US1638196A - Exerciser - Google Patents

Description

Aug. 9, 1927.

H. Q. GUTH ExERcI sm Filed July 2o, 1925 venient, comp Patented Aug. 9, 1927.

uNirEn STATES HER-BERT Q. GUTH,

0F ELGIN, ILLINOIS,

vrAssieivoa 'ro rosri., 1Nc.,'or cnicAGo,

ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION 0F ILLINOIS.

My invention relates to 'that general classA off devices known as exercisers and has among its other objects the production of devices of the kind described which are con act and satisfactory for use wherever found applicable.

In one form of the invention two relatively movable handle members are yieldingly urged by springs out of a position wherein a shouldered disc carried by one mem will engage a seat formed on th handle members may be brought into sai osition by grasping them with ones-hands and then displacing the members relatively to each other against the action of the springs. Means 'is .provided vfor adjusting the members in accordance with the strength of the user.

Many other objects and advantages of the construction herein shown and described will be obvious to those skilled in the art from Y the disclosure herein given.

invention consists in the arrangement and combishown and described,

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To this end my novel construction, nation of parts herein and more particularly pointed out in claims.

In the drawings, wherein like referenceY characters indicate like or corresponding perspective view of an exerciser embodying the invention;

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal central section taken through my improved exerciser;

Figs. 3, 4 and 5 are sections taken on lines 33, 4f-4, 5--5, respectively, of Fig. 2; and

Fig. 6 is y'a fragmentary section taken through an exerciser embodying another form of the invention, the section being taken on a line corresponding to the line on which Fig. 2 is taken.

Referring for the present to inclusive, the reference characters 10 an designate in genera two which comprise knurled tubes 12 and 13, respectively. One end of the tube 12 is closed by a ca 15 and an extension 16 projects from the other end thereof, the extension 16 being secured to the tube 12 by a pin 17 notch 19 formedin the extension mediate its ends accommodates the free end of a bracket 21 which is rigidly secure one end of the tube 13, the other end of the tube 13 being closed by a collar 23 which is rigidly secured in place in the tube in any Figs. 1 to 5, d 11` Application mea Juiy 2o, i925.

lThe washer d the collar 23.

The free end tioned extension Y with an annular shoulder 45v handle members,

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EXERCISEB.

serial No. 44,779.

suitable manner. Rotatably mounted in the collar 23 is apin 24 provided with a knurledV head .25. Rigidlyl secured to the inner end of a tubular member 27 provided ds 28. vThreaded on the tubular member 27 is a washer 30. 30 is prevented from rotating around the longitudinal axis of the tubular member 27 by al pin 31 which projects through an aperture 32 formed in the washer, the pin 31 being rigidly secured to Mounted 'in the tubular member 27 and projecting therefrom is a helical compression spring 34, the upper endY of which is of reduced diameter, as at 35. Se-

is reduced in diameter is a disc 37 which is a free to move longitudinally in the tube v13.

To secure the disc 37 to the spring 34 I preferably provide itV with a central aperture 38 through which the reduced portion 35 of the spring may be forced until the disc seats itself against a shoulder formed by that portion of the spring which is of larger diameter. Disposed in they tube 13 posed between the washer 30 and the disc 37 is a helical compression spring 40, which is of larger diameter than the spring 34 and is preferably made of heavier wire.

of the reduced portion 35 of the spring 34 preferably engages a conical depression 42 formed in one en of a pin 43 which projects from the aforemen- Slidably mounted upon the pin 43 is a adapted to seat upon the open end of the tube 13. Disposed around the pin 43 and interposed between the .disc 44 andV the extension 16 Vis a compression spring 47 which yieldingly holds the annular shoulder 45 in engagement with the open en of the tube 13 when the handle member 12 is in the position wherein it is full lines Fig. 2 Projecting 44 and disposed `around the 47 'is a sleeve 48 rotects the spring from injury.

43 is formed with aconical end seated in a conical depression 51 thef'ree end of the bracket 21. in the free end ofthe bracketv 21 is a pin 52 having a conical part 53 which seats in a conical depression 54 formed in Vthe extension 16. It ywill be noted that the longitudinal axes lof the tube 13, the disc 44,

from compression spring and inter-' disc 44 which is provided.

which in dotted lines in Fig. 2.

upon the tube 13.

The device may be adjusted to meet the strength of the user. Thus, if the knurled nut 25 is revolved in one direction, the Washer 30 Will move away from the disc 37 and permit the spring 40 to lengthen itself.

I the invention will then require lless force to seat the disc 44 upon the open end of the tube'13. If the linurled `nut 25 is revolved opposite direction, the washer 30 will appreach `the disc 37 and "compress Vthe spring 40 whereupon it will require a greater force to seat the disc 44 upon the tube 13.

In Fig. 6 I` have shown another form of wherein the discrST of Figs. 1 to 5, inclusive, is omitted. A compression spring. 40L is used in place of the aforementioned compression spring 40, the compression spring 40a having one of its ends secured in any suitable manner to one end of a spring 342L replacing the aforementioned spring 34. e spi'iiig 40L may be secured to the spring 34?L by twisting some of the turns of the spring 40al tightly around several of the turns of t e spring 34a. The remaining construction in the modified form is substantially identical with the construc- Y tion illustrated in Figs. 1 to 5, inclusive, and

need not be shown or described.

Obviously,

` lthe form of the invention Which is sho'wn in 4ig. y6 may be used in substantially the same manner as that form Which is illustrated in Figs. 1` to 5, inclusive.

Having thus described my invention, it is obvious that various immaterial modifications be made in thesame Without de- 4parting from -tlie spirit of my. invention;

"prising mally aligned hence I ldo not Wish to be understood as limiting myself to the exactform, construction, arrangement and combination of parts herein shown and described or uses. mentioned. I

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

device of the class described coma pair `of pivotally connected norhandle members, an element carried by one of the members .adapted to lock said pression spring carried by said member adapted to yieldingly hold .said element in its position of vlocking engagement :and t0 yieldingly hold said members out of alignment when said element is removed from its position of locking engagement. i 2. A device ofl the class described coincarried b lock said members against relative movement When in axial alignment, and a compression spring carried by said member adapted to yieldingly hold said element in its position of locking engagement and to kyieldingly hold said members out of align` ment when said element is removed from its position of locking engagement, and a second compression spring axially mounted on the other normal yieldingly force and of their position of said of locking engagement.

3. A device of the class described coina pair of normally aligned handle members, a bracket secured members and provided with means for movl a spring carried by one of said members adapted to yieldingly hold said members out of alignment.

4. A device of the class described `comprising a pair of normally aligned handle members, a bracket rigidly secured to one of the members and provided with means for movably holding the other member an element carried by one of said mem ers adapted to lock said pivotally connecting the other Vmember there- Y element is removed from the position member against rel aV ytive movement when in axial alignment. and

to, an element carried by one of the members adapted to look said members against relative movement When in axial alignment, and a compression spring carried by said member adapted to yieldingly hold said element in its position of looking engagement and to yieldingly hold said members out of alignment when said element is removed rom its position of looking engage- 10 ment, and a second compression spring axially mounted on the other normal member also adapted to yieldingly force and hold said members out of their position of axial alignment when said element is removed from the position of locking engagement. v.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto signed my name.

HERBERT Q. GU'IH.

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