevent the elastic bands from rubbing against a ground surface, and elastic retaining loops are positionable between the slots to further retain the elastic bands in engagement with the footboard.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 1981
    Date of Patent: February 1, 1983
    Inventor: Richard P. Hartzell