US20120094808A1 - Doorway mounted horizontal bar - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a doorway mounted horizontal bar, and more particularly to a doorway mounted horizontal bar including one or more longitudinal or lateral bars or rods or handles and including a parallel bar structure or device for allowing the user to conduct various kinds of exercises with a single exercising mechanism or apparatus without additional parallel bar structure or device.
- Typical doorway mounted horizontal bars comprise tubular members freely telescopically interconnected having lateral extending end plates wedged-shaped and received in doorway brackets on opposite sides of the doorway for adjustably or suitably attached or mounted or secured between the opposite sides of the doorway.
- U.S. Pat. No. 4,405,127 to Miller discloses one of the typical doorway mounted horizontal bars comprising tubular members freely telescopically interconnected having lateral extending end plates for attaching or mounting to opposite sides of the doorway with brackets, and for adjustably or suitably attaching or mounting to the doorways of different widths or dimensions or lateral sizes.
- the typical doorway mounted horizontal bar includes a single longitudinal or lateral bar or rod or handle that may be used to conduct only one kind of exercise, but may not be used to conduct the parallel bar exercise exercises, such that the users have to purchase an additional parallel bar structure or device for allowing the user to conduct the parallel bar exercises.
- U.S. Pat. No. 4,529,191 to Miller et al. discloses another typical doorway mounted horizontal bar also comprising tubular members freely telescopically interconnected having lateral extending ends depending to outward facing U-shaped members having sufficient width to be disposed about the respective sides of a doorway with brackets, and to have a frictional engagement therewith.
- the typical doorway mounted horizontal bar includes a single longitudinal or lateral bar or rod or handle that may be used to conduct only one kind of exercise, but may not be used to conduct the parallel bar exercise exercises, such that the users have to purchase an additional parallel bar structure or device for allowing the user to conduct the parallel bar exercises.
- U.S. Pat. No. 6,994,655 to Chu discloses a further typical horizontal bar comprising two side supports each including an upper end provided with symmetrical locating holes, a top bar connected to the locating holes of the side supports, and a swing member including horizontally paralleled upper and lower bars connected to each other with connecting plates vertically extended between the upper and lower bars.
- the typical horizontal bar also includes a single longitudinal or lateral bar or rod or handle that may be used to conduct only one kind of exercise, but may not be used to conduct the parallel bar exercise exercises, such that the users have to purchase an additional parallel bar structure or device for allowing the user to conduct the parallel bar exercises.
- the present invention has arisen to mitigate and/or obviate the afore-described disadvantages of the conventional doorway mounted horizontal bars.
- the primary objective of the present invention is to provide a doorway mounted horizontal bar including one or more longitudinal or lateral bars or rods or handles and including a parallel bar structure or device for allowing the user to conduct various kinds of exercises with a single exercising mechanism or apparatus without additional parallel bar structure or device.
- a doorway mounted horizontal bar comprising a rod including two end portions for attaching to two side moldings of a doorway, two frames attached to the end portions of the rod respectively and each including an upper end, a tubular member coupled between the upper ends of the frames for being grasped by a user, and two auxiliary supports each including a lower segment attached to the rod, and each including an upper handle attached to the upper end of the frame for being grasped by the user and for allowing the user to conduct the parallel bar exercises with a single exercising mechanism or apparatus without additional parallel bar structure or device.
- the lower segments of the auxiliary supports are each attached to the rod with a coupling device, for example, the coupling device includes a barrel for receiving and engaging with the lower segment of the auxiliary supports and includes a holder having a compartment formed therein for receiving and engaging with the rod.
- the coupling device includes a barrel for receiving and engaging with the lower segment of the auxiliary supports and includes a holder having a compartment formed therein for receiving and engaging with the rod.
- the barrel includes a channel formed therein for slidably receiving and engaging with a fastener which is secured to the lower segment of the auxiliary supports for adjustably attaching or mounting the coupling device to the lower segment of the auxiliary supports, it is preferable that the holder includes a semi-cylindrical structure having a U-shaped cross section and having the compartment formed therein for receiving and engaging with the rod.
