Exercise device

Abstract

An exercise apparatus for the performance of tricep dip exercise and the like. The apparatus comprises first and second elongate members, which are adapted to be brought into fixed positional arrangement relative to each other. The first upper end of each member is adapted to be brought into engagement with a substantially horizontal member of a pull up or chin up bar, while the second, lower end of each tubular member is adapted to form, or is conjoined to, a hand grips means grip. The hand grip means is grips are provided in a direction which is substantially perpendicular to the main body of the first and second member. A third member is conjoined to the first and second members about their lower ends.

Description

7FIG. 7, FIGS. 7, 7A, 7B, and 6 there is are shown a non-limiting example examples of an embodiment embodiments of the exercise apparatus according to the present invention. FIG. 7 shows FIGS. 7, 7A, 7B and 6 show first and second elongate tubular members 4, 5 said tubular members are provided to be positioned in a substantially downward direction when conjoined to a pull up bar or chin up bar. Typically the first and second members 4, 5 are composed of a moulded tubular member, or the like. The first and second members 4, 5 however do not need to be tubular in shape and they can assume any other cross-sectional shape which allows the rigidity of the members to be maintained. The first and second members 4, 5 are adapted to be brought into a fixed positional arrangement relative to each other. This is important so that respective hand grip means 12, 13 (preferably provided in the form of bars) of the first and second members 4, 5 are kept in a fixed positional relationship to each other. That is, the hand grip means 12, 13 should remain static and not move when a user is holding the hand grip means 12, 13 and performing dips exercises as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, or bodyweight rows, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5. Typically, an upper portion 30, 32 of each tubular member 4, 5 is adapted to be brought into engagement with a substantially horizontal member of a chin up or pull up bar while a. The first and second members are releasably engaged to the doorway mounted pull up bar via a connecting means. The connecting means may comprise a hook which can be hooked over a horizontal or substantially horizontal portion of the doorway mounted pull up bar. A second, lower portion of each tubular member 4, 5 is adapted to form or is conjoined to the hand grip means 12, 13 said hand grip means 12, 13 being provided in a direction which is substantially perpendicular to the main body of the tubular member 4, 5 and the horizontal member of the chin up bar 30, 32. The first and second elongate members 4, 5 make a plane 42.

Typically the first and second members 4, 5 are held in a fixed positional arrangement relative to each other by means of a third member 3 which may also be tubular or of any other suitable cross sectional strength to maintain the rigidity of the third member 3. The third member 3 is positioned in a substantially horizontal position (perpendicular direction) with respect to the substantially vertical first and second member 4,5. The third member 3 is conjoinable to each of the first and second members 4, 5 in order to hold said first and second members 4, 5 at a fixable distance from each other along the axis of the third member 3.

The third member 3 is conjoinable to each of the first and second members 4, 5 by any suitable fixing means which may be permanent or releasable. For example, the fixing means may typically be a bolt and associated nut which serves to attach the third member 3 to each of the first and second members 4, 5 by way of coupling through apertures defined in the third member 3 which are brought into alignment with complementary apertures in the first and second members 4, 5. In certain embodiments, a single aperture is provided in each of the first and second members 4, 5 but a plurality of apertures 34, 36 may be provided along the length of the third member 3 in order to allow the fixed position arrangement between the first and second members 4, 5 to be set to different distances (widths). The ability to adjust the width between the first and second members 4, 5 can be important as this can alter the distance between the hand grip means 12, 13, thus contributing to the comfort of the user, when using the apparatus. For example, the first and second members 4, 5 may be more widely spaced laterally when the apparatus is being used by a male user with broad shoulders, but suitably adjusted to a more narrow lateral spacing when the apparatus is to be used by a female user who may have more narrow shoulders.

First and second surface grip means or padded areas can be provided or defined at either end of the third member 3. These surface grip means or padded areas typically extend laterally outwardly from a region where the third member 3 is conjoined to the first and second members 4, 5 by a suitable distance such that the surface grips or padded areas rest against the outward face of an architrave or door frame when the apparatus is conjoined to a door mounted chin up or pull up bar.

