Abstract: An isolation leverage weight training cuff includes a tapered, flexible tube having multiple fasteners spaced longitudinally along its exterior surface. The cuff is worn on the forearm or the lower leg. The cuff is used to facilitate exercising of the large muscles groups of the upper arms or legs to exhaustion, without being limited by premature fatigue of the smaller muscles of the forearm or calf.

Abstract: A body building exercise device is provided on a frame with a vertically positioned inverted "U" shaped member pivotally connected to the frame at a median position. The lower ends of the "U" shaped member are connected to a weight stack through a cable and pulley mechanism. Two bar members are connected at one end through a universal connection to the bottom ends of the first member. At the free ends of the bar, gripping means are provided to allow a "dumbbell fly" movement of the bar members to attain constant forward push force level requirements in an equidistant plane in relation to the user's body, independent of the resisting force supplied to the device from the weigh stack.

Abstract: A machine has a base which supports a vertical shaft with handles and foot pads on a disc pivoted at its center and is linked to the shaft which has an adjustable resistance for the exerciser to build his body's strength. Also, mounted into the center of the disc, a swinging seat that oscillates freely sideways and vertically for the exerciser to sit down if he desires while exercising. In addition, under the base is a steering wheel attached to the lower end of the shaft, and two wheels which are driven by a motor, are mounted beneath the base, so that the exerciser manipulates the steering wheel by the handles to follow certain track on the floor and an electronoic eye scores each instant of missing the track in a competition of exercise and fun.

Abstract: An athletic weight harness. The athletic weight harness includes a belt, a torso-protecting shield connected to the belt at the lower end of the torso-protecting shield, first and second adjustable straps connected to the upper end of the torso-protecting shield and the belt, and a weight post connected to the torso-protecting shield. The straps extending over the shoulders of the bodybuilder for retaining the athletic weight harness on the torso of the bodybuilder. The athletic weight harness holds exercise weight disks on a bodybuilder's chest or back at the level of the thorax. The shield prevents the bodybuilder from being struck by the weight disks, and the shoulder straps avoid irritating contact with the bodybuilder's neck during use.

Abstract: A weight training apparatus which includes an elongated handle and one or more separate weights mounted to each other and to the handle. The handle has an end plate on each end and a male connector extending outwardly therefrom. Each weight has a female connector recessed therein and having a configuration complementary to the male connector. A suction cup is attached to the weight within the female connector. A weight is positioned on the handle with the female connector engaged with the male connector and with the suction cup connected to an engagement face on the male connector. A release device removes the suction cup from engagement with the male connector.

Abstract: Compact and portable exercise apparatus is disclosed. A frame assembly having a wedge type of shape comprising aluminum structural members has mounted thereto a pair of hydraulic cylinders which are interconnected by a hydraulic flow line containing an adjustable needle valve. The other end of the hydraulic cylinders is connected to a foot pedal which allows the force of a person's downward push of his legs to act upon the resistance provided within the hydraulic circuitry and which automatically causes the opposite foot pedal travel upward. The exercise apparatus is intended to primarily be used in conjunction with a person sitting in an ordinary chair.

Abstract: A propulsion and exercise device transmitting human energy from both the upper and lower body simultaneously. A frame (20) contains a rotatable upwardly extending mast (30) to which a foot engaging structure (38) is attached by linkage (48). A collapsible backrest (22) is situated on the frame and movable arms (62) with handles (56) are attached to the mast. Mechanical advantage and energy transmission is accomplished by pushing the foot engaging structure forward with ones legs while pulling the handles rearward propelling a vehicle or exercising the body.

Abstract: The disclosed exercising barbell has a substantially rigid frame having gripping, support and weight portions spaced apart and oriented such that the center of gravity of the barbell is spaced from both the gripping and support portions. The gripping portion is suited to be gripped by an exerciser's hand, and the support portion is suited then to cooperate with a part of the exerciser's body spaced from the gripping hand; and straps near the support portion may be looped around and secured in a looped fashion to hold the support portion to said spaced part of the exerciser's body. This forms a two-point support of the barbell relative to the exerciser, to allow the exerciser to move the barbell vertically between lower and upper positions in the course of an exercise, whereby the muscle(s) of the exerciser must be stressed.

Abstract: Milking machine methods and apparatus facilitating automatic attachment to the dairy cow's udder, incorporate upstanding thin-walled flexible conical teat cup entrance portals, with the four teat cups preferably positioned upright in a trapezoidal configuration, free for lateral and longitudinal movement horizontally, while resisting vertical displacement. Leaf-spring retainer arms positioned vertically edgewise provide resilient adjustable teat cup positioning. A claw manifold guides milk received from the teat cups in laminar flow streams, minimizing foaming turbulence. A robotic manipulator may be used to attach these milking machines to the udders of a plurality of dairy cows.

