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Details
Inventors: Augspurger, Quent; Bartlett, Charles H.;
Assignee:
Primary Examiner: Crow; Stephen R.
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Nelson; Gregory J.

An exercise device having a stand adapted to support a bicycle. The stand has a wheel support which permits side-to-side pivotal motion of the support and bicycles. A roller engages the rear wheel of the bicycle and is in driving relationship through a clutch with the input shaft of an AC induction device connected to a power indicating device. The indication device operates to generate electricity when a predetermined pedal speed is achieved. In another embodiment the exercise device is a dedicated stationary device in which motion may be imparted to the input shaft by pedal crank operation and by manually pivotable handle bars.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION We claim: 1.
A user-operated exercise device comprising: (a) a base member; (b) a pedal-operated crank operatively connected to drive a shaft at a first power transmission means; (c) an AC induction electrical device having an input shaft, said electrical device connectable in a power circuit and being operable as an asynchronous generator upon reaching a predetermined speed; (d) first uni-directional clutch means operatively interposed between the input shaft of said electrical device and the said drive shaft whereby said input shaft is driven in only one rotational direction by operation of said pedal-operated crank; (e) seat means for supporting the user; and (f) arm means on said base, said arm means having handle means adapted to be grasped by the user, said arm means being pivotally secured to said base member and being connected through second power transmission means to said drive shaft to enable the user to pivotally operate said arm means to drive the drive shaft.
2.
The device of claim 1 further including control means in said power circuit operative to energize said electrical device only when a predetermined crank speed is achieved by the user.
3.
The device of claim 1 wherein said base member is pivotally mounted on a support member permitting pivotal movement of the base member about a longitudinal axis.
4.
The device of claim 1 further including energy absorbing strut means extending between said base member and said support member to resist the pivotal movement of said base.
5.
The device of claim 4 wherein said base member comprises an enclosure housing said drive shaft, electrical device and clutch means.
6.
The device of claim 1 wherein second clutch means are interposed between said second power transmission means and said drive shaft to prevent operation of the crank from driving the arm means.
7.
The device of claim 1 wherein said second power transmission means includes a rotatable flywheel connected to said arm means by a link imparting rotation to the flywheel as the arm means is operated by the user



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