US 2014/0371040 A1Published application

Upper body workout apparatuses and assembly thereof

OwnerNick Vasquez, David Vasquez +1inventors

InventorsNick Vasquez, David Vasquez, Justin Vasquez

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Abstract

An upper body workout apparatus assembly comprises two upper body workout apparatuses for each side of a user's body. Each apparatus may have a support bar supported by a plurality of lateral supports. A sliding handle is configured to rotate about each support bar as well as sliding along the length of the support bar. The user may grasp each sliding handle with one of the user's hands to perform push-up, dip, pull-up, abdominal or other exercises, whereby each sliding handle is moved between a distal and proximal position relative to its support bar. One or more anchor mounts secure each apparatus to a wall or ceiling during pull-up type exercise. The apparatuses are positioned adjacent one another as part of the assembly.

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Dependent claims

An upper body workout apparatus assembly comprising, in combination:

a first upper body workout apparatus comprising:
a first lateral support comprising one or more legs;
a second lateral support comprising one or more legs;
one or more rollers mounted to the one or more legs of the first and second lateral supports;
a support bar having a proximal and distal end, the support bar supported in a horizontal position by the first and second lateral support, wherein the proximal end of the support bar is attached to the first lateral support and the distal end is attached to the second lateral support;
and
a sliding handle comprising a tubular body with a channel therethrough, the sliding handle mounted on the support bar via the channel, wherein the sliding handle is rotatable about the support bar and slidable along the support bar;
and
a second upper body workout apparatus comprising:
a first lateral support comprising one or more legs;
a second lateral support comprising one or more legs;
one or more rollers mounted to the one or more legs of the first and second lateral supports;
a support bar having a proximal and distal end, the support bar supported in a horizontal position by the first and second lateral support, wherein the proximal end of the support bar is attached to the first lateral support and the distal end is attached to the second lateral support;
and
a sliding handle comprising a tubular body with a channel therethrough, the sliding handle mounted on the support bar via the channel, wherein the sliding handle is rotatable about the support bar and slidable along the support bar;
wherein the first upper body workout apparatus and the second upper body workout apparatus are positioned adjacent one another such that the sliding handle of the first upper body workout apparatus is graspable by a left hand of a user performing one or more push-up or dip type exercises and the sliding handle of the second upper body workout apparatus is configured to be graspable by a right hand of the user.

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A method of upper body exercise using an upper body workout apparatus assembly comprising:

providing a first upper body workout apparatus comprising a first support bar and a first sliding handle that is rotatable about the first support bar and slidable along the first support bar;
providing a second upper body workout apparatus comprising a second support bar and a second sliding handle that is rotatable about the second support bar and slidable along the second support bar;
supporting the first support bar on a floor at an elevated position above the floor with at least one first support;
supporting the second support bar on a floor at an elevated position above the floor with at least one second support;
engaging a user with the first sliding handle and the second sliding handle;
moving the first sliding handle between a distal position and a proximal position on the first support bar, and simultaneously moving the second sliding handle between a distal position and a proximal position on the second support bar, while the first support bar and the second support bar are supported by the floor;
engaging one or more anchor mounts attached to a wall or ceiling with the at least one first support and the at least one second support to secure the first support bar and second support bar to the wall or ceiling;
and
moving the first sliding handle between a distal position and a proximal position on the first support bar, and simultaneously moving the second sliding handle between a distal position and a proximal position on the second support bar, while the first support bar and the second support bar are secured to the wall or ceiling.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.