US1707151A - Finger exerciser - Google Patents

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US1707151A
US1707151A US88646A US8864626A US1707151A US 1707151 A US1707151 A US 1707151A US 88646 A US88646 A US 88646A US 8864626 A US8864626 A US 8864626A US 1707151 A US1707151 A US 1707151A
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B23/00—Exercising apparatus specially adapted for particular parts of the body
    • A63B23/035—Exercising apparatus specially adapted for particular parts of the body for limbs, i.e. upper or lower limbs, e.g. simultaneously
    • A63B23/12—Exercising apparatus specially adapted for particular parts of the body for limbs, i.e. upper or lower limbs, e.g. simultaneously for upper limbs or related muscles, e.g. chest, upper back or shoulder muscles
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  • the object of this invention is to supply a'ineans for exercising the fingers, thereby maintaining or improving the condition of muscular and nervous control and balance. It is intended more particularly to be used by violinist-s and pianists, being peculiarly adapted for preserving or developing coordination or uniformity of the muscles of the 2nd and 4th or of the 1st and 3rd fingers of the hand. It will doubtless be of service also to anybody who for any purpose whatever requires increased digital strength, either as regards the whole of the hand or only some of the fingers. It would be useful for exam le in cases of Jartial a ralysis or perhaps of neuritis.
  • the invention is a finger exerciser, and it comprises any convenient number of thimbles.say live-suitably mounted, some of which may be stationary and others adapted. to swing upon levers which carry them, whilst all the thimbles whether stationary or movable, may be mounted in trunnion fashion so as to assume such angles as will most readily acconnnodatethem to the tips of the fingers, when inserted in the thimbles.
  • the invention will now be explained more fully with the aid of the accoinpanying drawing which illustrates a ty ical form of the inventionby way of exa1nple-as follows.
  • FIG. 1 is a general perspective view, Fig. 2 a detail detached therefrom, and
  • Fig. 3 a rear elevation of the upper part.
  • p F 4. is a section through one of the thimbles, showingits holder.
  • each thimble is so weighted or suspended as to hang with the closed end downwards when left free.
  • two outer thimbles A and E and the centre thimble G are stationary, except as regards their being hinged in their holders G, which are mounted upon the stand or framework F.
  • the remaining two thimbles B D alternating with the other three, are swivelled and are moreover positively movable, in the sense that they can swing through a relatively big are upon a pair of arms J which are pivoted to a column K or an elevated part of the stand or frame F situated a little distance towards the rear of the other part, said arms J carrying the said two thimbles B and D upright upon their ends, by means of the U-shaped holders Gr already mentioned, and being shaped with a forward horizontal bracket L, so as to bring the two thinibles B and D into position at either side of the centre thimble C.
  • a socket or recess M for the thumb is provided in a convenient position in the front portion of the stand or frame F. 7
  • the arms J are arranged to cross one another near their upper ends and are adapted to swing in a vertical plane, carrying pins J extending at right angles which are journalled a. little distance apart in a head P mounted on the column K.
  • crank arms J extend behind the head P, where they are fitted with crank arms J which are directed towards each other and are of such a length that one crank arm overlaps the other.
  • the arms J and J are keyed or made fast in any desirable manner upon their pins J so that they swing with one another, the overlapping ends of crank arms J 2 being also connected to each other oy a pin and elongated slot connection Q, in order that the moven'ients of the arms J may be coordinated ant act together.
  • each oi? the two crank arms J 2 is connected with a boss J provided with a slot J in which the end of a lever B is held fast by a clamping screw It.
  • the free ends of the levers R are adapted to swing radially in a plane which is parallel with the planes in which the arms J swing, and their ends are normally forced towards one another, thereby causing the crossed arms J to be swung apart, by resilient means which conveniently comprises the pair of compression springs 0 supported upon a bolt 0 through elongated slots R in the levers R and having a head at one end and a wingnut O upon the other end whereby the strength of the springs 0 may be simultaneously regulated.
  • either the second or fourth, orfirst and third, fingers are to be exercised they will. be inserted in those two thimbles B and D which are mounted on the arms J, while the other two fingers will rest stationary in the adjacent thimbles A. and C, or as the case may be C and E, which hang convenient for hem.
  • the thimbles A 13 C D receive the four fingers, and :in the other position, the same fingers are transferred to the thimbles B C D E.
  • the first and third fingers of the left hand or the second and fourth lingers of the right hand can be exercised and.
  • the fingers could be exercised singly instead of in pairs if desired.
  • the thumb does not usually need exercise, but, as stated, may remain stationary in the socket M or at some other suitable point at the front of the frame or stand F.
  • the holders G which are carried on the passed freely arms J, or their brackets L, are provided with tail pieces G if necessary to form stops against the sides of the frame F, and the movement of such holders G upon their pivots H may be limited by a stop L standing up on the end of such bracket L.
  • the thimbles are made carrying rings T which are pivoted by adjustable trunnion pins or screws to the upper partof the holders G, the thimbles being held against removal by a swivelling on the outside of the thimble engaging in an annular recess in the ring T or in other equivalent manner.
  • Means may be provided for adjusting the relative positions of any of the thimbles, to suit-for example-hands of different sizes and proportions.
  • Such means comprise a slidable connection of the brackets L with the arms J combined with clamping screws V will be sufliciently understood, without further detail at present.
  • the column K may be adjustable in height. Comfort is assured if the bottoms of the thimbles are supplied with thick india rubber rings ⁇ V.
  • an additional thimble S may be mounted in a holder, as in the other cases, which is firmly held in a rigid bracket Y secured upon the head P by a thum screw Z, the fitting being facilitated by providing the head with upstanding flanges P forming a, slide into which the end of the bracket Y may be inserted before the screw Z is applied.
  • a frame three fixed thimble carrying supports, the two forward supports diverging, the other support being rearward and higher than said diverging supports, thimbles maintained in oscillatory engagement therewith, in combination with a pair of oscillatory arms maintained for movement toward and away from each other, and oscillatory and rotary thimbles maintained thereby.
  • a finger exercising device the combination with a base, a plurality of finger tip receiving caps which are associated with the base and maintained in fixed positions thereon, a pair of finger tip receiving caps mounted upon arms which are pivotally secured to the base, said arms being movable in arcs having different centers.
  • a frame having fixedly attached thereto three supports which project upwardly from the frame, oscillatory rings carried by the supports, thimbles or finger tip receiving caps carried by the rings, a pair of swinging members, springs for restricting movement of said swinging members, and two finger tip receiving caps carried by frames which are 5 having a thumb and two fixed thimble supports which are fixedly attached to the base, thimbles which are each maintained in movable engagement with the supports, in combination with swinging arms, members adjustably connected to the arms, and extending forward therefrom, thimble supports which are movably associated with the members which are adjustably connected to the arms, and resilient means for exerting pressure upon the arms.

