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US 9,168,411 B2Granted
Exercise roller with resistance bands
OwnerJeffrey T Holmaninventor
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Abstract
An exercise apparatus includes a body roller and at least one resistance band. The body roller includes an interior channel. The resistance band passes through the interior channel of the body roller. Ends of the resistance band extend outward on each side of the body roller. The body roller facilitates applied pressure to a user's body. The resistance bands facilitate resistance training exercises by the user. The body roller provides a structural support for the resistance bands during the resistance training exercises.
Claims4
An apparatus for exercising, the apparatus comprising:
- a body roller comprising an interior channel and end surfaces;
- at least one resistance band passing through the interior channel of the body roller and extending outward from the body roller through the end surfaces;
- and
- a guide within the interior channel of the body roller, the guide comprising:
- a central portion with an interior sidewall defining a corresponding snap depression, groove, or hole;
- and
- an end portion, wherein the end portion comprises a flexible snap arm with an outwardly extending protrusion corresponding to the snap depression, groove, or hole of the central portion, the outwardly extending protrusion of the flexible snap arm to engage the corresponding to the snap depression, groove, or hole and thereby secure the end portion to the central portion of the guide.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.