Abstract: A hollow ring is formed in two parts hinged together at one end of each half and detachably secured together at the other ends of each half by a clasp to form a torus. A pair of spaced apart pads are situated on the inner surface of one portion and a diametrically adjustable pad is situated centrally of the other half and also on the inner surface. The ring engages around the wrist of the user with pads holding the ring in position yet preventing pressure from occurring on the wrist veins and arteries. One or more balls of steel or other material may be placed in each torus and roll around the rings while exercising by rotating the arms and the like. The degree of effective weight is controlled by the number and weight of the balls.

Abstract: A treadmill with a trampoline-like surface provides a peripheral support which tensions the belt in both longitudinal and lateral directions using pairs of angularly oriented springs each pair extending from a roller bracket at an angle, of, e.g., forty-five degrees (45.degree.) to the lateral edge of the mat, connecting thereto at spaced apart positions. The spring support tensions the belt with both longitudinal and lateral (or transverse) load components.

Abstract: A pivotally mounted inverted U-shaped bracket serving as a prop beneath the front of a bench press seat movable through a pivotal traverse from an out-of-the-way storage position in convering relation over an inverted U-shaped support of the bench press into an angled seat-propping position, in which a traverse edge of a top panel opening of the bracket serves as a stop for the pivotal traverse.

Abstract: An exercising aid for attaching a user's wrist to a hand grippable portion of an exercise device. The exercising aid comprises a flat, narrow strap having opposite ends and a length substantially greater than its width with the ends of the strap connected together to form a mobius band. The length of the strap is greater than about 24 inches and less than about 29 inches thus enabling the strap to accommodate different sized hands and wrists. The ends of the exercising aid may be adjustably connected by a hook and loop fastener, or may be sewn together to form an integral structure. There is also disclosed a method of attaching a user's wrist to a hand grippable portion of an exercise device.

Abstract: A multi-exercise free weight exercise apparatus for preventing injury to a weight lifter from a weight bearing bar and weights thereon in the event the weight lifter is unable to complete another repetition of the exercise due to any circumstance. The weightlifting apparatus consists of a framework having a pair of bases, pair of upright support members, pair of guide sleeve assemblies, and pairs of parallel vertical guide track support members with a plurality of apertures. The guide sleeve assemblies each have oversized holes through the centers of their sides for inserting a weight bearing bar and also pairs of oversized holes located near each end of their top and bottom for insertion of the pairs of vertical guide track support members.

Abstract: Exercising or body building apparatus wherein the frame supports two levers which are mounted on spherical joints and carry handles which are movable longitudinally of the respective levers. Adjustable loads are provided to yieldably resist movements of the handles longitudinally and/or transversely of the frame and/or away from the respective joints. The frame carries a bed which can be converted into a seat for the exerciser, and the frame confines a pair of pedals which can be reached and driven by the legs when the bed is converted into a seat.

Abstract: A weight lifting exercise apparatus capable of multiple maximum and minimum segments of resistance force is provided. The apparatus disclosed includes a free-standing support frame within which a weight support carriage having detachable weight members is supported for vertical movement. A shaft is rotatably mounted on the frame and an exercise bearing member which may be engaged by a user is secured to the shaft as well as a cable wheel having a circular arc segment. A length of cable is secured at one end to the weight support carriage, reeved through cable guides and attached at its other end to the cable wheel. A fixed support disk is secured to the shaft and a first rotatable disk which supports a first torque arm is rotatably mounted on the shaft. The first torque arm supports a moveable weight and the first disk may be variably attached to the fixed disk. A second torque arm is also rotatably supported by the shaft, supports a second weight member and may be secured to the first disk.

Abstract: A weight lifting apparatus for holding a barbell for regular bench press exercises and lock out exercise has a pair of sides positioned to accommodate a bench press therebetween. Each side has a base and a top separated by at least one upright. A hook having a mouth of sufficient size to hold one end of the barbell at a point within the mouth is pivotably attached to the top so that the point will move through an arc when the hook is pivoted, said arc being created when a lifter moves a barbell from a position above his eyes to a position directly above his shoulders. Adjustable lock-out bars are attached to the upright so that they can be positioned to permit lock-out exercises.

Abstract: A portable exercise lit including a pad and variable capacity weights. The pad is placed in front of a chair and has a slippery side. The person's feet are moved back and forth on the pad in a motion similar to cross-country skiing. The person may wear socks or exercise shoes made of carpet. The variable capacity weights provide the user with a choice of the amount of weight to be exercised with.

Abstract: A pull-up or push-up exercise device includes two bars having parallel inclined portions. A transverse cross bar is secured between the two bars and slidably mounted to vary the height of the cross bar on the inclined portion of the two bars. Two platforms hold the cross bar on the exercise bars. The cross bar is in a "W" configuration to provide slanted gripping portions for a natural hold without wrist strain throughout pull-up and push-up exercise.

Abstract: A weight lifting bar has hand grip members selectively rotatable relative to the longitudinal axis of the bar so that an exercisor can perform lifting exercises benefiting different muscle groups using a single bar and a single set of weights. A pair of concentric rotatable rings are used, the outer ring being secured to the bar and the inner ring carrying the hand grip member. The rings are securable against rotation after the desired angular relationship between the hand grip member and the bar is selected.