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Granted Patent B2
US 12,201,870 · App. 18/142,088 · Granted Jan 21, 2025

Retraction device having a tensioning mechanism

Inventor: William Wallander (Dallas, TX)
Assignee: Nuvalux LLC
A63B21/153A63B21/00061A63B21/16A63B24/0062A63B2220/833A63B2225/15A63B2225/50
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Patent No.
US 12,201,870
App. No.
18/142,088
Granted
Jan 21, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

An exercise device includes a cable configured to extend from a housing between a retracted position and an extended position. A resistance device is positioned in the housing and configured to bias the cable into the retracted position. A tensioning mechanism is formed integrally with the housing.

Claims (13)

1. An exercise device, comprising:

a first cable configured to extend from a housing between a retracted position and an extended position,

a second cable configured to extend from the housing between a retracted position and an extended position,

a tensioning mechanism configured to independently restrict movement of the first cable and the second cable, the tensioning mechanism comprising a first compression device and a first tensioning disk to compress the first compression device, the tensioning mechanism further comprising a second compression device and a second tensioning disk to compress the first compression device.

2. The device of claim 1 , further comprising:

a first moving disk that is compressed by the first compression device to restrict movement of the first moving disk, and

a second moving disk that is compressed by the second compression device to restrict movement of the second moving disk.

3. The device of claim 2 , wherein each cable is coupled to at least one of the respective compression device and the respective moving disk.

4. The device of claim 1 , further comprising:

a first movement bolt, wherein actuation of the first tensioning disk rotates the first movement bolt to compress the first compression device, and

a second movement bolt, wherein actuation of the second tensioning disk rotates the second movement bolt to compress the second compression device.

5. The device of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first compression device and the second compression device includes a spring.

6. The device of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first compression device and the second compression device includes a compressible foam.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 27, 2024
From: WALLANDER, WILLIAM
To: NUVALUX LLC
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Continuity (4)
Continuation PCTUS2023019732 · Apr 25, 2023
Continuation 17988926 · Nov 17, 2022
Provisional Application 63480700 · Jan 20, 2023
Related Publication 20240165454A1 · May 23, 2024
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