Exercise support pole

• US 6,120,415 A
• Filed: 12/24/1998
• Issued: 09/19/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 12/24/1998
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Crystal J. Crouse, Jonathan M. Paull
• Original Assignee: Crystal J. Crouse, Jonathan M. Paull
• Inventors: Paull, Jonathan M., Crouse, Crystal J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Apley, Richard J.
• Assistant Examiner(s): BAKER, LORI LYNN
• Application Number:
  US09/220,944
• Time in Patent Office: 635 Days
• Field of Search: 482/148, 482/38, 248/200, 248/205.1, 248/226.11, 362/432
• US Class Current: 482/38
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2023/006 for stretching exercises
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 23/00 Exercising apparatus specially adapted for particular parts of the body A63B22/00 takes precedence; force-resisting aspects A63B21/00; electric or electronic controls therefor A63B24/00; devices for exercising or strengthening of fingers, or arms in teaching operation of keyboards G09B15/06

Abstract

A exercise support pole for assisting a user in stretching out muscles. The exercise support pole includes a generally vertical main pole that has upper and lower ends, front and rear sides, and first and second sides that are positioned between the front and rear sides. A plurality of foot rest members extend generally horizontally from the first side of the main pole and are positioned towards the lower end. A generally horizontal center bar is coupled to the main pole and positioned above the foot rest members.

Claims

1. An exercise device for assisting a user in stretching out muscles, comprising:

a generally vertical main pole having upper and lower ends, front and rear sides, and first and second sides being positioned between said front and rear sides, said front side facing a user;

a first foot rest member extending generally horizontally from said first side of said main pole and positioned towards said lower end;

a generally horizontal center bar being coupled to said main pole and positioned above said first foot rest member; and

said main pole comprising separable top and bottom sections, said top section having a sleeve being extended from a bottom end thereof, said bottom section having an insertion portion being slidably insertable in said sleeve of said top section for removably coupling said top and bottom sections of said main pole, wherein said insertion portion of said bottom section of said main pole has an elastomeric collar extending therearound for helping provide friction between said top and bottom sections of said main pole.

2. The exercise device of claim 1, further comprising a second foot rest member extending generally horizontally from said second side of said main pole and positioned above said first foot rest member.

3. The exercise device of claim 2, further comprising a third foot rest member extending generally horizontally from said first side of said main pole and positioned above said second foot rest member.

4. The exercise device of claim 3, further comprising a fourth foot rest member extending generally horizontally from said second side of said main pole and positioned above said third foot rest member.

5. The exercise device of claim 4, wherein said first foot rest member is positioned between about one-half and three inches above said lower end of said main pole, said second foot rest member being positioned between about five and sixteen inches above said lower end of said main pole, said third foot rest member being positioned between about seventeen and twenty nine inches above said lower end of said main pole, said fourth foot rest member being positioned between about thirty and forty inches above said lower end of said main pole.

6. The exercise device of claim 1, wherein the length of said center bar between opposite ends thereof is between about twenty four and forty inches.

7. The exercise device of claim 1, wherein said center bar is positioned between about forty and fifty inches above said lower end of said main pole.

8. The exercise device of claim 1, further comprising a generally horizontal upper bar being coupled to said front side of said main pole and positioned above said center bar.

9. The exercise device of claim 8, wherein the length of said upper bar between opposite ends thereof is between about ten and twenty four inches.

10. The exercise device of claim 8, wherein said center bar is positioned between about fifty and sixty inches above said lower end of said main pole.

11. The exercise device of claim 10, wherein said center bar has a flange being extended from a center portion thereof, said flange of said center bar having an aperture therein for receiving said main pole, said upper bar having a flange being extended from a center portion thereof, said flange of said upper bar having an aperture therein for receiving said main pole.

13. The exercise device of claim 1, wherein said main pole has a plurality of colored sections for permitting visual association of a portion of said main pole with a type of muscle to be stretched.

14. The exercise device of claim 13, wherein said a first colored portion extends along a length of said main pole between about thirty six inches and about fifty four and one half inches from said lower end of said main pole, a second colored portion extending along a length of said main pole between about fifty four and one half inches and about seventy five inches from said lower end of said main pole, a third colored portion extending along a length of said main pole between about seventy five inches from said lower end of said main pole and said upper end of said main pole.

15. The exercise device of claim 1, further comprising a lower base portion being generally circular and having a threaded hole therein for receiving said threaded lower end of said main pole.

