Gym apparatus

• US 7,972,249 B1
• Filed: 06/02/2010
• Issued: 07/05/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 06/02/2010
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Paulito B. Napalan
• Original Assignee: Paulito B. Napalan
• Inventors: Napalan, Paulito B.
• Primary Examiner(s): Crow; Steve R
• Application Number:
  US12/792,495
• Time in Patent Office: 398 Days
• Field of Search: 482/148, 482/904, 482/910, 482/92, 482/93, 482/94, 482106-109, 482/51, 482/57, 482/142
• US Class Current: 482/57
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/0628 for vertical array of weights
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/0724 Bar-bells; Hand bars
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 22/0605 performing a circular movement, e.g. ergometers
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2210/06 incorporated in cabinets
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/10 Multi-station exercising machines
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 482/91 Portable exercise device with carrying handle, case, or cabinet

Abstract

A gym apparatus combining a plurality of cardiovascular exercise machines such as a bike system with weight training machines allowing a user to have many different types of exercise equipment and maintain it in a small space. The apparatus features a housing, an extendable Pilates seat component, a foldable wrist exercise, a bike system, a retractable chin up bar; power barbells in the inner cavity of the housing; and a foldable power barbell bar operatively connected to the power barbells via a pulley system.

Claims

1. A gym apparatus comprising:

(a) a housing having an inner cavity and one or more doors pivotally attached in a front surface, the doors can move between at least an open position and a closed position respectively allowing and preventing access to the inner cavity of the housing;

(b) a seat component extendable from the inner cavity of the housing near a bottom surface, the seat component is a bench with a foldable backrest pivotally disposed on an outer end of the seat component;

(c) a foldable support pivotally disposed on the seat component, the foldable support functions at least to support the seat component in a generally horizontal position when extended from the inner cavity of the housing;

(d) a bike system incorporated into the seat component, the bike system functions like a standard stationary bike;

(e) a retractable chin up bar extendable from the inner cavity of the housing near a top surface;

(f) power barbells disposed in the inner cavity of the housing at the bottom surface; and

(g) a foldable power barbell bar extendable from the inner cavity of the housing above the seat component, the power barbell bar is operatively connected to the power barbells via a pulley system, wherein the power barbells can be removed from the housing and pulley system for use as free weights;

wherein the gym apparatus can move between multiple positions including a closed position wherein the doors of the housing are closed and the seat component, the retractable chin up bar, and the foldable power barbell bar are each stored in the inner cavity of the housing, and a first exercise position wherein the seat component is extended from the housing, the retractable chin up bar is extended from the housing, and the foldable power barbell bar is extended from the housing.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising power grips pivotally attached to or hanging from the chin up bar.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising a keyboard platform pivotally attached to the power barbell bar.