Resistance push-up apparatus
OwnerSean Kellyinventor
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Abstract
A resistance push-up apparatus having a harness to be worn by a user and having hooks to attach the harness to a set of free weights. The push-up apparatus allowing the user to lift his or her own weight plus the extra free weights connected to the harness during the push-up exercise. The present resistance push-up apparatus providing a safe method of completing the push-up exercise.
Claims8
1- A resistance push-up apparatus comprising:
- a. a wearable harness to be worn by a user;
- b. a weight system;
- and
- c. means to connect said wearable harness to said weight system.
2- The resistance push-up apparatus of claim 1, wherein said wearable harness comprising:
- a. a chest strap to wrap around thoracic region of the user, having a front portion and a back portion;
- b. a fastening means adapted to secure said chest strap around the user's chest;
- and
- c. a pair of shoulder straps secured to said back portion and said front portions of said harness, said shoulder straps singly crossing in the back of said harness in a free manner.
3- The resistance push-up apparatus of claim 1, wherein said means to connect said wearable harness to said weight system being a snap hook.
4- The resistance push-up apparatus of claim 1, wherein said weight system comprising:
- a. a weight holder having a holder bar;
- b. multiplicity of free weights to be located on the weight holder and secured on said holder bar;
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- c. a protection cushion shaped to fit on the weight holder to protect said user.
5- The resistance push-up apparatus of claim 4, wherein said weight holder comprising:
- a. a geometrically shaped flat plate;
- b. a holder bar having a first end and a second end, rigidly connected to said flat plate from its first end;
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- c. a ring connected to the second end of said holder bar.
6- The resistance push-up apparatus of claim 1, wherein said wearable harness comprising:
- a. a chest strap having two ends to wrap around the thoracic region of the user;
- b. a pair of shoulder straps extending from the front to the back portions of the chest strap to wrap around shoulder area of the user;
- c. a pair of snap hook means connected to said two ends of said chest strap;
- and said crossing bands to hang said connector;
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- d. plurality of pads being attached to said chest straps and said shoulder straps to distribute pressure on user's chest.
7- The resistance push-up apparatus of claim 1, wherein said weight system being a long chain for variable weight purposes, said chain comprising of multiplicity of rings, each said ring having a pre-specified weight to provide resistance when doing the push-up exercise using the push-up power harness.
8- The resistance push-up apparatus of claim 1, wherein said connector being selected from the group consisting of chains, cables, and cords.