# US 8,540,611 B1 · Flexible attachable exercise device

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- Number: US 8,540,611 B1
- Document ID: US8540611B1
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B1
- Application number: 13/198,430
- Filed: 2011-08-04
- Granted: 2013-09-24
- Earliest claimed: 2011-08-04
- Applicants: David M. Barr
- Inventors: David M. Barr
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8540611B1

## CPC

- A63B 71/023: {Supports, e.g. poles}
- A63B 21/068: using user's body weight
- A63B 21/16: Supports for anchoring force-resisters
- A63B 21/1645: {for anchoring on a door}
- A63B 21/169: {for anchoring on or against a wall}
- A63B 21/4035: {for operation by hand}
- A63B 21/4043: {Free movement, i.e. the only restriction coming from the resistance (A63B21/00043, A63B21/072 take precedence)}
- A63B 71/02: for large-room or outdoor sporting games
- A63B 2023/006: {for stretching exercises}
- A63B 2023/0411: {Squatting exercises}
- A63B 2071/024: {with screws or pins in the earth}
- 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

The flexible attachable exercise device provides extreme portability and also provides for anchoring to a variety of objects in order to provide stability and resistance. The u-shaped handle provides for close and spread grip. Comfort and easy grip are enhanced by handle rubber grips. The cross link provides best handle stability. The junction box is be separable. The chain loop is attached to the junction box by removable links. Both the chain loop and the coated cables are designed with rubberized coatings to prevent damage to objects they may be attached to. The coated cables employ sliding cinches to aid in object retention.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A flexible attachable exercise device comprising, in combination:
a u-shaped handle with rubber grip disposed at a first end;
a first chain extended from a one side of a pair of opposite sides of the u-shaped handle;
a second chain extended from a second side of the pair of opposite sides of the u-shaped handle;
a separable junction box connecting the first chain to the second chain at a second end;
a chain loop hooked to the junction box;
a rubberized cover disposed on the chain loop
a cinch slideably binding the chain loop;
a pair of identical coated cables affixed to the junction box;
a sliding cinch disposed on each coated cable.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The device according to claim 1 further comprising a cross link connecting the first chain to the second chain proximal to the u-shaped handle.

### Claim 3

A flexible attachable exercise device comprising, in combination:
a u-shaped handle with rubber grip disposed at a first end;
a first chain extended from a one side of a pair of opposite sides of the u-shaped handle;
a second chain extended from a second side of the pair of opposite sides of the u-shaped handle;
a cross link connecting the first chain to the second chain proximal to the u-shaped handle;
a separable junction box connecting the first chain to the second chain at a second end;
a chain loop removably hooked to the junction box via removable links;
a rubberized cover disposed on the chain loop
a cinch slideably binding the chain loop;
a pair of identical coated cables removably affixed to the junction box;
a sliding cinch disposed on each coated cable.

### Claim 4

A flexible attachable exercise device comprising, in combination:
a u-shaped handle with rubber grip disposed at a first end;
a first chain extended from a one side of a pair of opposite sides of the u-shaped handle;
a second chain extended from a second side of the pair of opposite sides of the u-shaped handle;
a cross link connecting the first chain to the second chain proximal to the u-shaped handle;
a separable junction box connecting the first chain to the second chain at a second end;
a chain loop removably hooked to the junction box via removable links;
a rubberized cover disposed on the chain loop
a cinch slideably binding the chain loop;
a pair of identical coated cables removably affixed to the junction box;
a sliding cinch disposed on each coated cable;
a portable tripod removably receiving the chain loop.