Upper portions 30, 32 of the first and second tubular members 4, 5 are brought into engagement with a substantially horizontal member of a chin up or pull up bar in a releasable manner. Typically the first and second tubular members 4, 5 are brought into releasable engagement with the substantially horizontal member of the chin up or pull up bar. Typically no modifications need to be made to the chin up or pull up bar to which the exercise apparatus of the present invention is being conjoined in order to allow it to become attached. In certain embodiments, the upper portion 30, 32 of the first and second tubular members 4, 5 define, or are attached to hook-like means which are adapted to be hooked over a horizontal or substantially horizontal portion of a chin up or pull up bar. Other joining means can be used to engage the first and second members 4, 5 with the chin up or pull up bar, such as screw mechanisms, clip hooks and the like.

The first, second and third members 4, 5, 3 are made of a rigid material, typically metal, such as iron, steel or the like but not limited thereto. They are typically circular in cross section, although this cross sectional shape may alter, for example, but not limited thereto, where the first and second 4, 5 members are shaped to form the hook-like means or the hand grip means 12, 13.

In a further embodiment, the first and second tubular members 4, 5 can be formed into an X-like arrangement, wherein the first and second tubular members 4, 5 are conjoined at an intermediate point. At this intermediate point, the first and second tubular members are movable, for example, pivotable about a central axis, so that the first and second members 4, 5 interact in a scissors-like folding manner to facilitate storage of the apparatus. In such an embodiment, the third member 3 may be provided to hold upper ends and lower ends of the first and second members 4, 5 at a constant respective distance from each other. In one variation, the third member 3 is foldable and so that it folds out and locks to hold the upper and lower ends of the first and second members 4, 5 at a specific distance apart, and unlocks to fold e.g. in half, or similar, to allow the X-configuration of the first and second members 4, 5 to be brought together into a closed scissor formation for storage. In such a configuration the first member 4 would provide a left-hand side fixing means for engaging the apparatus with a substantially horizontal member of chin up or pull up bar and a right-hand side hand grip means 12, while the second member 5 would provide a right-hand side hand fixing and a left-hand side hand grip means 13 for a user standing with their back to the apparatus.

Referring to FIGS. 1 to 5 there is further illustrated a illustrate the portable exercise apparatus 1 according to the invention which is 44 shown in FIG. 7A conjoined to a door mounted pull up bar comprising comprised of a horizontal cross bar 2 which, when assembled with the exercise apparatus one 44 form an upper horizontal bar 2 and a door sill mounting piece (not shown in the drawings FIGS. 1 to 5). Conjoining the exercise apparatus 1 of the invention 44 to a pull up bar, such as the doorway mounted pull up bar illustrated provides a structure an exercise apparatus 1 which comprises the door sill mounting piece, the horizontal upper cross bar 2, the third member 3 in the form of a horizontal lower cross bar, two substantially vertical members 4, 5 and two hand grip means 12, 13. Together, the door sill mounting piece, the upper cross bar 2, and the lower cross bar (third member 3) act as a mounting means to mount the exercise apparatus 1 to a door frame structure 20 around a doorway.

The sill mounting piece 40 is configured to engage against an upper sill of a lintel part 8 of the door frame 20. The sill mounting piece rests upon the upper sill on an inner side of the doorway i.e. the side opposite to the side of the door frame visible in FIGS. 1-5.

The upper cross bar 2 is configured to engage against each jamb part 6, 7 of the door frame 20 on an outer side of the doorway i.e. the side visible in FIGS. 1-5. The upper cross bar 2 exerts a force against each jamb part 6, 7 of the door frame 20 in a direction substantially perpendicular to the plane of the doorway. This occurs under gravity, combined with the weight of the user when the apparatus 1 is in use. The upper cross bar 2 engages against an upper region 21, 22 of each jamb part 6, 7 of the frame 20 which is adjacent to the lintel part 8 of the door frame 20. In this case the distance between the upper region 21, 22 of each jamb part 6, 7 of the door frame 20 and the lintel part 8 of the door frame 20 is approximately 0.1 m.

