Renseignements généraux

Nº de série

LB4691

Nº de partie

1

Nombre total de parties

3

Ou

exercise machine; stationary bicycle

Brevets

S/O

Description générale

Blue-grey mat finish on steel frame, and motor and transmission housings; bright silver metal [chromed ?] saddle-style seat, handle bar frame and pedal arms; black rubber [?] pedals, toe guards and handle bar grips; black covering on electrical cord is possibly rubber; thick brown rubber pads on frame feet. Silver aluminium foil tray mounted underneath transmission is presumably not original.

Dimensions

Remarque : Cette information reflète la taille générale pour l’entreposage et ne représente pas nécessairement les véritables dimensions de l’objet.

Longueur

108,0 cm

Largeur

48,0 cm

Hauteur

107,0 cm

Épaisseur

S/O

Poids

S/O

Diamètre

S/O

Volume

S/O

Lexique

Groupe

Transports terrestres non motorisés

Catégorie

Vélos et cyclisme

Sous-catégorie

S/O

Fabricant

Ou

Exercycle

Pays

United States of America

État/province

New York

Ville

Inconnu

Contexte

Pays

Canada

État/province

Ontario

Période

This exercise machine used 1958- 2007.

Canada

Inconnu

Fonction

Facilitates recreational movement of arms and legs by user, in order to provide exercise.

Technique

In 1932, a New York City mechanical engineer designed a motor-driven stationary bicycle for his wife who had a neuromuscular disorder. His hopes were that by helping her maintain constant, full-body motion, it would help alleviate her muscular ailments. His invention worked so well that it soon attracted the attention of others who wanted to keep fit but lacked the strength or endurance. This machine, later named Exercycle was sold through a national dealer network and became the exercise method of choice for more than one hundred thousand people. However, with the proliferation of dozens of new exercise machine alternatives over the last 20 years, the market for the Exercycle dramatically contracted. In truth, these new devices were better suited for able bodied users than the Exercycle. [Ref. 2] This bicycle is different from other stationary bicycles as the user’s arms and legs are moving with the help of a motor.

Notes sur la région

Inconnu

Détails

Marques

"EXERCYCLE" cast in raised print on both sides of frame. "EXERCYCLE CORPORATION/ NEW YORK, U.S.A./ MOTOR [dual direction arrow symbol] HI/ Exercycle/ ®" cast in raised print on plate fixed to frame. "EXERCYCLE/ AUTOMATIC EXERCISER/ REG. IN U.S. PATENT OFFICE/ U.S. PATENT NO. RE.22105/ - 1992127/ 2107447 - 2107448 - 2173691 - 2221962/ OTHER PATENTS PENDING" and "ADJUST INDICATOR/ TO WEIGHT OF RIDER" printed on fitting on machine front, with scale 100-300, labelled at 50 [lb] intervals. "SMALL" appears in raised print on one side of toe guard; "LARGE" appears on opposite side. "PUSH TO/ STOP" and "PULL TO/ START" cast in raised print on lever mounted on cycle front, below handlebars. "ON" and "OFF" cast in raised print on lever on transmission. Plate on motor housing reads in part "WESTINGHOUSE/ ELECTRIC CORPORATION/ MADE IN/ U.S.A."; "W" logo also appears in raised print on motor housing.

Manque

Unknown.

Fini

Blue-grey mat finish on steel frame, and motor and transmission housings; goldtone pin striping on selected text and areas of frame; bright silver metal [chromed ?] saddle-style seat, handle bar frame and pedal arms; black rubber [?] pedals, toe guards and handle bar grips; black covering on electrical cord is possibly rubber; thick brown rubber pads on frame feet. Silver aluminium foil tray mounted underneath transmission is presumably not original.

Décoration

Goldtone pin striping on selected text and areas of frame.