# US 11,998,790 B2 · Exercise apparatus including weight bar

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- Number: US 11,998,790 B2
- Document ID: US11998790B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 18/131,799
- Filed: 2023-04-06
- Published: 2023-08-03
- Granted: 2024-06-04
- Earliest claimed: 2020-10-29
- Applicants: Khalid Bou-Rabee
- Inventors: Khalid Bou-Rabee
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11998790B2

## CPC

- A63B 21/072: Dumb-bells, bar-bells or the like {, e.g. weight discs having an integral peripheral handle}
- A63B 21/0414: {with both ends stationary during the actual exercise, i.e. moving only at intermediate locations}
- A63B 21/0442: {Anchored at one end only, the other end being manipulated by the user}
- A63B 21/0552: {Elastic ropes or bands}
- A63B 21/154: {using special pulley-assemblies}
- A63B 21/4034: {for operation by feet}
- A63B 21/4043: {Free movement, i.e. the only restriction coming from the resistance (A63B21/00043, A63B21/072 take precedence)}
- A63B 23/03525: {Supports for both feet or both hands performing simultaneously the same movement, e.g. single pedal or single handle (A63B21/0724 takes precedence)}
- A63B 23/1209: {Involving a bending of elbow and shoulder joints simultaneously}
- A63B 21/4035: {for operation by hand}
- A63B 2071/027: {using player's own weight, e.g. on a platform}
- 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

An apparatus is provided for use in resistance training. The apparatus may include a bar with pulley hubs on its ends. The apparatus may further include two slings, each including connectors and a rigid, straight or arc-shaped bar. The slings may be suspended from the pulley hubs and support an elastic band, which may provide resistance during exercise. A footplate may also be provided to hold part of the band to the floor during use.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An apparatus for use in resistance training, comprising:
an elongated bar;
a first pulley hub disposed near a first end of the bar and fixed permanently to the bar;
a second pulley hub disposed near a second end of the bar and fixed permanently to the bar, the second end being opposed to the first end; and
two slings, each sling comprising an arm and two connectors extending from a respective end of the arm and terminating in a loop such that, for each sling, the two loops can be retained by one of the pulley hubs in a manner such that the sling is capable of supporting a resistance band during resistance exercise using the bar.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The apparatus of claim 1, wherein each arm is a bar having two ends, each end having a hole passing through the bar in a transverse direction.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The apparatus of claim 2, wherein each arm is substantially straight.

### Claim 4 (depends on 2)

The apparatus of claim 2, wherein each arm is in the shape of an arc.

### Claim 5 (depends on 2)

The apparatus of claim 2, wherein each connector is a flexible cord.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The apparatus of claim 5, wherein each connector is a flexible cord having its ends knotted together forming a bight in the cord such that the bight can pass through one of the holes in one of the arms but the knot cannot.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The apparatus of claim 1, comprising an elastic resistance band.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The apparatus of claim 7, comprising a footplate, the footplate having an upper side and a lower side opposed to the upper side, the lower side having one or more channels for retaining a resistance band.