Vehicle mounted exercise station

• US 9,302,144 B1
• Filed: 01/27/2015
• Issued: 04/05/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 01/27/2015
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Gianfranco Benavides
• Original Assignee: Gianfranco Benavides
• Inventors: Benavides, Gianfranco
• Primary Examiner(s): Ginsberg, Oren
• Assistant Examiner(s): Deichl, Jennifer M
• Application Number:
  US14/606,722
• Time in Patent Office: 434 Days
• Field of Search: 224/484, 224/309, 224/321, 224/325, 224/922
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 1/00 Horizontal bars
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 17/04 separable
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/00047 Exercising devices not moving during use benches A63B21/4029; isometric exercising devices A63B21/0023; step exercisers A63B23/0458; walk exercisers A63B23/0464
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/068 using user's body weight
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/16 Supports for anchoring force-resisters
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2209/02 with reinforcing fibres, e.g. carbon, polyamide fibres
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2210/50 Size reducing arrangements for stowing or transport
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/093 Height
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 23/0216 moving lower limbs with immobilized torso
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 23/1218 Chinning, pull-up, i.e. concentric movement
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 23/1227 Dips, i.e. push-ups in a vertical position, i.e. eccentric movement, e.g. between parallel bars
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 9/04 Carriers associated with vehicle roof B60R9/08 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 9/08 specially adapted for sports gear vehicles specially adapted for carrying aeroplanes, for carrying boats B60P

Abstract

A mobile exercise system includes a rectangular shaped frame designed for attachment to a roof of an automobile, at least one pole, at least one riser comprising a bar and a horizontal bore, at least one bore in the frame, the bore designed for holding the pole when in stowed mode, a in the frame for holding the riser when in stowed mode, at least one vertical bore in the frame, into which said the riser can be inserted and secured when in deployed mode, such that said riser extends vertically from the frame, and wherein the pole may be inserted into the horizontal bore of the riser and extends horizontally from the riser when in deployed mode; and a horizontal bore in the frame, into which said pole can be inserted and secured when in deployed mode, such that the pole extends horizontally from the frame.

Claims

1. A mobile exercise system, comprising:

a rectangular shaped frame designed for attachment to a roof of an automobile;

at least one pole;

at least one riser comprising a bar and a horizontal bore;

at least one bore in the frame, the bore designed for holding the at least one pole when in a stowed mode;

at least one flange in the frame, the at least one flange designed for holding the at least one riser when in the stowed mode;

at least one vertical bore in the frame, into which said at least one riser can be inserted and secured when in a deployed mode, such that said at least one riser extends vertically from the frame, and wherein said at least one pole may be inserted into the horizontal bore of the at least one riser and extends horizontally from the at least one riser when in the deployed mode; and

at least one horizontal bore in the frame, into which said at least one pole can be inserted and secured when in the deployed mode, such that said at least one pole extends horizontally from the frame.

2. The mobile exercise system of claim 1, further comprising:

a fastener for coupling any of said at least one pole to the frame when in the stowed mode and when in the deployed mode.

3. The mobile exercise system of claim 2, further comprising:

a fastener for coupling the at least one riser to the frame when in the stowed mode.

4. The mobile exercise system of claim 3, further comprising:

a fastener for coupling the at least one riser to the at least one vertical bore when in the deployed mode.

5. The mobile exercise system of claim 4, further comprising:

a fastener for coupling any of said at least one pole to the horizontal bore in the at least one riser when in the deployed mode.

6. A mobile exercise system, comprising:

a rectangular frame designed for attachment to a roof of an automobile, the frame comprising first, second, third, fourth and fifth bars arranged in a rectangular shape, wherein the first bar includes at least two horizontal bores, the second bar is perpendicular to the first bar and includes at least one vertical bore, the third bar is parallel to the first bar and includes at least two horizontal bores that align with an equal number of horizontal bores in the first bar, and the fourth bar is parallel to the second bar and includes at least two horizontal bores perpendicular to the fourth bar;

at least one riser comprising a bar on a first end and a horizontal bore on a second end, the at least one riser being coupled to the second bar when in a stowed mode, and wherein the first end of the at least one riser is inserted into the at least one vertical bore of the second bar when in a deployed mode;

at least one first pole that fits securely within one of the horizontal bores in the first bar and one of the horizontal bores in the third bar when in a stowed mode, and that fits securely within one of the horizontal bores in the fourth bar when in deployed mode;

at least one second pole that fits securely within one of the horizontal bores in the first bar and one of the horizontal bores in the third bar when in the stowed mode, and that fits securely within a bore of the least one riser when in deployed mode.

