Patent ID: 8172735

Claim:
An elastic resistance band exercise device, comprising; an elastic resistance band portion having first and second opposed ends, where each of the first and second ends is attached to a respective one of a first and second user grasping device so a user can stretch said elastic resistance band and establish an elastic tension between said first and second user grasping devices; wherein each of said a first and second user grasping device comprise a sheet-like material having a substantially elongate shape and having its opposed ends connected together at a common point, said common point serving as an attachment location of said first and a second user grasping devices to a respective one of said first and second ends of said elastic resistance band portion; and wherein by connecting said opposed ends of said sheet-like material together, each of said user grasping devices functions so as to provide an air brake to said respective end of said resistance band in the event said user grasping device is suddenly release from the user's grasp while said resistance band is under tension.