- the coupling device includes a groove formed between the barrel and the holder for receiving and engaging with a quick release fastening device and for detachably and adjustably and easily and quickly attaching or mounting and securing the coupling device and the auxiliary support to the rod with the quick release fastening device.
- the quick release fastening device includes a strap for engaging through the groove of the coupling device and for engaging around the holder and the rod and thus for easily and quickly attaching or mounting and securing the coupling device and the auxiliary support to the rod.
- the handles of the auxiliary supports are each attached to the frame with a coupling device, for example, the coupling device includes a barrel for receiving and engaging with the handle and includes a holder having a compartment formed therein for receiving and engaging with the frame.
- the coupling device includes a barrel for receiving and engaging with the handle and includes a holder having a compartment formed therein for receiving and engaging with the frame.
- the barrel includes a channel formed therein for slidably or adjustably receiving and engaging with a fastener which is secured to the handle for slidably or adjustably or suitably mounting the coupling device to the handle at the required or selected location or position.
- the holder includes a semi-cylindrical structure having a U-shaped cross section and having the compartment formed therein for receiving and engaging with the frame and for detachably and easily and quickly attaching or mounting and securing the holder to the frame.
- the coupling device includes a groove formed between the barrel and the holder for receiving and engaging with a quick release fastening device and for detachably and adjustably and easily and quickly attaching or mounting and securing the coupling device and the auxiliary support to the frame.
- the quick release fastening device includes a strap for engaging through the groove of the coupling device and for engaging around the holder and the frame and thus for easily and quickly attaching or mounting and securing the coupling device and the auxiliary support to the frame.
- the frame includes a lower pole and an upper pole having a coupling portion secured to the rod, an outwardly extended segment for engaging with the side moldings, and includes a brace attached to the lower and the upper poles for reinforcing the lower and the upper poles and for forming a stable triangular structure, and the tubular member is coupled between the braces of the frames.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating the attachment of a doorway mounted horizontal bar in accordance with the present invention onto a doorway;
- FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the doorway mounted horizontal bar
- FIG. 3 is a partial cross sectional view of the doorway mounted horizontal bar taken along lines 3 - 3 of FIG. 2 ;
- FIG. 4 is an enlarged partial cross sectional view of the doorway mounted horizontal bar
- FIG. 5 is a partial exploded view of the doorway mounted horizontal bar
- FIG. 6 is a perspective view illustrating a portion of the doorway mounted horizontal bar.
- FIGS. 7 , 8 are perspective views illustrating the operation of the doorway mounted horizontal bar.
- a doorway mounted horizontal bar in accordance with the present invention is generally indicated with a reference numeral “ 1 ” and is designed and arranged to be attached or mounted or secured or coupled to the typical doorway 9 , in which the doorway 9 includes two side beams or moldings 90 , and a lintel 91 provided and attached between the upper portions of the side beams or moldings 90 , and the side beams or moldings 90 each include an inner portion or surface 92 and a front or outer portion or surface 93 .
- the doorway mounted horizontal bar 1 in accordance with the present invention comprises a lateral or longitudinal rod 10 including a telescopic structure and including two end portions 11 for attaching or mounting or securing to the inner surfaces 92 of the side moldings 90 with brackets or end plates 12 and latched or fasteners 13 or the like ( FIG. 2 ).
- two brackets or frames 20 , 21 are attached or mounted or secured to the end portions 11 of the rod 10 respectively and each include a lower pole 22 which is extended and located below the rod 10 and an upper pole 23 which is extended and located above the rod 10 , and an adjacent or coupling portion 24 formed or provided between the lower and the upper poles 22 , 23 for attaching or mounting or securing to the rod 10 with latched or fasteners 25 or the like, and each include an outwardly extended leg or segment 26 formed or extended from the lower end of the lower pole 22 for engaging with the front or outer portions or surfaces 93 of the side moldings 90 , it is to be noted that the distance between the outwardly extended segments 26 of the lower poles 22 is greater than the length of the rod 10 for suitably engaging with the outer surfaces 93 of the side moldings 90 .
