Exercise apparatus
First Claim
1. A body exercise apparatus mounted in a doorway independently of any door comprising:
- a frame comprising a first, overhead, level/horizontal support bar having respective opposite ends attached to inner facing surfaces of upper ends of the door jambs so as to bridge the doorway;
a second, overhead horizontal, pull bar attached by at least one transverse bar to the support bar to extend in parallel spaced apart relation in front of the support bar and in front of the doorway;
a pair of depending stabilizing bars having respective upper ends attached to the support bar adjacent opposite ends thereof and, a pair of depending strut bars attached at upper ends to the pull bar adjacent respective opposite ends thereof and at respective lower ends to respective adjacent lower ends of the stabilizing bars;
an outwardly extending potion provided on each lower end of one of the stabilizing bar and strut bar to protrude in front of respective door jambs so as to be brought into stabilizing pressure engagement therewith by a person'"'"'s weight applied to the pull bar whereby the frame is mounted in the doorway independently of any door being supported soley by the door jambs;
the frame further comprising means for operatively supporting a resistance set, which means comprises a resistance set supporting bar which, in an operating position, protrudes horizontally rearwards, cantilever fashion, out of a top of the doorway and has a resistance set cable pulley mounted on a distal, rear end,wherein means are provide on the frame for pivotally mounting the resistance set supporting bar for horizontal swinging movement about a vertical axis between either lateral side of the doorway adjacent respective door jambs, as selected, thereby to accommodate both left hand and right hand, rearwardly opening doors.
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Abstract
A doorway mounted body exercise apparatus has upper and lower horizontal bars bridging the doorway and carrying respective pulleys and, a rearwardly protruding weight set supporting arm which can be swung between either lateral side to the rear of the doorway to accommodate left and right hand hinged doors and can be retracted into the doorway to permit the door to be completely closed while still mounted. Different cabling arrangements enable the weight set to be used as a counter weight for body weight assistance or additional resistance. An upper frame carrying the upper bar is collapsible for removal and storage or to enable a person to walk through the doorway. The lower bar is hinged at one end to the jamb for swinging up against the jamb so as not to obstruct the doorway when not in use. Footpads on the upper frame enable exercising while hanging upside down.
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20 Claims
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1. A body exercise apparatus mounted in a doorway independently of any door comprising:
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a frame comprising a first, overhead, level/horizontal support bar having respective opposite ends attached to inner facing surfaces of upper ends of the door jambs so as to bridge the doorway;
a second, overhead horizontal, pull bar attached by at least one transverse bar to the support bar to extend in parallel spaced apart relation in front of the support bar and in front of the doorway;
a pair of depending stabilizing bars having respective upper ends attached to the support bar adjacent opposite ends thereof and, a pair of depending strut bars attached at upper ends to the pull bar adjacent respective opposite ends thereof and at respective lower ends to respective adjacent lower ends of the stabilizing bars;
an outwardly extending potion provided on each lower end of one of the stabilizing bar and strut bar to protrude in front of respective door jambs so as to be brought into stabilizing pressure engagement therewith by a person'"'"'s weight applied to the pull bar whereby the frame is mounted in the doorway independently of any door being supported soley by the door jambs;the frame further comprising means for operatively supporting a resistance set, which means comprises a resistance set supporting bar which, in an operating position, protrudes horizontally rearwards, cantilever fashion, out of a top of the doorway and has a resistance set cable pulley mounted on a distal, rear end, wherein means are provide on the frame for pivotally mounting the resistance set supporting bar for horizontal swinging movement about a vertical axis between either lateral side of the doorway adjacent respective door jambs, as selected, thereby to accommodate both left hand and right hand, rearwardly opening doors. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A body exercise apparatus mounted in a doorway independently of any door, comprising:
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a frame comprising a first, overhead, horizontal support bar having respective opposite ends attached to inner, facing surfaces of upper ends of the door jams so as to bridge the doorway;
a second, overhead, horizontal, pull bar attached by at least one transverse bar to the support bar to extend in parallel spaced apart relation in front of the support bar and in front of the doorway;
a pair of depending stabilizing bars having respective upper ends attached to the support bar adjacent opposite ends thereof and, a pair of depending strut bars attached at upper ends to the pull bar adjacent respective opposite ends thereof and at respective lower ends to respective adjacent lower ends of the stabilizing bars;
an outwardly extending portion provided on each lower end of one of the stabilizing bar and strut bar to protrude in front of respective door jambs so as to be brought into stabilizing pressure engagement therewith by a person'"'"'s weight applied to the pull bar whereby the frame is mounted in the doorway independently of any door being supported entirely by the door jambs;wherein the apparatus further comprises unitary, loose piece, dip bars having respective upper ends and lower ends joined together by respective elongate intermediate portions, the upper ends being formed with hooking elements attached releasably, as loose pieces, by hooking application to respective portions of respective stabilizing bars adjacent respective lower ends of the stabilizing portions, so that respective elongate intermediate portions depend therefrom extending downwards within the doorway adjacent and alongside respective door jambs so that the dip bars are suspended by the frame spaced above a floor surface, said lower ends being formed with respective loops having handrest forming portions that curl inwardly, forwards and then outwards, protruding out of a front of the doorway, shaft portions extending laterally outwardly from free ends of the respective loops to protrude in front of respective door jambs so as to be pivotally biased into stabilizing pressure engagement with a front of each jamb by weight applied to the hand rests by a person performing dips. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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