Patent Application
20220016479
Not Applicable.
The present invention relates generally to exercise equipment. More particularly, the present invention concerns a leg tuck exercise training and resistance device that can be mounted to stabilized objects to allow a user to improve muscle strength and coordination over time when performing a leg tuck exercise.
The leg tuck has traditionally been a part of the Army Combat Fitness Test as a means to measure a person's muscular strength and endurance. The leg tuck exercise requires one to use a combination of grip strength, upper body muscles, abdominal muscles, as well as front leg muscles to complete. The leg tuck exercise has been known to be extremely difficult to perform for individuals who have less upper body and abdominal strength as one must hang from a pull-up bar and curl one's body in such a way as to allow one's knees to touch one's elbows, returning then to a straight-arm hang from the pull-up bar.
The Army has provided official instructions to assist individuals with completing the leg tuck exercise properly.
The leg tuck exercise is challenging for those who do not have grip strength, upper body strength, or abdominal core strength. In order to increase the chance of success of correctly completing a leg tuck repetition, individuals have traditionally trained in increasing strength in the primary areas (grip strength, upper body strength, or abdominal core strength) separately. By way of example, exercises that may increase one's grip strength include deadlifts, farmer carry, flexed-arm hangs from a pull-up bar, and bent over rows. Exercises that include upper body (arm) strength include chin-ups and pull ups. Likewise, exercises that increase one's abdominal core strength and hip flexor strength include sit ups, crunches, and hollow-body holds.
While a plethora of prior art disclose devices and apparatus aimed to increase user's grip strength, upper body strength, or abdominal core strength, these disclosers do not allow for a user to simultaneously improve a user's grip strength, upper body strength, abdominal core strength, and coordination over time when performing a leg tuck exercise.
One illustrative attempt can be seen with respect to U.S. Patent Application No. 2012/0115683 A1, which generally discloses a pull-up bar. While this disclosure does provide for a means to improve a user's upper body strength, it limits the user to only perform pull-ups or push-ups and does not assist in the improvement of a user's grip strength or abdominal core strength.
Another illustrative attempt can be seen with respect to U.S. Pat. Nos. 9,295,871 B2 and 9,289,643 B2, which generally disclose a means for a user to improve upper body strength while limiting the amount a body weight a user will be required to lift. While this disclosure does provide a means for a user to improve upper body strength, abdominal strength, and even hip flexor strength, it does not allow for the improvement of a user's grip strength as the user's weight is offset by the resistance bands required to operate the apparatus.
Yet another attempt can be seen with respect to U.S. Pat. No. 10,758,768, which generally discloses an ergonomic strength conditioning grip. While this disclosure does provide for an apparatus for developing or strengthening the muscles that improve a user's grip strength, it again limits the user to only perform grip strength conditioning exercises and does not assist in the improvement of a user's upper body strength or abdominal core strength.
Various attempts have been made to solve the problems which may be found in the related art but have been unsuccessful. Therefore, a need exists for a new a leg tuck exercise training and resistance device that can be mounted to stabilized objects to allow a user to improve muscle strength and coordination over time when performing a leg tuck exercise, thereby avoiding the challenges and problems with the prior art.
It is to be understood that in the present disclosure, all embodiments are provided as illustrative and non-limiting representatives of many possible embodiments. In addition, the terms “is,” “can,” “will,” and the like are herein used as synonyms for and interchangeable with terms such as “may,” “may provide for,” and “it is contemplated that the present invention may” and so forth.
Furthermore, all elements listed by name, such as exercise, elongated elastic band, resistance, workout, anchor, and handle, etc., are herein meant to include or encompass all equivalents for such elements. For example, in addition to “elastic,” latex, synthetic rubber, or any other polymer with similar properties are also contemplated by the present invention. Such equivalents are contemplated for each element named in its particular herein. Also, while the invention will be described in connection with leg tuck exercises, it is understood that the invention is not limited in scope to use with leg tuck exercises, and in settings other than a pull-up bar.
For purposes of summarizing, certain aspects, advantages, and novel features of the present invention are provided herein. It is to be understood that not all such aspects, advantages, or novel features may be provided in any one particular embodiment. Thus, the disclosed subject matter may be embodied or carried out in a manner that achieves or optimizes one aspect, advantage, or novel feature or group of features without achieving all aspects, advantages, or novel features as may be taught or suggested.
In view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the known art, the present invention provides a novel solution for a leg tuck exercise training and resistance device. The general purpose of the present invention, which shall be described subsequently in greater detail, is to allow a user to improve muscle strength and coordination over time when performing a leg tuck exercise.
The features of the invention which are believed to be novel are particularly pointed out and distinctly claimed in the concluding portion of the specification. These and other features, aspects, and advantages of the present invention will become better understood with reference to the following drawings and detailed description.
