Patents by Inventor Gordon B. Barnes, Jr.

Gordon B. Barnes, Jr. 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: 4976425
    Abstract: An exercise device is set forth. It incorporates an inverted circular cowling which encloses the operative equipment and which centrally supports an upstanding fixed shaft serving as an axis for the rotating equipment. The shaft supports a circular platform for a user. Moreover, the device includes a pair of arms which extend from below the platform radially outwardly on the platform and bend upwardly to position a pair of hand grips for easy grasp by the upright user. The hand grips are rotated reciprocally in repetitive motion. This couples motion to a hub below the platform; the hub is connected through sprockets and drive chains to rotate a fly wheel under the cowling. The fly wheel is rotated first in one direction, then stopped, then rotated in the opposite direction, then stopped and rotated back in the first direction. This repetitive motion is a dynamic exercise routine for strengthening all areas of the body from the continual stopping and starting of the equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 1989
    Date of Patent: December 11, 1990
    Inventor: Gordon B. Barnes, Jr.