Patent Application
20180085622
The present invention generally relates to a parallel bar. More specifically, the present invention generally relates to a doorway fitness tower and parallel bar.
With today's modern lifestyles, fitness and exercising is becoming a bigger part of people's everyday lives. Home fitness equipment is also becoming very popular as an alternative to gym memberships that often lack privacy and convenience.
One type of home fitness equipment is utilized in combination with a doorway, which is in virtually every residence. This type of home fitness equipment is easy to set-up and is also very sturdy.
The present invention generally relates to a parallel bar. More specifically, the present invention generally relates to a doorway fitness tower and parallel bar.
A doorway fitness tower and parallel bar includes a doorway fitness tower portion having a pair of vertical parallel bars, a pair of horizontal parallel bars, a pair of horizontal parallel supports arms and a back support, the pair of vertical parallel bars are attached to the pair of horizontal parallel bars with a screw pin and threaded aperture fastener that are placed through a pair of first corresponding apertures disposed on the pair of vertical parallel bars and a pair of second corresponding apertures disposed on the pair of horizontal parallel bars. The doorway fitness tower and parallel bar also includes a parallel bar portion having a doorway chin-up bar and an auxiliary chin-up attachment, the doorway fitness tower portion is removably attached to the doorway chin-up bar of the parallel bar portion to allow a user to securely perform one or more exercises.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a doorway fitness tower and parallel bar that allows a user to perform a wide variety of exercises to do various chin-up types of exercises with a user having a variety of grip widths to perform the chin-ups and other suitable exercises.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a doorway fitness tower and parallel bar that allows a user to securely perform dips, inverted chin-ups, leg lifts and other suitable exercises.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a doorway fitness tower and parallel bar that allows a user to perform a wide variety of exercises in the comfort of their own home.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a doorway fitness tower and parallel bar that is made of heavy tubular steel and is designed for heavy duty use of users up to approximately 300 pounds.
The present invention will be described by way of exemplary embodiments, but not limitations, illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which like references denote similar elements, and in which:
Various aspects of the illustrative embodiments will be described using terms commonly employed by those skilled in the art to convey the substance of their work to others skilled in the art. However, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the present invention may be practiced with only some of the described aspects. For purposes of explanation, specific numbers, materials and configurations are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the illustrative embodiments. However, it will be apparent to one skilled in the art that the present invention may be practiced without the specific details. In other instances, well-known features are omitted or simplified in order not to obscure the illustrative embodiments.
Various operations will be described as multiple discrete operations, in turn, in a manner that is most helpful in understanding the present invention however the order of description should not be construed as to imply that these operations are necessarily order dependent. In particular, these operations need not be performed in the order of presentation.
The phrase “in one embodiment” is used repeatedly. The phrase generally does not refer to the same embodiment, however, it may. The terms “comprising”, “having” and “including” are synonymous, unless the context dictates otherwise.
The doorway fitness tower and parallel bar 100 may include a doorway fitness tower portion 110 and a parallel bar portion 120.
The doorway fitness tower portion 110 may be utilized to do dips, inverted chin-ups, leg lifts and other suitable exercises.
The doorway fitness tower and parallel bar 100 may include the doorway fitness tower portion 110 and the parallel bar portion 120. The doorway fitness tower portion 110 may include a pair of vertical parallel bars 112, a pair of horizontal parallel bars 114, a pair of horizontal parallel supports arms 116 and a back support 118. The parallel bar portion 120 may include a doorway chin-up bar 122 and an auxiliary chin-up attachment 124 that is attached to the doorway chin-up bar 122.
The doorway fitness tower portion 110 may be removably attached to the doorway chin-up bar 122 of the parallel bar portion 120 to allow a user to securely perform dips, inverted chin-ups, leg lifts and other suitable exercises.
The doorway fitness tower portion 110 may include a pair of vertical parallel bars 112, a pair of horizontal parallel bars 114, a pair of horizontal parallel supports arms 116 and a back support 118.
