Apparatus for circuit and other fitness training
First Claim
1. An exercise apparatus comprising A three-dimensional housing having an interior and an exterior;
- A means for resisting a first force, said means for resisting lying substantially within said interior of said housing and being capable of exerting a selectably adjustable second force in opposition to said first force; and
A means for grasping said means for resisting, said means for grasping being accessible from said exterior of said housing.
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Abstract
An exercise apparatus that provides easily and quickly adjustable resistive forces during a wide variety of fitness-related activities. The apparatus comprises a housing having an internal space wherein multiple resilient members, such as elastic cords or stretchable bands, are fully contained while in a rest state; an attachment point where each resilient member is securely affixed to the housing; and an aperture located substantially opposite the attachment point, through which resilient members are accessible, and to which a handle assembly is removably attached. A user may selectably attach the handle assembly to one or several resilient members in order to select the desired resistive force. Because resilient members are fully contained within the housing when in a rest state, the resilient members exert a resistive force immediately upon being extended from the aperture in the housing.
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24 Claims
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1. An exercise apparatus comprising
A three-dimensional housing having an interior and an exterior; -
A means for resisting a first force, said means for resisting lying substantially within said interior of said housing and being capable of exerting a selectably adjustable second force in opposition to said first force; and
A means for grasping said means for resisting, said means for grasping being accessible from said exterior of said housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An exercise apparatus comprising
A three dimensional housing having an interior and an exterior; -
Multiple resilient members, each one of said multiple resilient members comprising a first end and a second end, said first end of each one of said multiple resilient members being affixed to an attachment point on said housing and said second ends of all of said multiple resilient members lying substantially adjacent to one another at a grasping point on said housing; and
A means for grasping said multiple resilient members wherein said means for grasping is selectably attachable to one, multiple, or all of said second ends of said multiple resilient members at said grasping point, said grasping point being accessible from said exterior of said housing. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An exercise apparatus comprising:
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A three dimensional housing comprising an interior, an exterior, a top surface, and sides, said sides comprising two short sides and two long sides;
Multiple resistance sets, each of said resistance sets comprising Multiple resilient members, each one of said multiple resilient members comprising a first end and a second end, said first end of each one of said multiple resilient members being affixed to an attachment point on said housing and said second ends of all of said multiple resilient members lying substantially adjacent to one another at a grasping point located in one of said sides of said housing, said multiple resilient members being substantially below said top surface of said housing between said attachment points and said grasping point, and each one of said multiple resilient members having a rest-state length that is substantially equal to the distance between said attachment point and said grasping point;
Each one of said multiple resistance sets lying substantially parallel to one of said sides in said housing; and
A means for grasping said second ends of said multiple resilient members of each of said multiple resistance sets, wherein said means for grasping is selectably attachable to one, multiple, or all of said second ends of said multiple resilient members at said grasping point, said grasping point being accessible from said exterior of said housing. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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