PORTABLE EXERCISE APPARATUS
A portable exercise apparatus is provided for use in exercise while protecting the user's wrists. The exercise apparatus comprises an elongated cord which has opposite first and second ends. A ring element connects at the first end of the cord and adapts to pass through the second end of the cord to secure to an anchor. Further, a pair of handles connects to the second end of the cord.
This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 62/702,272 filed on Jul. 23, 2018, entitled “PORTABLE EXERCISE APPARATUS”, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety for all that is taught and disclosed therein.
FIELD OF THE INVENTIONThe present invention relates generally to a portable athletic apparatus specifically for use in exercise, which protects a user's wrists.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTIONAthletes use strength training exercise regularly in order to mitigate injuries associated with the practice of their respective sporting events, such as for example cycling, soccer, running, football, baseball, tennis and the like.
Many sports injuries are a direct result of not properly strengthening the underlying muscles to support the body's various joints, ligaments and tendons. For example, the muscle on the front of the thigh, called the quadriceps, directly protect the knee joint from injury. Weak quadriceps muscles will not properly support a knee joint when the athlete is attempting to execute an athletic maneuver, such as a lateral move, because the quadriceps provide structural support and strength to the knee joint and associated ligaments and tendons.
Similarly, shoulder joints, elbow joints, ankle joints, and the like depend directly for structural stability on the surrounding muscular strength and flexibility. In another example, avid tennis player can experience elbow, shoulder and wrist injuries if the underlying supporting muscles are not properly strengthened.
Therefore, it is vital for athletes, both professional and amateur, to properly strengthen muscles in the body, which is often done through weight lifting.
Additionally, when an injury occurs, the physical therapy associated with the recovery process often times includes slowing working at strengthening the muscle groups around the injured portion of the body. However, even during strength training, bodily injury can occur, for which the need exists to support portions of the body involved with such strength training to avoid injury. The limitations of the prior art are addressed by providing a portable exercise apparatus for use in exercise while protecting the user's wrists. The exercise apparatus comprises an elongated cord which has opposite first and second ends. A ring element connects at the first end of the cord and adapts to pass through the second end of the cord to secure to an anchor. Further, a pair of handles connects to the second end of the cord.
Embodiments of the present disclosure will be more readily understood by reference to the following figures, in which like reference numbers and designations indicate like elements.
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A shaft element 106 is operatively coupled to the first grip element 102 and the second grip element 104, as illustrated in
In one embodiment, the shaft element 106 comprises a telescoping portion, such that the user may dynamically lengthen or shorten an operational length of the shaft element 106 of the portable exercise apparatus. In another variation, a chain link kind of embodiment may be used to shorten or lengthen the shaft element 106. Other variations include use of carabineers, and/or a belt type configuration, herein the shaft element 106 comprises a pin and holes such that the pin may be configurable to put through different holes to vary the length of the shaft element 106 and/or the affixing element 108.
Alternative variations of the first grip element 102, the second grip element 104, the shaft element 106 and/or the affixing element 108 may comprise a cable, such as for example a steal/rope type cable, either alone or in conjunction with a fabric.
It will be appreciated that the portable exercise apparatus may be used either in a traditional weightlifting scenario, such as for example in a gym, or even when a user is not in a gym, but wishes to use other objects to perform strengthening exercises when not in a gym, such as attaching the affixing element 108 to a book, box, rock, mailbox, or literally any other object which may provide a resistive force. Indeed, a user could also use the present invention to wrap around a beam or pull up bar (as illustrated in
Additional variations of embodiments of the present teachings include construction of any of the above-mentioned elements of, inter alia, a soft flexible material, foamy material, gel material, or semi-rigid material.
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The inside of the grips consists of coil springs as seen in
Flexible gym cable type material as shown in
The foregoing description illustrates exemplary implementations, and novel features, of aspects of a portable exercise apparatus. Alternative implementations are suggested, but it is impractical to list all alternative implementations of the present teachings. Therefore, the scope of the presented disclosure should be determined only by reference to the appended claims, and should not be limited by features illustrated in the foregoing description except insofar as such limitation is recited in an appended claim.
While the above description has pointed out novel features of the present disclosure as applied to various embodiments, the skilled person will understand that various omissions, substitutions, permutations, and changes in the form and details of the present teachings illustrated may be made without departing from the scope of the present teachings.
Each practical and novel combination of the elements and alternatives described hereinabove, and each practical combination of equivalents to such elements, is contemplated as an embodiment of the present teachings. Because many more element combinations are contemplated as embodiments of the present teachings than can reasonably be explicitly enumerated herein, the scope of the present teachings is properly defined by the appended claims rather than by the foregoing description. All variations coming within the meaning and range of equivalency of the various claim elements are embraced within the scope of the corresponding claim. Each claim set forth below is intended to encompass any apparatus or method that differs only insubstantially from the literal language of such claim, as long as such apparatus or method is not, in fact, an embodiment of the prior art. To this end, each described element in each claim should be construed as broadly as possible, and moreover should be understood to encompass any equivalent to such element insofar as possible without also encompassing the prior art. Furthermore, to the extent that the term “includes” is used in either the detailed description or the claims, such term is intended to be inclusive in a manner similar to the term “comprising”.
Claims
1. A portable exercise apparatus for a user, adapted to displace a force incident on a user's wrists, comprising:
- a first grip element, adapted to fit circumferentially around one of the user's wrists;
- a second grip element, adapted to fit circumferentially around a second one of the user's wrists;
- a shaft element, mechanically coupled to the first grip element, mechanically coupled to the second grip element;
- an affixing element, operatively coupled to the shaft element.
2. The portable exercise apparatus of claim 1, wherein the shaft element further comprises a telescoping portion, adapted to vary an operational length of the portable exercise apparatus.
3. A portable exercise apparatus for a user, adapted to minimize a force incident on a user's wrists, comprising:
- a first grip element, adapted to fit circumferentially around one of the user's wrists;
- a second grip element, adapted to fit circumferentially around one of the user's wrists;
- an affixing element, operatively coupled to the shaft element.
4. The portable exercise apparatus of claim 3, wherein the shaft element further comprises a telescoping portion, adapted to vary an operational length of the portable exercise apparatus.
5. A portable exercise method for a user, adapted to minimize a force incident on a user's wrists, comprising:
- providing a first grip element, adapted to fit circumferentially around one of the user's wrists;
- providing a second grip element, adapted to fit circumferentially around one of the user's wrists;
- providing a shaft element, mechanically coupled to the first grip element, mechanically coupled to the second grip element;
- providing an affixing element, operatively coupled to the shaft element.
6. The portable exercise method of claim 5, wherein the shaft element further comprises providing a telescoping portion, adapted to vary an operational length of the portable exercise apparatus.
Type: Application
Filed: Jul 18, 2019
Publication Date: Jan 23, 2020
Inventor: Kyle Liou Yang (Weston, MA)
Application Number: 16/515,278