Patent ID: 6551222
Filing Date: 2003-04-22
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
A speed ball bearing jump rope construction wherein rope length can be changed to accommodate users of different sizes so as to allow the users to adopt the most effective length, said jump rope construction comprising:a first and a second hollow handle, each of said handles having a top end and a bottom end, each of said handles having a hole formed therethrough and having an external gripping surface, a threaded hole formed at a measured point from said top end, a plurality of vent holes formed in each of said gripping surfaces, a bearing assembly inserted in each of said handles, each of said bearing assemblies having a round shaped boss, said boss having a top surface, a bottom surface and an outer surface, a first hole formed through said outer surface, perpendicular to a center line drawn through said bearing assembly, a second hole formed through said outer surface, perpendicular to said first hole and intersecting said first hole at a midpoint of said boss, a third hole formed in said bottom surface parallel to said center line, said second and third holes each being threaded, a first bearing and a second bearing being assembled on opposite sides of a spacer, said bearing assembly being fastened together by a washer and screw fastened through said threaded third hole in said bottom surface, and said bearing assembly being inserted at said top end, within said hole formed through said handles, a jump rope having a first end and a second end, said first end being inserted through said first hole of said first hollow handle, and a second end being inserted through said first hole of said second handle, a crimp screw being inserted into each of said second holes for securing said jump rope ends in place, and a screw inserted into each of said threaded holes in said bottom surfaces of said bosses, said screws bearing on each of said spacers, thereby retaining each of said bearing assemblies fixed within the respective handles.