The present invention comprises a stabilizing suspension member configured to removably affix to a cylindrical bar, a plurality of carabiners, a plurality of elastic resistance bands, a waist belt, a left thigh belt, and a right thigh belt. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a user may utilize the present invention by removably attaching the waist belt and the thigh belts to the user's body. A user may then use the carabiners to attach the preferred number of elastic resistance bands to waist and thigh belts. When the user is ready to perform a leg tuck exercise, the user may removably affix the stabilizing suspension member to a cylindrical bar and then commence the exercise.
Another aspect of the present invention is to provide a means for a user to improve the user's ability to perform the leg tuck exercise unassisted over time. The plurality of elastic resistance bands come in a variety of lengths and resistance strengths. In some embodiments, a user may adjust the muscle stabilizing features of the present invention by adjusting the points of elastic resistance band connection between the stabilizing suspension member and the waist belt, the thigh belts and the waist belt, or the thigh belts and the stabilizing suspension member. By way of non-limiting example, and as detailed in
The embodiments of the invention described herein are exemplary and numerous modifications, variations and rearrangements can be readily envisioned to achieve substantially equivalent results, all of which are intended to be embraced within the spirit and scope of the invention. Furthermore, while the preferred embodiment of the invention has been described in terms of the components and configurations, it is understood that the invention is not intended to be limited to those specific dimensions or configurations but is to be accorded the full breadth and scope of the spirit of the invention.
These and other features, aspects and advantages of the present invention will become better understood with regard to the following description, appended claims, and accompanying figures where:
The present invention overcomes the limitations of the prior art by providing a new and more effective leg tuck exercise resistance device and method of using the same.
All dimensions specified in this disclosure are by way of example only and are not intended to be limiting. Further, the proportions shown in these Figures are not necessarily to scale. As will be understood by those with skill in the art with reference to this disclosure, the actual dimensions and proportions of any embodiment or element of an embodiment disclosed in this disclosure will be determined by its intended use.
It is to be understood that the drawings and the associated descriptions are provided to illustrate potential embodiments of the invention and not to limit the scope of the invention. Reference in the specification to “one embodiment” or “an embodiment” is intended to indicate that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment is included in at least an embodiment of the invention. The appearances of the phrase “in one embodiment” or “an embodiment” in various places in the specification are not necessarily all referring to the same embodiment.
Throughout the drawings, reference numbers are re-used to indicate correspondence between referenced elements. In addition, the first digit of each reference number indicates the figure where the element first appears.
As used in this disclosure, except where the context requires otherwise, the term “comprise” and variations of the term, such as “comprising”, “comprises” and “comprised” are not intended to exclude other additives, components, integers or steps.
In the following description, specific details are given to provide a thorough understanding of the embodiments. However, it will be understood by one of ordinary skill in the art that the embodiments may be practiced without these specific details. Well-known features, elements or techniques may not be shown in detail in order not to obscure the embodiments.
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In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the right thigh belt 105a and the left thigh belt 105b may be coupled to the distal end of an elastic resistance band 208a, 208b to at least one loop 207 of the right thigh belt 105a and the left thigh belt 105b. As seen in further detail in
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In some embodiments, the waist belt 101 may be removably coupled to the right thigh belt 105a and the left thigh belt 105b through a strap 206a, 206b whereby the proximal end 303a, 303b of the strap 206a, 206b is fixedly connected to the waist belt 101 and the distal end 301a, 301b of the strap 206a, 206b comprises a female buckle member 304. The corresponding male buckle member 302 is fixedly connected to the right thigh belt 105a and the left thigh belt 105b.
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Although the present invention has been described with a degree of particularity, it is understood that the present disclosure has been made by way of example and that other versions are possible. As various changes could be made in the above description without departing from the scope of the invention, it is intended that all matter contained in the above description or shown in the accompanying drawings shall be illustrative and not used in a limiting sense. The spirit and scope of the appended claims should not be limited to the description of the preferred versions contained in this disclosure.
All features disclosed in the specification, including the claims, abstracts, and drawings, and all the steps in any method or process disclosed, may be combined in any combination, except combinations where at least some of such features and/or steps are mutually exclusive. Each feature disclosed in the specification, including the claims, abstract, and drawings, can be replaced by alternative features serving the same, equivalent or similar purpose, unless expressly stated otherwise. Thus, unless expressly stated otherwise, each feature disclosed is one example only of a generic series of equivalent or similar features.
Any element in a claim that does not explicitly state “means” for performing a specified function or “step” for performing a specified function should not be interpreted as a “means” or “step” clause as specified in 35 U.S.C. § 112.
While the present invention generally described herein has been disclosed in connection with a number of embodiments shown and described in detail, various modifications should be readily apparent to those of skill in the art.
