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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7993245 | Exercise device for pull-ups and hanging One embodiment of an exercise device placed on top of a door (122) and of the type having an elongated body (102) which has a half circular profile. A base sheet (106) is attached to the base surface (104) of the elongated body (102 | 08/09/2011 |
| 7621847 | Exercise apparatus A doorway mounted body exercise apparatus has upper and lower horizontal bars bridging the doorway and carrying respective pulleys and, a rearwardly protruding weight set supporting arm which can be swung between either lateral side to the rear of the doorway to acc... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7601100 | Door mounted chin-up assembly The equipment is considered in paired aspect, one construction for each of the exerciser's hands. In one arrangement, a strapping loop for each is respectively run through both of two tunneled components—a handhold and tethering anchor. To use it, the anchor is po... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7534197 | Structural mode door support of exercise equipment The method of human body suspension, that includes providing an upright door, and a support body clamped to the door; straddling the door by extending human legs generally transversely at opposite sides of the door; providing grips operatively connected to the suppo... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7322909 | Doorway-mounted exercise device with resistance bands A portable exercise device includes a main tube having an adjustable length. The main tube includes a central tube and an outboard tube connected to opposite ends of the central tube. First and second door jamb gripping devices adapted to engage a door stop of a doo... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7172540 | Portable abdominal exerciser A portable exercise device is disclosed for use in abdominal strengthening and toning in conjunction with a supporting component. The supporting structure can be a bed frame and the supporting component is usually the bed frame's transverse bar. The portable exercis... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7108636 | Portable exercise apparatus A portable exercise apparatus includes a hollow central bar member and telescopic end portions operably insertable therein. Such telescopic end portions allow the central bar member to be securely engaged between a pair of vertical members. A plurality of spring mem... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7101328 | Abdominal exercise device An abdominal exercise device for exercising the stomach while seated includes a first frame portion for abutting against an upper surface of the legs of a person and includes an elongated rear member, an elongated front member and a pair of elongated side members at... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7066866 | Chin up bar assembly with sliding and swiveling handles A chin up bar assembly is provided with a cross bar and a pair of handles slidably mounted on the cross bar. The handles are pivotally mounted for movement between locked and unlocked positions. When a user hangs from the handles, the handles automatically pivot to ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7029423 | Cord-winding exercise apparatus A cord-winding exercise apparatus for exercising wrists and forearms configured for mounting in a doorway, and for supporting at least one weight member to provide gravitationally influenced resistance, including a winding bar; at least one cord attached to the wind... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6994655 | Horizontal bar A horizontal bar includes two side supports, a top bar, and a swing member. The side supports are provided at upper ends with two symmetrical locating holes, through which two outer ends of the top bar are extended to thereby connect the top bar to the side supports... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6976339 | Door frame support system A system for supporting a door frame, and in particular a metal door frame, during build-up of a wall about the door frame. Vertical alignment devices allow for placement of the door frame in a plumb configuration with respect to the floor and allows for fine adjust... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6971975 | Storage unit for collapsible exercise device A compact, low profile, collapsible exercise device with storage base. The device includes a storage case, a rectangular or U-shaped frame pivotally attached to the storage case, a horizontal hinge rod assembly attached to the frame and rotatably mounted on the fram... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6705974 | Athletic stretching device A stretching device for stretching and strengthening the muscles of the lower back and legs of the user. The stretching device generally includes an attachment bracket, pull cord and pulley. The attachment bracket attaches to the top of a door frame and the pull cor... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6514182 | Doorframe mountable exercise system A doorframe mountable exercise system for providing an exercise system that uses a relatively small area of space. The doorframe mountable exercise system includes an elongate member. The elongate member has a first end and a second end. A first rod and a... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6508743 | Collapsible doorway exercise apparatus A collapsible doorway exercise device for performing pull-ups and chin-ups. The collapsible doorway exercise device includes a pull-up support assembly; and also includes a doorway mounting assembly being attached to the pull-up support assembly and inclu... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6503175 | Exercise device An exercise device for use with a support frame is disclosed. The device includes a pair of spaced clamp members each having a body portion terminating in first and second edges. A length-adjustable attachment member interconnects the clamp members, and a... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6398673 | Basketball game apparatus A hoop-toss game simulative of basketball has a backboard assembly consisting of a backboard, a basketball hoop attached to the backboard whenever it is in use, and a horizontally disposed extensible frame. A central portion of the frame is fixedly attach... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6179748 | Chin-up bar A doorway mounted chin-up bar has a rod with an interior tube that is telescopically received within a rotating sleeve. A mount is positioned on each end of the rod for securing the rod to a doorjamb. A pair of U-shaped extension bars extend outward and u... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6079368 | Animal grooming restraint A rod-shaped animal restraining device, the length of which is adjustable to fit securely under tension between two vertical walls such as the walls of a bathtub or shower stall, the rod shaped restraining device including an attachment for easy securemen... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6053850 | Variable resistance exercise device A variable resistance exercise assembly for runners, football players and the like includes a housing having a pair of opposing spaced side walls with an end wall therebetween. A fixed cylinder is rotatably mounted between the side walls. A cord is wrappe... | 04/25/2000 |