- the frames 20 , 21 each further include a link or stay or brace 27 attached or mounted or secured or coupled to or between the free ends of the lower and the upper poles 22 , 23 for reinforcing the lower and the upper poles 22 , 23 and for forming a stable triangular structure, and a handle or tubular member 29 is coupled between the upper ends 28 of the upper poles 23 or of the braces 27 or of the frames 20 , 21 for being gripped or grasped by the user ( FIG. 7 ) to conduct various kinds of horizontal bar exercises, the user may also grip or grasp the rod 10 to conduct various kinds of horizontal bar exercises.
- tubular member 29 is preferably parallel to the rod 10 and may be suitably supported and located in front of the side moldings 90 with the inclinations of the lower and the upper poles 22 , 23 for preventing the user from being interfered by the side moldings 90 .
- the doorway mounted horizontal bar 1 in accordance with the present invention further comprises two auxiliary supports 30 , 31 each including a Z or N or S-shaped post or lever 32 having a lower bent segment 33 and an upper bent segment or handle 34 , in which it is preferable, but not necessarily that the segment 33 and the handle 34 are parallel to each other, and the segment 33 and the handle 34 are attached or mounted or secured or coupled to the rod 10 and the frames 20 , 21 with couplers or coupling devices 50 , 51 respectively.
- the coupling devices 50 , 51 each include a barrel 52 for slidably receiving or engaging with the segment 33 and the handle 34 , and each include an oblong hole or channel 54 formed therein for slidably receiving or engaging with a latch or fastener 35 which is attached or mounted or secured to the segment 33 and the handle 34 for adjustably mounting or securing the coupling device 50 , 51 on the segment 33 and the handle 34 .
- the coupling devices 50 , 51 each further include a holder 55 attached or mounted or secured or coupled to the barrel 52 with weldings or braces or ribs 56 , and disposed or attached or mounted or arranged perpendicular to the barrel 52 , the holder 55 includes a semi-cylindrical structure having a U-shaped cross section and having a compartment 57 formed therein for receiving or engaging with the rod 10 or the frames 20 , 21 , for example, the compartment 57 of the holder 55 of the coupling device 50 may be provided for receiving or engaging with the upper ends 28 of the upper poles 23 or of the braces 27 or of the frames 20 , 21 or for engaging with the tubular member 29 and for detachably and adjustably attaching or mounting or securing the coupling device 50 , 51 and the auxiliary supports 30 , 31 to the rod 10 and the frames 20 , 21 .
- the coupling devices 50 , 51 each further include a groove 58 formed therein, such as formed in the ribs 56 or formed between the barrel 52 and the holder 55 for receiving or engaging with a quick release fastening device 6 , in which the quick release fastening device 6 includes a belt or strap 60 for engaging through the groove 58 of the coupling device 50 , 51 and for engaging or wrapping or winding around the holder 55 and the rod 10 and the frame 20 , 21 , and includes a ring or loop 61 attached or mounted or secured or coupled to one end of the strap 60 , and includes one or more hook and loop fastening members 62 attached or provided on the strap 60 for engaging with each other and for detachably and adjustably attaching or mounting or securing the coupling device 50 , 51 and the auxiliary supports 30 , 31 to the rod 10 and the frames 20 , 21 .
- the auxiliary supports 30 , 31 each include a handle or handgrip 36 attached or mounted or secured to the upper bent segment or handle 34 for being gripped or graspe
- the straps 60 of the quick release fastening devices 6 may be released for releasing the auxiliary supports 30 , 31 from the rod 10 and the frames 20 , 21 and for allowing the auxiliary supports 30 , 31 to be moved toward the side portions of the rod 10 and the tubular member 29 and for allowing the user to grip or grasp the rod 10 and/or the tubular member 29 and to conduct various kinds of horizontal bar exercises with the rod 10 and/or the tubular member 29 .
- FIG. 7 the straps 60 of the quick release fastening devices 6 may be released for releasing the auxiliary supports 30 , 31 from the rod 10 and the frames 20 , 21 and for allowing the auxiliary supports 30 , 31 to be moved toward the side portions of the rod 10 and the tubular member 29 and for allowing the user to grip or grasp the rod 10 and/or the tubular member 29 and to conduct various kinds of horizontal bar exercises with the rod 10 and/or the tubular member 29 .
