Exercise device including adjustable, inelastic straps
AssigneeFitness Anywhere LLC
InventorRandal A. Hetrick
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Abstract
An exercise device having many advantageous features is described, including the ability to provide a user selected resistance from nearly zero resistance to the user's full body weight, the ability to easily adjust between exercises and between users, and the ability to balance the device between reconfigurations to provide for ease-of-use. The device includes an inelastic adjustable length member with two arms and a grip at both ends, and a centrally located anchor that provides for a distribution of the length between the arms. In one embodiment, the exercise device is compact and can be removably attached to a door frame. When grabbing each of the grips and uniformly pulling away from the anchor, the arms of the device center on the anchor.
Claims29
An adjustable, inelastic exercise device comprising:
- an elongated member having a pair of ends separated by a length and a mechanism for adjusting said length, where said elongated member is a substantially inelastic flat strap and, where said pair of ends includes a first end having a first grip and a second end having a second grip;
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- an anchor having a first portion for mounting to a structure and a second portion including a flexible portion to support said elongated member at a position along said length when both of said grips are pulled in a direction away from said anchor, wherein said flexible portion includes a loop, and wherein said elongated member passes through said loop.
An adjustable, inelastic exercise device comprising:
- an elongated member including at least one inelastic, flat strap, a pair of ends each having a grip and separated by a length, and a mechanism along said length to adjust said length;
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- an anchor having a first portion for mounting said device to a structure and a second portion to support said elongated member at a position along said length when both of said pair of ends are pulled in a direction away from said anchor, wherein said second portion includes a flexible loop, and wherein said elongated member passes through said loop.
An adjustable, inelastic exercise device comprising:
- an elongated member having a pair of ends separated by a length and a mechanism for adjusting said length, said pair of ends including a first end having a first grip and a second end having a second grip, wherein said elongated member includes at least one inelastic, flat strap and said mechanism includes at least one cam buckle, such that said length is adjustable according to the length of strap through said cam buckle;
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- an anchor having a first portion including a strap for mounting said device to a structure and a second portion to support said elongated member at a position along said length where, when both of said grips are pulled by a user to support a portion of the user's weight, said second portion exerts a force on said elongated member sufficient to prevent movement of said elongated member, wherein said second portion includes a flexible loop, and wherein said elongated member passes through said flexible loop.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.