Patents Examined by Stephan R. Crow
  • Portable sports device
    Patent number: 9950204
    Abstract: The invention relates to a portable sports device and particularly a training device for muscle building, with at least one handle and a centrifugal mass operatively connected thereto and mounted on a shaft, which is rotatable by pulling a pull rope fixed to and wound up on the shaft, and with at least one removable additional mass element arrangeable on the centrifugal mass, the at least one additional mass element being configured in the form of a circular ring piece or a circular segment piece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: GERD EISENBLAETTER GMBH
    Inventor: Gerd Eisenblaetter
  • Exercise methods and apparatus
    Patent number: 5803871
    Abstract: An exercise apparatus includes a support member that is movable relative to a frame, and a force receiving member that is movable relative to the support member. A first end of the support member is pivotally connected to the frame, and a second, opposite end of the support member is supported on a first crank. A link is interconnected between a second crank and the force receiving member. The cranks, the roller, the support member, and the link cooperate to move the force receiving member in a desired path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1998
    Inventors: Kenneth W. Stearns, Joseph D. Maresh