WO2023026289A1

WO2023026289A1 - Safety apparatuses for hanging items on a door

Info

Publication number: WO2023026289A1
Application number: PCT/IL2022/050927
Authority: WO
Inventors: Jonathan Hoffman
Original assignee: Jonathan Hoffman
Priority date: 2021-08-24
Filing date: 2022-08-24
Publication date: 2023-03-02

Abstract

Apparatuses for safely hanging items onto a hinged door and method of assembly thereof are provided. One apparatus comprises a door anchor apparatus comprising: a connecting strap, a door block connected to the connecting strap configured to prevent passage of the connecting strap through a space between the floor and the bottom end of the hinged door; and a door top anchor connected to the connecting strap, which is configured to be positioned at a top end of the hinged door for hanging an item thereon. The door anchor apparatus prevents disconnection of the door top anchor off the hinged door. A second apparatus comprises a side-strap apparatus configured to be wrapped around a comer of a hinged door, to further prevent disconnection of the door top anchor off the hinged door.

Description

SAFETY APPARATUSES FOR HANGING ITEMS ON A DOOR

TECHNICAL FIELD

[001] The present disclosure relates to safety apparatuses that are used for hanging items onto a door, while ensuring safe attachment of the items and of the apparatuses themselves to the door.

BACKGROUND

[002] Training and exercising at home have become more common in the past years. People find home training beneficial, since it enables them to fit their training to their own schedule. Many home designed equipment exists, which include TRX (Total Body Resistance Exercise) suspension straps that may be attached to a TRX door anchor, which is located at the top end of a door, and which is secured to the door by closing and preferably locking the door.

[003] However, the current TRX door anchor is unsafe. When a person is training using suspension straps attached to the current TRX door anchor, and another person suddenly opens that same door which the TRX door anchor is attached onto (e.g., if the door was left unlocked by user), the suspension straps might seriously harm the person training, since the TRX anchor could be detached from the door during opening of the door. Since the TRX door anchor is held in place only by closure of the door, opening such door is dangerous.

[004] Accordingly, there is a need for a safe, secure, and simple apparatus to provide the ability to attach any required item, e.g., TRX suspension straps, onto a door via the apparatus, while providing safety of use to thereby prevent any harm to the user (and to the apparatus) during opening of the door.

SUMMARY

[005] A new, easy to use door anchor apparatus for safe attachment of items and of the door anchor itself onto a door is provided. The door anchor apparatus may comprise a connecting strap configured to be wrapped around one side of the door, while comprising a door anchor to be located at the top end of the door, and a door block to be located at the bottom end of the door, which is configured to keep the door anchor in place regardless of the door's position, whether open, closed or locked. The door block acts as a wedge and locks itself against the bottom end of the door, to prevent disconnection of the door anchor from the door. The door anchor apparatus may further comprise a side-strap apparatus configured to be wrapped around a top-side comer of the door, at the hinges side of a hinged door, to prevent the door anchor apparatus of the present disclosure, from being forcefully pulled off the door. In some embodiments, the side-strap apparatus may be a standalone apparatus configured to be attached to any type of door anchor or door hanger, to provide safety and prevent the door anchor or door hanger from being pulled off the door.

[006] According to some embodiments, there is provided a door anchor apparatus for safely hanging items onto a hinged door. The door anchor apparatus comprising: a connecting strap comprising a first end and a second end; a door block connected to the first end of the connecting strap, the door block configured to be positioned on a surface adjacent a bottom end of a hinged door, whereby the door block is configured to prevent passage of the connecting strap through a space that is between the surface and the bottom end of the hinged door; and a door top anchor connected to the second end of the connecting strap, the door top anchor configured to be positioned at a top end of the hinged door for hanging an item thereon. In some embodiments, the door block is configured to be positioned on a first side of the hinged door, and the connecting strap is configured to be wrapped along the opposite side of the hinged door from the bottom end of the hinged door to the top end of the hinged door, such that the door top anchor is positioned on the first side of the hinged door.

[007] Optionally, the surface is a floor above which the hinged door is assembled.

[008] In some embodiments, the size of the door block is larger than the space between the surface, e.g., the floor, and the bottom end of the hinged door, to prevent passage of the door block and thus of connecting strap through the space.

[009] Optionally, the door block is made of a non-deformable material. [010] Optionally, the door block comprises at least one loop created from the first end of the connecting strap, into which a non-deformable material is inserted, the door block being at a size larger than the space between the surface and the bottom end of the hinged door.

[Oi l] Optionally, the connecting strap is made of a material of high tensile strength. Optionally, the connecting strap is made of a seat belt webbing.

[012] In some embodiments, the door top anchor is comprised of at least one loop created from the second end of the connecting strap.

[013] Optionally, the door top anchor is configured to enable attachment of at least one connector, said connector configured for attachment of an item to the door anchor. Optionally, the at least one connector is a shackle. Optionally, the shackle is a carabiner clip. [014] In some embodiments, the item is an exercise device configured to be attached to the door top anchor. Optionally, the item is an exercise device configured to be attached to the door top anchor via the at least one connector.

[015] In some embodiments, pulling onto the exercise device causes pulling of the door block against the bottom end of the hinged door, which prevents disconnection of the door top anchor off the hinged door.

In some embodiments, there is provided another door anchor apparatus for safely hanging items onto a hinged door. The door anchor apparatus comprising: a connecting strap comprising a first end and a second end; a door block connected to the first end of the connecting strap, the door block configured to be positioned on a surface adjacent a bottom end of a hinged door, wherein the door block is configured to prevent passage of the connecting strap through a space that is between the surface and the bottom end of the hinged door; a door top anchor connected to the second end of the connecting strap, the door top anchor configured to be positioned at a top end of the hinged door for hanging an item thereon; and a side-strap apparatus, said side-strap apparatus comprising: a side-strap with a first end and a second end; a door anchor connector connected to the first end of the sidestrap; and a device connector connected to the second end of the side-strap.

