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US 12,447,376 B2Granted
Isolation bar for chin-ups and pull-ups
OwnerSteven Hywelinventor
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Abstract
An isolation bar for a chin-up or pull-up bar extends parallel or at an acute angle (angled facing upwards) and is below a grasping region of the chin-up or pull-up device. The isolation bar can be hung from the chin-up or pull-up bar by way of cables/elongated straps or be fixed to a door frame, wall mounted, or free standing device with the grasping region. In use, the forearms of a user are pushed against the isolation bar while carrying out a chin-up or pull-up.
Claims12
An exercise device with an isolation bar, comprising:
- a grasping bar situated above said isolation bar, adapted for placing forearms and/or elbows against said isolation bar while grasping said grasping bar;
- tapered pads extending vertically on a back side and at an acute angle on a front side;
- wherein straps hold said isolation bar to said grasping bar causing said distance between said isolation bar and said grasping bar to be adapted for said placing of said forearms and/or said elbows against said isolation bar while grasping said grasping bar.
An exercise device with an isolation bar, comprising:
- a grasping bar situated above said isolation bar, adapted for placing forearms and/or elbows against said isolation bar while grasping said grasping bar;
- tapered pads extending vertically on a back side and at an acute angle on a front side;
- wherein said grasping bar is fixed to a door frame and said isolation bar is unattached to said door frame;
- and
- wherein a plurality of straps extends from said grasping bar to said isolation bar, each strap of said plurality of straps being closer to said door frame than a horizontal center of said isolation bar.
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An exercise device with an isolation bar, comprising:
- a grasping bar situated above said isolation bar, adapted for placing forearms and/or elbows against said isolation bar while grasping said grasping bar;
- tapered pads extending vertically on a back side and at an acute angle on a front side;
- wherein said isolation bar is held to said grasping bar by way of flexible straps placed against uprights which support said grasping bar.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.