Two curved connector bars 10, 11 are provided to connect that start connected to the sill mounting piece 40, continue to connect to the upper cross bar 2 and then go straight providing substantially horizontal bars. The lower cross bar (third member 3) is configured to engage against each jamb part 6, 7 of the door frame 20 on the outer side of the doorway via the surface grip means. The lower cross bar exerts a force against each jamb part 6, 7 of the door frame 20 in a direction substantially perpendicular to the plane of the doorway in the same manner as the upper cross-bar 2. The lower cross bar engages against a lower region 23, 24 of each jamb part 6, 7 of the door frame 20 which is spaced apart from the lintel part 8 of the door frame 20. In this case the distance between the lower region 23, 24 of each jamb part 6, 7 of the door frame 20 and the lintel part 8 of the door frame 20 is approximately 1.1 m. The hand grip means 12, 13 act as a support means to support a user performing exercises. The hand grip means 12, 13 are particularly suitable for supporting a user performing bodyweight dip exercises (FIGS. 2 and 3) and/or bodyweight row exercises (FIGS. 4 and 5). Each hand grip means 12, 13 is preferably elongate and the longitudinal axis of each hand grip means 12, 13 extends in a direction substantially perpendicular to the plane of the doorway. The hand grip means 12, 13 facilitate gripping of the exercise apparatus 1 by a user performing exercises. The hand grip means 12, 13 are downwardly spaced apart from the upper cross bar 2 and/or the lintel part 8 of the door frame 20. In this case the distance between the hand grip means 12, 13 and the upper cross bar 2 and/or the lintel part 8 of the door frame 20 is approximately 1.1 m. The hand grip means 12, 13 are configured to be located on the outer side of the doorway at a height which is approximately equal to half of the height of the doorway and is equal roughly to abdomen height. In this case the height of the doorway is 2.2 m, and the hand grip means 12, 13 are located at a height of 1.1 m. In this case the distance between the hand grip means 12, 13 and the lintel part 8 of the door frame 20 is approximately 1.1 m. The two substantially vertical tubular elongate members 4, 5 connect each hand grip means 12, 13 to the upper cross bar 2. Each member 4, 5 is also attached to the lower cross bar (third member 3) as described above with reference to FIG. 7 FIGS. 7A, 7B, 7C and 7D.

The exercise apparatus 1 forces the sill mounting piece against the inner side of the doorway over the architrave, and forces the upper cross bar 2 against the door frame 20 at the outer side of the doorway under gravity, combined with the weight of the user when in use.

The main function of the exercise apparatus 1 is to perform bodyweight dips or bodyweight rows.

In use, the sill mounting piece is positioned resting upon the upper sill of the lintel part 8 of the door frame 20 on the inner side of the doorway. The upper cross bar 2 is positioned engaging against the upper region 21, 22 of each jamb part 6, 7 of the door frame 20 on the outer side of the doorway, and the lower cross bar (third member 3) is positioned engaging against the lower region 23, 24 of each jamb part 6, 7 of the door frame 20 on the outer side of the doorway. The exercise apparatus 1 is thus mounted to the door frame 20. The user may then grip the hand grip means 12, 13 to perform exercises, for example bodyweight dip exercises (FIGS. 2 and 3) and/or bodyweight row exercises (FIGS. 4 and 5).

The invention is not limited to the embodiment hereinbefore described, with reference to the accompanying drawings, which may be varied in construction and detail, the invention being defined in the appended claims.

Claims

1. An exercise apparatus mounted to a door frame around a doorway structure for the performance of exercises, said apparatus comprising:

at least a first and a second elongate tubular members, said first and second elongate tubular members being adapted to be brought into a fixed positional arrangement relative to each other, wherein an upper end of each of said first and second elongate members being in releasable engagement with a substantially horizontal upper cross bar of a doorway mounted pull up bar;

the doorway mounted pull up bar also includes a first and second connector bars directly connecting a sill mounting piece to the substantially horizontal upper cross bar;

a third member positioned in a substantially horizontal position and releasably conjoinable to each of the first and second elongate tubular members to hold said first and second members at a fixed distance to each other; and

a lower end of each of said first and second elongate members is conjoined to first and second hand grip bars, respectively.

2. An exercise apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein first and second surface grips are provided or defined at either end of the third member.

3. An exercise apparatus as claimed in claim 2, wherein said first and second surface grips extend laterally outwardly from a region of the third member where the third member is conjoined to the first and second members.

4. An exercise apparatus as claimed in claim 3, wherein the surface grips of the third member are adapted to grip the lower region of a jamb part of the door frame.

