Patent ID: 7572209
Filing Date: 2009-08-11
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. A trainer for giant maneuvers on a high bar comprising: a high bar positioned at a height above the user; an engagement rotatably coupled to the high bar wherein the engagement rotates completely around the high bar; a cantilever perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the high bar and affixed to the engagement; an upper support member joined at an obtuse angle to the cantilever in a direction of rotation of the cantilever as the engagement rotates around the high bar; a lower support member pivotally coupled to the upper support member; a foot grasp joined to the lower support member at a location remote from the pivotal coupling to the upper support member; a safety harness coupled to at least one of the upper support member and the lower support member proximate to the pivotal coupling; and wherein the engagement comprises a housing having a split-bearing and a hinge operable to receive the high bar in an open position and support a gymnast on the trainer in a closed position.