YOKE TRAINING SYSTEM

• US 20100323852A1
• Filed: 06/21/2010
• Published: 12/23/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 06/19/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Dwight D. Locsin
• Original Assignee: Dwight D. Locsin
• Inventors: Locsin, Dwight D.
• Application Number:
  US12/819,742
• Publication Number:
  US 20100323852A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 482/96
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 1/00 Horizontal bars
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/4017 to the upper limbs
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/4035 for operation by hand
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2208/029 upright
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 23/1218 Chinning, pull-up, i.e. concentric movement
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 7/00 Freely-suspended gymnastic apparatus

Abstract

A yoke training system and method comprising a yoke bar suspended from an overhead mount via a suspension line connected to a swivel on the yoke bar. The yoke bar is able to freely rotate in 360 degrees and freely move front to back, back to front, and side to side. The free moving yoke bar assists the user in positioning himself in compromising positions where he is challenged to stabilize himself by entering into isometric contraction of the core and perform movements such as strength building exercise using the yoke bar in one of the sagitall, frontal and transverse planes, two or more of the planes simultaneously or sequentially, or any combination of the different or same planes simultaneously or sequentially. The user may reposition the bar and take on a new position when entering into isometric contraction again. Thus the user movement may be performed in different body positions of isometric contraction. Attachment devices may be connected to enhance effectiveness.

Claims

1. A yoke training system comprising:

a yoke bar having an arched yoke portion, a left arm extending out from one side of the yoke portion, a right arm extending out from another side of the yoke portion, and a ring extending upwardly from a peak of the arched yoke portion and having an opening therethrough;

a first link disposed within the ring opening;

a second link connected to the first link and connectable to an overhead suspension line, wherein the first link is rotatably connected to the second link such that it and the yoke bar are together rotatable in 360 degrees about a y axis in a plane parallel to a floor plane.

2. The yoke training system of claim 1 wherein the first link and the second link comprise an eye jaw swivel.

3. The yoke training system of claim 1 wherein each of the left and right arms include an internal nut welded within the arm at a distal location of the arm, a cylinder disposed within the nut and extending outside of the arm, a cylinder link receiving the cylinder which is rotatable about the cylinder and an x axis and in a direction perpendicular to the floor plane, a washer distal to the swivel link and receiving the cylinder, and a bolt securing the link receiving the cylinder and the washer on the cylinder.

4. The yoke training system of claim 3 further comprising a link connected to the cylinder link, the link connected to the cylinder link rotatable about the y axis and in a direction parallel to a floor plane.

5. The yoke training system of claim 4 wherein the cylinder link and the link connected to the cylinder link form an eye and eye swivel.

6. A yoke training system comprising:

a yoke bar having a left arm, a right arm, an arched yoke portion disposed between the arms, and a ring extending upwardly from a peak of the arched yoke portion and having an opening;

a first swivel having a first and second link, wherein the first link of the first swivel is connected to the ring through the ring opening such that the yoke bar and the first link of the first swivel are rotatable in 360 degrees about a y axis in a plane parallel to the floor;

a second swivel having a first and second link, wherein the first link of the second swivel is rotatably connected about a distal portion of the left arm in 360 degrees and about an X axis in a plane perpendicular to the floor; and

a third swivel having a first and second link, wherein the first link of the third swivel is rotatably connected about a distal portion of the right arm in 360 degrees and about an X axis in a plane perpendicular to the floor.

7. The yoke training device of claim 6 further comprising a first suspension line connectable to the second link of the first swivel, a second suspension line connectable to the second link of the second swivel, and a third suspension line connectable to the second link of the third swivel.

8. The yoke training device of claim 7 further comprising at least one attachment device for connection to at least one of the second and third suspension lines.

9. The yoke training system of claim 8 including a pair of attachment devices, a first of the pair connected to the second suspension line and a second of the pair connected to the third suspension line.

10. The yoke training system of claim 9 wherein the pair of attachment devices is a pair of attachment handles.

11. The yoke training system of claim 10 wherein each of the pair of attachment handles comprises a handle portion, a central curved bar portion, and a vertical portion wherein the central curved bar portion extends outwardly from the vertical portion.

12. The yoke training system of claim 8 wherein the pair of attachment devices comprises a pair of slings.

13. The yoke training system of claim 8 wherein the attachment device is a single sling and wherein the second and third suspension lines are both connected to the single sling forming a “

V”

configuration.

14. The yoke training system of claim 7 wherein the suspension lines are of variable length.

15. The yoke training system of claim 7 wherein the suspension lines are chains.

16. A method for using a yoke training system having a suspended yoke bar with an arched yoke portion, a left arm extending out from one side of the yoke portion, a right arm extending out from another side of the yoke portion, a ring extending upwardly from a peak of the arched yoke portion and having an opening therethrough, a first link disposed within the ring opening, and a second link connected to the first link and to a suspension line, wherein the first link is rotatably connected to the second link such that it and the yoke bar are together rotatable in 360 degrees about a y axis in a plane parallel to the floor plane, the method comprising:

freely moving the suspended yoke bar into a compromising position;

entering into isometric contraction in the compromising position; and

conducting at least one movement in one or more of a transverse, sagittal, or frontal plane while in the compromising position.

17. The method of claim 16 further comprising, providing a second suspension line rotatably connected to a distal end of the left arm and a third suspension line rotatably connected to a distal end of the right arm, and at least one attachment device for attachment to at least one of the second and third suspension lines, and engaging the at least one attachment device before entering into isometric contraction.

18. The method of claim 16 wherein moving the yoke into the comprising position includes moving the yoke from front to back, back to front, or side to side, by rotating the yoke parallel to the floor or transversely to the floor, or by a combination of two or more of these movements simultaneously or sequentially.

19. The method of claim 16 further comprising repositioning the yoke in a new starting positing by moving the yoke from front to back, back to front, or side to side, by rotating the yoke parallel to the floor or transversely, or by a combination of two or more of these movements simultaneously or sequentially and performing another movement in the new starting position.

20. The method of claim 16 wherein more than one movement occurs in a combination of two or more, of the sagitall, frontal and transverse planes simultaneously or sequentially.

21. The method of claim 16 wherein more than one movement is imparted simultaneously in the same plane or different planes.

22. The method of claim 16 wherein the movement is a strength building exercise.

23. The method of claim 16 wherein the isometric contraction occurs against the yoke bar.

24. The method of claim 16 wherein the isometric contraction occurs against a body part while the yoke bar moves during the at least one movement.

25. The method of claim 24 wherein the yoke bar freely rotates 360 degrees during the at least one movement.