[016] In some embodiments, the door block is configured to be positioned on a first side of the hinged door, and the connecting strap is configured to be wrapped along the opposite second side of the hinged door from the bottom end of the hinged door to the top end of the hinged door, such that the door top anchor is positioned on the first side of the hinged door. In some embodiments, the door anchor connector is configured to be attached to the connecting strap on the opposite second side of the hinged door adjacent the top end of the hinged door, and the device connector is configured to be attached to the door top anchor or to at least one connector attached to the door top anchor, while the side-strap is wrapped around a comer of the hinged door, at the side of the door’s hinges.

[017] In some embodiments, the connecting strap and the side-strap are made of a material of high tensile strength.

[018] Optionally, the connecting strap and the side-strap are made of a seat belt webbing.

[019] Optionally, the surface is a floor above which the hinged door is assembled.

[020] In some embodiments, the size of the door block is larger than the space between the surface and the bottom end of the hinged door, to prevent passage of the door block and thus of connecting strap through the space.

[021] Optionally, the door block is made of a non-deformable material.

[022] In some embodiments, the door block comprises at least one loop created from the first end of the connecting strap, into which a non-deformable material is inserted, the door block being at a size larger than the space between the surface and the bottom end of the hinged door.

[023] In some embodiments, the door top anchor is comprised of at least one loop created from the second end of the connecting strap.

[024] Optionally, the at least one connector is a shackle. Optionally, the shackle is a carabiner clip.

[025] In some embodiments, the item is an exercise device configured to be attached to the door top anchor. Optionally, the item is an exercise device configured to be attached to the door top anchor via the at least one connector.

[026] In some embodiments, pulling onto the exercise device causes pulling of the door block against the bottom end of the hinged door, and further causes pulling of the side-strap against the comer of the hinged door, which prevents disconnection of the door top anchor off the hinged door.

[027] In some embodiments, there is provided a side-strap apparatus for safely hanging items onto a hinged door. The side-strap apparatus comprising: a side-strap with a first end and a second end; a door anchor connector connected to the first end of the side-strap; and a device connector connected to the second end of the side-strap; wherein the door anchor connector is configured to be attached to a door anchor on one side of the hinged door adjacent the top end of the hinged door, and the device connector is configured to be attached to a door anchor or to at least one connector attached to a door anchor on the opposite side of the hinged door, while the side-strap is wrapped around a comer of the hinged door, at the side of the door’s hinges.

[028] In some embodiments, the side-strap is made of a material of high tensile strength. Optionally, the side-strap is made of a seat belt webbing.

[029] In some embodiments, an exercise device is configured to be attached to the sidestrap apparatus.

[030] In some embodiments, pulling onto the exercise device causes pulling of the sidestrap against the comer of the hinged door, which prevents disconnection of the door top anchor off the hinged door.

[031] In some embodiments, there is provided a method for assembling a door anchor apparatus onto a hinged door for safely hanging items onto the hinged door. The method comprising: providing a door anchor apparatus comprising: a connecting strap comprising a first end and a second end; a door block connected to the first end of the connecting strap, the door block configured to be positioned on a surface adjacent a bottom end of a hinged door, wherein the door block is configured to prevent passage of the connecting strap through a space that is between the surface and the bottom end of the hinged door; and a door top anchor connected to the second end of the connecting strap, the door top anchor configured to be positioned at a top end of the hinged door for hanging an item thereon; placing the door block on a first side of the hinged door; threading the connecting strap beneath the space between the surface and the bottom end of the hinged door to a second side opposite the first side of the hinged door; wrapping the connecting strap around the second side of the hinged door from the bottom end of the hinged door to the top end of the hinged door; and placing the door top anchor at the top end of the first side of the hinged door.

[032] In some embodiments, the method may further comprise providing a side-strap apparatus, said side-strap apparatus comprising: a side-strap with a first end and a second end; a door anchor connector connected to the first end of the side-strap; and a device connector connected to the second end of the side-strap.

[033] In some embodiments, the method may further comprise connecting the door anchor connector to the connecting strap to be positioned on the first side of the hinged door; wrapping the side-strap around a comer of the hinged door, at the hinges side; and connecting the device connector to the door top anchor or to a connector attached to the door top anchor, to be positioned on the first side of the hinged door.

[034] Optionally, the metho may further comprise connecting exercise devices to the door top anchor directly or via at least one connector.

[035] In some embodiments, pulling onto the exercise device causes pulling of the door block against the bottom end of the hinged door, thereby preventing disconnection of the door top anchor off the hinged door.

[036] In some embodiments, pulling onto the exercise device causes pulling of the door block against the bottom end of the hinged door, and further causes pulling of the side-strap against the comer of the hinged door, which prevent disconnection of the door top anchor off the hinged door.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[037] The present disclosure will be understood and better appreciated from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the drawings. Identical structures, elements or parts, which appear in more than one figure, are generally labeled with the same or similar number in all the figures in which they appear, wherein:

[038] Fig. 1 is a schematic illustration of a door anchor apparatus including a door block and a door top anchor, according to embodiments of the disclosure;

[039] Fig. 2 is a schematic illustration of the door block prior to assembly thereof, according to embodiments of the disclosure;

[040] Fig. 3 is a schematic illustration of the assembled door block, according to embodiments of the disclosure;

[041] Fig. 4 is a schematic illustration of the door top anchor, according to embodiments of the disclosure;

[042] Fig. 5 is a schematic illustration of the door anchor apparatus with a sensor attached to or integrated with the door top anchor, according to embodiments of the disclosure;

[043] Fig. 6 is a schematic illustration of a sensor attached to or integrated with the door top anchor, according to embodiments of the disclosure;

[044] Fig. 7 is a schematic illustration of the door anchor apparatus connected to an exercise device connector, according to embodiments of the disclosure; [045] Fig. 8 is a schematic illustration of the door anchor apparatus with the door block located adjacent the bottom end of the door, according to embodiments of the disclosure;

