Portable exercise bar device
First Claim
1. A foldable portable apparatus with a chin-up/pull-up bar for use while the user lies supine on his or her back with the heel touching the ground, comprising:
- a base having a front edge, a rear edge and a pair of opposite lateral edges, said lateral edges extending between said front edge and said rear edge;
a movable horizontal bar,a pair of parallel vertical frame bars hingably extendable up vertically from said base;
each of said vertical frame bars having a plurality of apertures at selected predetermined vertical heights above said base,said apertures corresponding to predetermined desired vertical height locations for said movable horizontal bar above said base;
each of said vertical bars positioned along each of respective opposite lateral edges approximately midway between said front edge and said rear edge;
said horizontal bar having at least one movable extension pin extending from an end of said horizontal bar;
said at least one pin of said horizontal bar being selectively insertable within at least one respective aperture of said pair of parallel vertical frame bars at one of said predetermined vertical height locations above said base;
said horizontal bar containing a means for selectively moving said horizontal bar to said one of said predetermined height locations above said base between said vertical frame bars, while the user is in a supine position, said means comprising;
said vertical bars being extendable above said base within predetermined positions permitting the torso of a user to be positioned therebetween,said horizontal bar positionable in an uninterrupted recess space above said base permitting the torso of the user to be positioned therebelow in said uninterrupted recess space above said base and below said horizontal bar,said means for selectively moving said horizontal bar further including;
at least one trigger handle,said at least one trigger handle being located approximately at one end of said horizontal bar,said at least one trigger handle extending above said horizontal bar, and,said at least one trigger handle being compressible by the fingers of a hand of the user toward a top portion of said horizontal bar while the user holds said horizontal bar within the palms of the hands of the user.
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Abstract
A specially designed foldable exercise apparatus is provided for doing pull-ups or chin-ups while the heels of the feet remain on the floor. It includes a chrome-plated steel base with welded vertical bar supports extendable upward on each side of the base, with an uninterrupted space provided between the vertical bar supports for the torso of user'"'"'s body to be placed therebetween. The vertical supports extend upward with one on each side, approximately midway between a front edge and a rear edge of the base, so that the base extends outward in both directions from the vertical support bars. The pull-up supports are fabricated with apertures or notched vertical supports or hooks on the exterior for placement therein of a horizontal support bar which is movable. The support bar is preferably fabricated of tubular steel with rubber caps on each end to prevent slipping off the support bars. The user lies between the support posts and pulls himself or herself up to the desired level while the heels of the user remain on the floor.
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4 Claims
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1. A foldable portable apparatus with a chin-up/pull-up bar for use while the user lies supine on his or her back with the heel touching the ground, comprising:
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a base having a front edge, a rear edge and a pair of opposite lateral edges, said lateral edges extending between said front edge and said rear edge; a movable horizontal bar, a pair of parallel vertical frame bars hingably extendable up vertically from said base; each of said vertical frame bars having a plurality of apertures at selected predetermined vertical heights above said base, said apertures corresponding to predetermined desired vertical height locations for said movable horizontal bar above said base; each of said vertical bars positioned along each of respective opposite lateral edges approximately midway between said front edge and said rear edge; said horizontal bar having at least one movable extension pin extending from an end of said horizontal bar; said at least one pin of said horizontal bar being selectively insertable within at least one respective aperture of said pair of parallel vertical frame bars at one of said predetermined vertical height locations above said base; said horizontal bar containing a means for selectively moving said horizontal bar to said one of said predetermined height locations above said base between said vertical frame bars, while the user is in a supine position, said means comprising; said vertical bars being extendable above said base within predetermined positions permitting the torso of a user to be positioned therebetween, said horizontal bar positionable in an uninterrupted recess space above said base permitting the torso of the user to be positioned therebelow in said uninterrupted recess space above said base and below said horizontal bar, said means for selectively moving said horizontal bar further including; at least one trigger handle, said at least one trigger handle being located approximately at one end of said horizontal bar, said at least one trigger handle extending above said horizontal bar, and, said at least one trigger handle being compressible by the fingers of a hand of the user toward a top portion of said horizontal bar while the user holds said horizontal bar within the palms of the hands of the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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