Hand-Held Wheeled Exercise Device

Abstract

An exercise device that comprises an elongated handle and a pair of wheels at each end thereof is disclosed. The handle is adapted to be held by the hand of a person and the device rolled along a surface. The handle includes a wheel attachment means at both ends thereof, such as a threaded axle. Each wheel includes a bearing means attached to the wheel proximate a center point of the wheel, and may further include a high-friction non-slip surface along an outer peripheral edge thereof. Each wheel may also further include a weighted mass such that each exercise device may be also used as a dumbbell. In use, the person grasps the handle of at least one exercise device and positions himself on the surface, holding himself above the surface by the at least one exercise device. The person may then perform exercises by rolling the at least one exercise device along the surface.

1 . An exercise device comprising:
 an elongated handle having two ends, the handle adapted to be held by a person's hand, the handle including a wheel attachment means at both ends thereof,   a pair of wheels, each wheel having a bearing means that is attached to the wheel attachment means at one end of the handle;   whereby a person may grasp the handle and perform exercises while rolling the wheels along a surface.   
   
   
       2 . The exercise device of  claim 1  wherein the elongated handle includes finger grooves on one edge thereof for conforming to the shape of the person's hand and fingers. 
   
   
       3 . The exercise device of  claim 1  wherein the handle further includes an outer compressible cushioning surface. 
   
   
       4 . The exercise device of  claim 1  wherein the attachment means is an axle traversing the handle from one end to the other end, the axle having two threaded axle ends, each threaded axle end adapted for fixing to a threaded aperture of the bearing means of one wheel. 
   
   
       5 . The exercise device of  claim 1  wherein the bearing means of each wheel is attached to the handle proximate the center of each wheel. 
   
   
       6 . The exercise device of  claim 5  wherein each wheel is of such a diameter that when in use the person's hand does not contact the surface when the hand is grasping the handle and when the wheels are rolled along the surface. 
   
   
       7 . The exercise device of  claim 1  wherein the handle is generally oval in cross-section. 
   
   
       8 . The exercise device of  claim 7  wherein the axle traverses the handle generally at one of the focal points of the oval cross-section of the handle. 
   
   
       9 . The exercise device of  claim 1  wherein the bearing means of each wheel is attached to the handle away from the center of each wheel. 
   
   
       10 . The exercise device of  claim 1  wherein the attachment means is an axle rotatably traversing the handle from one end to the other end, the axle having two threaded axle ends, each threaded axle end adapted for fixing to a threaded aperture of one wheel. 
   
   
       11 . The exercise device of  claim 1  wherein each wheel includes a high-friction surface along the outer peripheral edge thereof such that the wheel does not easily slip when in contact with the surface. 
   
   
       12 . The exercise device of  claim 1  wherein each wheel includes therein a weighted mass, whereby the exercise device may also be used as a dumbbell.