US 6,319,179 B1Granted

Single spine elastic cord exercise assembly

OwnerRobert Sylvester Hindsinventor

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Abstract

A single channel spine elastic cord exercising assembly optionally capable of mounting upon the face of a door without inflicting damage upon it and comprising bilateral tension spreading means comprising spring loaded pin latches as means of height adjustment; anchoring pins in conjunction with tethering hooks and pulley assemblies which facilitate reestablishing exercise tethering points by the operator; together with accessories including an operator stabilization bar.

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Dependent claims

An elastic cord exercising assembly comprising

a vertically disposed channel spine;
and
at least one height adjusting channel spine engaging assembly;
at least one horizontally emplaced anchoring pin;
an operator tension manipulating assembly;
and
at least one bilateral exercise tension director, each connected to an anchoring pin;
the channel spine comprising a pair of opposing sides in turn comprising spaced latching apertures disposed therein along its length;
each channel spine engaging assembly comprising
a retractable spring loaded pin latch assembly;
a spring retraction shoulder;
a channel spine engaging underside comprising two opposing channel spine emplacement lips mated in shape to a channel spine's cross section;
a pair of opposing sides, comprising in turn anchoring pin emplacement sockets, each of size to receive for emplacement one of the anchoring pin's ends so as to dispose an anchoring pin in frontal presentment;
each retractable pin latch assembly comprising
a channel spine aperture engaging pin of size to fit snugly into any one of the spine's latching apertures and comprising in turn a spring thrusting shoulder;
a spring disposed to impel and retain the engaging pin into a channel spine latching aperture;
and
a handle attached to the pin;
each horizontally disposed anchoring pin comprising a pair of emplacement grooves disposed so as to cradle within the anchoring pin emplacement sockets;
the operator tension manipulating assembly comprising
a length of elastic cord;
and
an operator tension manipulator disposed at each of the cord's ends;
whereby upon emplacing and latching the engaging assembly upon the channel spine, the height of the assembly may operably be changed by withdrawing the aperture engaging pin from a first aperture, thereby unlatching it, compressing the spring against the retraction shoulder, repositioning the assembly to a selected height and then releasing the pin, disposing the spring to expand against the thrusting shoulder, impelling and retaining the pin into a second selected aperture, thereby latching the assembly.

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Abstract

An elastic cord exercising assembly comprising

a vertically disposed channel spine;
and
at least one height adjusting channel spine engaging assembly;
at least one horizontally emplaced anchoring pin;
an operator tension manipulating assembly;
and
at least one bilateral exercise tension director, each connected to an anchoring pin;
the channel spine comprising a pair of opposing sides in turn comprising spaced latching apertures disposed therein along its length;
each channel spine engaging assembly comprising
a retractable spring loaded pin latch assembly;
a spring retraction shoulder;
a channel spine engaging underside comprising two opposing channel spine emplacement lips mated in shape to a channel spine's cross section;
a pair of opposing sides, comprising in turn anchoring pin emplacement sockets, each of size to receive for emplacement one of the anchoring pin's ends so as to dispose an anchoring pin in frontal presentment;
each retractable pin latch assembly comprising
a channel spine aperture engaging pin of size to fit snugly into any one of the spine's latching apertures and comprising in turn a spring thrusting shoulder;
a spring disposed to impel and retain the engaging pin into a channel spine latching aperture;
and
a handle attached to the pin;
each horizontally disposed anchoring pin comprising a pair of emplacement grooves disposed so as to cradle within the anchoring pin emplacement sockets;
the operator tension manipulating assembly comprising
a length of elastic cord;
and
an operator tension manipulator disposed at each of the cord's ends;
whereby upon emplacing and latching the engaging assembly upon the channel spine, the height of the assembly may operably be changed by withdrawing the aperture engaging pin from a first aperture, thereby unlatching it, compressing the spring against the retraction shoulder, repositioning the assembly to a selected height and then releasing the pin, disposing the spring to expand against the thrusting shoulder, impelling and retaining the pin into a second selected aperture, thereby latching the assembly.

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