Exercise strap device
OwnerJudith M. Sheelerinventor
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Abstract
An inexpensive, light-weight, easy to use exercise device which is comprised of a harness having an adjustable flexible, inelastic strap with and adjustable foot loop at one end and a hand grip at the other end. Most exercises are performed using two exercise harnesses. While holding the hand grips and having placed the feet in the foot loops, the user exerts opposing forces between the arms and legs in a variety of exercises while lying down, standing, or sitting. By varying the strength of the forces exerted and the speed of the motion, the user can do isometric, isotonic, stretching, or aerobic exercises.
Claims16
An exercise device comprising:
- (a) an inelastic, flexible strap having a first end and a second end;
- (b) a first buckle slideably positioned on said strap near said first end of said strap and a second buckle slideably positioned on said strap near said second end of said strap;
- (c) a portion of said strap adjacent said first end of said strap threaded through said first buckle forming a loop, said loop having an adjustable diameter so as to releasably secure a foot of a user inserted into said loop;
- (d) a hand grip assembly including:
- i) an endless strip of inelastic, flexible material;
- ii) a hollow cylinder slideably overlying a portion of said endless strip of material, the hollow cylinder adapted to by gripped by a hand of a user;
- iii) said endless strip of material threaded through said second buckle;
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- (e) a portion of said strap adjacent said second end of said strap threaded through said second buckle to secure said hand grip assembly to said strap, said second buckle being slideable along said strap to change a length of said strap between said loop and said hand grip assembly.
An exercise device comprising:
- (a) an inelastic, flexible strap having a first end and a second end;
- (b) a loop fastened to said first end of said strap adapted to receive a foot of a user;
- (c) a hand grip assembly comprising:
- i) an endless strip of inelastic, flexible material;
- ii) a hand supporting means positioned on a portion of said endless strip of material;
- iii) a first buckle through which said endless strip of material is threaded;
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- (d) a portion of said strap adjacent said second end of said strap threaded through said first buckle to secure said hand grip assembly to said strap, said first buckle being slideable along said strap to change a length of said strap between said loop and said hand grip assembly, and whereby said hand grip assembly can be positioned at any place on said strap between said loop and said second end of said strap.
An exercise device comprising:
- (a) a flexible, inelastic strap with a first end and a second end;
- (b) a loop fastened to the first end of said strap;
- (c) an endless strip of flexible, inelastic material threaded through a first buckle;
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- (d) a portion of said strap adjacent to said second end of said strap threaded through said first buckle to secure said first buckle to said strap, said first buckle being slideable on said strap to change a length of said strap between said loop and said endless strip, and whereby said endless strip and said first buckle can be positioned at any place on said strap between said loop and said second end of said strap.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.