US20080146418A1 - Isometric Exercise Device - Google Patents
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
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- A63B21/002—Exercising apparatus for developing or strengthening the muscles or joints of the body by working against a counterforce, with or without measuring devices isometric or isokinetic, i.e. substantial force variation without substantial muscle motion or wherein the speed of the motion is independent of the force applied by the user
- A63B21/0023—Exercising apparatus for developing or strengthening the muscles or joints of the body by working against a counterforce, with or without measuring devices isometric or isokinetic, i.e. substantial force variation without substantial muscle motion or wherein the speed of the motion is independent of the force applied by the user for isometric exercising, i.e. substantial force variation without substantial muscle motion
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- A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
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- A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
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- the present invention relates to an isometric exercise device and, in particular, to a hand-held isometric exercise device.
- the nature of most individual's weight-related training comprises a twice/thrice weekly gym visit where a level of weight considered comfortable with will be chosen and a predetermined number of repetitions and sets of exercises will be performed. For example, it is common to perform three sets of ten repetitions with a weight which, to the individual, feels suitably heavy. On the next visit to the gym, a fairly similar workout regime will be undertaken.
- the present invention relates to an isometric exercise device wherein a force is applied by the tensing or extension of one or more muscles against a generally immovable object for a period of a few seconds in order that the individual can exert a maximum possible force against that object.
- isometric exercises are distinguished from isokinetic exercises where muscle force is applied to a movable object so as to move the same through its permitted motion such as with an exercise machine, and also from isotonic exercises, such as that generally employed in weight training, where a constant weight is lifted through a particular range of motion.
- Isometric training was first introduced in the 1960's and it is appreciated that such isometric exercise can create massive stimulus to a muscle.
- Isometric exercise devices are known from U.S. Pat. No. 4,023,808 and U.S. Pat. No. 4,852,874 and which both utilise elastic stretch band arrangements as resistance elements.
- Such apparatus can prove to be unnecessarily bulky, prone to breakage and malfunction and the range of exercises that can be performed, and the manner in which the devices can be utilised so as to achieve the above-mentioned adaptive response, is disadvantageously limited.
- the present invention therefore seeks to provide for an isometric exercise device having advantages over known such devices.
- a hand-held isometric exercise device comprising a handle portion and a deformable portion, the deformable portion being arranged to be deformed responsive to a user-exerted force when the device is gripped by the handle and urged against a surface, the device further including means for determining and indicating a level of force applied by the user to deform the deformable portion.
- the device of the present invention being hand-held and comprising a deformable portion which is to be urged against a, generally stationary surface, advantageously provides for a particularly compact and simple device which can be gripped by the user and used in relation to any appropriate surface, whether horizontal, vertical or otherwise, to allow for a wide variety of exercises to be performed.
- the present invention therefore advantageously allows for the pursuit of an increase in strength and muscle growth, in a simple manner and within a wide variety of environments, such as, for example, a standard domestic environment.
- the apparatus is compact and readily stored and used and can easily be enhanced with appropriate surface decoration in order to improve the aesthetic qualities thereof.
- the handle portion is formed integral with the deformable portion and, further, the handle and deformable portions can be formed as a unitary member.
- the handle portion itself can, to some extent, be deformable. Also, and particularly if the handle exhibits some rigidity, the handle can be arranged to be urged by the user onto the deformable portion to at least partly assist in the deformation thereof.
- the handle can advantageously be generally elongate and arranged to be gripped in a clenched manner by the hand of the user.
- the handle can then advantageously allow for the knuckle portion of a user's clenched fist to engage with a surface of the deformable portion so as to assist with the deformation thereof when urged against the said surface.
- the handle portion is spaced from the deformable portion so as to define an opening by means of which the user can fully grip the handle.
- the deformable portion can be deformed so as to allow for the user's hand to be placed between the handle and the said deformable portion.
- the deformable portion is formed of a resilient material.
