Patent ID: 9533189
Date: 2017-01-03
CPC Classifications: A63B

Claim:
1. A push-up exercise apparatus comprising: a frame comprising at least 3 vertical legs and transverse cross braces connecting the legs; the frame having a horizontal cross-section of at least 3 sides; a plurality of horizontal platforms coupled to a first side of the frame and transverse to a first pair of legs of the at least 3 vertical legs; the plurality of horizontal platforms having a stepped configuration such that an upper platform is recessed compared to a lower platform; a plurality of horizontal bars coupled to a second side of the frame and transverse to a second pair of legs of the at least 3 vertical legs; the plurality of horizontal bars having a stepped configuration such that an upper bar is recessed compared to a lower bar; the surface area of each of the plurality of horizontal platforms is at least 3 times greater than the surface area of each of the plurality of horizontal bars; at least one of the plurality of horizontal bars coupled to the frame by a sliding mechanism, the at least one of the plurality of horizontal bars sliding from a retracted position to an extended position, the extended position horizontally displaced from the retracted position, and the extended position horizontally displaced from both legs of the second pair of legs.