Portable exercise apparatus
US6447434B1 · kind B1 · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 28, 1999 |
| Grant date | Sep 10, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 28, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63B21/28
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A portable exercise apparatus comprising a footrest and an adjustable, elongate bar. The footrest includes a substantially flat top face, a pair of longitudinally disposed sidewalls projecting downwards and outward from opposite longitudinally disposed edges of the top face and a pair of opposing endwalls. The bar is comprised of an inner and outer tubular members arranged telescopically. Adjustment holes are provided along the length of the inner and outer tubular members and are structured to receive a pair of tubular-shaped handles to retain the inner and outer members at their desired respective positions and to provide a means for gripping the bar. When not in use, the bar may be secured to the footrest by removing one of the handles from the bar, inserting the end of the bar without the handle through holes in the endwalls and then replacing the handle on the bar. In use, each person is seated on opposite sides of the footrest, facing each other, with their feet up against the inclined sidewalls. With the bar adjusted in length to approximate the distance between the extended arms of the two people when one is lying prone on his back and the other is sitting upright, each per…
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