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The disclosure and prior art relates to upper body workout devices and more particularly pertains to a new upper body workout device for performing upper body workouts without using a person's hands.
An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a sleeve that is configured to be worn on a forearm of a person. A securing unit is positioned on the sleeve and is configured to secure a hand of the person to the sleeve to inhibit the sleeve from sliding along the forearm. A plurality of attachment members is positioned on the securing unit and is configured engage cabling of a weight lifting apparatus.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.
The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:
With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to
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A securing unit 32 is positioned on the sleeve 12 and secures a hand 34 of the person 16 to the sleeve 12 to inhibit the sleeve 12 from sliding along the forearm 14. The securing unit 32 comprises a forearm strap 36 that is attached to the sleeve 12 and is positioned adjacent to the first end 18. The forearm strap 36 extends around the outer surface 26 of the sleeve 12 to form a closed loop. The forearm strap 36 secures the sleeve 12 to the person's forearm 14 and has a cylindrical shape.
A wrist strap 38 is attached to the sleeve 12 and is positioned adjacent to the second end 20. The wrist strap 38 extends around the outer surface 26 of the sleeve and forms a closed loop. The wrist strap 38 secures the sleeve 12 to the person's wrist 30 and has a cylindrical shape.
A hand coupler 40 secures the hand 34 to the sleeve 12 to inhibit the sleeve 12 from moving along the forearm 14. The hand coupler 40 is attached to the forearm strap 36 and the wrist strap 38. The hand coupler 40 extends outwardly from the second end 20 of the sleeve 12. The hand coupler 40 has a base portion 42 that is attached to the forearm strap 36. The base portion 42 is positioned between the forearm strap 36 and the sleeve 12. A thumb strap 44 is attached to and extends away from the base portion 42. The thumb strap 44 extends between the wrist strap 38 and the sleeve 12 and extends outwardly from the second end 20 of the sleeve 12. The thumb strap 44 forms a closed loop shape wherein a thumb 46 of the person 16 is positionable through the thumb strap 44 and thereby secures the person's thumb 46 to the thumb strap 44.
A middle finger strap 48 is attached to and extends away from the base portion 42. The middle finger 48 strap extends between the wrist strap 38 and the sleeve 12 and extends outwardly from the second end 20 of the sleeve 12. The middle finger strap 48 forms a closed loop shape wherein a middle finger 50 of the person 16 is positionable through the middle finger strap 48 and thereby securing the person's middle finger 50 to the middle finger strap 48.
An index finger strap 52 is attached to and extends away from the base portion 42. The index finger strap 52 extends between the wrist strap 38 and the sleeve 12 and extends outwardly from the second end 20 of the sleeve 12. The index finger strap 52 forms a closed loop shape wherein an index finger 54 of a person 16 is positionable through the index finger strap 52 and thereby secures the person's index finger 54 to the index finger strap 52.
A plurality of attachment members 56 is positioned on the securing unit 32 and engages cabling 58 of a weight lifting apparatus. The plurality of attachment members 56 includes a first attachment member 60, a second attachment member 62 and a third attachment member 64. The first attachment member 60 and second attachment member 62 are each positioned on the wrist strap 38 and positioned on opposite lateral sides of the sleeve 12 with respect to each other. The third attachment member 64 is positioned on the forearm strap 36. The third attachment member 64 is positioned on a top side 66 of the sleeve 12 and is offset with respect to the first attachment member 60 and the second attachment member 62.
In use, the forearm 14 of the person 16 is positioned through the sleeve 12 such that the first end 18 is adjacent to the person's elbow 28 and the second end 20 abuts the person's wrist 30. The person's thumb 46, middle finger 50 and index finger 54 are positioned through a corresponding one of the straps 44, 48, 52 of the hand coupler 40 such that the person's hand 34 secures the sleeve 12 from moving along the forearm 14. A selected one of the attachment members 56 is engaged to the cabling 58 of the weight lifting apparatus. The person 16 then performs the upper body exercise of the weight lifting apparatus using the forearm 14 for support instead of the person's hand 34. Each of the attachment members 56 are positioned such that each of the attachment members 56 provide a different angle of the cabling 58 relative to the weight lifting apparatus and thus provide the person 16 with a different upper body workout.
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.