Patent ID: 8348814

Claim:
A grip for use within exercise devices of a type wherein the grip engages an elongated line having an enlarged line end, the grip including: a. a handle configured for engagement by at least one of a user's hand and a user's foot; b. a line attachment aperture: (1) extending through the grip from a first side to a second side, (2) having an inner circumference continuously surrounding: (a) an insertion aperture portion, (b) a retention aperture portion, (c) a throat situated between the insertion and retention aperture portions, (3) configured such that: (a) an enlarged line end passed through the insertion aperture portion cannot also pass through the retention aperture portion, (b) an elongated line bearing the enlarged line end can freely pass through the insertion aperture portion, the retention aperture portion, and the throat therebetween, whereby: i. the enlarged line end of such an elongated line can be inserted through the insertion aperture portion, ii. the elongated line can then be moved from the insertion aperture portion to the retention aperture portion, with the elongated line thereafter being prevented from withdrawal from the retention aperture portion owing to interference between the enlarged line end and a portion of the grip situated about the retention aperture.