- the deformable portion advantageously comprises at least one cavity and the said at least one cavity is advantageously at least part-filled with a fluid such as a liquid and/or with air or an appropriate gas.
- At least a portion of the outer surface of the deformable portion is adapted to assist with stable engagement of the device with the surface against which the device is urged.
- the surface of the deformable portion can advantageously include a substantially flat portion located at a region of the deformable portion opposite that at which the said handle portion is located.
- the deformable portion can have a generally elongate form and be substantially cylindrical in shape.
- the said means for determining the level of force applied to deform the deformable portion can advantageously comprise pressure sensing means arranged to determine an increase in pressure arising within the deformable portion during use of the device.
- the said means for determining the level of force comprises means for determining an increase in pressure of a fluid within the deformable portion.
- the means for indicating the level of force applied by the user advantageously comprises a visual display means and which can advantageously comprise an alphanumeric display.
- Such display means can comprise an electronic display means, powered, for example, by way of a battery or by one or more solar power cells, and can, for example, comprise an LCD display.
- the display is arranged to store the maximum reading produced so that at the end of each isometric exercise session, the maximum level of force applied can be readily determined by the user.
- the means for indicating the level of force applied is advantageously located on the outer surface of the deformable portion although it could, as required, be located on an outer surface of the handle portion.
- the means for indicating the level of force applied can advantageously comprise means for providing an audible output, and, in particular, means for providing an audible output when a threshold level of force is exceeded.
- isometric exercise device can be provided within the concept of the present invention but which will share the primary advantages of a simple, hand-held device allowing for a ready determination of the maximum force applied during each isometric workout session, which indication can then be employed so as to ensure that the user can readily identify the appropriate rest/recovery/repair period before returning to use of the apparatus.
- the user can readily determine and control the appropriate frequency of use of the apparatus and thereby pursue an optimum personal exercise regime with regard to muscle growth.
- FIG. 1 is a side view of an isometric exercise device embodying the present invention
- FIG. 2 is a plan view of the device of FIG. 1 ;
- FIG. 3 is an end view of the device of FIG. 1 ;
- FIG. 4 is a side view of the device of FIG. 1 when in use;
- FIG. 5 is a side view of an isometric exercise device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 6 is a plan view of the device of FIG. 5 .
- FIG. 1 there is illustrated one embodiment of an isometric exercise device 10 according to the present invention. Although only a single device is illustrated, it will be appreciated that they are generally arranged to be provided, and used, in pairs.
- the hand held isometric exercise device 10 comprises a handle 12 and a deformable main body portion 14 which are formed together such that the device 10 is of a unitary nature.
- an LCD alphanumeric display 16 which is operatively connected to a pressure sensor device (not shown) operatively located within a cavity (not shown) in the main body portion 14 .
- the handle 12 and main body portion 14 are formed from the same resilient material.
- the hollow cavity can also extend to within the handle 12 .
- the cavity within the main body portion 14 is at least part filled with air and the aforementioned pressure sensor device is located and employed to determine the air pressure within the cavity.
- FIG. 2 shows a plan view of the device 10 of FIG. 1
- FIG. 3 comprises an end view of the same device 10 , from which it can be appreciated that the main deformable body portion 14 of the device is generally elongate and generally cylindrical in nature and that the handle 12 is likewise generally elongate and cylindrical in nature and shares the same longitudinal axis as the main body portion 14 .
- FIG. 4 there is provided a side view of the isometric exercise device 10 similar to that in FIG. 1 , but shown when in use as part of an isometric exercise regime and gripped by a hand 18 of a user and forced in the direction of arrow A against a stationary surface S.
- the handle 12 of the device 10 is arranged such that it can be readily gripped within the clenched fist of a user such that the device is arranged to be gripped in a manner similar to common exercise equipment such as a dumb-bell.
- the user then exerts a downward force on the device in the direction of arrow A and urges the device against the stationary surface S through application of the maximum possible force that the user can exert.