The pair of vertical parallel bars 112 may be attached to the pair of horizontal parallel bars 114 with a screw pin and wingnut fastener 113 that is placed through a pair of first corresponding apertures 112A disposed on the pair of vertical parallel bars 112 and a pair of second corresponding apertures 114A disposed on the pair of horizontal parallel bars 114. The pair of vertical parallel bars 112 may include a first coupling hook 112B disposed on each end 112C of each of the pair of vertical parallel bars 112. The pair of vertical parallel bars 112 may include a telescoping pair of parallel bars 112′ or other suitable pair of vertical parallel bars. The first coupling hook 112B may specifically be removably attached to the doorway chin-up bar 122 of the parallel bar portion 120 to allow a user to securely perform dips, inverted chin-ups, leg lifts and other suitable exercises. The pair of horizontal parallel bars 114 may include a padded handle 114B disposed on each end 114C of each of the pair of horizontal parallel bars 114. The pair of horizontal parallel supports arms 116 may include a curved padded handle 116A and a plurality of supplemental padding grips 116B disposed on each of the pair of horizontal parallel supports arms 116. The pair of horizontal parallel supports arms 116 may include an ergonomic armrest 116D disposed on each of the pair of horizontal parallel supports arms 116 to support a user's arms while performing any exercises on the doorway fitness tower portion 110. The ergonomic armrests 116D may also be padded for enhanced comfort. The pair of horizontal parallel supports arms 116 may include a first pair of corresponding hooks 116C disposed on each of the pair of horizontal parallel supports arms 116 to secure the pair of horizontal parallel supports arms 116 against the pair of horizontal parallel bars 114. The pair of horizontal parallel supports arms 116 may include a second pair of corresponding hooks 117 disposed on a first end 117′ of the pair of horizontal parallel supports arms 116. The back support 118 may also be secured between the pair of vertical parallel bars 112 to provide back support to a user while performing any exercises on the doorway fitness tower portion 110.
The pair of horizontal parallel supports arms 116 may include a curved padded handle 116A and a plurality of supplemental padding grips 116B disposed on each of the pair of horizontal parallel supports arms 116. The pair of horizontal parallel supports arms 116 may include an ergonomic armrest 116D disposed on each of the pair of horizontal parallel supports arms 116 to support a user's arms while performing any exercises on the doorway fitness tower portion 110. The ergonomic armrests 116D may also be padded for enhanced comfort. The pair of horizontal parallel supports arms 116 may include a first pair of corresponding hooks 116C disposed on each of the pair of horizontal parallel supports arms 116 to secure the pair of horizontal parallel supports arms 116 against the pair of horizontal parallel bars 114. The pair of horizontal parallel supports arms 116 may also be secured to the pair of horizontal parallel supports arms 116 against the pair of horizontal parallel bars 114 with a second pair of corresponding hooks 117 disposed on a first end 117′ of the pair of horizontal parallel supports arms 116.
The first pair of corresponding hooks 116C disposed on each of the pair of horizontal parallel supports arms 116 may specifically include a screw pin and threaded aperture fastener 116C′ to secure the pair of horizontal parallel supports arms 116 against the pair of horizontal parallel bars 114. The first pair of corresponding hooks 116C and screw pin and threaded aperture fastener 116C′ are illustrated in
The first pair of corresponding hooks 116C and screw pin and threaded aperture fastener 116C′ are illustrated in
The back support 118 may include a fitted clip 119 that may couple the back support 118 to the horizontal support bar 128. The back support 118 may or may not be attached to the horizontal support bar 128 while a user utilizes the doorway fitness tower portion (
The doorway fitness tower and parallel bar 100 may be made of heavy tubular steel or other suitable material. The doorway fitness tower and parallel bar 100 is designed for heavy duty use of users up to approximately 300 pounds.
While the present invention has been related in terms of the foregoing embodiments those skilled in the art will recognize that the invention is not limited to the embodiments described. The present invention may be practiced with modification and alteration within the spirit and scope of the appended claims. Thus, the description is to be regarded as illustrative instead of restrictive on the present invention.
