AN APPARATUS FOR CARRYING OUT EXERCISE OF THE BODY

Abstract: Apparatus for performing of body exercises in substantially muscle training purposes and, therefore, muscle growing purposes, characterized in that a wire (3) is provided with a number of attachements (4) at at least one end, whereby the other end is provided with one or several handgrips (6).

Description: AN APPARATUS FOR CARRYING OUT EXERCISE OF THE BODY The present invention relates to an apparatus for carrying out exercise of the body mainly for purposes of muscle growth. The interest in and the need to perform body exercises is to achieve well-being, both physically and psychologically, and is increasing all the time the less the normal work and/or the spare-time generate body exercises, muscle stress or simply physical exercise of different kinds. It has also been more frequent with a special muscle exercise with the aid of different types of tools which are always of such a complicated and space-demanding design that they are seldom to be found in other places than pure training institutes which in a high degree are used by muscle or body builders. The majority of the known tools are based on working with relatively big loads which are extremely difficult to move and carry on travels and at change of adresses. In order to reach a desired result it is a main desire that physical exercises or body exercises are carried out with a relatively high degree of regularity and this generates one in several cases not desired confinement to the room, in which the desired tools are available. There is a great need of a simple and easy-to-use tool which to a large extent may be a substitute for the tools available in special rooms often called "gym". The task of the present invention is to provide a solution to such needs. The task is solved by the present invention at the apparatus mentioned in the preamble in that a wire is provided with a number of attachments at least at one end, the other end being provided with one or several hand-grips. The attachment is in the form of a loop, which is intended to cooperate with a hook, which is positioned on a wall surface or the like. The attachments are arranged with spaces at least a distance from said one end. The hand grip is in the form of a yoke with a grip part extending between the ends of the yoke. The grip part is in the form of a tube and is rotateable. The yoke is connected to a loop in said other end of the wire snap hook. A foot support is provided on a surface, e g a floor, preferably approximately below the end of the wire provided with the hand grip, when the wire is in substantially 90° angle against the wall surface. Th foot support form an angle against the base in direction agains the wall surface. The foot support is riseable and lowerable. An apparatus according to the present invention is above all very easy to carry in a simple luggage and is very simple to us in any available space, e g hotell room, rent-room, ship cabin or the like. It is also very easy to use in a working place, e in an office, or the like, in order to achieve an activity of otherwise sedentary persons who have a freedom of choice to perform simple and/or difficult body exercises according to nee and with any desired load. Both freedom of choice and versatility are very big with an apparatus according to the present invention, which may be incorporated in a sophisticated training program. The intensity of body exercises, both in question of frequency and load, is adjustable after the desire of each individual. The invention will be described in more detail with reference t the enclosed drawings. Fig 1 is a schematic side view of an embodiment of an apparatus according to the present invention with a person while performing exercises which person is shown schematically. Fig 2 is a similiar view of the apparatus according to the present invention with the person using the apparatus in a reversed position. Fig 3 is a view from above of a hand grip for an apparatus according to the present invention Fig 4 is a side view of the hand grip in Fig 3. Fig 5 is a view of an attachment part for an apparatus according to the present invention. Fig 6 is a front view of the attachment part in fig 5. Fig 7 is a view from above of another hand grip for an appa¬ ratus according to the present invention. Fig 8 is a side view of a part of the hand grip in Fig 7. Fig 9 is a view of anothe attachment part for an apparatus according to the present invention. Fig 10 is a side view of a foot support for an apparatus according to the present invention. Fig 11 is a view from above of the foot support arrangement in Fig 10. Fig 12 is a side view of a top part for a foot support according to Fig 10. Fig 13 is a side view of a bottom part for the foot suppor in Fig 10. Fig 14 is an end view of the bottom part shown in F 13. Fig 15 is a view from the under side of the bottom part in Fig 13. Fig 16 is an end view of the top part in Fig 12. Fig 17 is a view from the under side of the top part in Fig 12 and 16. The embodiment of an apparatus according to the present inven- tion as shown in Fig 1 is arranged at a wall surface 1 extending from a base 2 in the form of a floor. The apparatus according to the invention itself is in the form of a wire 3 with a number of attachments 4 which may have the form of loops in the wire 3 or in the same attached rings or the like, whereby one of the loops cooperates with a hook 5, which is attached to the wall surface at the relatively the hook 5 free end of the wire 3. The same is provided with a hand grip 6, which may be of any desired design. In Figs 3,4 and 7 and 8 are exemplified two different types of hand grips 6. The handgrip 6 is gripped by a person P, which has the desire to perform a number of body exercises, which are exemplified by the double directed arrows in Fig 1. In order to reach the desired result, a foot support may be positioned on the base 2. In order to prevent