Exercise system and components

• US 20070083975A1
• Filed: 07/19/2006
• Published: 04/19/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 09/29/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Level 10 Fitness Products, LLC
• Original Assignee: Level 10 Fitness Products, LLC
• Inventors: Senegal, Reginald
• Granted Patent: US 7,707,652 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 2/102
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/00065 by increasing or reducing the number of resistance units
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/0442 Anchored at one end only, the other end being manipulated by the user
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/0552 Elastic ropes or bands
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/0557 Details of attachments, e.g. clips or clamps
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/0628 for vertical array of weights
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/28 Devices for two persons operating in opposition or in cooperation
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/4005 to the shoulder
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/4007 to the chest region, e.g. to the back chest
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/4009 to the waist
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/4011 to the lower limbs means for physically limiting movements of body parts A63B69/0057
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/4017 to the upper limbs
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/4025 Resistance devices worn on the user's body A63B21/065 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/4043 Free movement, i.e. the only restriction coming from the resistance A63B21/00043, A63B21/072 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2208/0204 Standing on the feet
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 23/047 Walking and pulling or pushing a load for exercising the player ability for rugby or American football A63B69/34

Abstract

Described herein is an exercise system having wearable components and resistance components. For example, in one illustrative embodiment, an exercise system can include a vest, at least one adjustable band and a resistance device. The vest can have a plurality of anchors and the adjustable band can be worn on a user'"'"'s arms or legs and have at least one anchor. The resistance device can comprise (a) an anchor attachment section that can be detachably connectable to at least one of the anchors of at least one of the vest and the at least one adjustable band and (b) an object attachment section that can be removably secured to an object. When the anchor attachment section is connected to at least one of the anchors of at least one of the vest and the at least one adjustable band and the object attachment section is connected to an object, the resistance device is capable of resisting movement of a user wearing said one of the vest and at least one adjustable band away from the object.

Claims

1. An exercise vest comprising:

a front portion, a back portion, right and left side portions and right and left shoulder portions, the front portion comprising a right side open end portion detachably coupleable to a left side open end portion; and

at least one anchor mechanism comprising (i) an anchor retaining member extending from a first location on the vest to a second location on the vest and (ii) a repositionable anchor movably coupled to the anchor retaining member and configured to detachably receive one or more resistance devices;

wherein the repositionable anchor is selectively movable between the first location and the second location anywhere along a path defined by the anchor retaining member.

2. The exercise vest of claim 1, further comprising a plurality of stationary anchors each configured to detachably receive one or more resistance devices and each coupled to one of the front, back, right side, left side, right shoulder or left shoulder portions.

3. The exercise vest of claim 1, wherein the first location is adjacent one of the front, back, right side, left side, right shoulder and left shoulder portions and the second location is adjacent another one of the front, back, right side, left side, right shoulder and left shoulder portions.

4. The exercise vest of claim 1, wherein the front, back, right side, left side, right shoulder and left shoulder portions form a one-piece construction.

5. The exercise vest of claim 1, further comprising:

a shell section extending about the front, back, right side, left side, right shoulder and left shoulder portions; and

a frame section coupled to an external surface of the shell section and comprising at least a first length of webbing extending circumferentially around and attached to the front portion, back portion, right side portion and left side portion, and at least a second length of webbing extending longitudinally around and attached to the front portion, at least one of the right and left side shoulder portions, and the back portion.

6. The exercise vest of claim 5, wherein a substantial portion of the shell section extending about the front portion is made of Neoprene.

7. The exercise vest of claim 5, wherein a substantial portion of the shell section extending about the back portion is made of a meshed fabric.

8. The exercise vest of claim 5, wherein the first and second length of webbing is made of Nylon.

9. The exercise vest of claim 5, further comprising a plurality of stationary anchors each configured to detachably receive one or more resistance devices and each coupled to one of the front, back, right side, left side, right shoulder or left shoulder portions, the anchors configured to detachably receive one or more resistance devices;

and wherein the anchor retaining member or at least some of plurality of stationary anchors are coupled to at least one of the at least first and second length of webbing.

10. The exercise vest of claim 2, wherein the plurality of stationary anchors comprises at least one stationary anchor adjacent each of the front, back, right side, left side, right shoulder and left shoulder portions.

