Flexibility and exercise apparatus
CA 2206033 A1 · Owner: Trojman, Salvi S. · Inventors: Benoit, Dan; Trojman, Salvi S.
Overview
Its claims, description and drawings are in the Canadian Patents Database.
Open the CIPO recordAbstract From the Canadian patent
A flexibility and exercise apparatus to stimulate and stretch the backmuscles used by a golfer in taking a golf swing. The apparatus has a frame on which is mounted a rotatable platform and a gripper. The user stands on the platform, takes hold of the gripper and turns his hips to either side whilekeeping his shoulders fixed in position. This creates a deep and controlled stretch in the lower back and waist. The platform incorporates a resistance element that increases with rotation, and has built-in stops to limit the maximum degree of rotation. These elements prevent injuries that could result from inadvertent overstretching. The gripper is accessible to users of all sizes. The apparatus …
Read the whole patent
Listed from its CIPO record in Patent Yard's archive of Canadian patents past their term. Its claims, description and drawings are in the CIPO record and on Google Patents, and the Claude kit works from them.
Why it's free to use
- Filed May 23, 1997. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended May 23, 2017.
- A certificate of supplementary protection adds at most two years for a drug, so even that would have ended by May 23, 2019.
- We check Canadian rights only. A patent in its family in another country could still be in force: check its family on Google Patents.
Timeline
Timeline From CIPO dates
Sources & verification
Official CIPO records
Everything on this page comes from the CIPO record linked above. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.