16. The exercise device of claim 15, further comprising a central mounting portion being extended from a surface and being coupled to a central portion of said main pole.

17. The exercise device of claim 1, further comprising a lower mounting bracket having a threaded hole therein for receiving said threaded lower end of said main pole, and an upper mounting bracket having a receiving aperture for receiving said upper end of said main pole.

18. The exercise device of claim 17, wherein said lower mounting bracket has a threaded socket being extended from an outer periphery of said threaded hole for receiving said lower end of said main pole, said upper mounting bracket having a bulbous socket being extended from an outer periphery of said receiving aperture for receiving said upper end of said main pole.

12. An exercise device for assisting a user in stretching out muscles, comprising:

a generally vertical main pole having upper and lower ends, front and rear sides, and first and second sides being positioned between said front and rear sides, said front side facing a user;

a first foot rest member extending generally horizontally from said first side of said main pole and positioned towards said lower end;

a generally horizontal center bar being coupled to said main pole and positioned above said first foot rest member; and

said main pole comprising separable top and bottom sections, said top section having a sleeve being extended from a bottom end thereof, said bottom section having an insertion portion being slidably insertable in said sleeve of said top section for removably coupling said top and bottom sections of said main pole, wherein said insertion portion of said bottom section of said main pole has a rubber collar extending therearound for helping provide friction between said top and bottom sections of said main pole.

19. An exercise device for assisting a user in stretching out muscles, comprising:

a generally vertical main pole having a threaded lower end, a rounded upper end, front and rear sides, and first and second sides being positioned between said front and rear sides, said front side facing a user;

wherein the distance between said upper and lower ends of said main pole is between about fifty and one hundred twenty inches;

wherein said main pole has a generally round transverse cross-section and wherein the diameter of the main pole is between about one inch and five inches;

a first foot rest member extending generally horizontally from said first side of said main pole and positioned towards said lower end, said first foot rest member being positioned between about one-half and three inches above said lower end of said main pole;

a second foot rest member extending generally horizontally from said second side of said main pole and positioned above said first foot rest member, said second foot rest member being positioned between about five and sixteen inches above said lower end of said main pole;

a third foot rest member extending generally horizontally from said first side of said main pole and positioned above said second foot rest member, said third foot rest member being positioned between about seventeen and twenty nine inches above said lower end of said main pole;

a fourth foot rest member extending generally horizontally from said second side of said main pole and positioned above said third foot rest member, said fourth foot rest member being positioned between about thirty and forty inches above said lower end of said main pole;

a generally horizontal center bar being coupled to said front side of said main pole, said center bar having a flange being extended from a center portion thereof, said flange having an aperture therein for receiving said main pole;

wherein the length of said center bar between opposite ends thereof is between about twenty four and forty inches, wherein said center bar is positioned between about forty and fifty inches above said lower end of said main pole;

wherein the center bar has a generally round transverse cross-section and wherein the diameter of the center bar is between about one half and four inches;

a generally horizontal upper bar being coupled to said front side of said main pole, said upper bar having a flange being extended from a center portion thereof, said flange having an aperture therein for receiving said main pole;

wherein the length of said upper bar between opposite ends thereof is between about ten and twenty four inches, wherein said center bar is positioned between about fifty and sixty inches above said lower end of said main pole;

wherein the upper bar has a generally round transverse cross-section and wherein the diameter of the upper bar is between about one half and four inches;

wherein said main pole comprises separable top and bottom sections, said top section having a sleeve being extended from a bottom end thereof, said bottom section having an insertion portion being slidably insertable in said sleeve of said top section for removably coupling said top and bottom sections of said main pole;

said insertion portion of said bottom section of said main pole having a rubber collar extending therearound for helping provide friction between said top and bottom sections of said main pole;

wherein said main pole has a plurality of colored sections for permitting visual association of a portion of said main pole with a type of muscle to be stretched, a first colored portion extending along a length of said main pole between about thirty six inches and about fifty four and one half inches from said lower end of said main pole, a second colored portion extending along a length of said main pole between about fifty four and one half inches and about seventy five inches from said lower end of said main pole, a third colored portion extending along a length of said main pole between about seventy five inches from said lower end of said main pole and said upper end of said main pole;

a lower base portion being generally circular and having a threaded hole therein for receiving said threaded lower end of said main pole; and

a central mounting portion being extended from a surface and being coupled to a central portion of said main pole.