Exercise device for under a desk

Abstract

A pair of horizontal pivotable rowing arms and second pivotable vertical arms pivot on oil hydraulic motion resistance wedges attached to an underside of a desk. A vertical support with bicycle type pedals and handle bars pivots out at a desired angle for use. Other resistance devices may be a spring, rubberized cord, magnet, or air cylinder. Hand grips twist and have tension arms for gripping exercises as well as moving the lever arm for full arm exercises. Foot straps on a foot board and bicycle pedals enable leg exercises.

1 . A lever-arm rowing type exercise device mountable in a leg space under a desk or cubicle work surface, the device comprising: 
 a pair of rowing lever arms adapted to attach to a desk surface within an under-desk leg space of a desk, each of the pair of rowing lever arms comprising a first end attachable to a desk surface by a horizontal pivotable means and a second end having a handle aligned in a proximal parallel alignment with a front of a desk, the handles adapted to be grasped like oars of a boat and pulled toward a user pivoting the rowing lever arms horizontally in a movement simulating rowing a boat with oars in oarlocks;    a pivot resistance means attachable between each of the pair of rowing lever arms and the desk surface to create a resistance to pivoting the pair of rowing lever arms for the purpose of exercising by pulling to pivot the pair of rowing lever arms horizontally.    
   
   
       2 . The exercise device of  claim 1  wherein each of the pair of rowing lever arms is attachable to a desk surface adjacent to one wall of an under-desk leg space and each of the handles protrude horizontally out of a front of a desk adjacent to an opposite wall of an under-desk leg space and each of the pair of rowing lever arms is adapted to pivot away from a desk toward a user seated in front of a desk.  
   
   
       3 . The exercise device of  claim 1  wherein the pivot resistance means comprises a hydraulic chamber.  
   
   
       4 . The exercise device of  claim 3  wherein the hydraulic chamber comprises an oil filled chamber with oil of a desired viscosity.  
   
   
       5 . The exercise device of  claim 3  wherein the hydraulic chamber comprises a liquid Silicon filled chamber with liquid Silicon of a desired viscosity.  
   
   
       6 . The exercise device of  claim 1  further comprising a second pair of lever arms adapted to attach to a desk surface within a leg space of a desk, each of the second pair of lever arms comprising a first end attachable to a desk surface by a vertical pivotable means and a second end having a handle aligned in a proximal perpendicular alignment with a front of a desk, the handles adapted to be grasped and pushed forward and down and pulled upward and back, and a pivot resistance means attachable between each of the second pair of lever arms and the desk surface to create a resistance to pivoting the second pair of lever arms for the purpose of exercising by pulling and pushing to pivot the second pair of lever arms vertically.  
   
   
       7 . The exercise device of  claim 6  wherein the pivot resistance means comprises a hydraulic chamber.  
   
   
       8 . The exercise device of  claim 7  wherein the hydraulic chamber comprises an oil filled chamber with oil of a desired viscosity.  
   
   
       9 . The exercise device of  claim 7  wherein the hydraulic chamber comprises a liquid Silicon filled chamber with liquid Silicon of a desired viscosity.  
   
   
       10 . The exercise device of  claim 7  wherein the lever arms are structured by a lever arm structure taken from the list of structures including one piece lever arms, telescopic lever arms, or two piece lever arms that are joined by a length adjustable threaded connection.  
   
   
       11 . The exercise device of  claim 1  further comprising a vertical support attachable to a desk surface and a pair of foot pedals attachable to the vertical support by a rotatable means having a tension means for exercising a user's legs in a bicycle pedaling movement.  
   
   
       12 . The exercise device of  claim 11  wherein the vertical support is attachable to a desk by a means for moving the vertical support forward at any desired angle for usage and backward for storage.  
   
   
       13 . The exercise device of  claim 12  further comprising a handle bar attached to the vertical support, the handle bar adapted for grasping by a user to tilt the vertical support toward a user to a comfortable angle for pedaling and away from the user for storage and adapted for grasping by a user during pedaling.  
   
   
       14 . The exercise device of  claim 1  further comprises a motion sensing means for each of the exercise components and at least one cable from the sensing means to a USB port of a personal computer to transmit motion data to a computer, and a software program in a computer to process the motion data and translate it into health related information, such as the number of calories burned during each exercise session, which information may be viewed on a computer monitor using graphics and words and sound if desired and simulated images related to an exercise.  
   
