Patent ID: 6220988
Filing Date: 2001-04-24
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
An exercise bar for use by an individual in the performance of chin-up, pull-up and pull-down exercises comprising:a) a rigid, elongate member said member having first and second opposed ends, said member defining a first upper arcuate phalangeal support portion having a generally inverted, downwardly oriented u-shape extending along the length thereof;b) a second outwardly angled palmar support sidewall portion, said sidewall portion extending downwardly from a respective side of said first arcuate portion;c) a third ulnar and radial support sidewall portion extending downwardly from said second sidewall portion to define an obtuse angle therebetween, said third sidewall portion being formed such that in use, said third sidewall portion assumes a generally perpendicular orientation relative to level ground; andd) wherein said first arcuate portion and said second angled sidewall portion collectively cooperate to define a grasping surface for the fingers and palmar surface of said individual's hands and said third sidewall portion defines a support surface for the distal portion of the individual's wrists during the performance of said exercises.