displacement of the foot support 7 against the wall surface 1, an arrangement of struts 8 may be arranged betweeen the foot support 7 and the wall surface 1. The person has complete freedom in the choice of load under performance of the different body exercises by choosing the length of the wire between the hook 5 and the hand grip 6 by the attachment positions 4. The less inclination the less load, and the greater inclination the greater load. At greater inclination and greater load the greater load on the foot support 7. The apparatus according to the present invention is shown in Fig 2 when the person using the apparatus has the back turned against the wall surface 1. In Fig 3 and 4 the hand grip 6 is shown in greater detail. The hand grip 6 has the form of a yoke 9 with an attachment 10. A hand grip 11 in the form of a tube extends between the ends of the yoke 9 which hand grip with preference is rotateable. The attachment 10 has a hole 12 for a span hook 13 in which the wire 3 may be attached by splicing the end of the wire 3 or in any other way. In Fig 5 is a strap 14, which at one end has a thickening 15 and at the opposite end a hole 16 with a span hook 17. The strap 14 may substitute the hook 5 as an attachment place on the wall surface 1 and, if so, may be substituted for a span hook 17 and preferably be applied at the upper edge of a door and be locked between the door and the door frame. In Fig 7 is another embodiment of a hand grip in the form of a tube-formed hand grip 11 arranged between two washers 18 of the type shown in Fig 8. The washers 18 have each two holes 19 through which the wire 3 extends and thereafter through the tube formed hand grip 11. The washers 18 may have flanges extending into the hand grip for stabilization of the hand grip. The washers 18 have a further hole 20 for the wire 3. The big loop in the wire 3 may be provided by splitting the end a distance on into the wire, which measure is well-known in this area and attachment of the end of the wire in any other way. The ends of the yoke 9 may be connected to each other via a bar or a tube and the hand grip 11 may be rotateable on the bar or the tube with a bearing, e g balls, as is indicated in the drawings. The washers 18 may be connected with each other and may carry the hand grip 11 in a similar way. Fig 9 is a further embodiment of an attachment in the form of a strap 21, which may be arranged, for example, around a pillar or a bar or the like. The strap 21 has a number of holes 22 and a hole 23 at the end for a snap hook or the like. The holes 22 are arranged for cooperation with a known strap connector 24 with a catch pin at the end of the strap. In Figs 10-17 is exemplified an arrangement of a foot support 7 for the apparatus according to the present invention. As shown, the foot support 7 is riseable and lowerable and is kept on a distance from the wall surface 1 with the aid of an arrangement of struts. Preferably, the arrangement of the struts 8 is foldable in order to be easy to transport in a small luggage. The foot support 7 comprises an upper plate 25, which is swingable in a lower part 26 via a shaft 27, which is provided in the lower part 26. The lower part 26 has a foldable strute 28 which cooperates with the under side of the upper part 25 in a suitable recess 29,30 or 31. The strut 28 may have the form of a plate, which is swingable around a shaft 32, as shown in Figs 14 and 15. The different parts of the apparatus according to the present invention may be manufactured of plastic, metal sheet, wood, or the like and the design of the same is not restraint to the one as shown on the drawings but may be adjusted to different conditions. The parts according to the present invention may be carried in a simple bag, which besides the parts mentioned above may comprise an instruction book, instruction video, instruction tape, rubber bands or rubber loops, or the like, all of which parts together constitutes an extremely effective exercise gym. Within the scope of the present invention as defined in the enclosed claims are many different modifications. CLAIMS 1. Apparatus for performing of body exercises in substantially muscle training purposes and, therefore, muscle growing purposes, characterized in that a wire (3) is provided with a number of attachments (4) at at least one end, whereby the other end is provided with one or several hand grips (6) . 2. Apparatus as claimed in Claim 1, characterized in that the attachments (4) are in the form of loops, which are provided for cooperation with a hook (5), which is positioned on a wall surface (1), or the like. 3. Apparatus as claimed in Claim 1, characterized in that the attachments (4) are arranged with spacing a distance from said one end of the wire (3) . 4. Apparatus as claimed in any of the preceeding claims, characterized in that the handgrip (6) is in the form of a yoke (9) with one hand grip part (11) extending between the ends of the yoke. 5. Apparatus as claimed in Claim 4, characterized in that the hand grip part (11) is in the form of a tube and is rotateable.

Claims: 6. Apparatus as claimed in Claim 5, characterized in that the yoke (9) is connected to a loop in said other end of the wire (3) via a snap hook (13). 7. Apparatus as claimed in any of the preceeding claims, characterized in that a foot support (7) is arranged on a base (2), e g a floor, below the wire (3), preferably, approximately below the end of the wire (3) provided with a hand grip (6), when the same is in substantially 90° angle to the wall surface (1). 8. Apparatus as claimed in Claim 7, characterized in that the foot support (7) has an angle against the base (2) in direction to the wall surface (1). 9. Apparatus as claimed in Claim 8, characterized in that the foot support (7) is riseable and lowerable.

Inventors: LARSSON BO, LARSSON, BO
Applicants: LARSSON BO, LARSSON, BO
Application year: 1996
Main classification: A63B21
IPC codes: A63B21, A63B23