Patent ID: 7226396

Claim:
A portable exercise apparatus, for use on a floor, comprising: a handle frame having a generally U-shaped handle portion, said handle portion having a base member, a first arm and a second arm, the plane of said handle portion being generally horizontal to the floor, said handle frame further including two telescopic members attached at an angle to the plane of said U-shaped handle portion; a generally U-shaped base frame, positioned on said floor, having an elongated cross bar and two side members extending rearwardly from said elongated cross bar, said side members extending outwardly relative to each other, each said side member being disposed radially outwardly from said cross bar such that the planar configuration of the base frame is greater than the planar configuration of the handle frame, said base frame including a pair of elongated members extending generally upwardly and rearwardly from said cross bar, said pair of elongated members telescopically engaging said two telescopic members of the handle frame, said first arm and said second arm of said handle frame being cantilevered from said base member; and a locking device for maintaining the vertical dimension between the handle frame and said base frame thereby accommodating a wide variety of users of the apparatus.