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Resistance band assembly and a method of varying a resistive force applied thereby

  • US 9,724,553 B2
  • Filed: 01/16/2015
  • Issued: 08/08/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/15/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of varying a resistive force, said method comprising:

  • providing a resistance band assembly for providing resistive force during the performance of an exercise;

    where the resistance band assembly includes a housing having a first end, a second end, and a longitudinal axis extending therebetween;

    a bore defined in the housing;

    a connector provided in the bore, said connector having a first surface and opposed second surface;

    a hole defined in the connector and extending between the first and second surfaces;

    a disc provided in the bore, said disc having a first surface and opposed second surface;

    an aperture defined in the disc and extending between the first and second surfaces of the disc, where the hole is longitudinally aligned with the aperture;

    providing a first resilient member having a first shaft of a first diameter with a first enlarged region at a first end of the shaft and a second enlarged region at a second end of the shaft; and

    engaging the first resilient member between the connector and the disc within the resistance band assembly to provide a first resistive force during the performance of an exercise, including;

    threading the second enlarged end of the first resilient member through the aperture in the disc in a direction from the first surface of the disc toward the second surface thereof;

    wedging the first enlarged end of the first resilient member in the aperture in the disc;

    engaging the second enlarged end of the first resilient member in the hole in the connector by moving the first shaft laterally and radially inwardly into an opening to the hole in a first direction, where the opening is defined in a peripheral wall of the connector which extends between the first and second surfaces of the connector; and

    positioning the second enlarged end of the first resilient member adjacent the second surface of the connector such that the shaft extends between the second surface of the disc and the first surface of the connector.

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