Insert for use with a resistance band assembly and a method of using the same
First Claim
1. A resistance band assembly, comprising:
- a resilient member comprising a shaft, a first end, and a second end;
an insert having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, and an aperture provided between the first surface and the second surface and bounded and defined by a face;
a friction-reducing material provided on at least a portion of the face;
a first disc spaced apart from and substantially parallel to the insert;
a second disc proximate the first disc and substantially parallel to the insert, wherein the resilient member passes through an opening in the second disc and wherein the first end of the resilient member is engaged to the first disc;
wherein the shaft of the resilient member is positioned within the aperture of the insert but is not otherwise engaged thereto, and is configured to move back and forth through the aperture when the resistance band assembly is utilized.
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Abstract
An exercise device including a housing with first and second ends and a longitudinal axis extending therebetween. A bore is defined in the housing and a disc member is located within the bore. The disc member includes a side surface extending between first and second surfaces, said side surface being generally parallel to the longitudinal axis. An aperture is defined in the disc member and extends between the first and second surfaces. The aperture is bounded and defined by a face that extends between the first and second surfaces of the disc member. A friction-reducing material is provided on the face. A first resilient member extends between the first and second ends of the housing and passes through the aperture. An aperture adjustment member may be engaged with an enlarged end of the resilient member to retain the same in the aperture in the disc member.
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21 Claims
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1. A resistance band assembly, comprising:
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a resilient member comprising a shaft, a first end, and a second end; an insert having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, and an aperture provided between the first surface and the second surface and bounded and defined by a face; a friction-reducing material provided on at least a portion of the face; a first disc spaced apart from and substantially parallel to the insert; a second disc proximate the first disc and substantially parallel to the insert, wherein the resilient member passes through an opening in the second disc and wherein the first end of the resilient member is engaged to the first disc; wherein the shaft of the resilient member is positioned within the aperture of the insert but is not otherwise engaged thereto, and is configured to move back and forth through the aperture when the resistance band assembly is utilized. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A resistance band assembly, comprising:
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a resilient member having a shaft extending between a first end and a second end configured to be engaged to the resistance band assembly; a first disc provided at one end of the resistance band assembly and having at least one aperture; an aperture adjustment member within the aperture of the first disc to retain the second end of the resilient member; a second disc proximate to the first disc and having at least one aperture in axial alignment with the aperture of the first disc through which the resilient member passes; and a friction-reducing material provided on an interior surface of the aperture of the second disc; wherein the friction-reducing material reduces wear on the shaft of the resilient member in the event of contact between the shaft and the aperture of the second disc during use of the resistance band assembly. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. An exercise device comprising:
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a housing having a first end and a second end and a longitudinal axis extending therebetween; a bore provided in the housing and extending between the first and second ends; a disc member located within the bore and provided in a central region between the first and second ends thereof;
said disc member having a first surface and a second surface;an aperture provided in the disc member and extending between the first and second surfaces and oriented generally parallel to the longitudinal axis;
said aperture being bounded and defined by a face that extends between the first and second surfaces; and
wherein a friction-reducing material is provided on at least a portion of the face; anda first resilient member having a shaft extending between the first and second ends of the housing and through the aperture of the disc member but not attached thereto, wherein the first resilient member is configured to move back and forth through the aperture when the exercise device is utilized. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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