[046] Fig. 9 is a schematic illustration of the door anchor apparatus as it is assembled onto an open door, viewed from the side of the door that is opposite the user, according to embodiments of the disclosure;

[047] Fig. 10 is a schematic illustration of the door anchor apparatus as it is assembled onto an open door, viewed from the side of the door that is adjacent the user, according to embodiments of the disclosure;

[048] Fig. 11 is a schematic illustration of the door anchor apparatus assembled onto a closed door, viewed from the side of the door that is adjacent the user, according to embodiments of the disclosure;

[049] Fig. 12 is a schematic illustration of a side view of the door anchor apparatus assembled onto a closed hinged door while a user is using the door anchor for exercising from the opening side of the door, according to embodiments of the disclosure;

[050] Fig. 13 is a schematic illustration of a side view of the door anchor apparatus assembled onto a closed hinged door while a user is using the door anchor for exercising from the closing side of the door, according to embodiments of the disclosure;

[051] Figs. 14-15 are schematic illustrations of the door anchor apparatus assembled onto a closed and open hinged door, respectively, for use as a hanger, according to embodiments of the disclosure;

[052] Fig. 16 is a schematic illustration of a side-strap apparatus, according to embodiments of the disclosure;

[053] Fig. 17 is a schematic illustration of the side-strap apparatus attached to the door anchor apparatus, for positioning the side-strap over a door with hinges on the left side, for a user that is located at the closing side of the door, according to embodiments of the disclosure;

[054] Fig. 18 is a schematic illustration of the side-strap apparatus attached to the door anchor apparatus, for positioning the side-strap over a door with hinges on the right side, for a user that is located at the closing side of the door, according to embodiments of the disclosure;

[055] Fig. 19 is a schematic illustration of the side-strap apparatus attached to the door anchor apparatus, for positioning the side-strap over a door with hinges on the left side, for a user that is located at the closing side of the door, including a mechanism for changing direction of the side-strap with respect to the door anchor, according to embodiments of the disclosure;

[056] Fig. 20 is a schematic illustration of the side-strap apparatus attached to the door anchor apparatus, for positioning the side-strap over a door with hinges on the right side, for a user that is located at the closing side of the door, including a mechanism for changing direction of the side-strap with respect to the door anchor, according to embodiments of the disclosure;

[057] Fig. 21 is a schematic illustration of the side-strap apparatus as it is assembled onto an open door, viewed from the side of the door that is opposite the user, according to embodiments of the disclosure;

[058] Fig. 22 is a schematic illustration of the side-strap apparatus as it is assembled onto a closed door, viewed from the side of the door that is adjacent the user, according to embodiments of the disclosure;

[059] Fig. 23 is a schematic illustration of the side-strap apparatus as it is assembled onto an open door, while an exercising device is pulled by a user from the closing side of the door, according to embodiments of the disclosure;

[060] Fig. 24 is a schematic illustration of the side-strap apparatus as it is assembled onto an open door, viewed from the side of the door that is adjacent the user, while an exercising device is pulled by a user from the closing side of the door, according to embodiments of the disclosure;

[061] Fig. 25 is a flow chart illustrating a method for assembling a door anchor apparatus onto a door, according to embodiments of the disclosure; and

[062] Fig. 26 is a flow chart illustrating another method for assembling a door anchor apparatus onto a door, according to embodiments of the disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[063] The present disclosure provides a safe and simple apparatus for hanging weighted items onto a top end of a door, typically, a hinged door, and method of assembly thereof. The apparatus of the present disclosure provides a secure and stable attachment between a door anchor or door hanger and a door, while preventing harm to a user. In some embodiment, a user may use the apparatus to hang items, e.g., an exercising device, onto a door. In case of a hinged door, the door may be in an open or closed state. A closed state may include the door shut against the door frame, as well as the door being shut and locked. An open state may include the door being held by its hinges at any non -zero angle with respect to the door frame. When a user is pulling onto current door hangers, which are only attached to the top end of a hinged door, if the door is not locked, let along closed, current door hangers along with the items attached to them, could forcefully detach from the door, and might cause the door hanger and/or the hung item to fall and hit the user. This is highly dangerous. Accordingly, the door anchor apparatus of the present disclosure provides a safe and secure manner of hanging items onto a top end of a door while ensuring the door anchor apparatus will not detach from the door, regardless of the door's state, thereby avoiding harm to the user.

[064] In some embodiments, the weight of items that may be hung onto the door anchor of the present disclosure is naturally restricted by the sturdiness of the door's plate, the door's hinges, and the door's latch and locking elements, as well as the strength of the door's support beams and walls surrounding the door.

[065] In some embodiments, the apparatus may comprise a door anchor apparatus, which may include a strap configured to be wrapped around the door along the door's longitudinal axis; a door top anchor that may be configured to enable attachment and hanging of items onto the door via the door top anchor; and a door block that may be configured to prevent disconnection of the door top anchor, thereby providing safety to the door anchor apparatus. [066] In some embodiments, the door anchor apparatus may comprise a safety side-strap, which may be configured to provide additional safety means for preventing disconnection of the door top anchor of the present disclosure, or of any other door anchor, away from the door, which could cause serious damage to a user using a door anchor. The safety side-strap may be configured to be wrapped around a top comer of a door, where the hinges of a hinged door are located, while being connected to the door anchor from both ends of the side-strap, to create a loop around the top hinged comer of the door. Thus, the safety side-strap may prevent the door top anchor (or any other door anchor) from sliding sideways along the top end of the door and thus prevent the door anchor from reaching the open, non-hinged side of the door, which might cause the door anchor and any item attached to it (e.g., an exercising device) to forcefully detach from the door and hit the user, if and when the door is opened.

