Arm and upper torso exercise device
A flexible main member of tubular shape is provided with handgrips at its end segments enabling the user to exercise certain muscles by repeated manual flexing of the tube. The tube is of a fiber reinforced synthetic material. A cushion is affixed medially of the tube for contact with the user's body during use of the device.
1. A flexible tubular stretching device for exercising a person's upper torso and arm muscles consisting of:
A main body having a linear configuration extending substantially the length of said device, said main body comprising a multi-ply electrically insulated composite of continuous plastic fiber reinforcements in an epoxy resin matrix, said body including alternating longitudinal and circumferential filament layers for maintaining high tensile and compressive flexural strength;
A pair of flexible handgrips affixed at opposite ends of said device, said handgrips having a molded resilient construction;
A cushion affixed to a medial segment of said device;
An adhesive injected into said cushion for retaining the placement of said cushion on said device.
2. The device claimed in claim 1 wherein said handgrips are each of a length having multiple segments, each of said segments of a length to receive a user's hand.