Portable elastic resistance exercise device

A portable exercise device comprising an elongated elastic member;

• first and second handle means operatively attached to said elastic member at each end thereof;
• an elongated bar member operatively associated with said first and second handle means and said elastic member;
• each said handle means having an opening defined therein for passing an end portion of said elastic member therethrough and locking means disposed in and coacting with said opening and said elastic member to frictionally lock said elastic member to said handle means;
• one of said locking means having a plug having a T-shaped handle extending therefrom through said opening, said plug being actuable in response to force placed on said T-shaped handle to frictionally lock said elastic member in said handle means.

A portable exercise device comprising:

• a bar member;
• an elastic member having first and second ends;
• a plug member inserted into said elastic member adjacent said first end thereof;
• a first handle having a frusto-conically shaped receptacle defined therein for receiving said elastic member reeved therethrough and for retaining said elastic member disposed therewithin by coaction with said plug member;
• a second handle having a frusto-conically shaped receptacle defined therein for receiving said elastic member reeved therethrough and for retaining said elastic member disposed therewithin;
• an adjustable stop member disposed in said frusto-conically shaped receptacle defined in said second handle, said adjustable stop member having a pull member attached thereto, said adjustable stop member being coactive with said frusto-conically shaped receptacle of said second handle to bear against and secure said elastic member within said frusto-conically shaped receptacle of said second handle, said pull member being used to operably force said stop member against said elastic member within said frusto-conically shaped receptacle of said second handle;
• a first hollow cylinder attached to said first handle for operably receiving one portion of said bar member therewithin;
• and
• a second hollow cylinder attached to said second handle for operably receiving another portion of said bar member therewithin.