   
       15 . A lever-arm rowing type exercise device mountable in a leg space under a desk or cubicle work surface, the device comprising: 
 a pair of rowing lever arms adapted to attach to a desk surface within an under-desk leg space of a desk, each of the pair of rowing lever arms comprising a first end attachable to a desk surface by a horizontal pivotable means and a second end having a handle aligned in a proximal parallel alignment with a front of a desk, the handles adapted to be grasped like oars of a boat and pulled toward a user pivoting the rowing lever arms horizontally in a movement simulating rowing a boat with oars in oarlocks;    a horizontally aligned pivot resistance means attachable between each of the pair of rowing lever arms and the desk surface to create a resistance to pivoting the pair of rowing lever arms for the purpose of exercising by pulling to pivot the pair of rowing lever arms horizontally,    a second pair of lever arms adapted to attach to a desk surface within a foot space of a desk, each of the second pair of lever arms comprising a first end attachable to a desk surface by a vertical pivotable means and a second end having a handle aligned in a proximal perpendicular alignment with a front of a desk, the handles adapted to be grasped and pushed forward and down and pulled upward and back;    a vertically aligned pivot resistance means attachable between each of the second pair of lever arms and the desk surface to create a resistance to pivoting the second pair of lever arms for the purpose of exercising by pulling and pushing to pivot the second pair of lever arms vertically.    
   
   
       16 . The exercise device of  claim 15  further comprising an oil hydraulic resistance adjustable wedge-shaped pivot attached between each of the arms and an underside of a desk to create an adjustable resistance to the motion of each of the lever arms.  
   
   
       17 . The exercise device of  claim 15  further comprising a vertical support attachable to a desk by a means for moving the vertical support forward at any desired angle for usage and backward for storage and a pair of foot pedals pivotally attached to the vertical support by a rotatable means having a tension means for exercising a user's legs in a bicycle pedaling movement, and further comprising a handle bar attached to the vertical support, the handle bar adapted for grasping by a user to tilt the vertical support toward a user to a comfortable angle for pedaling and away from the user for storage and adapted for grasping by a user during pedaling.  
   
   
       18 . The exercise device of  claim 1  wherein the lever arms and the vertical support of the present invention are each attachable to an underside of a desk by an attachment means taken from a list of attachment means including double stick tape, suction cups, threaded fasteners, and an attaching plate secured to an underside of a desk by brackets or threaded fasteners or adhesive attachment means.  
   
   
       19 . A lever-arm rowing type exercise device mountable in a leg space under a desk or cubicle work surface, the device comprising: 
 at least one lever arm attachable to a desk surface within a foot space of a desk by a pivotable means at a first end of the at least one lever arm;    a tension means attachable between the at least one lever arm and the desk surface to create a resistance to moving the at least one lever arm for the purpose of exercising by moving the at least one lever arm;    a hand grip attached to the at least one lever arm at a second end of the lever arm, the hand grip enabling movement of the at least one lever arm by a user, the hand grip further comprising a means for turning relative to the at least one lever arm for wrist twisting exercise and a squeeze handle pivotally mounted to the hand grip with a tension means therebetween for performing hand gripping exercises; at least one second lever arm attachable to the desk surface within the foot space of the desk by a pivotable means at a first end of the at least one second lever arm;    a tension means attachable between the at least one second lever arm and the desk surface to create a resistance to moving the at least one second lever arm for the purpose of exercising by moving the at least one second lever arm;    a foot attaching portion attached to the at least one second lever arm at a second end of the at least one second lever arm, the foot attaching portion capable of receiving at least one foot of a user for the purpose of moving the at least one second lever arm for leg exercises;    at least one second lever arm attachable to the desk surface within the foot space of the desk by a pivotable means at a first end of the at least one second lever arm;    a tension means attachable between the at least one second lever arm and the desk surface to create a resistance to moving the at least one second lever arm for the purpose of exercising by moving the at least one second lever arm;    a foot attaching portion attached to the at least one second lever arm at a second end of the at least one second lever arm, the foot attaching portion capable of receiving at least one foot of a user for the purpose of moving the at least one second lever arm for leg exercises.    
   
   
       20 . The exercise device of  claim 19  wherein the foot attaching portion comprises a flat surface mounted on the at least one second lever arm, the foot attaching portion capable of receiving at least one foot of the user and at least one foot receiving loop attached to the flat surface.  
   
   
       21 . The exercise device of  claim 20  wherein the foot attaching portion further comprises a pair of foot pedals attachable to the foot attaching portion by a rotatable means having a tension means for exercising the legs of the user in a bicycle pedaling movement.  
   
   
       22 . The exercise device of  claim 19  wherein the tension means between the desk surface and the at least one lever arm and between the desk surface and the at least one second lever arm comprises a tension means taken from a variety of tension means including a spring means, a rubberized cord means, an air pressure means, an air cylinder, a hydraulic cylinder, and an oil cylinder.  
   
   
       23 . The exercise device of  claim 19  wherein the lever arms are adjustable in length by a telescoping means.