Patent ID: 9387362
Filing Date: 2016-07-12
CPC Classification: A63B

Claim Text:
1. A multifunctional exercise apparatus comprising: a harness configured for a user, having a front and back section, each section being configured to extend from an upper portion disposed at the top of the user's shoulders to a lower portion disposed below the user's torso; the back section of the harness further comprising a first plurality of engagement points positioned along a longitudinal axis located in the top portion of the harness and a second plurality of engagements points located along a vertical axis running the length of the harness at a central portion disposed between the upper and lower portions of the harness back section; a tether comprising a first end and a second end, said first end being removeably affixed to one of the plurality of engagement points located on the harness; a base comprising a first fixed engagement point and a second fixed engagement point; wherein the second end of the tether engages with the first fixed engagement point, the second fixed engagement point, and an anchor point to form a triangle, said anchor point being disposed on the tether between the first engagement point and at one of the engagement points located on the harness; wherein the triangle formed by the tether includes a first side of the triangle extending between the first fixed engagement point and the second fixed engagement point, a second side of the triangle extending between the first fixed engagement point and the anchor point, and a third side of the triangle extending between the second fixed engagement point and the anchor point; wherein lengths of the first side, the second side, and the third side of the triangle formed by the tether create a dynamic ratio in response to a variable location of the anchor point on the tether; and wherein the base generates a variable dragging resistance on the user as a function of the dynamic ratio of the triangle and a force exerted on the first fixed engagement point and the second fixed engagement point through the tether in moving the base along a plane.