Stretch-Out Roll Up Bar

Abstract

A device for stretching the muscles of the lower back and legs consisting an elongated rigid member, preferably a hollow plastic pipe or bar, a length of flaccid membrain, preferably non elastic rope, attached to each end of the pipe to be rolled or wrapped around the pipe by the user. A flexible plastic tube slips over the cord serving as a foot mount and alignment guide. The device allows the user to perform stretching of their of their lower back and legs in different positions with periodic stopping and reversing the rotation of the handle bar thus lengthening or shortening the cord as needed for the slow and gradual progression of stretching at the users control, desire or need.

Description

A device consisting a rigid member, preferably hollow plastic pipe #1, cut to a length approximately the widwh of a person's hips with a length of rope #2 attached to each end by means of a hole #4, drilled at each end of said pipe #1. Thus allowing each end of the rope #2 to be slipped through the hole #4 and tied off by means of a termination knot #5. Thus not allowing the rope #2 to slip out of the holes #4 when looped around the users feet and tension is applied while the stretching process begins.

User sits upright on the floor, as in a pike position, with legs fully extended forward. The rope #2 is looped over the users feet. User slowly rotates the bar #1 backward wrapping or rolling the cord #2 around the bar #1, thus slowly pulls the users upper torso toward their feet. With periodic stopping and reversing the rotation of said handle bar #1, thus lengthening or shortening the cord #2 as needed or wanted for slow and gradual stretching.

OVERVIEW

A device designed to help the stretching of a users lower back, legs and hamstrings simultaneously consisting: An elongated rigid member, preferably a plastic hollow pipe, a length on non elastic cord or rope attached to each end of said rigid member.

BACKGROUND OF INVENTION

The device was invented to improve the method of stretching ones lower back, legs and hamstrings. Replacing some standard recommendations by using a towel or other hard to hang on to methods.

SUMMARY OF INVENTION

The benefit of using the Stretch Out Roll Up Bar to stretch your lower back, legs and hamstrings are listed:

1. Stretches the back, legs and hamstrings all at one time.

2. Stretching is slow and incrementally controlled by the user by use of an easy to hang on to bar.

3. Saves time by stretching all the areas mentioned at one time.

4. Easy hand held bar allows the user to stop and reverse rotation of the bar to ease the stretching whenever wanted or needed.

5. Automatically helps increase circulation in all areas mentioned by the natural benefits of stretching.

6. Helps increase flexibility quickly by the stretching of the lower back, legs and hamstrings at one time.

DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

FIG. 1. Describes a person sitting in an upright position with legs fully extended forward holding the bar #1 with both hands and has the cord or rope #2 looped around their feet.

FIG. 2. Describes a person in a sitting position with the cord #2 looped around their feet and the cord #2 rolled or wrapped around the bar #1, thus pulling their hands, arms and upper torso toward their feet, as in a pike position, stretching users lower back, legs and hamstrings at one time.

FIGS. 3, 4 and 5. Shows some stretching positions performed while using the Stretch out roll up bar.

FIG. 6. Shows the device with the cord #2 fully extended.

FIG. 7. Shows the device with the cord #2 wrapped or rolled around the pipe #1.

FIG. 8. Shows a side view of the hollow pipe #1 with one end of the cord #2 extended through the hole #4 with a termination knot #5. Same at each end of pipe #1.

FIG. 9. Shows a view of the cord #2 with the hollow plastic tubing #3 slipped over the rope #2 to be used as a foot mount and alignment guide.

DESCRIPTION OF PARTS

#1. Plastic Hollow pipe

#2. Non elastic rope

#3. Flexible hollow tubing for foot mount and alignment guide

#4. Hole

#5. Termination knot

Claims

1. A user controlled, length varying device for stretching a person's lower back, single or both legs, single or both hamstrings comprising:

a hollow plastic pipe adapted as a grip handle, said pipe modified with two holes, one each per adjacent end of said pipe, a flaccid membrane comprising a length of non elastic rope, said rope connected at each rope end to each end of said pipe, said connection consisting of penetrating said rope through said holes and terminated with termination knots inside hollow portion of said pipe enabling user to rotate said pipe about its axis to wrap said rope around said pipe to vary said rope length, a length of hollow plastic tubing fitting around said rope adapted as a foot mount and slidingly adjustable alignment or centering guide.