Exercise bar and grip handle
AssigneeStick Mobility Products LLC
InventorsJeff Mains, Randy Hew, Mike Schroder, Frank Gray
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Abstract
Handle grip are configured to interface to the end of a bar allowing a user to employ the bar for motion, exercise, stretching or other activity. For example, the handle grips may slip onto the bar under force. The handle grips include a grip section, configured to provide a surface the user can grab. Accordingly, the grip surface may include features that increase the effective friction coefficient. The handle grip also includes an end section configured to react both axial and lateral loads applied by the user via the grip section. The bar can be sectioned, making storage and transport easier. Accordingly, the sectioned bar can be assembly to provide the desired length of exercise bar.
Claims20
A handle grip, comprising:
- a grip section;
- an open end arranged at one end of the grip section and configured to fit over an end of a bar;
- and
- a closed end, coupled to the grip section and arranged opposite to the open end, that:
- starts at a first convex exterior curved surface section extending in a direction axially away from the open end that forms a first annular raised surface;
- and
- follows with a second convex exterior curved surface section that forms a second annular raised surface end section, wherein:
- an annular depression resides between the first annular raised surface and the second annular raised surface;
- and
- an exterior diameter of the annular depression is less than a starting diameter of the first convex exterior curved surface section and greater than an ending diameter of the second convex exterior curved surface section.
A handle grip, comprising:
- a grip section;
- an open end arranged at one end of the grip section and configured to fit over an end of a bar;
- and
- a closed end, coupled to the grip section and arranged opposite to the open end, that:
- starts at a first convex exterior curved surface section extending in a direction axially away from the open end that forms a first convex exterior curved surface;
- follows with a second convex exterior curved surface section that forms a second convex exterior curved surface;
- and
- comprises a port centered in the closed end, the port comprising a through-hole extending axially through the closed end, wherein:
- an exterior diameter of the first convex exterior curved surface decreases as the first convex exterior curved surface section extends in the direction axially away from the open end, and
- an exterior diameter of the second convex exterior curved surface decreases as the second convex exterior curved surface section extends in the direction axially away from the open end.
A fitness system comprising:
- a bar comprising two ends;
- and
- a pair of handle grips, each arranged at a respective end of the bar, wherein each handle grip comprises:
- a grip section;
- an open end arranged at one end of the grip section and configured to fit over the end of the bar;
- and
- a closed end, coupled to the grip section and arranged axially opposite to the open end, that:
- starts at a first convex exterior curved surface section whose exterior diameter decreases as the first exterior curved surface section extends in a direction axially away from the open end;
- and
- follows with a second convex exterior curved surface section whose exterior diameter decreases as the second convex exterior curved surface section extends in a direction axially away from the open end, wherein the first convex exterior curved surface section and the second convex exterior curved surface meet at an angle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.