Plastic exercising device and its method of manufacture

• US 4,570,929 A
• Filed: 08/31/1983
• Issued: 02/18/1986
• Est. Priority Date: 08/31/1983
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Nancy A. Shoemaker
• Original Assignee: Trimm Incorporated
• Inventors: Shoemaker, Nancy A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Johnson, Richard J.
• Application Number:
  US06/528,131
• Time in Patent Office: 902 Days
• Field of Search: 272/137, 272/142, 272/143, 272/125, 272/126, 272/135, 428/192, 428/102, 119/126, 28/94, 2/338, 2/240, 224/218, 224/219, 224/222, 224/250, 112/262.1, 112/262.2, 112/413
• US Class Current: 482/125
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/0004 Exercising devices moving as a whole during exercise bar bells or dumb bells A63B21/072; on wheels A63B22/20
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/00043 Exercising devices consisting of a pair of user interfaces connected by flexible elements, e.g. two handles connected by elastic bands skipping ropes A63B5/20; resilient elements A63B21/02
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/0552 Elastic ropes or bands
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/0555 Details of the rope or band, e.g. shape or colour coding
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/24033 including stitching and discrete fastener[s], coating or bond

Abstract

Disclosed is an elastic exercising device comprising a central elongated portion made of stretchable, flexible resistance material and handles provided at opposite ends of the elongated portion, the handles being connected to the central portion and being formed as loops of the stretchable, flexible resistance material through which a user can insert his hands.

Claims

1. A resistance exercise device comprising:

a central elongated portion made of stretchable, flexible flat resistance material and handles provided at opposite ends of said elongated portion, said handles being connected to said central portion and being formed as loops of said material through which a user can insert his hands, said central portion and said handles being formed of a single elongated piece of said material having a uniform predetermined width which has its ends fastened together to form a loop, with said handles being formed by opposing portions of said loop being fastened together at opposite ends of said loop, said central portion being formed by two overlapping plies of said material.

2. A resistance exercise device as in claim 1, wherein said resistance material has a rough fabric-like surface.

3. A resistance exercise device as in claim 1, wherein the fastening of said ends is by stitching.

4. A resistance exercise device as in claim 1, wherein said opposing portions are fastened together by stitching.

5. A method of forming an elastic exercising device comprising the steps of forming an elongated strip of flat stretchable resistance material having a predetermined width into a loop by fastening together ends of said material strip, pressing opposing faces together, and fastening said opposing faces together to form a device having a central elongated portion and respective handle loops at opposite ends of said central portion.

6. A method as in claim 5, wherein said fastening is by stitching said resistance material.

7. A method as in claim 5, wherein said material has a rough fabric-like surface.