- the auxiliary supports 30 , 31 may also be adjustably attached or mounted or secured to the rod 10 and the frames 20 , 21 and spaced from each other for a suitable or predetermined distance for being gripped or grasped by the user and for allowing the user to conduct various kinds of parallel bar exercises.
- the doorway mounted horizontal bar in accordance with the present invention includes one or more longitudinal or lateral bars or rods or handles and includes a parallel bar structure or device for allowing the user to conduct various kinds of exercises with a single exercising mechanism or apparatus without additional parallel bar structure or device.
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- 1. Field of the Invention
- The present invention relates to a doorway mounted horizontal bar, and more particularly to a doorway mounted horizontal bar including one or more longitudinal or lateral bars or rods or handles and including a parallel bar structure or device for allowing the user to conduct various kinds of exercises with a single exercising mechanism or apparatus without additional parallel bar structure or device.
- 2. Description of the Prior Art
- Typical doorway mounted horizontal bars comprise tubular members freely telescopically interconnected having lateral extending end plates wedged-shaped and received in doorway brackets on opposite sides of the doorway for adjustably or suitably attached or mounted or secured between the opposite sides of the doorway.
- For example, U.S. Pat. No. 4,405,127 to Miller discloses one of the typical doorway mounted horizontal bars comprising tubular members freely telescopically interconnected having lateral extending end plates for attaching or mounting to opposite sides of the doorway with brackets, and for adjustably or suitably attaching or mounting to the doorways of different widths or dimensions or lateral sizes.
- However, the typical doorway mounted horizontal bar includes a single longitudinal or lateral bar or rod or handle that may be used to conduct only one kind of exercise, but may not be used to conduct the parallel bar exercise exercises, such that the users have to purchase an additional parallel bar structure or device for allowing the user to conduct the parallel bar exercises.
- U.S. Pat. No. 4,529,191 to Miller et al. discloses another typical doorway mounted horizontal bar also comprising tubular members freely telescopically interconnected having lateral extending ends depending to outward facing U-shaped members having sufficient width to be disposed about the respective sides of a doorway with brackets, and to have a frictional engagement therewith.
- However, similarly, the typical doorway mounted horizontal bar includes a single longitudinal or lateral bar or rod or handle that may be used to conduct only one kind of exercise, but may not be used to conduct the parallel bar exercise exercises, such that the users have to purchase an additional parallel bar structure or device for allowing the user to conduct the parallel bar exercises.
- U.S. Pat. No. 6,994,655 to Chu discloses a further typical horizontal bar comprising two side supports each including an upper end provided with symmetrical locating holes, a top bar connected to the locating holes of the side supports, and a swing member including horizontally paralleled upper and lower bars connected to each other with connecting plates vertically extended between the upper and lower bars.
- However, similarly, the typical horizontal bar also includes a single longitudinal or lateral bar or rod or handle that may be used to conduct only one kind of exercise, but may not be used to conduct the parallel bar exercise exercises, such that the users have to purchase an additional parallel bar structure or device for allowing the user to conduct the parallel bar exercises.
- The present invention has arisen to mitigate and/or obviate the afore-described disadvantages of the conventional doorway mounted horizontal bars.
- The primary objective of the present invention is to provide a doorway mounted horizontal bar including one or more longitudinal or lateral bars or rods or handles and including a parallel bar structure or device for allowing the user to conduct various kinds of exercises with a single exercising mechanism or apparatus without additional parallel bar structure or device.
- In accordance with one aspect of the invention, there is provided a doorway mounted horizontal bar comprising a rod including two end portions for attaching to two side moldings of a doorway, two frames attached to the end portions of the rod respectively and each including an upper end, a tubular member coupled between the upper ends of the frames for being grasped by a user, and two auxiliary supports each including a lower segment attached to the rod, and each including an upper handle attached to the upper end of the frame for being grasped by the user and for allowing the user to conduct the parallel bar exercises with a single exercising mechanism or apparatus without additional parallel bar structure or device.
