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US 8,535,204 B2Granted
Exercise apparatus
AssigneeNorthern Response (International) Limited
InventorRichard J. Stacey
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Abstract
A doorway exercise apparatus is described. In one implementation, there is provided an apparatus comprising two elongate handle struts spaced apart by a distance between shoulder width and doorway width, each handle strut having a longitudinal axis, the strut axes being substantially in a single plane; an elongate rest member having a longitudinal axis transverse to the strut axes, the elongate rest member comprising two rest surfaces spaced greater than a doorway width apart in a single plane; two elongate spaced-apart drop members each drop member having a longitudinal axis, each drop member axis substantially perpendicular to the rest member; and releasable attachment means from which the drop members depend; wherein the handle struts extend about one cubit away from the rest member in a direction opposite the rest surface.
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An exercise apparatus comprising:
- a first pair of rigid elongate spaced-apart drop members, each drop member having a longitudinal axis, the longitudinal axes of the drop members being substantially in a single plane;
- a rigid elongate first rest member having a longitudinal axis, the rest member having a length greater than the drop members are spaced apart such that opposing ends of the rest member extend beyond the spaced-apart drop members in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the drop members, the rest member comprising two rest surfaces substantially parallel to the rest member longitudinal axis, the rest surfaces located at the opposing ends of the rest member;
- a first pair of rigid elongate handle struts spaced apart by at least hip width, each handle strut having a longitudinal axis, the strut axes being substantially in a single plane and located inwardly with respect to said rest surfaces;
- wherein the rest member is rigidly connected at least to the drop members or to the handle struts, and the handle struts are rigidly connected at least to the respective drop members or to the rest member, and the drop members are rigidly connected at least to the respective handle struts or to the rest member;
- wherein the rest surfaces are offset in a first direction from the longitudinal axis of the rest member, and the strut members extend away from the longitudinal axis of the rest member in a second direction having a component opposite to the first direction;
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- wherein the drop members each have a free end from which they depend, each free end comprising an attachment means for releasably mounting the exercise apparatus in an operable position, wherein the attachment means is configured to rotatably engage a mounting bar.
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An exercise apparatus comprising:
- a first pair of rigid elongate spaced-apart drop members, each drop member having a longitudinal axis, the longitudinal axes of the drop members being substantially in a single plane;
- a rigid elongate first rest member having a longitudinal axis, the rest member having a length greater than the drop members are spaced apart such that opposing ends of the rest member extend beyond the spaced-apart drop members in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the drop members, the rest member comprising two rest surfaces substantially parallel to the rest member longitudinal axis, the rest surfaces located at the opposing ends of the rest member;
- a first pair of rigid elongate handle struts spaced apart by at least hip width, each handle strut having a longitudinal axis, the strut axes being substantially in a single plane and located inwardly with respect to said rest surfaces;
- wherein the rest member is rigidly connected at least to the drop members or to the handle struts, and the handle struts are rigidly connected at least to the respective drop members or to the rest member, and the drop members are rigidly connected at least to the respective handle struts or to the rest member;
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- wherein the rest surfaces are offset in a first direction from the longitudinal axis of the rest member, and the strut members extend away from the longitudinal axis of the rest member in a second direction having a component opposite to the first direction;
- a second pair of rigid spaced-apart drop members, each drop member having a longitudinal axis, the longitudinal axes of the drop members being substantially in a single plane;
- a rigid elongate second rest member having a longitudinal axis, the rest member having a length substantially the same as the first rest member, the second rest member comprising two rest surfaces substantially parallel to the second rest member longitudinal axis, the rest surfaces located at opposing ends of the rest member, the opposing ends of the second rest member extending beyond the second pair of spaced-apart drop members in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the second pair of drop members;
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- wherein the second rest member is rigidly connected to the second pair of drop members, and the second pair of drop members are rigidly connected at least to respective second pair handle struts or to the second rest member;
- wherein the second rest member rest surfaces are substantially parallel to the plane of the second pair of drop members, the second rest member rest surfaces are offset in the first direction from the longitudinal axis of the second rest member;
- wherein the first drop members attach to the second rest member, and the first pair of handle struts are separated from the second pair of handle struts by the first pair of drop members.
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An exercise apparatus comprising:
- a first pair of rigid elongate spaced-apart drop members, each drop member having a longitudinal axis, the longitudinal axes of the drop members being substantially in a single plane;
- a rigid elongate first rest member having a longitudinal axis, the rest member having a length greater than the drop members are spaced apart such that opposing ends of the rest member extend beyond the spaced-apart drop members in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the drop members, the rest member comprising two rest surfaces substantially parallel to the rest member longitudinal axis, the rest surfaces located at the opposing ends of the rest member;
- a first pair of rigid elongate handle struts spaced apart by at least hip width, each handle strut having a longitudinal axis, the strut axes being substantially in a single plane and located inwardly with respect to said rest surfaces;
- wherein the rest member is rigidly connected at least to the drop members or to the handle struts, and the handle struts are rigidly connected at least to the respective drop members or to the rest member, and the drop members are rigidly connected at least to the respective handle struts or to the rest member;
- wherein the rest surfaces are offset in a first direction from the longitudinal axis of the rest member, and the strut members extend away from the longitudinal axis of the rest member in a second direction having a component opposite to the first direction;
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- wherein the elongate rest member comprises an intermediate section offset from the longitudinal axis of the rest member away from the handle struts.
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An exercise apparatus comprising:
- a first pair of rigid elongate spaced-apart drop members, each drop member having a longitudinal axis, the longitudinal axes of the drop members being substantially in a single plane;
- a rigid elongate first rest member having a longitudinal axis, the rest member having a length greater than the drop members are spaced apart such that opposing ends of the rest member extend beyond the spaced-apart drop members in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the drop members, the rest member comprising two rest surfaces substantially parallel to the rest member longitudinal axis, the rest surfaces located at the opposing ends of the rest member;
- a first pair of rigid elongate handle struts spaced apart by at least hip width, each handle strut having a longitudinal axis, the strut axes being substantially in a single plane and located inwardly with respect to said rest surfaces;
- wherein the rest member is rigidly connected at least to the drop members or to the handle struts, and the handle struts are rigidly connected at least to the respective drop members or to the rest member, and the drop members are rigidly connected at least to the respective handle struts or to the rest member;
- wherein the rest surfaces are offset in a first direction from the longitudinal axis of the rest member, and the strut members extend away from the longitudinal axis of the rest member in a second direction having a component opposite to the first direction;
- wherein the elongate rest member comprises an intermediate section offset from the longitudinal axis of the rest member away from the handle struts;
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- wherein the intermediate section is also offset from the plane of the drop members away from the handle struts.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.