[067] In some embodiments, the safety side-strap may be a stand-alone device and need not be an integral part of the door anchor apparatus of the present disclosure. [068] Fig. 1 is a schematic illustration of a door anchor apparatus including a door block and a door top anchor, according to embodiments of the disclosure. In some embodiments, door anchor apparatus 100 may comprise a connecting strap 102, which is connected on one end to a door top anchor 104 and on the opposite end to a door block 106. Connecting strap 102 may be configured to be wrapped around at least a first side of the door, along the door's longitudinal axis, or the door’s height, while door top anchor 104 may be located at the top end of the second side of the door, and further while the door block 106 is configured to be located at the bottom end of the second side of the door. In some embodiments, door top anchor 104 may be configured to hang items onto a top end of the door, while door block 106 may be configured to prevent disconnection or detachment of door top anchor 104 from the door.

[069] In some embodiments, the length of the connecting strap 102 may be at least the height of a specific door plate with the addition of two times the thickness of the door plate, to enable door top anchor 104 and door block 106 to be located on the same side of the door (at the top and bottom ends of the door, respectively), while wrapping strap 102 onto the opposite side of the door.

[070] In some embodiments, connecting strap 102 may comprise a length adjustment mechanism 108, which may be configured to accommodate the length of connecting strap 102 to different doors of different height. That is, in case a length adjustment mechanism 108 is implemented as part of connecting strap 102, the length of connecting strap 102 may be significantly longer than the minimal length, e.g., several meters long, and may be adjusted, either shortened or lengthened, per the height requirements of substantially any door.

[071] In some embodiments, length adjustment mechanism 108 may comprise, for example, at least one tri-ladder buckle system, similar to a system used to adjust the length of a duffle bag shoulder strap. In other embodiments, any suitable alternative system may be used to adjust the length of connecting strap 102, for example, a tie down cam buckle strap, a ratchet strap, or any other length adjusting mechanism.

[072] Fig. 2 is a schematic illustration of the door block prior to assembly thereof, according to embodiments of the disclosure. In some embodiments, door block 106 may be connected to the end of connecting strap 102 via at least one ready-made or pre-stitched connecting loop 116, e.g., stitched along stitches 126, through which door block 106 may be inserted, as illustrated in Fig. 3. In some embodiments, door block 106 may be placed onto a surface adjacent a botom end of a hinged door. The surface may be a floor above which the hinged door is installed.

[073] In some embodiments, door block 106 may be of substantially any shape, as long as its size, e.g., its diameter or its diagonal is larger than the vertical distance or vertical space 136 (illustrated in Fig. 12) that is present between the surface, e.g., the floor, and the botom end of the door being used. According to the schematic illustrations, the shape of door block 106 is of a cylinder, though other shapes may be used, as long as the size is large enough to avoid passage of the door block 106, and thus of connecting strap 102 atached to door block 106, through space 136 that is present between the floor and the botom end of the door located above it.

[074] The size of door block 106 is important to prevent door block 106 from sliding under the door via the vertical distance between the floor and the door's botom end, when door block 106 is pulled by a user. For example, door block 106 may be pulled by a user located at the side of the door where door block 106 is. The user may pull door block 106 via connecting strap 102, e.g., during an exercise session, in case an exercising device, which may be connected to and hung via door top anchor 104, is pulled by the user. Door block 106 acts as a wedge and may prevent disconnection or detachment of door top anchor 104 from the door, by maintaining the position of door block 106 with respect to the door, which leads to substantially maintaining position of door top anchor 104 with respect to the door, regardless of the door’s state. When a user pulls onto door top anchor 104, regardless of the door’s open or closed state, the user in fact pulls door block 106 against the door via pull of connecting strap 102. As long as the door is sturdy and strong, the door should withstand such pulling force during which door block 106 is pulled against the door but does not move past the door due to its size, thereby providing a safe and secure use of door anchor apparatus 100.

[075] In some embodiments, door block 106 may be made of a non-deformable, solid or semi-solid material, e.g., plastic, metal, and so on. In some embodiments, the rigidity of door block 106 should be sufficient to prevent it from changing its shape due to a pulling force, to ensure door block 106 does not slide under the door and does not pass through the distance between the floor and the botom end of the door to the other side of the door. In some embodiments, door block 106 may be covered or padded by a softer material to protect the floor and the door from scratches. In some embodiments, door block 106 may be covered with a relatively soft sponge or thick and smooth fabric. [076] In some embodiments, connecting strap 102 may be comprised of a substantially nonelastic material to prevent it from independently expanding and changing its length during usage. In some embodiments, connecting strap 102 may be made of a seat belt webbing, which is made of 100% polyester and has extreme tensile strength of about 3,000 to 6,000 lbs. In other embodiments, other materials with high tensile strength may be used.

[077] In some embodiments, the ends of connecting strap 102, whereby door block 106 is connected to one end, and door top anchor 104 is connected to the other end, should be made of a sufficiently thin yet highly tensile material, e.g., seat belt webbing, to enable passage of one end of the connecting strap 102 through the vertical space 136 (Fig. 12) between the floor and the bottom end of the door, while that end is connected to door block 106. In addition, width of the ends of connecting strap 102 should be thin such to not impede mechanical function of the hinged door, i.e., to enable it to be properly closed and locked, as it would have without presence of door anchor apparatus 100 onto the door.

[078] Fig. 4 is a schematic illustration of the door top anchor, according to embodiments of the disclosure. In some embodiments, door top anchor 104 may be connected to one end of connecting strap 102; the end of connecting strap 102 that is opposite the end to which door block 106 is connected to. In some embodiments, door top anchor 104 may comprise any shape and configuration that enables hanging an item, typically a weighted item, onto it. For example, door top anchor 104 may comprise at least one pre-made open loop stitched along stitches 124, which may be comprised of the same material as connecting strap 102 and may even be integral to connecting strap 102. In other embodiments, door top anchor 104 may comprise a hanging hook or any other suitable means to enable hanging items thereon and connecting a device of choice, such as an exercising device onto door top anchor 104. Optionally, door top anchor 104 may comprise or may be configured to connect a shackle, e.g., a carabiner clip, to it, whereby items, e.g., a bag or an exercising device such as TRX suspension straps, may be attached to door anchor apparatus 100 via the shackle.

