Patent ID: 9522294
Filing Date: 2016-12-20
CPC Classification: A63B

Claim Text:
1. A portable, hand-held exercise device, consisting essentially of: a single unitary bar with generally uniform outer diameter, composed of rigid material and having: an elongate support member having: a single unitary length of rope; and one or more exercise weights, each having a central through hole configured for attachment of a supportive element; wherein the through hole of the central portion of the single unitary bar is configured to allow passage of one end of the rope, such that the rope can be anchored to prevent the rope from slipping out of the through hole of the central portion; wherein the elongate support member is configured to allow the single unitary length of rope to pass through a gap between the elongate rods and on either side of the central connector, such that the rope can be anchored to the elongate support member; wherein the elongate support member is sized and configured to allow passage through the through hole of each of the one or more exercise weights, such that the elongate support member rests on one side of that exercise weight, the rope extends through the through hole of that exercise weight and the single unitary bar resides on the opposite side of that exercise weight; wherein the surface of the elongate support member is generally flat and planar to provide a stable surface on which the one or more exercise weights can rest; and wherein the exercise device is configured to allow a user to grasp the two end portions and execute a cranking motion about the central portion to wind the rope about the central portion against the resistance afforded by the one or more exercise weights.