Resistance band assembly and a method of varying a resistive force applied thereby
First Claim
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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Abstract
A method of varying a resistive force applied by exercise equipment including providing a resistance band assembly for providing resistive force during the performance of an exercise. The resistance band assembly includes a housing having a first end, a second end, and a longitudinal axis extending therebetween. A bore is defined in the housing and a connector is provided in the bore. The connector includes first and second surfaces and a hole is defined in the connector and extends between the surfaces. A disc is also provided in the bore and also has a first and second surface. An aperture is defined in the disc and extends between the first and second surfaces thereof. A first and second resilient member is provided and these resilient members are selectively engageable with the resistance band assembly to provide a first resistive force during the performance of an exercise.
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Citations
22 Claims
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1. A method of varying a resistive force, said method comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A resistance band assembly comprising:
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a housing including a first section and a second section in end-to-end orientation;
where the first section has a first end and a second end and the second section has a first end and a second end; and
the first end of the second section is in contact with the second end of the first section in a first position;a bore defined in the housing and extending from the first end of the first section to the second end of the second section; a connector provided within the bore; a disc provided within the bore a spaced distance from the connector; at least one resilient member extending between the connector and the disc; and
wherein the first end of the second section and the second end of the first section of the housing are not in contact with each other in a second position. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A resistance band assembly comprising:
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a structural member having a first end and a second end; a connector having an opening and provided proximate to the first end of the structural member; a disc having an aperture and provided proximate to the second end of the structural member; a first resilient member extending between the connector and the disc; wherein a first end of the first resilient member includes a first enlarged region that is not movable through the aperture in the disc and a second end of the first resilient member includes a second enlarged region, wherein the second enlarged region is movable through the aperture in the disc and is not movable through the opening in the connector. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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21. A resistance band assembly comprising:
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a rigid rod having a first end and a second end; a connector having an opening and provided proximate to the first end of the rigid rod; a first disc having a first aperture and provided proximate to the second end of the rigid rod; a second disc having a second aperture and positioned adjacent the first disc; a first resilient member extending between the connector and through the first aperture in the first disc; and a second resilient member extending between the connector and through the second aperture in the second disc. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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Specification