Patent ID: 7338411
Filing Date: 2008-03-04
Classification: A63B,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A removable exercise pole comprising: (a) a base; (b) a lower outer housing pole fixedly connected with the base; (c) an upper extension pole being manually and mechanically telescopable with respect to said lower outer housing pole; (d) a tensioning mechanism comprising a compression mechanism and an adjustment mechanism, the compression mechanism and the adjustment mechanism housed within the lower outer housing pole, wherein the compression mechanism comprises a spacer disposed within the lower outer housing pole secured with the base or the lower outer housing at an end and with a compressible spring at an opposite end, and wherein the adjustment mechanism provides telescopic movement for the upper extension pole such that the upper extension pole may be held in constant tension by the compression mechanism, wherein the adjustment mechanism comprises an adjustment cup removably secured with the upper extension pole and rotatably connected with a threaded rod, the threaded rod captured by the spacer and held in tension by the spring, and wherein the threaded rod further comprises a stop nut at a lower end such that the threaded rod cannot escape the spacer at the lower end; and (e) a capture plug such that the upper extension pole is held in position when engaged in tension with an upper planar surface.