| US 7,297,090 B2 | ||
| Personal exercise device | ||
| Serafino Torres, 1225 Windsor Rd., Cardiff-by-the-Sea, Calif. 92007-1344 (US) | ||
| Filed on Sep. 20, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/230,751. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0066460 A1, Mar. 22, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. A63B 71/00 (2006.01); A63B 21/02 (2006.01); A63B 21/045 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 482—74 [482/51; 482/124; 482/127] | 19 Claims |
| 1. A personal exercise device, comprising:
A) a body mounted shaft housing for mounting a shaft at a position near the rear portion of a user's waist, wherein said body
mounted shaft housing is mounted to a user's body via a belt
B) a shaft confined within said shaft housing,
C) two leg mounts attached to each of two legs of the user near said user's knees,
D) two torque arms each having two ends, said two torque arms attached pivotally at one end to one of said leg mounts and
attached pivotally at the other end to said shaft, and
E) at least one torque resistance mechanism comprising at least one torque adjustment device for adjusting torque required
to produce pivot motion of said torque arms about said shaft.
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