Multi purpose exercise/sport poles with many optional attachments and a method of exercising

• US 5,788,608 A
• Filed: 07/31/1996
• Issued: 08/04/1998
• Est. Priority Date: 03/05/1992
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: William T. Wilkinson
• Original Assignee: William T. Wilkinson
• Inventors: Wilkinson, William T.
• Primary Examiner(s): BROWNE, LYNNE HAMBLETON
• Application Number:
  US08/690,575
• Time in Patent Office: 734 Days
• Field of Search: 482/51, 482/74, 482/126
• US Class Current: 482/51
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/0724 Bar-bells; Hand bars
• CPC Class Codes: A63C 11/221 telescopic, e.g. for varying the length or for damping shocks

Abstract

An adjustable or non-adjustable exercise device having at least one shaft. It is also possible to attach weights, an electronics package, an offset or removable tip to the exercise device. A method of exercising with the exercise device.

Claims

1. An exercise pole device comprising:

a) at least one shaft having an upper and lower end,

b) a handle connected to the upper end of said shaft,

c) a reducing means connected to said shaft which enables the pole to be reduced in size for easy transportability,

d) a compressible tip which makes contact with a ground surface said tip grips the ground while in use and prevents slippage, said tip is remote from said handle attached to the lower end of said shaft said tip comprises a series of different size annular rings and ground enhancing ribs, and

e) said exercise device being of sufficient length whereby said exercise device has said handle attached to a top end of said device and said handle is capable of being gripped by user'"'"'s hand and a bottom end of said device which touches a ground surface.

2. The exercise device as claimed in claim 1, which additionally comprises a cord having two ends, with at least one end of the cord attached to said pole.

3. The exercise device as claimed in claim 2, wherein one end of said cord is attached to said device and the other end of said cord is attached to a different object.

4. The exercise device as claimed in claim 2, wherein one end of said cord is attached to said device and the other end of said cord is attached a user.

5. The exercise device as claimed in claim 2, wherein one end of said cord is attached to said device and the other end of said cord is attached a belt on a user.

6. The exercise device as claimed in claim 2, wherein both ends of the cord are attached to said pole.

7. A method of exercising which comprises a user standing on the cord of the exercise device as claimed in claim 6, and the user grips the exercise device with the user'"'"'s hands, and pushes the exercise device away from the user thereby creating tension on said cord, then the user brings the exercise device to the original position thereby reducing the tension in the cord.

8. A method of exercising which comprises a user moving the exercise device as claimed in claim 2 away from the user creating tension in said cord, wherein one end of said cord is attached to said device and the other end of said cord is attached a user and then said user brings the exercise device back to the original position thereby reducing the tension in the cord.

9. The exercise device as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a weight which is attached to said pole.

10. The exercise device as claimed in claim 9, wherein said weight is attached at the top of said pole, middle of said pole, bottom of said pole or inside said handle.

11. The exercise device as claimed in claim 10, wherein the weight is a donut shaped weight attached to the middle of said pole.

12. The exercise device as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a removable tip at the bottom of said pole.

13. The exercise device as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a tip connected to said bottom end of said pole wherein said tip is selected from the group consisting of a ski pole, hiking pick, shock absorber tip, ball weight frogging gaff, fishing gaff and golf club attachment.

14. The exercise device as claimed in claim 1, further comprising an electronics package which contains at least one of the following components selected from the group consisting of a clock, stopwatch, a pedometer, a pulse meter, an hour chime, an alarm, a light, a day/date mechanism, a beeper which can omit a high pitch sound, am\fm radio, am\fm cassette, cassette, and compact disc player.

15. The exercise device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said handle is made of a resilient material and further has an adjustable strap attached to said handle.

16. The exercise device as claimed in claim 15, further comprising cords stored in said handle.

17. The exercise device as claimed in claim 1, wherein there are two shafts, an inner and outer shaft, wherein said inner shaft has a smaller outer diameter than the inner diameter of said outer shaft, and said inner shaft fits inside said outer shaft, and is telescopically adjustable.

18. The exercise device as claimed in claim 17, further comprising a non-slip foot attached to the bottom of end of said inner shaft by means of a spring mechanism that allows said inner tubular shaft to move in a downward direction when the user applies force to said pole when said pole is in contact with the ground surface.

19. The exercise device as claimed in claim 17, wherein said outer tubular shaft and said inner shaft are detachably mounted and stored as separate members in a carrying case.

20. The exercise device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said pole is fully collapsed and stored in a carrying case.

21. The exercise device as claimed in claim 17, further comprising at least one adjusting means attached to either the inner shaft or outer shaft or both that adjusts the angle of said inner or outer shaft whereby the pole is capable of being bent in several different possible positions.

22. The exercise device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said exercise device is adjustable in length to fit persons of different height so that one set of exercise device is universally applicable to all persons.

23. The exercise device as claimed in claim 17, wherein said adjustment means is a screw wherein said screw is screwed inside said outer and said inner shaft at the desired location.

24. The exercise device as claimed in claim 23, further comprising a visible alignment mark or line on the outside of said inner shaft or said outer shaft.

25. A method of storing at least one exercise device as claimed in claim 1, which comprises collapsing or taking apart said exercise device and then inserting said exercise device inside a sling, quiver, or carrying case or attaching a strap to said exercise device.

26. A method of exercising which comprises swinging the exercise device as claimed in claim 1, in a back and forth direction with each hand.

27. A method of exercising comprising a user gripping the exercise device as claimed in claim 1, with each hand and performing floor exercises while using said pole.

28. The method as claimed in claim 27, wherein said floor exercises are selected from the group consisting of:

1) arm curls,

2) leg squats,

3) shoulder shrugs,

4) bench presses,

5) rowing,

6) leg presses,

7) arm presses,

8) twisting,

9) toe raises,

10) dancing, and

11) step aerobics.

29. A method of carrying at least one exercise device as claimed in claim 1, which comprises inserting said exercise device inside a sling, quiver, or carrying case.

31. The exercise device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said annular rings go around the middle of the surface to the bottom of the surface and make contact with the ground.

32. The exercise device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said handle is made of a resilient material such that the user would be able to perform hand strengthening exercise by gripping the handle tightly and releasing said handle and then regripping it.

30. An exercise pole device comprising:

a) at least one shaft having an upper and lower end,

b) a spherical shaped handle connected to the upper end of said shaft,

c) a reducing means connected to said shaft which enables the pole to be reduced in size for easy transportability,

d) a compressible tip which makes contact with a ground surface said tip grips the ground while in use and prevents slippage, said tip is remote from said handle attached to the lower end of said shaft, and

e) said exercise device being of sufficient length whereby said exercise device has said handle attached to a top end of said device and said handle is capable of being gripped by user'"'"'s hand and a bottom end of said device which touches a ground surface.

34. The exercise device as claimed in claim 30, wherein said tip comprises a series of different size annular rings and ground enhancing ribs.

33. A method of exercising comprising a user swinging an exercise device in a back and forth direction with each hand while wearing body weights, said exercise device comprises

a) at least one shaft having an upper and lower end,

b) a handle connected to the upper end of said shaft,

c) a reducing means connected to said shaft which enables the pole to be reduced in size for easy transportability,

d) a ground contacting surface remote from said handle attached to the lower end of said shaft, and

e) said exercise device being of sufficient length whereby said exercise device has said handle attached to a top end of said device and said handle is gripped by user'"'"'s hand and a bottom end of said device which touches a ground surface.