- Such force serves to deform the deformable main body portion 14 which in turn serves to produce an increase in pressure within the cavity of the main body portion 14 .
- This increase is determined by the pressure sensor (not shown) and, in turn, drives an appropriate output from the alphanumeric display 16 which provides a readily visible indication of the maximum force exerted by the user through determination of the maximum pressure arising within the main body portion 14 .
- the handle 14 be formed from the exact same material as the main body portion, and generally comprise an extension thereof and, possibly, with an extension of the cavity portion therein, then the primary force exerted by the user will be by way of their knuckles as they bear against the upper portion of the deformable main body portion 14 as illustrated in FIG. 4 .
- some degree of rigidity can be afforded the handle 12 such that movement of the handle 12 onto the lateral regions of the main body portion 14 likewise serves, at least in part, to deform the body portion and so lead to an increase in pressure within the cavity thereof.
- the device would be used such that the user provides a upward force for example upwards against the underside of a doorframe, or the underside of a table/desk, so as to mimic the exertion of force when using dumb-bells or a barbell.
- the isometric device 20 includes a strap handle 22 attached as appropriate to a generally ovoid hollow body portion 24 having a alphanumeric display member 26 mounted on the side thereof and which is arranged, through operative connection to a pressure sensor (not shown) within the body portion 24 , to provide an indication responsive to an increase in pressure within the body portion.
- FIG. 6 provides a plan view of the embodiment of FIG. 5 so as to further illustrate the configuration of the strap handle 22 which, in this embodiment, comprises a strap member.
- the handle and body portion 24 of the embodiments of FIGS. 5 and 6 do not readily combine to define an opening through which the handheld device can be readily gripped for use such as that of the first embodiment as illustrated in FIG. 4 .
- the device of the present invention can be arranged to be used with the handle in tension.
- the deformable portion 14 , 24 is provided with an engagement formation allowing for the device to be anchored as required.
- a pair of such devices can be provided, one for use in each hand in compression mode such as illustrated in FIG. 4 , and also when releasably secured by way of cooperating engagement formations so that the deformable portions 14 , 24 can then be deformed by placing both of the handle portions 12 , 22 in tension by pulling on the same.
- the user can readily determine the maximum force that was applied by the particular muscle and/or muscle group, being worked.
- Such determination of the maximum force applied can advantageously be enhanced insofar as the pressure sensor/alphanumeric display device can be arranged to store, and continue to display, the maximum value reached.
- the alphanumeric display 16/26 might not be visible during a particular form of exercise, it nevertheless records the maximum force exerted by the user such that when the isometric workout session is finished, the user can then readily read the maximum force applied.
- the pressure indicator can, alternatively, or in addition, comprise audible output means which can advantageously be arranged to provide an audible output when a predetermined, or previously attained, level of force has been exceeded.
- the visual output means can be arranged to produce a visually discernable output when a predetermined, or previously attained, level of force has been exceeded.
- the said predetermined level of force can be pre-selected as required.
- the user can advantageously use the device in a situation in which there is no need to view a display of the device since he/she need merely listen for the appropriate audible output.
- the user can readily appreciate that the muscles/muscle groups previously worked have been given sufficient time to recover and repair and, through noting the period of time that was allowed to lapse between the two exercise sessions, the user can then readily determine his/her optimum rest/recovery/repair cycle.
- Subsequent isometric workout session can then be repeated in accordance with that cycle so as to achieve optimum increase in strength and optimum muscle growth.
- the user can thereby readily monitor his/her ongoing exercise regime so as to continue to exercise, and achieve an increase in strength and muscle growth, in the most efficient manner.
- the handheld device can be provided in any shape and/or configuration thought appropriate having regard to the manner in which the device is to be gripped and is to engage with a surface against which the isometric workout is to be conducted, and so as to achieve the appropriate range of possible pressure increases within the device.
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