# US 11,298,580 B2 · Resistance harness

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- Number: US 11,298,580 B2
- Document ID: US11298580B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 16/919,566
- Filed: 2020-07-02
- Published: 2020-10-22
- Granted: 2022-04-12
- Earliest claimed: 2017-06-30
- Applicants: Marika Mela
- Inventors: Marika Mela
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11298580B2

## CPC

- A63B 21/4001: {Arrangements for attaching the exercising apparatus to the user's body, e.g. belts, shoes or gloves specially adapted therefor (weights worn on the user's body A63B21/065; exoskeletons in general B25J9/0006, for aiding patients or disabled persons to walk about A61H3/00)}
- A63B 21/4005: {to the shoulder}
- A63B 21/4007: {to the chest region, e.g. to the back chest}
- A63B 21/4009: {to the waist}
- A63B 21/4025: {Resistance devices worn on the user's body (A63B21/065 takes precedence)}
- A63B 21/4043: {Free movement, i.e. the only restriction coming from the resistance (A63B21/00043, A63B21/072 take precedence)}
- A63B 21/00061: {Replaceable resistance units of different strengths, e.g. for swapping}
- A63B 21/00065: {by increasing or reducing the number of resistance units}
- A63B 21/00189: {using resistance provided by plastic deformable materials, e.g. lead bars or kneadable masses (resilient force-resistors made of material having high internal friction A63B21/028)}
- A63B 21/002: isometric or isokinetic, i.e. substantial force variation without substantial muscle motion {or wherein the speed of the motion is independent of the force applied by the user}
- A63B 21/04: attached to static foundation {, e.g. a user}
- A63B 21/0442: {Anchored at one end only, the other end being manipulated by the user}
- A63B 21/0552: {Elastic ropes or bands}
- A63B 21/0557: {Details of attachments, e.g. clips or clamps}
- A63B 21/0628: {for vertical array of weights}
- A63B 21/28: Devices for two persons operating in opposition {or in cooperation}
- A63B 23/047: {Walking and pulling or pushing a load (for exercising the player ability for rugby or American football A63B69/34)}
- A63B 2208/0204: Standing on the feet
- A63B: APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT (apparatus for passive exercising, massage A61H)

## Abstract

A resistance harness that allows 360° of resistance around the body and in any plane of motion (sagittal, transverse, frontal, oblique). The strap design allows rings to slide from anterior to posterior or medial to lateral. The rings enable concentric, eccentric, or isometric resistance. This sliding ability allows for resistance to be constant in one direction or changeable. As the ring slides under tension, the muscular recruitment needed to resist will change as the force angle of the ring slides and changes position around the body.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A resistance harness that allows 360° of resistance around the body and in any plane of motion (sagittal, transverse, frontal, oblique) comprising:
first and second vertical support straps spaced apart by upper and lower horizontally disposed straps;
a first waist strap extending from an end of said upper horizontally disposed strap and configured to extend around the torso of an individual and terminating on an opposite end of said upper horizontally disposed strap, at least two front upper pull rings slidably positioned along said first waist strap and each said pull ring movable along said first waist strap between an anterior position and a posterior position;
a first shoulder strap having a first end coupled to said first vertical support, said first vertical support strap configured to extend over a shoulder torso of the individual and securing said first and second horizontal straps in a spaced apart position along the back of the torso, said first shoulder strap including a front pull sliding ring;
a second shoulder strap having a first end coupled to said second vertical support, said second vertical support strap configured to extend over a shoulder torso of the individual and securing said first and second horizontal straps in a spaced apart position along the back of the torso, said second shoulder strap including a front pull sliding ring;
at least one junction o-ring securing said shoulder straps to said upper and lower straps; wherein said harness is configured to be secured to the torso of an individual and said pull rings constructed and arranged to slide from anterior to posterior or medial to lateral, whereby said pull rings are used to enable concentric, eccentric, or isometric resistance.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The resistance harness according to claim 1 including at least one adjustable snap positioned between said first and second vertical support straps, said adjustable strap constructed and arranged to allow central positioning of said snap between said first and second vertical support straps.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The resistance harness according to claim 1 wherein said shoulder straps and said upper and lower straps are constructed from flexible webbing, said webbing attached to an o-ring by sewing an end of said webbing together and securing the o-ring therebetween.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The resistance harness according to claim 1 including an extension strap securable to two junction o-rings, said extension strap formed from a joinder strap having a first end carabiner and a second end carabiner.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The resistance harness according to claim 1 including a second waist strap extending from an end of said lower horizontally disposed strap and configured to extend around the torso of the individual and terminating on an opposite end of said lower horizontally disposed strap, at least two front lower pull rings slidably positioned along said second waist strap and movable along said second waist strap between an anterior position and a posterior position.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The resistance harness according to claim 1 including a rear upper pull ring attached to said first waist strap and movable along a posterior position between said first and second shoulder strap.