Inelastic strap based exercise apparatus

An exercise apparatus, comprising:

• an elongated member having a pair of ends, wherein said pair of ends each includes a handle, wherein said elongated member is an inelastic strap;
• an anchor having a first portion for mounting to a structure and a second coupling portion including a loop;
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• a rigid yoke including a yoke housing having a first end and a second end, wherein said first end of said yoke housing is coupled to said loop of said anchor and said second end of said yoke housing defines a translation channel configured to receive said elongated member;
• wherein said rigid yoke further comprises at least one fixation member configured to selectively fix a position of said elongated member within said translation channel by inserting a positioning pin into at least one fixation feature formed on a discrete location of said inelastic strap;
• wherein said yoke comprises at least one shaft receiving orifice adjacent to said translation channel further comprises a first shaft receiving orifice defined by a front surface of said yoke housing and a second shaft receiving orifice defined by a back surface of said yoke housing with said translation channel disposed between said first shaft receiving orifice and said second shaft receiving orifice, wherein when said shaft is inserted into said first shaft receiving orifice and said second shaft receiving orifice said shaft traverses said translation channel.

An exercise apparatus, comprising:

• an elongated member having a pair of ends, wherein said pair of ends each includes a handle, wherein said elongated member is an inelastic strap;
• an anchor having a first portion for mounting to a structure and a second coupling portion including a flexible loop;
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• a rigid yoke including a yoke housing having a first end and a second end, wherein said first end of said yoke housing is coupled to said flexible loop of said anchor and said second end of said yoke housing defines a translation channel configured to receive said elongated member, wherein said translation channel defined by said yoke housing is further defined by a yoke engagement surface formed on said second end of said yoke housing, wherein said yoke engagement surface defines a lower portion of said translation channel;
• wherein said rigid yoke further comprises at least one fixation member configured to selectively fix a position of said elongated member within said translation channel;
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• wherein said at least one fixation member includes a positioning pin including a shaft, and at least one shaft receiving orifice defined by said yoke housing adjacent to said translation channel, said at least one shaft receiving orifice being sized to securely receive said shaft, wherein said inelastic strap further includes at least one fixation feature formed on a discrete location of said inelastic strap, said at least one fixation feature being sized to receive said shaft when inserted in said at least one shaft receiving orifice to positionally fix said inelastic strap in said translation channel;
• wherein said yoke comprises at least one shaft receiving orifice adjacent to said translation channel further comprises a first shaft receiving orifice defined by a front surface of said yoke housing and a second shaft receiving orifice defined by a back surface of said yoke housing with said translation channel disposed between said first shaft receiving orifice and said second shaft receiving orifice, wherein when said shaft is inserted into said first shaft receiving orifice and said second shaft receiving orifice said shaft traverses said translation channel.