Patents by Inventor H. Alton Scoggins

H. Alton Scoggins 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: 6063014
    Abstract: A new and improved portable exercise device 10, wherein a user can perform a multitude of exercises to condition numerous muscle groups of the body. The present device comprises, generally, a base 20, an armrest 40, a pulley system 60 and a variety of handles and straps. More specifically, the pulley system is carried by the base and comprises a resistance cord 62 attached to a peg 80 at the distal end of the base and extends the length of the base to the proximal end of the base. To guide the resistance cord over the base a track 72 is attached to the base wherein the resistance cord is channeled through the track. Attached to the proximal end of the base is a pulley 66. The resistance cord is channeled through the pulley which serves to provide a rotatable means for securing the resistance cord at the proximal end of the base to facilitate a multitude of vertically-angled exercises. The armrest can be hinged upward from the base and secured in an angled position by a prop 50 carried within the armrest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2000
    Inventor: H. Alton Scoggins