Exercise kit

• US 8,905,902 B2
• Filed: 11/07/2012
• Issued: 12/09/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 11/07/2012
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: David Earl Burcham
• Original Assignee: David Earl Burcham
• Inventors: Burcham, David Earl
• Primary Examiner(s): Thanh, Loan H
• Assistant Examiner(s): ATKINSON, GARRETT K
• Application Number:
  US13/670,524
• Publication Number:
  US 20140128230A1
• Time in Patent Office: 762 Days
• Field of Search: 482 21-126, 482129-130, 482/141
• US Class Current: 482/123
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2071/027 using player's own weight, e.g. on a platform
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/00061 Replaceable resistance units of different strengths, e.g. for swapping
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/00065 by increasing or reducing the number of resistance units
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/00185 using resistance provided by the user, e.g. exercising one body part against a resistance provided by another body part A63B21/068 takes precedence; isometric exercise A63B21/0023
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/0442 Anchored at one end only, the other end being manipulated by the user
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/0552 Elastic ropes or bands
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/0557 Details of attachments, e.g. clips or clamps
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/151 Using flexible elements for reciprocating movements, e.g. ropes or chains
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/4035 for operation by hand

Abstract

A kit for performing exercises. The kit includes a back board, a standing board and a bench press bar. The kit also includes a plurality of bungee cords that are of different strengths and which can be attached to the various elements of the kit to establish a precise resistance to accommodate a particular user for a particular exercise.

Claims

1. A gym kit comprising:

A) a back board having

(1) a main body with a first end, a second end with the first and second ends being spaced apart from each other along a longitudinal axis of the main body, a first side, a second side with the first and second sides being spaced apart from each other along a transverse axis of the main body,

(2) a first surface,

(3) a second surface,

(4) a first plurality of holes defined through the main body adjacent to each of the first and second ends,

(5) a first shoulder support attached to the first surface,

(6) a second shoulder support attached to the first surface at a location that is spaced apart from the first shoulder support along the longitudinal axis of the back board,

(7) a first plurality of bungee cords, each attached to the main body via one of the first plurality of holes, each bungee cord of the first plurality of bungee cords having a unique strength and color, with the color of each bungee cord corresponding to the strength of the bungee cord associated therewith, with a stronger bungee cord having more tension than a weaker bungee cord so that an exercise can be performed with the back board using a combination of bungee cords which corresponds to a desired resistance,

(8) the back board being curved adjacent to the ends thereof and planar between the curved ends, and

(9) the first and second shoulder supports being located adjacent to the curves adjacent to the ends of the back board and extending from the first side of the back board and over the first surface of the back board, the first and second shoulder supports being arcuate and adapted to conform to an arcuate shape of the shoulder of the user when the back board is in use;

B) a bench press bar having

(1) a main body with a first end, a second end with the first and second ends of the bench press bar being spaced apart from each other along a longitudinal axis of the bench press bar, a first side, a second side with the first and second sides of the bench press bar being spaced apart from each other along a transverse axis of the bench press bar,

(2) a first surface,

(3) a second surface,

(4) a first bracket mounted on the back board adjacent to the first end of the bench press bar,

(5) a second bracket mounted on the second surface of the bench press bar adjacent to the second end of the bench press bar, the second bracket being spaced apart from the first bracket along the longitudinal axis of the bench press bar,

(6) a second plurality of holes defined through the first bracket,

(7) a third plurality of holes defined through the second bracket,

(8) a second plurality of bungee cords attached to first bracket via the second plurality of holes in the first bracket, a third plurality of bungee cords attached to the bench press bar via the third plurality of holes in the second bracket, each bungee cord of the second and third plurality of bungee cords having a unique strength and color, with the color of a bungee cord corresponding to the strength of the bungee cord associated therewith, with a stronger bungee cord having more tension than a weaker bungee cord so that an exercise can be performed with the bench press bar using a combination of bungee cords which corresponds to a desired resistance;

C) a standing board having

(1) a main body with a first end, a second end with the first and second ends of the standing board being spaced apart from each other along a longitudinal axis of the main body of the standing board, a first side, a second side with the first and second sides of the standing board being spaced apart from each other along a transverse axis of the main body of the standing board,

(2) a first surface,

(3) a second surface,

(4) a fourth plurality of holes defined through the main body of the standing board adjacent to the first end of the standing board,

(5) a fifth plurality of holes defined through the main body of the standing board adjacent to the second end of the standing board,

(6) a first bracket attached to the standing board adjacent to the first end of the standing board,

(7) a sixth plurality of holes defined through the first bracket of the standing board,

(8) a second bracket attached to the standing board at a location that is spaced apart from the first bracket of the standing board along the longitudinal axis of the standing board,

(9) a seventh plurality of holes defined through the second bracket of the standing board,

(10) a fourth plurality of bungee cords, each attached to the main body of the standing board via one of the fourth plurality of holes, each bungee cord of the fourth plurality of bungee cords having a unique strength and color, with the color of a bungee cord corresponding to the strength of the bungee cord associated therewith, with a stronger bungee cord having more tension than a weaker bungee cord so that an exercise can be performed with the back board using a combination of bungee cords which corresponds to a desired resistance,

(11) a fifth plurality of bungee cords, each attached to the main body of the standing board via one of the fifth plurality of holes, each bungee cord of the fifth plurality of bungee cords having a unique strength and color, with the color of a bungee cord corresponding to the strength of the bungee cord associated therewith, with a stronger bungee cord having more tension than a weaker bungee cord so that an exercise can be performed with the back board using a combination of bungee cords which corresponds to a desired resistance,

(12) a sixth plurality of bungee cords, each attached to the main body of the standing board via one of the sixth plurality of holes, each bungee cord of the sixth plurality of bungee cords having a unique strength and color, with the color of a bungee cord corresponding to the strength of the bungee cord associated therewith, with a stronger bungee cord having more tension than a weaker bungee cord so that an exercise can be performed with the back board using a combination of bungee cords which corresponds to a desired resistance;

(13) a seventh plurality of bungee cords, each attached to the main body of the standing board via one of the seventh plurality of holes, each bungee cord of the seventh plurality of bungee cords having a unique strength and color, with the color of a bungee cord corresponding to the strength of the bungee cord associated therewith, with a stronger bungee cord having more tension than a weaker bungee cord so that an exercise can be performed with the back board using a combination of bungee cords which corresponds to a desired resistance; and

D) two handles each of which is attached to an associated bungee cord during use.