Exercise device with elongated flexible member

- ICON IP, Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an exercise device of the present invention, the opposing perspective view being the mirror image thereof;

FIG. 2 is a side view of the exercise device of FIG. 1, the opposing side view being the mirror image thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front view of the exercise device of FIG. 1, the rear view being the mirror image thereof; and,

FIG. 4 is a top view of the exercise device of FIG. 1.

The broken lines showing portions of the exercise device of FIGS. 1-4 are shown for environmental purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for an exercise device with elongated flexible member, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D507311
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 27, 2003
Date of Patent: Jul 12, 2005
Assignee: ICON IP, Inc. (Logan, UT)
Inventors: Jaremy T. Butler (Paradise, UT), William T. Dalebout (North Logan, UT)
Primary Examiner: Philip S. Hyder
Attorney: Workman Nydegger
Application Number: 29/188,977