Patents by Inventor Virgil L. Long, Sr.

Virgil L. Long, Sr. 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).

  • Home exercise gym
    Patent number: 4275882
    Abstract: A hydraulic shock absorber has an adjustable connection to the exercise lever to provide variable resistive forces to exercise, and alternately the shock can be mounted to the exercise lever as a dead weight and a pulley-cord system added, so that a multiplicity of exercises can be performed with the same basic unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 1980
    Date of Patent: June 30, 1981
    Assignee: AMF Incorporated
    Inventors: Richard W. Grosser, Virgil L. Long, Sr.
  • Exercise floor
    Patent number: 4274626
    Abstract: 4.times.8 Plywood sections are interconnected by a system of tabs and latches, and a spring suspension system is provided beneath the interconnected sections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 1979
    Date of Patent: June 23, 1981
    Assignee: AMF Incorporated
    Inventors: Richard W. Grosser, Virgil L. Long, Sr.
  • Aluminum balance beam
    Patent number: 4272073
    Abstract: The invention relates to a gymnastic balance beam of extruded aluminum with a bottom and end closures. The beam is of a general U-shape with the bottom plates secured to a flanged portion of the beam. The beam can be selectively covered with padding if desired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 1978
    Date of Patent: June 9, 1981
    Assignee: AMF Incorporated
    Inventors: Richard W. Grosser, Virgil L. Long, Sr.