Suspension gym

• US 7,819,784 B1
• Filed: 11/25/2008
• Issued: 10/26/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 11/25/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: GoFit LLC
• Original Assignee: GoFit LLC
• Inventors: Davis, Richard, Caswell, Charles
• Primary Examiner(s): Donnelly; Jerome
• Application Number:
  US12/277,638
• Time in Patent Office: 700 Days
• Field of Search: 482/121, 482/129, 482/904, 482/39, 482/40, 482/124
• US Class Current: 482/95
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/1627 for anchoring on or between the vertical posts of a door frame
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/4015 to the foot
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/4035 for operation by hand
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/4043 Free movement, i.e. the only restriction coming from the resistance A63B21/00043, A63B21/072 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 23/03541 Moving independently from each other A63B22/00 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 23/0355 A single apparatus used for either upper or lower limbs, i.e. with a set of support elements driven either by the upper or the lower limb or limbs
• 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 23/1209 Involving a bending of elbow and shoulder joints simultaneously
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 23/1218 Chinning, pull-up, i.e. concentric movement
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 482/904 Removably attached to wheelchair, home furnishing, or home structure

Abstract

A piece of exercise equipment or gym that is secured to either side of a door frame via brackets that are permanently secured to the sides of the door frame across the upper end of a doorway. The gym has an adjustable length rod that is removably suspended between the brackets. A rotatable ring or connection point secured centrally on the rod supports two adjustable length straps. The free end of each strap is provided with a ring to which handles or stirrups can be attached. Also, the rod itself has rubber grips on it and is provided with additional multi-purpose rings where handles or stirrups can be attached.

Claims

1. A suspension gym for installation in a doorway by securing to either side of a door frame comprising:

brackets adapted to be secured to either side of a door frame, an adjustable length rod having two ends, each end of the adjustable length rod removably attaching to one of said brackets so that the adjustable length rod is suspended horizontally in a doorway of the door frame,

a central connection located approximately in the middle of the adjustable length rod, and

two adjustable length straps, each said adjustable length strap having a first end and a second end, said first end of each adjustable length strap suspended from the central connection, a second end of one of the two adjustable length straps adjustably secured to one of the brackets and a second end of the other of the two adjustable length straps adjustably secured to the other bracket, and

gripping means removably secured to the first ends of the two adjustable length straps.

2. A suspension gym according to claim 1 wherein said gripping means are selected from the following list:

hand grips or ankle stirrups.

3. A suspension gym according to claim 1 further comprising:

rubber grip sleeves provided on said rod on either side of said central connection.

4. A suspension gym according to claim 3 further comprising:

multi-purpose rings located adjacent to said rubber grip sleeves.

5. A suspension gym according to claim 4 further comprising:

gripping means removably secured to the multi-purpose rings.

6. A suspension gym according to claim 5

wherein said gripping means are selected from the following list:

hand grips or ankle stirrups.

7. A suspension gym according to claim 1 further comprising:

a strap locking mechanism provided on each bracket as a means of adjustably securing the said second ends of the two adjustable length straps to the brackets.

8. A suspension gym according to claim 7 further comprising:

each said strap locking mechanism pivotally attached to a bracket via a pivot pin, a press release handle provided on the strap locking mechanism on one side of the pivot pin and a strap grip provided on the other side of the pivot pin so that when the strap grip moves away from the strap that is secured between the strap grip and the bracket when the press release handle pivots toward the bracket.

9. A suspension gym according to claim 8 wherein said press release handle is outwardly biased away from the bracket to hold the strap locking mechanism in a normally locked position.

10. A suspension gym according to claim 1 further comprising:

a swivel tube lock pivotally secured to the bracket as a means of removably securing the rod to the bracket so that the rod does not rotate relative to the bracket.

11. A suspension gym according to claim 1 further comprising:

fastening means inserted through openings in said brackets and engaging the door frame as a means of securing the brackets to the door frame.

12. A suspension gym according to claim 1 wherein the central connection is rotatably secured to the adjustable length rod.