- The lower segments of the auxiliary supports are each attached to the rod with a coupling device, for example, the coupling device includes a barrel for receiving and engaging with the lower segment of the auxiliary supports and includes a holder having a compartment formed therein for receiving and engaging with the rod.
- The barrel includes a channel formed therein for slidably receiving and engaging with a fastener which is secured to the lower segment of the auxiliary supports for adjustably attaching or mounting the coupling device to the lower segment of the auxiliary supports, it is preferable that the holder includes a semi-cylindrical structure having a U-shaped cross section and having the compartment formed therein for receiving and engaging with the rod.
- The coupling device includes a groove formed between the barrel and the holder for receiving and engaging with a quick release fastening device and for detachably and adjustably and easily and quickly attaching or mounting and securing the coupling device and the auxiliary support to the rod with the quick release fastening device.
- The quick release fastening device includes a strap for engaging through the groove of the coupling device and for engaging around the holder and the rod and thus for easily and quickly attaching or mounting and securing the coupling device and the auxiliary support to the rod.
- The handles of the auxiliary supports are each attached to the frame with a coupling device, for example, the coupling device includes a barrel for receiving and engaging with the handle and includes a holder having a compartment formed therein for receiving and engaging with the frame.
- The barrel includes a channel formed therein for slidably or adjustably receiving and engaging with a fastener which is secured to the handle for slidably or adjustably or suitably mounting the coupling device to the handle at the required or selected location or position.
- The holder includes a semi-cylindrical structure having a U-shaped cross section and having the compartment formed therein for receiving and engaging with the frame and for detachably and easily and quickly attaching or mounting and securing the holder to the frame.
- The coupling device includes a groove formed between the barrel and the holder for receiving and engaging with a quick release fastening device and for detachably and adjustably and easily and quickly attaching or mounting and securing the coupling device and the auxiliary support to the frame.
- The quick release fastening device includes a strap for engaging through the groove of the coupling device and for engaging around the holder and the frame and thus for easily and quickly attaching or mounting and securing the coupling device and the auxiliary support to the frame.
- The frame includes a lower pole and an upper pole having a coupling portion secured to the rod, an outwardly extended segment for engaging with the side moldings, and includes a brace attached to the lower and the upper poles for reinforcing the lower and the upper poles and for forming a stable triangular structure, and the tubular member is coupled between the braces of the frames.
- Further objectives and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from a careful reading of the detailed description provided hereinbelow, with appropriate reference to the accompanying drawings.
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FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating the attachment of a doorway mounted horizontal bar in accordance with the present invention onto a doorway; -
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the doorway mounted horizontal bar; -
FIG. 3 is a partial cross sectional view of the doorway mounted horizontal bar taken along lines 3-3 ofFIG. 2 ; -
FIG. 4 is an enlarged partial cross sectional view of the doorway mounted horizontal bar; -
FIG. 5 is a partial exploded view of the doorway mounted horizontal bar; -
FIG. 6 is a perspective view illustrating a portion of the doorway mounted horizontal bar; and -
FIGS. 7 , 8 are perspective views illustrating the operation of the doorway mounted horizontal bar. - Referring to the drawings, and initially to FIGS. 1 and 7-8, a doorway mounted horizontal bar in accordance with the present invention is generally indicated with a reference numeral “1” and is designed and arranged to be attached or mounted or secured or coupled to the
typical doorway 9, in which thedoorway 9 includes two side beams ormoldings 90, and alintel 91 provided and attached between the upper portions of the side beams ormoldings 90, and the side beams ormoldings 90 each include an inner portion orsurface 92 and a front or outer portion orsurface 93. The doorway mountedhorizontal bar 1 in accordance with the present invention comprises a lateral orlongitudinal rod 10 including a telescopic structure and including twoend portions 11 for attaching or mounting or securing to theinner surfaces 92 of theside moldings 90 with brackets orend plates 12 and latched orfasteners 13 or the like (FIG. 2 ). - The structure of the
