Abstract: A handle assembly adapted to grasp a bar for exercise includes a J-shaped hook for placement on the bar, a rotation assembly, and a handle attached to the rotation assembly. The handle has an inverted U-shaped bracket with a cross piece defining a grip that is connected between ends of the U-bracket. The rotation assembly is connected between a lower end of the hook and the U-shaped bracket and includes a bearing, the handle being rotatable via the bearing by a user during exercise with the J-hook on the bar.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 17, 2009
Date of Patent:
July 28, 2009
Assignee:
Perfect Pushup, LLC
Inventors:
Stephen G. Hauser, Mark B. Friedman, Alden M Mills
Abstract: An exercise assembly for performing a wide array of exercises including pull-ups and chin-ups is provided which includes a bar connected between rotatable swing arm assemblies. The swing arm assemblies extend along vertical faces of a frame and are adapted to rotate the bar from one position between the vertical faces to another position. The exercise assembly includes at least one handle assembly removably grasping the central bar and having a handle adapted to rotate 360 degrees during exercise.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 5, 2008
Date of Patent:
June 2, 2009
Assignee:
Perfect Pushup, LLC
Inventors:
Stephen G. Hauser, Mark B. Friedman, Alden M. Mills
Abstract: A push-up exercise unit and device is described which may enable a user to move with his/her body's natural rotation to engage additional muscle groups with reduced stress on joints. The device can include a handle support structure having a pair of columns between a lower base and a separate end cap such that the handle intersects a corresponding end cap and upper portion of a corresponding column of the handle support structure. The device includes a fixed base support attached to the handle support structure, and a bearing assembly to permit rotation of the contiguous handle, end caps and handle support structure by a user with the base support resting on a planar surface. In another example, the handle assembly is detachable from a first surface on the handle support structure and inserted into a second surface to facilitate stowage for travel.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 28, 2007
Date of Patent:
December 23, 2008
Assignee:
Perfect Pushup, LLC
Inventors:
Stephen G. Hauser, Mark B. Friedman, Alden M. Mills