Portable exercising device
OwnerVictoria Jo Whited Lakeinventor
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Abstract
A portable and personal exercising device that may be stored and transported as a kit of intermatable components, then readily assembled and removably secured to a hinged door of a structure. The kit essentially comprises three telescopically engaging cylindrical members, where a pair of the members mount pulleys, a sliding weight member for vertical movement along the mated cylindrical members, and a cable in cooperation with the pulleys sliding weight member to effect such vertical movement by the person seeking exercise.
Claims11
A kit of components for transporting an exercising device to be readily assembled on site and suspended from a hinged door, said kit comprising a carrying case for nesting said components in a transporting mode, three intermatable, cylindrical members, where a first and third said members each mount a rotatable pulley, a sliding weight member for vertical movement along said three matable cylindrical members, said first said member further mounting a hooked end for engaging the top of said door, and said third member further mounting a pair of pivotal arms for removably engaging the sides of said door, and a removably attachable cable, having first and second ends, cooperating with said pulleys and said sliding weight member to effect vertical movement of said sliding weight member.
A personal and portable exercising device that is readily assembled, disassembled and transported to selected sites for mounting to a hinged door having a top and parallel sides, said device comprising three intermatable, cylindrical members, where the first and third said members each mount a rotatable pulley, a sliding weight member for vertical movement along said matable members, one end of said first member mounting a hooked end for engagement with said top of said door, a first end of said third member mounting a pair of pivotal arms, with each arm having a free end and at least one of said arms being axially adjustable, where said free ends include a J-shaped configuration for removably engaging the respective said sides of said door, and a hand operable cable cooperating with said pulleys and said sliding weight member to effect vertical movement of said sliding weight member along said intermatable, cylindrical members.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.