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 Title: |
US4949957:
Isolation leverage weight training cuff
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| Country: |
US United States of America
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| Inventor: |
Cucchiara, Alfred L.; Los Alamos, NM 87544
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| Assignee: |
None
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| Published / Filed: |
1990-08-21
/ 1988-12-12
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| Application Number: |
US1988000283545
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| IPC Code: |
Advanced:
A63B 23/12;
IPC-7:
A63B 21/065;
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| ECLA Code: |
A63B21/14A8; A63B23/035A; K63B21/14A8;
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| U.S. Class: |
Current:
482/093;
482/102;
482/139;
602/021;
623/065;
Original:
272/119;
272/143;
128/077;
623/065;
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| Field of Search: |
272/067,68,117,118,119,122,123,143
128/075,77,78,80 R,80 C
623/065
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| Priority Number: |
| 1988-12-12 |
US1988000283545 |
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| Abstract: |
An isolation leverage weight training cuff includes a tapered, flexible tube having multiple fasteners spaced longitudinally along its exterior surface. The cuff is worn on the forearm or the lower leg. The cuff is used to facilitate exercising of the large muscles groups of the upper arms or legs to exhaustion, without being limited by premature fatigue of the smaller muscles of the forearm or calf.
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| Attorney, Agent or Firm: |
Eklund, William A. ;
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| Primary / Asst. Examiners: |
Bahr, Robert W.;
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| Maintenance Status: |
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| Family: |
None
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First Claim:
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The embodiments of the invention in which protection is claimed are:
1. An isolation leverage weight training cuff comprising a tapered flexible tube adapted to fit snugly about a limb, said tapered flexible tube being split longitudinally, said tapered flexible tube having on the exterior surface thereof a plurality of first fastening means for fastening said cuff to a weight training device, said plurality of first fastening means being spaced apart and secured longitudinally along said tube, said plurality of first fastening means being sized to receive a releasable attachment of a weight training device and being sufficiently secured to said tube for bearing the load of the weight training device, whereby a weight training device can be selectively attached to said cuff at a plurality of positions along said cuff which correspond to different positions along said limb, and said tapered tube further including a plurality of second fastening means for fastening said tube about a limb, said second fastening means being adjustable in position so as to accommodate limbs of various sizes and shapes.
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