# US 10,765,903 B2 · Apparatus for supporting and suspending a body part > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,765,903 B2 - Document ID: US10765903B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/176,359 - Filed: 2018-10-31 - Published: 2019-02-28 - Granted: 2020-09-08 - Earliest claimed: 2014-06-26 - Applicants: Jonathan Neal - Inventors: Jonathan Neal - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10765903B2 ## CPC - A63B 21/0023: {for isometric exercising, i.e. substantial force variation without substantial muscle motion} - A63B 21/068: using user's body weight - A63B 21/4035: {for operation by hand} - A63B 21/4039: {contoured to fit to specific body parts, e.g. back, knee or neck support (arrangements for attaching exercising apparatus to the user's body A63B21/4001; handles, pedals, bars or platforms A63B21/4033)} - A63B 23/1236: {Push-ups in horizontal position, i.e. eccentric movement} - A63B 26/003: {for improving balance or equilibrium (balance beams A63B4/00; apparatus for rope dancing A63B7/08; balancing drums, balancing boards or the like A63B22/16)} - A63B 21/00069: {Setting or adjusting the resistance level; Compensating for a preload prior to use, e.g. changing length of resistance or adjusting a valve} - A63B 21/02: using resilient force-resisters - A63B 21/4017: {to the upper limbs} - A63B 21/4019: {to the hand} - A63B 2209/02: with reinforcing fibres, e.g. carbon, polyamide fibres - A63B 2225/093: Height - F16B 5/0692: {joining flexible sheets to other sheets or plates or to strips or bars (tent fastenings E04H15/64; coping elements for swimming pools with fixing means for sealing foil E04H4/142; greenhouses of flexible synthetic material A01G9/1407; end or aperture-closing arrangements or devices for sacks or bags B65D33/16)} - F16B 7/105: {locking in discrete positions, e.g. in extreme extended position} - A63B: APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT (apparatus for passive exercising, massage A61H) - F16B: DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING (couplings for transmitting rotation F16D) ## Abstract Aspects of the present disclosure involve an exercise device including a base member, a pair of tower members, and a strap. The base member includes a substantially planar bottom surface, a top surface opposite the bottom surface, and an opening extending through the top and bottom surfaces. The pair of tower members extends upward from opposite ends of the top surface of the base member. The strap releasably secures to each of the pair of tower members at a chosen height and with a chosen amount of slack. The strap includes a handle positioned between a first end and a second end of the strap, wherein the chosen amount of slack of the strap is adjustable by coupling the strap to each of the pair of tower members at different positions on the strap. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A device for supporting and suspending a body part above a floor, the device comprising: a unitary structure comprising: a base member configured to be supported on the floor and comprising a first end and a second end opposite the first end; a first tower member coupled to and extending upwards from the first end of the base member; and a second tower member coupled to and extending upwards from the second end of the base member, the second tower member being spaced apart from the first tower member; and a pliable strap suspended over at least a portion of the base member and between the first and second tower members, the pliable strap configured to support the body part above the floor; and a first and a second pin member, wherein the pliable strap comprises a plurality of through holes and is configured to be locked in position via: the first pin member being removably secured within a first opening on a top portion of the first tower member and through a first through hole of the plurality of through holes; and the second pin member being removably secured within a second opening on a top portion of the second tower member and through a second through hole of the plurality of through holes. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the first tower member comprises a first strap opening extending there through, and the second tower member comprises a second strap opening extending there through, the pliable strap extending through the first and second strap openings. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The device of claim 2, wherein a length of the pliable strap that is suspended between the first and second strap openings of the first and second tower members, respectively, is adjustable so as to adjust an amount of slack associated with the pliable strap. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein a length of the pliable strap that is suspended between the first and second tower members is adjustable. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, further comprising a padded support coupled to the pliable strap. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein a height of the pliable strap relative to the base member is adjustable. ### Claim 7 A device for supporting and suspending a body part above a floor, the device comprising: a unitary structure comprising: a base member comprising a bottom side and a top side opposite the bottom side, the bottom side configured to be supported on the floor; and a pair of tower members coupled to and extending upward from opposite ends of the top side of the base member; and a pliable strap releasably secured to each of the pair of tower members, wherein an amount of slack of the pliable strap is adjustable by coupling the pliable strap to each of the pair of tower members at different positions on the pliable strap, wherein the pliable strap is releasably secured to each of the pair of tower members at a height relative to the base member. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The device of claim 7, wherein each of the pair of tower members includes vertically spaced apart slots for positioning the pliable strap therein. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The device of claim 7, further comprising a pair of pins configured to secure the pliable strap to the pair of tower members, the pliable strap further comprises a first plurality of through holes near the first end and a second plurality of through holes near the second end, wherein the pair of pins secure the pliable strap to the pair of tower members. ### Claim 10 (depends on 7) The device of claim 7, wherein the pliable strap comprises a padded support positioned between a first end and a second end of the pliable strap.