Patent ID: 8979716
Filing Date: 2015-03-17
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. A portable exercise system comprising: an anchor portion comprising an obstruction device connected by a first anchor strap to a second anchor strap, the second anchor strap comprising an opening and a connector, a size of said opening being continuously adjustable and firmly securable to a vertical object along the height of a standing user, the exercise system being selectively anchored either by the obstruction device or the opening; a first elongate strap and a second elongate strap, each elongate strap being inelastic and comprising an upper strap portion and a lower strap portion continuous with the upper strap portion, the lower strap portion having a first upper end and a detachable second lower end; a first handle and a second handle; and a first spring and a second spring; wherein said anchor portion is at least one of connected and connectable to said first elongate strap and said second elongate strap using a swivel connector, the swivel connector being sized to prevent free movement of the first and second elongate straps through the swivel connector and limiting the length of said first and second elongate straps; and wherein each of said first and second handles is connected to the anchor portion by each of said respective first and second elongate straps, including the detachable lower strap portion and the upper strap portion of each elongate strap, each lower strap portion being connected to its respective upper strap portion at a first upper connector and to its respective handle at a second lower connector; said first spring and said second spring being configured to attach to said exercise system and be disposed parallel to at least part of, respectively, said lower strap portion of said first elongate strap and to said lower strap portion of said second elongate strap, each spring being attached to said exercise system at its respective first upper connector and at its second lower connector, each lower strap portion being detachable from its respective second lower connector to expose only each respective spring to tension, each lower strap portion being re-attachable to the exercise system at its respective upper strap portion, whereby the exercise system is configured to have two modes of operation: inelastic when each lower strap portion is attached to its respective second lower connector, and elastic when each lower strap portion is detached therefrom.