Portable multipurpose whole body exercise device
AssigneeBalanced Body, Inc.
InventorsDarya Kathleen Bronston, Matthew Arf, John Russell Stump
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Abstract
A portable multipurpose whole body exercise device which can be used for general fitness, Pilates-type, core strengthening, therapeutic, and rehabilitative exercises as well as stretching and physical therapy and which includes storable accessories that can be withdrawn from storage within the device and subsequently secured to the main tubular portion of the apparatus. The storable accessories can be used for a variety of resistance, stretching, and strength training exercises.
Claims20
A multipurpose portable whole body exercise device, comprising:
- a cylindrical hollow tube having an open end selectively closed by a removable end cap;
- an extension bar configured to be selectively arranged between a storage position within the cylindrical hollow tube and an operative position at the open end, wherein in the operative position, the extension bar is attached to and extends at an angle greater than zero and less than 180 degrees from the cylindrical hollow tube at the open end;
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- a resistance device which is removable and can attach to the extension bar and which, in the operable position, can be engaged by a user positioned on the cylindrical hollow tube to perform exercise.
A multipurpose exercise apparatus, comprising:
- a cylindrical tube having an outer surface and an inner surface;
- an interchangeable resilient material covering a portion of the outer surface of the cylindrical tube with the ends of the tube exposed;
- juxtaposed channels inside the cylindrical tube attached to the inner surface of said cylindrical tube with retractable extension bars secured to said channels, wherein the retractable extension bars may be withdrawn from the tube to an operating position while at least partially supported by the channels;
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- at least one variable resistance module which is removable and can attach to at least one of said extension bars and which has at least one loop attached which can be grasped by a hand of a user or which can receive a foot of a user.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.