[079] Reference is now made to Figs. 5-6, which schematically illustrate the door anchor apparatus with a sensor attached to or integrated with the door top anchor, and a sensor attached to or integrated with the door top anchor, according to embodiments of the disclosure. In some embodiments, door top anchor 104 may comprise a sensor 110, which may be attached to door top anchor 104 or may be integrated with door top anchor 104. Sensor 110 may be any type of sensor, e.g., a scale, a motion detection sensor, a tension detection sensor, and so on, which may be configured to detect user movements and measure and monitor exercise performance of a user, e.g., during a fitness training performed with exercise device(s) that may be connected to sensor 110 via door top anchor 104. The data measured and monitored by sensor 110 may be stored within a memory incorporated in sensor 110 or may be transmitted via a transmitter incorporated in sensor 110, to an external device. In some embodiments, the data collected by sensor 110 may be transferred, e.g., via Bluetooth, to a computerized device, e.g., a mobile phone or mobile computer, to be processed and analyzed by mobile applications, e.g., exercise and healthcare related applications. In case sensor 110 comprises a processor, that processor may be used to analyze the collected data such to later be transferred for further analysis and/or display.

[080] Fig. 7 is a schematic illustration of the door anchor apparatus connected to an exercise device connector, according to embodiments of the disclosure. In some embodiments, at least one connector, e.g., shackle 112, which may be, for example, a carabiner clip, may be used to connect any device, e.g., an exercise device 114, to door top anchor 104. Once assembled onto the door, door anchor apparatus 100 may enable a user to exercise by the attachment between the exercise device 114 and door top anchor 104 via carabiner clip 112.

[081] Fig. 8 is a schematic illustration of the door anchor apparatus with the door block located adjacent the bottom end of the door, according to embodiments of the disclosure. In some embodiments, in order to attach door anchor apparatus 100, door block 106 is positioned on one side of the door, typically the side of the hinged door 101 that faces the user. The end of connecting strap 102 at which door block 106 is connected, may be inserted beneath the door 101 via the space 136 (Fig. 12) that is present between the bottom end of the door 101 and the floor 103, after which connecting strap 102 is wrapped around the side of the door opposite door block 106, as illustrated in Fig. 9.

[082] Fig. 10 is a schematic illustration of the door anchor apparatus as it is assembled onto an open door, viewed from the side of the door that is adjacent the user, according to embodiments of the disclosure. According to some embodiments, after connecting strap 102 is wrapped and pulled along the longitudinal axis of the door, from the bottom end of the door to the top end, door top anchor 104 is positioned on the same side as where the door block 106 is positioned, while door block 106 is located at the bottom end of the door, and door top anchor is located at the top end of the door. That is, door block 106 is located on a bottom end of a first side of the door, the connecting strap 102 is pulled along a second side of the door, and door top anchor is placed onto the top end of the first side of the door. Optionally, as illustrated in Fig. 10, an exercise device, e.g., TRX suspension straps, may be attached to door top anchor 104, to be pulled by a user during an exercise or training session. [083] Fig. 11 illustrates the same exercise device illustrated in Fig. 10, with the door shut, such that a user may stand in front of the closed door, being on the side of the door that opens towards a user, which typically means the user is located within a closed room, so the user may begin exercising.

[084] Fig. 12 is a schematic illustration of a side view of the door anchor apparatus assembled onto a closed hinged door while a user is using the door anchor apparatus for exercising from the opening side of the door, according to embodiments of the disclosure. As illustrated in Fig. 12, a user 120 may be located on the opening side of the door 101, i.e., when the door 101 opens, it opens towards the user 120. For proper exercising, the door 101 is required to be shut, and preferably locked. The user 120 may then hold on to the exercise device 114 and pull onto exercise device 114. The pulling force would be exerted onto the door top anchor 104, which the exercise device is connected to, then onto connecting strap 102 and finally onto door block 106, which due to its size and location with respect to door 101, the connection strap 102 and door top anchor 104, enables pulling while avoiding detachment or disconnection of the door top anchor 104 off door 101, and further preventing detachment or disconnection of the exercise device 114 connected to door top anchor 104.

[085] Fig. 13 illustrates the door anchor apparatus as it is assembled onto a closed hinged door, when the user is using the door anchor apparatus for exercising from the closing side of the hinged door 101, according to embodiments of the disclosure. Accordingly, door anchor apparatus 100 may be used on either side of a door, typically, a hinged door.

[086] The door anchor apparatus 100 of the present disclosure uses the top end of the door 101, where the door top anchor 104 is located, as a ‘pulley’, such that downward pulling force applied by a user, e.g., via a weighted device attached to door top anchor 104, creates an upward pulling force of door block 106. This upward pulling force causes door block 106 to be continuously pulled against the bottom end of the door 101, such to be wedged against the bottom end of the door 101, regardless of door position or door state, to thereby assist in maintaining position of door top anchor 104 at the top end of the door 101.

[087] Accordingly, the door anchor apparatus 100 of the present disclosure provides vertical stability to the door top anchor 104, independently of the position or state of the door, e.g., when closed or open creating any non-zero angle between the door and the door frame. In preferred embodiments, highest safety and maximum stability provided by door anchor apparatus 100 of the present disclosure is achieved when the hinged door is firmly shut and preferably locked against the door frame. However, unlike current door anchors, door anchor apparatus 100 of the present disclosure provides high safety of use and prevents disconnection of the door anchor apparatus 100 off the door, even when the door is open.

[088] Some of the advantages of door anchor apparatus 100, specifically when used for attaching to door top anchor 104 an exercise device 114, e.g., TRX suspension straps, include: (i) Safety- if and when the door, which door anchor apparatus 100 is assembled onto, is suddenly opened during use of door anchor apparatus 100, the exercise device would stay connected to the door, and would not disconnect from the door, thereby avoiding damage to the user; (ii) Increase exercise motivation- door anchor apparatus 100 does not obstruct standard door function when assembled to the door, i.e., the door may be opened, closed and locked as usual. Thus, an exercise device may be kept attached to the door anchor apparatus 100 at all times, ready for use, rather than being kept away out of the user's sight, thereby increasing motivation of the user to engage in exercising; (iii) Ease of use- door anchor apparatus 100 is very simple and quick to assemble onto and disconnect from any door, specifically hinged doors; and (iv) Versatility- due to its light weight and length adjustment mechanism 108, door anchor apparatus 100 may be portable and may be assembled onto doors of substantially any height at any location, e.g., at home, in the office, or even at a hotel room while traveling.

