Multi-purpose exercise bench with versatile resistance accessory

• US 9,757,608 B2
• Filed: 10/24/2016
• Issued: 09/12/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 08/02/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Damian Devore Davenport
• Original Assignee: Damian Devore Davenport
• Inventors: Davenport, Damian Devore
• Primary Examiner(s): Thanh, Loan H
• Assistant Examiner(s): Urbiel Goldner, Gary D
• Application Number:
  US15/332,243
• Publication Number:
  US 20170036058A1
• Time in Patent Office: 323 Days
• 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 21/00065 by increasing or reducing the number of resistance units
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/0435 One or both ends being anchored to a rotating element
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/0442 Anchored at one end only, the other end being manipulated by the user
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/0557 Details of attachments, e.g. clips or clamps
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/0724 Bar-bells; Hand bars
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/4023 the user operating the resistance directly, without additional interface A63B21/072 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/4029 Benches specifically adapted for exercising for bench press exercises A63B21/078
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/4035 for operation by hand
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 22/203 in a horizontal plane
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 23/12 for upper limbs or related muscles, e.g. chest, upper back or shoulder muscles bench press exercises A63B21/078; for teaching music G09B15/06
• 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: A63B 23/1236 Push-ups in horizontal position, i.e. eccentric movement
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 23/1245 Primarily by articulating the shoulder joint A63B23/129 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 23/1254 Rotation about an axis parallel to the longitudinal axis of the body, e.g. butterfly-type exercises
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 23/1263 Rotation about an axis passing through both shoulders, e.g. cross-country skiing-type arm movements
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 23/1272 Rotation around an axis perpendicular to the frontal body-plane of the user, i.e. moving the arms in the plane of the body, to and from the sides of the body
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 23/1281 primarily by articulating the elbow joint
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 23/129 for arm wrestling
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 23/14 : for wrist joints

Abstract

A multi-purpose exercise bench having a versatile resistance accessory configurable for use to provide weight-training resistance in a variety of exercises is provided. The multi-purpose exercise bench comprises: an elongated frame configured to rest on a flat floor in a stable manner; a lower seat portion supported on the frame; the resistance accessory mounted to the frame, the resistance accessory comprising: a pad movably mounted to the frame to be movable between a first position and a second position; a locking mechanism operable to lock the pad in either of the first position and the second position; and a plurality of resistance bands attached to the pad. A multi-purpose exercise system includes the multi-purpose exercise bench and an exercise bar defining at least one groove dimensioned to receive at least one receiver ring attached to at least one of the resistance bands.

Claims

1. A multi-purpose exercise system, comprising:

a multi-purpose exercise bench comprising;

an elongated frame configured to rest on a flat floor in a stable manner, said frame comprising a longitudinally-extending member supported at each end by a respective leg, at least one of said legs comprising a ground-engaging support member extending transversely to the longitudinally-extending member for engaging the floor to support the frame in the stable manner;

a lower seat portion supported on the frame;

a resistance accessory mounted to the frame, the resistance accessory comprising;

a pad movably mounted to the ground-engaging support member of the frame to be movable between a first position and a second position;

a locking mechanism operable to lock the pad in either of the first position and the second position; and

a plurality of resistance bands attached to the pad, each of said plurality of resistance bands terminating with a clip; and

an exercise bar defining a groove dimensioned to receive a receiver ring fixedly, and freely rotatably, supported on said exercise bar, within said groove.

2. The multi-purpose exercise system of claim 1, wherein said exercise bar comprises a rigid bar defining the groove by providing a groove portion having a cross-section smaller than a corresponding cross-section of portions of the bar adjacent the groove portion.

3. The multi-purpose exercise system of claim 2, wherein the rigid bar is configured as one of a barbell, a short bar, an EZ-curl bar, and a tricep bar.

4. The multi-purpose exercise system of claim 1, wherein said exercise bar is configured as one of a barbell, an EZ-curl bar, and a tricep bar, and wherein said exercise bar comprises a longitudinally-extending bar having a pair of opposed ends, the exercise bar defining a plurality of grooves, a respective one of said plurality of grooves being defined adjacent each of said pair of opposed ends.

5. A multi-purpose exercise system, comprising:

a plurality of resistance bands, each of said plurality of resistance bands terminating with a clip;

a receiver ring formed as a continuous closed loop, the continuous closed loop comprising a first part defining a first region, and a second part larger than said first part, said second part defining a second region larger than said first region providing an attachment point for at least one clip of at least one of said plurality of resistance bands, said first region being open to said second region within said closed loop; and

said receiver ring;

at least one resistance band housing comprising a hollow outer tube and a hollow inner tube positioned within the hollow outer tube, each of the plurality of resistance bands extending around the inner tube and passing transversely through a wall of the hollow outer tube; and

a leg and back accessory, the leg and back accessory comprising;

a flexible strap, the strap having a pair of opposed ends, the strap comprising a protrusion adjacent a first end of the strap, the protrusion having a thickness greater than a remaining portion of the strap;

a swing arm assembly for attaching the plurality of resistance bands to the leg and back accessory, the swing arm assembly being joined to the strap adjacent a second end of the strap opposite the first end of the strap, the swing arm assembly comprising;

a swing arm plate joined to the strap, the swing arm plate comprising a swing arm pin lock defining a curved path; and

a swing arm pin having a first end captured by the swing arm plate, and a second end movable between an open position in which the second end is free of the curved path so that the plurality of resistance bands can be looped over the swing arm pin, and a closed position in which the second end is captured within the curved path by the swing arm plate so that the plurality of resistance bands is retained by the swing arm pin;

wherein said receiver ring'"'"'s first part is shaped to fit into the groove to rotate freely therein, and wherein said receiver ring is fixedly, and freely rotatably, supported on said exercise bar, within said groove.

6. The multi-purpose exercise system of claim 5, wherein the swing arm assembly comprises a hook, and wherein the leg and back accessory further comprises a latch joined to the strap adjacent its first end, the latch being adapted to mate with the hook to join the first end of the strap to the second end of the strap.

7. The multi-purpose exercise system of claim 5, further comprising a stiff spacer for joining multiple leg and back accessories.

8. A multi-purpose exercise system comprising a leg and back accessory, the leg and back accessory comprising:

a flexible strap, the strap having a pair of opposed ends, the strap comprising a protrusion adjacent a first end of the strap, the protrusion having a thickness greater than a remaining portion of the strap;

a swing arm assembly for attaching a plurality of resistance bands to the leg and back accessory, the swing arm assembly being joined to the strap adjacent a second end of the strap opposite the first end of the strap, the swing arm assembly comprising;

a swing arm plate joined to the strap, the swing arm plate comprising a swing arm pin lock defining a curved path; and

a swing arm pin having a first end captured by the swing arm plate, and a second end movable between an open position in which the second end is free of the curved path so that the plurality of resistance bands can be looped over the swing arm pin, and a closed position in which the second end is captured within the curved path by the swing arm plate so that the plurality of resistance bands is retained by the swing arm pin.

9. The multi-purpose exercise system of claim 8, wherein the swing arm assembly comprises a hook, and wherein the leg and back accessory further comprises a latch joined to the strap adjacent its first end, the latch being adapted to mate with the hook to join the first end of the strap to the second end of the strap.

10. The multi-purpose exercise system of claim 8, further comprising a stiff spacer for joining multiple leg and back accessories.