# US 7,608,029 B2 · Free standing ballet bar exercise device

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- Number: US 7,608,029 B2
- Document ID: US7608029B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 10/710,975
- Filed: 2004-08-16
- Published: 2006-02-16
- Granted: 2009-10-27
- Earliest claimed: 2004-08-16
- Assignees: Fluidity Enterprises, Inc.
- Inventors: Roger E. Weiss; Jennie Kwo; Robert M. Podoloff; Luis Alberto Pedraza
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US7608029B2

## CPC

- A63B 1/00: Horizontal bars
- A63B 2210/50: Size reducing arrangements for stowing or transport
- A63B: APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT (apparatus for passive exercising, massage A61H)

## Abstract

A free standing, height adjustable ballet bar exercise device is provided. The device comprises a pair of legs, telescoping support arms pivotally attached to the legs and supporting a horizontal ballet bar disposed between the support arms, a lower cross bar connecting the legs intermediate their ends, an upper cross bar connecting the support arms, a backboard pivotally attached to the upper cross bar and releasably attached to the lower cross bar, and a floor board hingedly attached to the bottom edge of the backboard and adapted to lay flat on a floor to support the weight of the user. Preferably the backboard and floor board are covered by soft mats.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A free standing ballet bar exercise device comprising:
a pair of legs, each leg having a proximal end and a distal end disposed away from the proximal end;
support arms pivotally attached to the legs at the legs' distal ends;
a horizontal exercise bar mounted between the support arms;
a first lower cross bar connecting the legs intermediate their ends;
an upper cross bar connecting the support arms;
a backboard attached to the upper cross bar and releasably attached to the first lower cross bar to support the exercise bar in a free standing position; and
a release mechanism capable of releasing the backboard from the lower cross bar so that the device can be folded flat for storage.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The free standing ballet bar exercise device of claim 1 further comprising:
a floor board hingedly attached to the backboard and adapted to lay flat on a floor for supporting the weight of a user.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The free standing ballet bar exercise device of claim 2 further comprising:
a second lower cross bar connecting the legs at their distal ends.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The free standing ballet bar exercise device of claim 3 wherein the support arms are telescopic to enable the height of the ballet bar to be adjusted.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The free standing ballet bar exercise device of claim 4 wherein the legs telescopically extend to enhance the stability of the unit.

### Claim 6 (depends on 4)

The free standing ballet bar exercise device of claim 4 further comprising a cushioned mat covering the floor board.

### Claim 7 (depends on 4)

The free standing ballet bar exercise device of claim 4 further comprising spring loaded knobs mounted at either end of the upper cross bar adjacent the support arms, the spring loaded knobs adapted to lock the support arms at a desired height.

### Claim 8 (depends on 4)

The free standing ballet bar exercise device of claim 4 wherein the floor board is joined to the bottom edge of the backboard by at least one hinge.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The free standing ballet bar exercise device of claim 8 wherein the at least one hinge is releasably attached via a snap fit onto the first lower cross bar.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The free standing ballet bar exercise device of claim 1 wherein at release mechanism is a spring loaded cammed handle.

### Claim 11 (depends on 4)

A method of using the free standing ballet bar exercise device of claim 4 comprising the steps of:
placing at least a portion of the user's body on the floor board to apply a downward force on the floor board and thus stabilize the device; and using the exercise bar to stretch or perform exercises.

### Claim 12

A free standing ballet bar exercise device comprising:
a pair of legs, each leg having a free, proximal end and a distal end disposed away from the proximal end;
a lower cross bar connecting the legs intermediate their ends;
a support arm pivotally attached to each leg at the leg's distal end, each support arm having a bottom end where the support arm is connected to a leg and a top end;
a horizontal exercise bar mounted to the top ends of the support arms;
an upper cross bar connecting the support arms intermediate the bottom and top ends; and
a backboard rotatably attached to the upper cross bar and capable of extending substantially vertically to the floor to support the exercise bar in a free standing position;
wherein the backboard is releasably attached to the lower cross bar.

### Claim 13 (depends on 12)

The free standing ballet bar exercise device of claim 12 further compromising a floor board hingedly attached to the back board and adapted to lay flat on a floor for supporting the weight of a user.