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US 11,951,353 B2Granted
Dip apparatus, methods, and systems
AssigneeTricep-Tore, LLC
InventorCashton Briscoe
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Abstract
An exercise system may include a dip apparatus having gripping bars for a user to grip and one or more resistance bands releasably attachable to the dip apparatus below the gripping bars to assist the user when performing a dip exercise by providing an upward force counteracting at least a portion of the user's weight. To this end, the dip apparatus may include support bars disposed below the gripping bars, where the support bars are structurally configured to engage with one or more resistance bands. More particularly, each of the support bars may include couplers that have a portion structurally configured to receive a resistance band, which may be formed as a continuous loop.
Claims19
An exercise system, comprising:
- a dip apparatus comprising:
- a first side structure comprising a first gripping bar supported by a first leg and a second leg, and a first support bar connecting the first leg and the second leg, the first support bar disposed below the first gripping bar along a z-axis;
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- a second side structure comprising a second gripping bar disposed opposite the first gripping bar and supported by a third leg and a fourth leg, and a second support bar connecting the third leg and the fourth leg, the second support bar disposed below the second gripping bar along the z-axis;
- a plurality of support bar couplers including at least a first coupler and a second coupler, each of the first coupler and the second coupler comprising a first engagement portion and a second engagement portion, the first engagement portion structurally configured for engagement with one or more of the first support bar and the second support bar, and the second engagement portion structurally configured for releasable engagement with a resistance band;
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- one or more resistance bands, each of the one or more resistance bands configurable into a continuous loop and engageable with the second engagement portion of the plurality of support bar couplers.
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A dip apparatus comprising:
- a first side structure comprising a first gripping bar supported by a first leg and a second leg, and a first support bar connecting the first leg and the second leg, the first support bar disposed below the first gripping bar along a z-axis;
- a second side structure comprising a second gripping bar disposed opposite the first gripping bar and supported by a third leg and a fourth leg, and a second support bar connecting the third leg and the fourth leg, the second support bar disposed below the second gripping bar along the z-axis;
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- a first coupler and a second coupler, each of the first coupler and the second coupler comprising a first engagement portion and a second engagement portion, the first engagement portion structurally configured for engagement with one or more of the first support bar and the second support bar, and the second engagement portion structurally configured for releasable engagement with a resistance band.
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A method of performing a dip exercise, the method comprising:
- engaging a support bar coupler to each of a first support bar and a second support bar of a dip apparatus, wherein engaging the support bar coupler includes placing a hook-shaped portion thereof about at least a portion of one of the first or second support bars;
- engaging a resistance band to a portion of the support bar coupler included on each of the first support bar and a second support bar;
- gripping a first gripping bar disposed above the first support bar relative to a z-axis;
- gripping a second gripping bar disposed above the second support bar relative to the z-axis;
- placing a body part on the resistance band;
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- while gripping at least a portion of each of the first gripping bar and the second gripping bar, performing a dipping motion downward along the z-axis, wherein the resistance band provides an upward force counteracting at least a portion of a weight of a user performing the dip exercise.
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A method of performing a dip exercise, the method comprising:
- engaging a support bar coupler to each of a first support bar and a second support bar of a dip apparatus, wherein engaging the support bar coupler includes mating a projection included on one or more of a support bar and the support bar coupler with a void included on the other one of the support bar and the support bar coupler;
- engaging a resistance band to a portion of the support bar coupler included on each of the first support bar and a second support bar;
- gripping a first gripping bar disposed above the first support bar relative to a z-axis;
- gripping a second gripping bar disposed above the second support bar relative to the z-axis;
- placing a body part on the resistance band;
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- while gripping at least a portion of each of the first gripping bar and the second gripping bar, performing a dipping motion downward along the z-axis, wherein the resistance band provides an upward force counteracting at least a portion of a weight of a user performing the dip exercise.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.