[089] Figs. 14-15 are schematic illustrations of the door anchor apparatus assembled onto a closed and open hinged door, respectively, for use as a hanger, according to embodiments of the disclosure. In some embodiments, the door anchor apparatus 100 may be used as a simple hanger for items that are not exercise devices, such as a bag 122, a cloth item 124, or any other item. In some embodiments, door top anchor 104 may enable hanging items thereon via any type of shackle, e.g., a carabiner clip. When a cloth item 124 is hung onto door top anchor 104 via a cloth hanger, there is no need for the addition of a shackle and the cloth hanger may be inserted into the pre-made loop(s) of door top anchor 104.

[090] Fig. 16 is a schematic illustration of a side-strap apparatus, according to embodiments of the disclosure. In some embodiments, door anchor apparatus 100 may comprise the addition of a side-strap apparatus 200, configured to provide additional safety to door anchor apparatus 100, when assembled onto a hinged door. Side-strap apparatus 200 is configured to prevent sliding of door top anchor 104, off the top end of a side of the hinged door that is opposite the hinged side of the door, when a pulling force is applied onto the door anchor. Side-strap 200 is configured to thereby avoid damage to the user and prevent door top anchor 104 from forcefully hitting the user when pulled, e.g., during an exercising session, regardless of door position. In other embodiments, side-strap apparatus 200 may be a standalone device, which may be connected to substantially any type of door anchor to provide additional safety and prevent disconnection of the door anchor from the hinged door it is assembled onto.

[091] In some embodiments, even when the door is closed, in case the door anchor fails and disconnects from a connector that side-strap apparatus 200 is also attached to, e.g., a shackle, side-strap apparatus 200 physically prevents an item attached to that connector to fully disconnect from the door, since the item is connected to side-strap apparatus 200 via that connector. Accordingly, side-strap apparatus 200 prevents potential damage to the user and/or to the item.

[092] Side-strap apparatus 200 may comprise a side-strap 202 connected on one end to a door anchor connector 204 and connected on its other end to a device connector 206. Door anchor connector 204 may be configured to connect side-strap 202 to any type of door anchor, e.g., door anchor apparatus 100. Device connector 206 may typically be connected to an item hung onto a door anchor, e.g., door anchor apparatus 100, via a shackle, or any other connection means. In some embodiments, door anchor connector 204 and/or device connector 206 may comprise at least one pre-made or pre-stitched loops created by stitching side-strap 202 to itself, while creating an open loop. For example, device connector 206 may be created by stitching side-strap 202 to itself along stitches 226, while creating an open loop configured for connection to an item hung onto a door anchor.

[093] The maximum length of side-strap 202 may be approximately two times the width of a hinged door onto which it is assembled. The minimal length of side-strap 202 should be approximately 1.5 times the width of a hinged door onto which it is assembled, in order to ensure that the door anchor is substantially positioned at the center of the door, with respect to the transverse axis of the door, such to enable convenient use of the door anchor, e.g., for exercising, while further avoiding the door anchor from reaching beyond the width of the door when the door is open, i.e., to slip off the door.

[094] In some embodiments, side-strap apparatus 200 may comprise a length adjustment mechanism 208, which may be located along side-strap 202 and may be configured to accommodate the length of side-strap 202 to different doors of different widths. That is, in case a length adjustment mechanism 208 is implemented as part of side-strap 202, the length of side-strap 202 may be significantly longer than the minimal length, and may be adjusted, either shortened or lengthened, per the width of substantially any hinged door.

[095] In some embodiments, length adjustment mechanism 208 may be, for example, a triladder buckle system, similar to a system used to adjust the length of a duffle bag shoulder strap. In other embodiments, any suitable alternative system may be used to adjust the length of side-strap 202, for example, a tie down cam buckle strap, a ratchet strap, or any other length adjusting mechanism.

[096] In some embodiments, side-strap 202 may be made of a non-elastic material or a material with high tensile strength, which is thin enough to allow standard door function, i.e., that attachment of side-strap apparatus 200 onto a hinged door would not interfere with opening, closing, or locking that hinged door. For example, side-strap 2020 may be made of seat belt webbing, which is made of 100% polyester and has extreme tensile strength of about 3,000 to 6,000 lbs. In other embodiments, other materials with high tensile strength may be used.

[097] Figs. 17-18 are schematic illustrations of the side-strap apparatus attached to the door anchor apparatus, for positioning the side-strap over a door with hinges on the left side, and over a door with hinges on the right side, respectively, for a user that is located at the closing side of the door, according to embodiments of the disclosure. In some embodiments, door anchor connector 204 may comprise at least one pre-made loop, e.g., of the same material and preferably integral to side-strap 202. For example, side-strap 202 may be stitched to itself to create at least one loop operating as door anchor connector 204. Door anchor connector 204 may be connected to a door anchor, e.g., door anchor apparatus 100, e.g., by sliding door anchor connector 204 along the strap of the door anchor, e.g., along connecting strap 102. Typically, door anchor connector 204 should be located on the side of the door that is opposite the side where the door anchor is positioned. For example, if the door anchor is located on the closing side of the door 101, such that the door is opened towards the user, door anchor connector 204 should be positioned behind door 101 opposite the side of the user. In case door anchor apparatus 100 is used, door anchor connector 204 should be located along connecting strap 102 on the side of the door where connecting strap 102 is located, opposite the side of the door where door top anchor 104 and door block 106 are positioned. In some embodiments, door anchor connector 204 may be located close to the top end of the door. [098] When a user stands behind a door, such that the door opens towards the user and closes away from the user, in case the hinges of the door are located to the left of the user, door anchor connector 204 is attached to the door anchor as illustrated in Fig. 17. Whereas, in case the hinges of the door are located to the right of the user, door anchor connector 204 is attached to the door anchor as illustrated in Fig. 18. That is, a user should change position of door anchor connector 204 with respect to location of the hinges of door 101. In some embodiments, door anchor connector 204 may be rotated around connecting strap 102 to change door anchor connector 204 with respect to connecting strap 102, and thus with respect to the side of door 101 where the hinges are present, such that side-strap apparatus 200 would be wrapped around a top comer of a hinged door 101, from the hinges side. In other embodiments, side strap apparatus may be separated from connecting strap 102 and then be re-threaded along connecting strap 102, to be repositioned per the proper side of the hinged door comer.