7. The mobile exercise system of claim 6, further comprising:

at least one fastener coupled with each of the horizontal bores in the first bar, so as to fasten any of said at least one first pole and at least one second pole inserted into a corresponding bore.

8. The mobile exercise system of claim 7, further comprising:

at least one fastener coupled with the at least one vertical bore in the second bar, so as to fasten the at least one riser inserted into the at least one vertical bore, when in the deployed mode.

9. The mobile exercise system of claim 8, further comprising:

at least one fastener coupled with each of the horizontal bores in the fourth bar, so as to fasten any of said at least one first pole and at least one second pole inserted into a corresponding bore, when in the deployed mode.

10. The mobile exercise system of claim 9, further comprising:

at least one fastener coupled with the horizontal bore in the at least one riser, so as to fasten any of said at least one first pole and at least one second pole inserted into the bore, when in the deployed mode.

11. The mobile exercise system of claim 10, further comprising:

at least one fastener coupled with the bar of the at least one riser, so as to fasten the at least one riser to the second bar, when in the stowed mode.

12. The mobile exercise system of claim 11, further comprising:

at least two flanges extending from the frame, wherein each flange includes an orifice for accommodating a fastener for fastening the frame to the automobile.

13. A mobile exercise system, comprising:

a roof rack designed for attachment to a roof of an automobile, the roof rack comprising first, second, third and fourth bars arranged in a rectangular shape, wherein the first bar includes four horizontal bores, the second bar is perpendicular to the first bar and includes two vertical bores, the third bar is parallel to the first bar and includes four horizontal bores that align with the four horizontal bores in the first bar, and the fourth bar is parallel to the second bar and includes two horizontal bores perpendicular to the fourth bar;

a first L-shaped element comprising a bar on a first end and a tube on a second end, the first L-shaped element being coupled to the second bar when in a stowed mode, and wherein the first end of the first L-shaped element is inserted into one of the vertical bores when in a deployed mode;

a second L-shaped element comprising a bar on a first end and a tube on a second end, the second L-shaped element being coupled to the second bar when in the stowed mode, and wherein the first end of the second L-shaped element is inserted into one of the vertical bores when in the deployed mode;

a first pole that fits securely within one of the horizontal bores in the first bar and one of the horizontal bores in the third bar when in the stowed mode, and that fits securely within one of the horizontal bores in the fourth bar when in the deployed mode;

a second pole that fits securely within one of the horizontal bores in the first bar and one of the horizontal bores in the third bar when in the stowed mode, and that fits securely within one of the horizontal bores in the fourth bar when in the deployed mode;

a third pole that fits securely within one of the horizontal bores in the first bar and one of the horizontal bores in the third bar when in the stowed mode, and that fits securely within the tube of one of the L-shaped elements when in the deployed mode; and

a fourth pole that fits securely within one of the horizontal bores in the first bar and one of the horizontal bores in the third bar when in the stowed mode, and that fits securely and solely within one of the horizontal bores in the fourth bar when in the deployed mode, and wherein the fourth pole includes a hand loop on a distal end.

14. The mobile exercise system of claim 13, further comprising:

at least one fastener coupled with each of the four horizontal bores in the first bar, so as to fasten any of said first pole, second pole, third pole, and fourth pole inserted into a corresponding bore.

15. The mobile exercise system of claim 14, further comprising:

at least one fastener coupled with each of the vertical bores in the second bar, so as to fasten any of said first and second L-shaped elements inserted into a corresponding vertical bore, when in the deployed mode.

16. The mobile exercise system of claim 15, further comprising:

at least one fastener coupled with each of the two horizontal bores in the fourth bar, so as to fasten any of said first pole, second pole, third pole, and fourth pole inserted into a corresponding bore, when in the deployed mode.

17. The mobile exercise system of claim 16, further comprising:

at least one fastener coupled with the tube of each of the L-shaped elements, so as to fasten any of said first pole, second pole, third pole, and fourth pole inserted into any said tube, when in deployed mode.

18. The mobile exercise system of claim 17, further comprising:

at least one fastener coupled with the bar of each of the L-shaped elements, so as to fasten the L-shaped elements to the second bar, when in stowed mode.

19. The mobile exercise system of claim 18, further comprising:

at least two flanges extending from the roof rack, wherein each flange includes an orifice for accommodating a fastener for fastening the roof rack to the automobile.