Patent ID: 8057361
Filing Date: 2011-11-15
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. A portable workout apparatus comprising: a bar held at an adjustable bar height; a frame that supports the bar at the adjustable bar height; a padded structure secured to the frame, said padded structure having a first portion and a second portion, said first and second portions having a deployed position forming an approximately horizontal surface that is disposed on opposite sides of a vertical plane defined by the bar, wherein the approximately horizontal surface generally forms an opening with the bar and the frame that is adapted to accommodate a user therethrough, wherein the first portion includes a pivotal connection that enables the first portion to pivot, relative to the second portion, about an axis of rotation that is substantially parallel to the bar and fixed with respect to the frame, and wherein the pivotal connection enables the first portion to pivot from the deployed position to a storage position such that a footprint of the apparatus is decreased for storage; and a ground contacting surface disposed on an underside of the first portion such that the ground contacting surface contacts the ground and supports the first portion on the ground when the first portion is in the deployed position, wherein the ground contacting surface is disengaged from the ground by pivotal movement of the first portion about the axis of rotation from the deployed position to the storage position.