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Cited By (5)

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US3756222A (en) * 1971-12-27 1973-09-04 Univ Kansas State Electrically driven hand exerciser
US5738613A (en) * 1994-08-02 1998-04-14 Clayton; Tom Device and method for exercising the muscles of the fingers and hand using weights
US5935045A (en) * 1997-07-15 1999-08-10 Lowe; Robin J. Pincer grasp therapy device
US20130144195A1 (en) * 2010-07-06 2013-06-06 Aldo Cehic Device for Passive Movement of the Fingers
CN110448858A (zh) * 2019-09-10 2019-11-15 南京林业大学 一种改进型分把式扭腰器

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US4961568A (en) * 1989-04-04 1990-10-09 Douglas W. Clark Exercising and stretching a person's finger joints

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3756222A (en) * 1971-12-27 1973-09-04 Univ Kansas State Electrically driven hand exerciser
US5738613A (en) * 1994-08-02 1998-04-14 Clayton; Tom Device and method for exercising the muscles of the fingers and hand using weights
US5935045A (en) * 1997-07-15 1999-08-10 Lowe; Robin J. Pincer grasp therapy device
US20130144195A1 (en) * 2010-07-06 2013-06-06 Aldo Cehic Device for Passive Movement of the Fingers
US9301898B2 (en) * 2010-07-06 2016-04-05 Aldo Cehic Device for passive movement of the fingers
CN110448858A (zh) * 2019-09-10 2019-11-15 南京林业大学 一种改进型分把式扭腰器

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