Patent ID: 7364530

Claim:
A workout apparatus, comprising: a crossbar member; a first pivot device disposed on a first end of said crossbar member; a second pivot device disposed on a second end of said crossbar member; a first set of support legs comprising: a first downwardly extending leg with one end thereof disposed in said first pivot device and pivotable therein, a second downwardly extending leg having a first end pivotably engaged with said first pivot device, said first and second downwardly extending legs operable to pivot from a substantially parallel relationship to each other to a non-parallel relationship in a diverging form, and a restraining device for restraining said first and second downwardly extending legs from diverging beyond a predetermined point; a second set of support legs comprising: a third downwardly extending leg with one end thereof disposed in said second pivot device and pivotable therein; a fourth downwardly extending leg having a second end pivotably engaged with said second pivot device, said third and fourth downwardly extending legs operable to pivot from a substantially parallel relationship to each other to a non-parallel relationship in a diverging manner, a restraining device for restraining said third and fourth downwardly extending legs from diverging beyond a predetermined point; said crossbar member and said first, second, third and fourth set of support legs structurally load bearing to support the weight of an individual suspended from said crossbar member with the distal ends of said first, second, third and fourth downwardly extending legs of said first and second supporting sets disposed on a flat surface; a first protrusion extending from a pivot point proximate to but disposed a short distance from the end of said first leg of said first set of support legs, said first protrusion operable to pivot upward from a first position that is parallel to said crossbar member to a position that is substantially parallel to said first leg of said first set of support legs; a second protrusion extending from a pivot point proximate to but disposed a short distance from the end of said third leg of said second set of support legs, said second protrusion operable to pivot upward from a first position that is parallel to said crossbar member to a position that is substantially parallel to said third leg of said second set of support legs; said first and second protrusions in said first position extending toward each other from the respective one of said first and third legs in the respective one of said first and second sets of support legs.