longitudinal rod 10 and the attachment of thelongitudinal rod 10 to theinner surfaces 92 of theside moldings 90 are typical and will not be described in further details. As shown inFIGS. 1-3 , two brackets orframes end portions 11 of therod 10 respectively and each include alower pole 22 which is extended and located below therod 10 and anupper pole 23 which is extended and located above therod 10, and an adjacent orcoupling portion 24 formed or provided between the lower and theupper poles rod 10 with latched orfasteners 25 or the like, and each include an outwardly extended leg orsegment 26 formed or extended from the lower end of thelower pole 22 for engaging with the front or outer portions orsurfaces 93 of theside moldings 90, it is to be noted that the distance between the outwardlyextended segments 26 of thelower poles 22 is greater than the length of therod 10 for suitably engaging with theouter surfaces 93 of theside moldings 90. - The
frames brace 27 attached or mounted or secured or coupled to or between the free ends of the lower and theupper poles upper poles tubular member 29 is coupled between theupper ends 28 of theupper poles 23 or of thebraces 27 or of theframes FIG. 7 ) to conduct various kinds of horizontal bar exercises, the user may also grip or grasp therod 10 to conduct various kinds of horizontal bar exercises. It is to be noted that thetubular member 29 is preferably parallel to therod 10 and may be suitably supported and located in front of theside moldings 90 with the inclinations of the lower and theupper poles side moldings 90. - The doorway mounted
horizontal bar 1 in accordance with the present invention further comprises twoauxiliary supports lever 32 having alower bent segment 33 and an upper bent segment orhandle 34, in which it is preferable, but not necessarily that thesegment 33 and thehandle 34 are parallel to each other, and thesegment 33 and thehandle 34 are attached or mounted or secured or coupled to therod 10 and theframes coupling devices coupling devices barrel 52 for slidably receiving or engaging with thesegment 33 and thehandle 34, and each include an oblong hole orchannel 54 formed therein for slidably receiving or engaging with a latch orfastener 35 which is attached or mounted or secured to thesegment 33 and thehandle 34 for adjustably mounting or securing thecoupling device segment 33 and thehandle 34. - The
coupling devices holder 55 attached or mounted or secured or coupled to thebarrel 52 with weldings or braces orribs 56, and disposed or attached or mounted or arranged perpendicular to thebarrel 52, theholder 55 includes a semi-cylindrical structure having a U-shaped cross section and having acompartment 57 formed therein for receiving or engaging with therod 10 or theframes compartment 57 of theholder 55 of thecoupling device 50 may be provided for receiving or engaging with theupper ends 28 of theupper poles 23 or of thebraces 27 or of theframes tubular member 29 and for detachably and adjustably attaching or mounting or securing thecoupling device rod 10 and theframes - The
coupling devices groove 58 formed therein, such as formed in theribs 56 or formed between thebarrel 52 and theholder 55 for receiving or engaging with a quickrelease fastening device 6, in which the quickrelease fastening device 6 includes a belt orstrap 60 for engaging through thegroove 58 of thecoupling device holder 55 and therod 10 and theframe loop 61 attached or mounted or secured or coupled to one end of thestrap 60, and includes one or more hook and loop fasteningmembers 62 attached or provided on thestrap 60 for engaging with each other and for detachably and adjustably attaching or mounting or securing thecoupling device auxiliary supports rod 10 and theframes auxiliary supports handgrip 36 attached or mounted or secured to the upper bent segment or handle 34 for being gripped or grasped by the user. - In operation, as shown in
FIG. 7 , thestraps 60 of the quickrelease fastening devices 6 may be released for releasing theauxiliary supports rod 10 and theframes auxiliary supports rod 10 and thetubular member 29 and for allowing the user to grip or grasp therod 10 and/or thetubular member 29 and to conduct various kinds of horizontal bar exercises with therod 10 and/or thetubular member 29. As shown inFIG. 8 , theauxiliary supports rod 10 and theframes - Accordingly, the doorway mounted horizontal bar in accordance with the present invention includes one or more longitudinal or lateral bars or rods or handles and includes a parallel bar structure or device for allowing the user to conduct various kinds of exercises with a single exercising mechanism or apparatus without additional parallel bar structure or device.
- Although this invention has been described with a certain degree of particularity, it is to be understood that the present disclosure has been made by way of example only and that numerous changes in the detailed construction and the combination and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as hereinafter claimed.
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