Patent ID: 6080090
Filing Date: 2000-06-27
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
A folding portable exercise apparatus, comprising:a first bar having a first longitudinal axis;a second bar having a second longitudinal axis;a first pair of telescoping rods each having a proximal end and a distal end, means for pivotally connecting said proximal ends of said first pair of telescoping rods to said first bar allowing movement of said first pair of telescoping rods between a folded position wherein said telescoping rods lie substantially along said first longitudinal axis and an unfolded position wherein said telescoping rods lie substantially at right angles to said second longitudinal axis;means for locking said first pair of telescoping rods in said unfolded position;a second pair of telescoping rods each having a proximal end and a distal end, means for pivotally connecting said proximal ends of said second pair of telescoping rods to said second bar allowing movement of said second pair of telescoping rods between a folded position wherein said telescoping rods lie substantially along said second longitudinal axis and an unfolded position wherein said telescoping rods lie substantially at right angles to said second longitudinal axis;means for locking said second pair of telescoping rods in said unfolded position;a pair of coil springs, each having a helically wound portion and a first and second projecting arm , said projecting arms diverging from each other at a given acute angle; means for removably connecting each of said first projecting arms to a respective one of said distal ends of said telescoping rods attached to said first bar; and means for removably connecting each of said second projecting arms to a respective one of said distal ends of said telescoping arms attached to said second bar.