| 6017293 | Doorway supported swing assembly A swing support assembly for use between a pair of upright members of a door frame to support a swing or other piece of playground equipment. The support assembly includes an adjustable support bar which has first and second ends and can be adjusted to va... | 01/25/2000 |
| 5992064 | Deformable handheld calendar A deformable calendar in the form of a ball-shaped device sized to fit a user's hand and having a tabular register of days and months printed on its exterior surface. The device has a tightly-packed particulate core and a resilient outer covering. A user ... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5871422 | Portable musculature exercising device A portable musculature exerciser designed to be mounted against a door provides a pair of parallel bars jutting out from the face of the door as well as a horizontal chin-bar for use in a variety of exercises. The back of the door provides a dorsal suppor... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5776033 | Chin-up bar A removable chin-up bar arrangement includes spaced body members situated at opposite ends of a chin-up bar extending therebetween, the bar being rotatable with respect to the body members. Opposed pincher members are swingably attached to each of the bod... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5752903 | Exercise bar assembly An exercise bar assembly for use as a push up device, sit up device and a hanging bar includes a shaft with first and second ends, first and second C-shaped handles disposed on the shaft, an inner pipe enclosing a middle portion of the shaft, an outer pip... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5569141 | Inversion practice exerciser An inversion practice exerciser includes a base member including a horizontal beam and two side beams each attached to one distal end of the horizontal beam. A pair of handgrip members are each mounted on a corresponding one of the two side beams. A pair ... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5569123 | Device for exercising in a doorframe The device is used for exercising in a doorframe for mainly developing triceps and biceps muscles. The device comprises a pair of independent handles and at least one pair of brace members secured to vertical sides of the doorframe. The brace members of e... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5417628 | Exercise device for chin-ups An exercise device for chin-ups which comprises a first support of a rigid material which has a first end and a second end and a mid point therebetween positionable in a horizontal orientation with its ends adjacent to the upper extent of a door opening o... | 05/23/1995 |
| 5221240 | Door gym apparatus A door gym apparatus includes upper and lower mounts of telescoping configuration having swivel caps at their distal ends formed with C-shaped mounting clamp structure, wherein the mounting clamp structure includes friction pads to engage surfaces within ... | 06/22/1993 |
| 5186696 | Doorway bar support and operating unit combination A doorway bar support and operating unit combination in accordance with the present invention includes a two part cross bar assembly connected by a threaded shaft for spreading the bar assembly outwardly for frictional bearing engagement of pressure plate... | 02/16/1993 |
| 5180350 | Exercise bar apparatus An exercise bar is rotatably mounted relative to a central support rod, the central rod including extension members extending coaxially and laterally of the bar for mounting within opposed vertical door frame portions. The bar includes an exterior shell r... | 01/19/1993 |
| 4974836 | Resistance weight kit A resistance weight kit which may be readily installed in a door frame. The resistance weight kit includes an extendable screw threaded support bar assembly (22) having rubber feet (28) at either end which may engage the sides of a door frame in an elevat... | 12/04/1990 |
| 4861020 | Exercise device for installation in a doorway A stationary exercise apparatus to be affixed in a standard door jamb comprises a trio of rectangular support members, and a curved gym bar, using looped end extension springs as a source of resistance each support member is provided with independent sect... | 08/29/1989 |
| 4844448 | Stand up exerciser A home basic body exercise device having a clamp for engaging the walls of adjacent rooms above a doorway with a depending frame pivotally connected to the clamp at one end beneath the doorway and having a bar with a rotatable padded cover at the other en... | 07/04/1989 |
| 4772011 | Exercise apparatus A demountable exercise apparatus for installation in conventional doorways comprises a pair of parallel rectangular support members each formed of separable sections. Each support member has a plurality of longitudinally spaced polygonal recesses, in oppo... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4757990 | Martial arts apparatus for holding paper taut A martial arts paper holding apparatus includes a pair of horizontal support members adjustably mounted between the vertical sides of a door frame. Threaded bolts with rotatable, enlarged flat heads are mounted in the ends of the horizontal support member... | 07/19/1988 |
| 4722523 | Assembled multi-use physical fitness exerciser An assembled Multi-Use physical fitness exerciser mainly includes the elements of metal bars, weight plates, hand grips, rubber belts, elastic rope, metal tube, supporting stands, auxiliary equipment, joint, hand protective pieces bolts, metal stoppers an... | 02/02/1988 |
| 4662629 | Exercise device A door or partition mounted exercise device for exercising muscles of the arms and upper body. The device includes an exercise portion attached to a mounting apparatus. The exercise portion is composed of a pair of parallel lateral support members extendi... | 05/05/1987 |
| 4657242 | Exercise apparatus for releasable installation in a doorway A demountable exercise apparatus for installation in conventional doorways comprises a pair of parallel rectangular support members each formed of separable or foldable lower and upper sections. Each support member is provided with a series of longitudina... | 04/14/1987 |