[099] Figs. 19-20 are schematic illustrations of the side-strap apparatus attached to the door anchor apparatus, for positioning the side-strap over a door with hinges on the left side, and over a door with hinges on the right side, respectively, for a user that is located at the closing side of the door, including a mechanism for changing direction of the side-strap with respect to the door anchor, according to embodiments of the disclosure. In some embodiments, sidestrap apparatus 200 may comprise a direction-change mechanism 210, which may enable a user to easily change the position of door anchor connector 204 with respect to the door anchor, e.g., with respect to connecting strap 102. For example, direction-change mechanism 210 may comprise a screw inserted into a nut, whereby the screw may be rotated within the nut to allow a change of position of door anchor connector 204 according to the side of the hinges of the hinged door. Direction-change mechanism 210 may be advantageous for exercise instructors, who typically travel to different homes or offices carrying such sidestrap apparatus 200 and need to accommodate assembly or installation of side-strap apparatus 200 to any door.

[100] Fig. 21 is a schematic illustration ofthe side-strap apparatus as it is assembled onto an open door, viewed from the side of the door that is opposite the user, according to embodiments of the disclosure. As can be seen from Fig. 21, side-strap 202 comprises on one of its two ends door anchor connector 204. Door anchor connector 204 may be connected to connecting strap 102 from the side opposite to where the door top anchor 104 is located. In case door anchor connector 204 includes at least one loop, connecting strap 102 may be threaded through the loop, such that door anchor connector 204 is positioned adjacent to the top end of door 101.

[101] As illustrated in Fig. 22, which schematically illustrate the side-strap apparatus as it is assembled onto a closed door, viewed from the side of the user, according to embodiments of the disclosure, the other end of side-strap 202 may comprise device connector 206. In some embodiments, device connector 206 may also comprise at least one pre-made loop, e.g., of the same material and preferably integral to side-strap 202. For example, side-strap 202 may be stitched to itself along stitches 226, to create a loop operating as device connector 206. Device connector 206 may be connected to door top anchor 104 via a connector, e.g., a shackle 112, such as a carabiner clip.

[102] In some embodiments, a first end of side-strap apparatus 200, i.e., door anchor connector 204, is connected to connecting strap 102 on one side of hinged door 101, and a second end of side-strap apparatus 200, i.e., device connector 206, is connected to door anchor top 104 on the opposite side of door 101. Accordingly, side-strap 202 is wrapped around the top hinges side of door 101, from one side of door 101 to the other side of door 101. When a user pulls onto door top anchor 104, e.g., via an exercise device 114 that is connected to door top anchor 104, towards any direction, side-strap apparatus 200 prevents door top anchor 104 to slide along the top end of door 101 and off door 101, since side -strap apparatus 200 fixates door top anchor 104 to the top comer of hinged side of door 101.

[103] Figs. 23-24 are schematic illustrations of the side-strap apparatus as it is assembled onto an open door, while an exercising device is pulled by a user from the closing side of the door, as viewed from the door side opposite the user, and as viewed from the door side of the user, respectively, according to embodiments of the disclosure. As can be seen in Figs. 23-24, a user may apply a pulling force 220 onto door top anchor 104, e.g., via pulling of an exercise device 114 that is attached to door top anchor 104, for example, during an exercising session. Accordingly, the pulling force 220 may then be applied onto door anchor connector 204, via the connector 112, which may be a shackle, e.g., a carabiner clip. Once door anchor connector 204 is pulled, since door anchor connector 204 is connected to side-strap 202, which is wrapped around the top comer of door 101, at its hinges side, side-strap 202 ensures that door anchor connector 204 as well as door top anchor 104 do not slide off door 101. Side-strap 202 keeps door top anchor 104 connected to door 101, since it is looped around the top comer of door 101. As long as door 101 is sturdy and is well connected to its door frame via the hinges, it should withstand the pulling force applied by a user. [104] In some embodiments, door top anchor 104 is connected to shackle 112 as is door anchor connector 204. Thus, pulling on door top anchor 104 causes pulling on door anchor connector 204. Since door anchor connector 204 is connected to side-strap 202, which encircles the top comer of door 101 at the hinged side and prevents disconnection of door anchor connector 204 from door 101, side-strap 202 also prevent disconnection of door anchor connector 204 from door 101.

[105] In some embodiments, side-strap 202 may be wrapped around the comer of door 101, at the hinged side of door 101, while being inserted between the hinges.

[106] In some embodiments, device connector 206 may be connected to the hinged side of door 101, without being connected to shackle 112. In other embodiments, device connector 206 may be connected to door top anchor 104 directly, without use of shackle 112, e.g., by implementing a shackle as an integral part of device connector 206.

[107] Fig. 25 is a flow chart illustrating a method for assembling a door anchor apparatus onto a hinged door, for safely hanging items onto the hinged door, according to embodiments of the disclosure. In some embodiments, method 2500 comprises operation 2502, which comprises providing a door anchor apparatus, whereby the door anchor apparatus comprises: a connecting strap comprising a first end and a second end; a door block connected to the first end of the connecting strap, the door block configured to be positioned on a surface adjacent a bottom end of a hinged door, wherein the door block is configured to prevent passage of the connecting strap through a space that is between the surface and the bottom end of the hinged door; and a door top anchor connected to the second end of the connecting strap, the door top anchor configured to be positioned at a top end of the hinged door for hanging an item thereon.

