Patents by Inventor S. Ty Meason

S. Ty Meason 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).

  • Modular resistance assembly for exercise machines
    Patent number: 5135216
    Abstract: A resistance assembly useful to provide resistance to exercise movements performed by a user on an exercise machine includes a pair of spool-like ends disposed within a resilient loop which passes around a portion of each spool end. Each spool end is configured as a hollow open-ended cylinder with planar, annular flanges extending from both ends of the cylinder. A shield extends from a segment of one of the annular flanges of each spool end. Each spool end is composed of first and second interfitting spool parts, each comprising a hollow open-ended cylinder with one of two flanges extending therefrom. The resistance of the assembly can be varied by exchanging the resilient loop for any of a plurality of loops having different resistive properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 1991
    Date of Patent: August 4, 1992
    Assignee: Proform Fitness Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Curt G. Bingham, S. Ty Meason