Patent ID: 7357762
Filing Date: 2008-04-15
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. A reinforced cord well lifting bar assembly comprising an exercise bar assembly; and an elastic exercise cord assembly; the exercise bar assembly comprising an elongated body; an opposing pair of transversely disposed cord tunnels, one end of each thereof comprising a first opening of size accommodating the disposition of a stretchable exercise cord therethrough, a portion of the tunnel comprising size accommodating the cord's impingement therein; wherein each cord tunnel additionally comprises two or more shared cavity emplacement wells one of them a handgrip block emplacement well comprising size permitting the emplacement of a handgrip connection block, the other a cord impingement well comprising size permitting impingement of a stoppered cord end; a bar separation assembly comprising a release button, snap-fit means of connection and an orientation juncture track and groove; whereby upon depressing the button, it is cleared from an otherwise obstructing site, permitting opposing portions of the exercise bar's elongated body to separate from one another; and, upon rejoining the portions and releasing the button and causing it to co-engage a button opening, the snap-fit connection means returns the button to its obstructing disposition wherein proper interconnection of the exercise bar's body is assured and unintended separation of the portions is prevented; the elastic exercise cord assembly comprising a stretchable exercise cord disposed for impingement at an impingement site within a respective cord tunnel and comprising means of impingement for connection to the exercise bar's body; whereby, to benefit certain muscles, an operator may undertake any one of a number of second mode exercises against the cord's elastic resistance.