US20110130254A1 - Aviva Resistance Curve - Google Patents

Abstract

A full range exercise device comprising a tall post curved outwardly above head and downwardly towards the feet. The post is attached to an immovable structure such as a floor, post or wall. Anchor fittings are provided along the front and back of the post for connecting elastic resistance bands. The ends of the bands may be fitted with either handles or clips. The elastic resistance band may be wrapped around the post between spaced pin-type anchors along the back of the post. Clips may be used to attach the ends of the bands to ring-type anchors provided along the front of the post. In this way the exercise device provides a wide variety of ways to configure the resistance exercise bands providing a full range of resistance upwardly from foot level anchors and downwardly from overhead anchors. The design allows rapid change of height, resistance band strength, number of bands, adjustment to range of motion, and one or two handed use.

Description

• This application is based on Canadian Provisional Application S.N. 2,686,148 filed on Nov. 27, 2009. The priority of which is hereby claimed.
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
• The invention relates to an exercise device for resistance bands training. The device may be used to anchor resistance band equipment with an appropriate level of resistance and range of motion required for many body positions to perform isotonic and isometric exercises.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
• The art of elastic resistance exercise has been in development for over 100 years, with the first patents issued for anchor devices in the 19th century.
• Many anchor systems have been developed for resistance exercises exemplified by U.S. Pat. Nos. 588,017, 679,784, 689,418, 691,295, 704,840, 726,095, 1,112,114, 2,936,695, 4,487,418, 4,611,805, 5,221,240, 4,861,020, 2,387,149, 5,468,205, 5,556,369, 5,601,518, 5,766,118 and Canadian Pat. Nos. 2387149, 2610583, 2422317, 2003953, 2240585, 2239917.
• What does not exist in the prior art is the ability to anchor resistance band equipment so resistance can be created from every angle including overhead and at foot level and in such a way as to allow resistance bands of different strengths to be used from a wide range of angles for isotonic and isometric exercises that develop strength, agility, coordination and range of motion.
• The prior art in anchor systems fails to maximize the full potential of the art of exercise with resistance band equipment. The invention will provide exercisers using resistance band equipment with a greater variety of anchor points and the ability to progress through an exercise routine using a variety of exercises and strengths of resistance thus allowing resistance band exercise equipment to be used more effectively, in less time.
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
• The object of this invention is to provide an exercise device that will allow resistance bands to be used to better advantage by providing an anchor system which increases the number of exercises possible and shortens the time required to perform them.
• Specifically this invention provides the following: resistance band anchors positioned from above the users head to between the feet; ease of changing the resistance band type, strength; and position and from one or two handed operation.
• How the invention provides this will be apparent from the following description of the drawing.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
• FIG. 1 shows a resistance band with handles at each end and an elastic section between;
• FIG. 2 shows a resistance band with anchor clips at each end and elastic section between;
• FIG. 3 shows the rigid vertical structure or post with multiple anchor pins fixed on the convex side and multiple anchor loops or rings on the concave side.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
• The user is positioned on the concave side of the curved vertical structure 7 of the exercise device 30. In one embodiment, structure 7 is a curved steel tube secured to a base and fastened to the floor A. The resistance bands 10, 20 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 are anchored by the exercise device 30 shown in FIG. 3 allowing the user to execute exercise movements with resistance from a variety of angles.
• The elastic sections 2 can be passed behind the curved vertical structure 7 for anchoring at a prescribed height between pins 5 on the convex side. The user then uses a variety of exercise movements to move either one or both ends of the resistance bands equipment away from the curved vertical structure 7.
• The anchor rings or loops 6 spaced along the concave side of the vertical structure allow resistance bands with clips 20 to be attached to the curved vertical structure 7 so that one clip 3 can be secured at a variety of heights while the other is attached to either a handle, pulling belt or other device that allow a variety of exercises to be performed with resistance.
• Those experienced in the art of exercise know that these functions allow isotonic and isometric exercises to be performed that improve muscle strength, agility, coordination, and range-of-motion, by providing a variety of resistance anchor points from above the user's head to between the feet.
• Those experienced in the art of exercise know that these functions allow a variety of exercises and routines that require different resistance bands strengths and from different anchor heights, to be performed in an efficient manner.

Claims (2)

1. An exercise device comprising:

at least one elastic resistance band;

a rigid, vertical structure secured to an immovable surface having an upper portion projecting upwardly above a user and a lower portion projecting downwardly below said user;

said structure having multiple connection means along its length to receive said at least one elastic resistance band; the whole arranged to provide multi-angle resistance exercise.

2. The exercise device of claim 1 where said vertical structure is a curved tube.

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