11. The exercise vest of claim 2, wherein the plurality of stationary anchors comprises eighteen stationary anchors comprising:

first and second stationary anchors adjacent the left side portion;

third and fourth stationary anchors adjacent the right side portion;

fifth and sixth stationary anchors adjacent a lower portion of the front portion;

seventh and eighth stationary anchors adjacent an upper portion of the front portion;

ninth and tenth stationary anchors adjacent an intermediate portion of the front portion between the firth and sixth stationary anchors and the seventh and eighth stationary anchors;

an eleventh stationary anchor adjacent the left shoulder portion;

a twelfth stationary anchor adjacent the right shoulder portion;

a thirteenth stationary anchor adjacent an upper middle portion of the back portion;

a fourteenth stationary anchor adjacent a lower middle portion of the back portion;

a fifteenth stationary anchor adjacent an intermediate middle portion of the back portion between the thirteenth and fourteenth stationary anchors;

sixteenth and seventeenth stationary anchors adjacent the back portion between the eleventh and twelfth stationary anchors and the thirteenth stationary anchor; and

an eighteenth stationary anchor movable between a position adjacent the left side portion and a position adjacent the right side portion.

12. The exercise vest of claim 1, wherein the repositionable anchor is slidably coupled to the anchor retaining member, and wherein the repositionable anchor is selectively slidable between the first location and the second location.

13. The exercise vest of claim 1, wherein the first location is adjacent the left side portion and the second location is adjacent the right side portion.

14. The exercise vest of claim 1, further comprising at least one weight pocket coupled to an interior surface of at least one of the front, back, right side and left side portions.

15. An exercise device wearable on an arm or leg of a user, comprising:

a first length of material having a first end and a second end;

a second length of material having at least a first portion secured to the first length of material and a second portion secured to the first length of material at a location away from the first portion such that a third portion of the second length of material between the first and second portions is unattached to the first length of material; and

at least one ring configured to receive at least one resistance device, the at least one ring being retained by and slidable along the third portion of the second length of material between the first and second portions anywhere along a path defined by the third portion.

16. The exercise device of claim 15, wherein the third portion of the second length of material has a length of at least one-third the circumferential dimension.

17. The exercise device of claim 15, further comprising a coupling mechanism configured to adjustably secure the first end of the first length of material in a fixed relationship with the second end of the first length of material such that the first length of material is capable of forming an at least partially annular shape having a circumferential dimension.

18. The exercise device of claim 15, further comprising at least one stationary ring coupled to the first length of material.

24. The resistance device of claim 17, wherein the coupler is an annular ring.

19. A resistance device for exercising, comprising:

a coupler;

an anchor attachment section comprising at least one resilient member coupled to the coupler at a first end and having an attachment device at a second end opposite the first end, the attachment device capable of being removably secured to a portion of an exercise device; and

an object attachment portion comprising a length of non-elastic material having a first end coupled to the coupler and an object attachment device at a second end opposite the first end, the object attachment device capable of being removably secured to a fixed object;

wherein the at least one resilient member is capable of resisting movement of an exercise device away from a fixed object when the attachment device is secured to a portion of the exercise device and the object attachment device is secured to the object.

20. The resistance device of claim 19, wherein the object is a person and the object attachment device is a handle capable of being gripped by the person.

21. The resistance device of claim 19, wherein the anchor attachment section comprises a plurality of resilient members.

22. The resistance device of claim 21, wherein at least two of the plurality of resilient members have a different length.

23. The resistance device of claim 22, wherein the anchor attachment section comprises five resilient members, wherein a first resilient member has a first length, second and third resilient members each have a second length different than the first length, and fourth and fifth resilient members each have a third length different than the first and second lengths.

25. An exercise system, comprising:

a vest wearable by a user and comprising a front portion, a back portion, right and left side portions and right a left shoulder portions forming a one-piece construction, the front portion comprising a right side open end portion detachably coupleable to a left side open end portion, the vest further having a plurality of anchors;

at least one adjustable band wearable by a user on at least one of the user'"'"'s arms and legs, the at least one adjustable band comprising at least one anchor; and

a resistance device comprising (a) an anchor attachment section comprising at least one elastic member detachably connectable to at least one of the anchors of at least one of (i) the vest and (ii) the at least one adjustable band, and (b) an object attachment section comprising a length of non-elastic material coupled to the anchor attachment section at a first end and detachably connectable to an object at a second end opposite the first end;

wherein when (a) the anchor attachment section is detachably connected to the at least one of the anchors of said at least one of the vest and the at least one adjustable band and (b) the object attachment section is connected to an object, the resistance device is capable of resisting movement of a user wearing said at least one of the vest and the at least one adjustable band away from the object.

26. The exercise system of claim 25, wherein the object is an exercise machine.

27. The exercise system of claim 25, wherein the anchor attachment section comprises a plurality of elastic members, and wherein each of the plurality of elastic members is coupleable to at least one of the plurality of anchors of the vest via an associated attachment device.

28. The exercise system of claim 25, wherein at least one of the plurality of anchors of the vest is a repositionable anchor movable about an exterior of the vest between two predetermined locations on the vest.

29. The exercise system of claim 25, wherein the at least one anchor of the band is a repositionable anchor movable about an exterior of the band between two predetermined locations on the band.