5. An exercise apparatus as claimed in claim 4, wherein the third member is configured to exert a force against the jamb part of the door frame in a direction substantially perpendicular to a plane of a doorway.

6. An exercise apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the third member is conjoined to each of the first and second members by a suitable fixing elements.

7. An exercise apparatus as claimed in claim 6, wherein the fixing elements allow the fixed position arrangement between the first and second members to be set to different distances.

8. An exercise apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the exercise apparatus comprises the sill mounting piece for engaging against a lintel part of the door frame, and the horizontal upper cross bar for engaging against the door frame.

9. An exercise apparatus as claimed in claim 8 1, wherein the sill mounted piece is configured to engage against the lintel part of the door frame at a first side of the doorway, the horizontal upper cross bar is configured to engage against the jamb parts of the door frame at a second side of the doorway which is opposite to the first said side of the doorway, and wherein the third member of the exercise apparatus is adapted to act as a third mounting element engages the second side of the doorway.

10. An exercise apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first and second hand grip bars extend substantially perpendicular to a plane in which the first and second elongate members, the horizontal upper cross bar and the third member are positioned.

11. An exercise apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first and second members are releasably engaged with the substantially horizontal upper cross bar of a doorway mounted pull up bar via the first and second connecting bars.

12. An exercise apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first upper end of each of said first and second elongate members being in releasable engagement with the substantially horizontal upper cross bar of a doorway mounted pull up bar comprise where the upper ends are hook-like elements which are adapted to be hooked shaped and hook over the horizontal upper cross bar.

13. An exercise apparatus mounted to a door frame around a doorway structure for the performance of exercises, said apparatus comprising:

a first and a second elongate tubular member, said first and second elongate tubular members being adapted to be brought into a fixed positional arrangement relative to each other wherein a lower end of each of said first and second elongate members is conjoined to first and second hand grip bars, respectively;

a door mount pull up bar that includes a first and second connector bars directly connecting a sill mounting piece to a substantially horizontal upper cross bar;

14. The exercise apparatus as claimed in claim 13, wherein the third member is configured to exert a force against the jamb part of the door frame in a direction substantially perpendicular to a plane of a doorway.

15. An exercise apparatus as claimed in claim 13, wherein the sill mounted piece is configured to engage against the lintel part of the door frame at a first side of the doorway the substantially horizontal upper cross bar is configured to engage against the jamb parts of the door frame at a second side of the doorway which is opposite to the first side of the doorway, and wherein the third member of the exercise apparatus is configured to engage against the jamb parts of the door frame at the second side of the doorway.

16. An exercise apparatus as claimed in claim 13, wherein the first and second hand grip bars extend substantially perpendicular to a plane in which the first and second elongate members are positioned.

17. An exercise apparatus as claimed in claim 13, wherein the upper ends of each of said first and second elongate members are hook shaped.

18. An exercise apparatus mounted to a door frame around a doorway structure for the performance of exercises, said apparatus comprising:

a first and a second elongate tubular members, said first and second elongate tubular members being adapted to be brought into a fixed positional arrangement relative to each other;

a door mount pull up bar that includes a first and second connector directly connecting a sill mounting piece to a substantially horizontal upper cross bar, wherein the upper end of said first elongate tubular member is configured to be hooked, screwed or clip-hooked to said first connector bar of the door mount pull up bar and where an upper end of said second elongate tubular member is configured to be hooked, screwed or clip-hooked to said second connector bar of the door mount pull up bar,

a third member positioned in a substantially horizontal position and releasably conjoinable to each of the first and second elongate tubular members to hold said first and second members at a fixed distance to each other;

a lower end of each of said first and second elongate members is conjoined to first and second hand grip bars, respectively; and

wherein the sill mounted piece is configured to engage against the lintel part of the door frame at a first side of the doorway, the horizontal upper cross bar is configured to engage against the jamb parts of the door frame at a second side of the doorway which is opposite to the first side of the doorway, and wherein the third member of the exercise apparatus engages the second side of the doorway.

19. An exercise apparatus of claim 16 where the first and second connector bars each have a substantially horizontal portion and the tubular members are connected to substantially horizontal portion of the door mount pull up bar.