[108] In some embodiments, method 2500 may comprise operation 2504, which comprises placing the door block at a first side of the hinged door. In some embodiments, method 2500 may further comprise operation 2506 comprising threading the connecting strap beneath the space between the surface and the bottom end of the hinged door to a second side, opposite the first side of the hinged door.

[109] In some embodiments, method 2500 may comprise operation 2508 comprising wrapping the connecting strap around the second side of the hinged door from the bottom end of the hinged door to the top end of the hinged door. In some embodiments, method 2500 may comprise operation 2510 comprising placing the door top anchor at the top end of the first side of the hinged door. [110] In some embodiments, method 2500 may further comprise connecting one or more exercise devices to the door top anchor directly or via at least one connector.

[111] In some embodiments, pulling onto the exercise device(s) causes pulling of the door block against the bottom end of the hinged door, thereby preventing disconnection of the door top anchor off the hinged door.

[112] Fig. 26 is a flow chart illustrating another method for assembling a door anchor apparatus onto a hinged door, for safely hanging items onto the hinged door, according to embodiments of the disclosure. Method 2600 may be similar to method 2500, with the addition of the following operations: operation 2602 comprising providing a side-strap apparatus, the side-strap apparatus comprising: a side-strap with a first end and a second end; a door anchor connector connected to the first end of the side-strap; and a device connector connected to the second end of the side-strap.

[113] In some embodiments, method 2600 may further comprise operation 2604, which may comprise connecting the door anchor connector to the connecting strap to be positioned on the first side of the hinged door.

[114] In some embodiments, method 2606 may further comprise operation 2606 comprising wrapping the side-strap around a comer of the hinged door, at the hinges side. In some embodiments, method 2600 may comprise operation 2608, which may comprise connecting the device connector to the door top anchor or to at least one connector attached to the door top anchor, to be positioned on the first side of the hinged door.

[115] In some embodiments, method 2600 may comprise connecting one or more exercise devices to the door top anchor directly or via a connector.

[116] In some embodiments, pulling onto the exercise device(s) causes pulling of the door block against the bottom end of the hinged door, and further causes pulling of the side-strap against the comer of the hinged door, which prevent disconnection of the door top anchor off the hinged door.

[117] In some embodiments, operations 2602 to 2608 may be implemented without connecting the side-strap apparatus to the door anchor apparatus 100 of the present disclosure, but rather by connecting the side-strap apparatus to any door anchor or door hanger. [118] It should be appreciated that the above described methods and apparatus may be varied in many ways, including omitting or adding elements or steps, changing the order of steps and the type of devices used. It should be appreciated that different features may be combined in different ways. In particular, not all the features shown above in a particular embodiment are necessary in every embodiment of the disclosure. Further combinations of the above features are also considered to be within the scope of some embodiments of the disclosure.

[119] It will be appreciated by persons skilled in the art that the present disclosure is not limited to what has been particularly shown and described hereinabove. Rather the scope of the present disclosure is defined only by the claims, which follow.

Claims

CLAIMS What is claimed is:

1. A door anchor apparatus for safely hanging items onto a hinged door, said door anchor apparatus comprising: a connecting strap comprising a first end and a second end; a door block connected to the first end of the connecting strap, the door block configured to be positioned on a surface adjacent a bottom end of a hinged door, wherein the door block is configured to prevent passage of the connecting strap through a space that is between the surface and the bottom end of the hinged door; and a door top anchor connected to the second end of the connecting strap, the door top anchor configured to be positioned at a top end of the hinged door for hanging an item thereon; wherein the door block is configured to be positioned on a first side of the hinged door, and the connecting strap is configured to be wrapped along the opposite-second side of the hinged door from the bottom end of the hinged door to the top end of the hinged door, such that the door top anchor is positioned on the first side of the hinged door.

2. The door anchor apparatus of claim 1, wherein the surface is a floor above which the hinged door is assembled.

3. The door anchor apparatus of claim 1, wherein the size of the door block is larger than the space between the surface and the bottom end of the hinged door, to prevent passage of the door block and thus of connecting strap through the space.

4. The door anchor apparatus of claim 1, wherein the door block is made of a non- deformable material.

5. The door anchor apparatus of claim 1, wherein the door block comprises at least one loop created from the first end of the connecting strap, into which a non-deformable material is inserted, at a size larger than the space between the surface and the bottom end of the hinged door.

6. The door anchor apparatus of claim 1, wherein the connecting strap is made of a material of high tensile strength.

7. The door anchor apparatus of claim 1, wherein the connecting strap is made of a seat belt webbing.

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8. The door anchor apparatus of claim 1, wherein the door top anchor is comprised of at least one loop created from the second end of the connecting strap.

9. The door anchor apparatus of claim 1, wherein the door top anchor is configured to enable attachment of at least one connector, said connector configured for attachment of an item to the door anchor.

10. The door anchor apparatus of claim 9, wherein the at least one connector is a shackle.

11. The door anchor apparatus of claim 10, wherein the shackle is a carabiner clip.

12. The door anchor apparatus of claim 1, wherein the item is an exercise device configured to be attached to the door top anchor.

13. The door anchor apparatus of claim 9, wherein the item is an exercise device configured to be attached to the door top anchor via the at least one connector.

14. The door anchor apparatus of any one of claims 12 or 13, wherein pulling onto the exercise device causes pulling of the door block against the bottom end of the hinged door, which prevents disconnection of the door top anchor off the hinged door.

15. A door anchor apparatus for safely hanging items onto a hinged door, said door anchor apparatus comprising: a connecting strap comprising a first end and a second end; a door block connected to the first end of the connecting strap, the door block configured to be positioned on a surface adjacent a bottom end of a hinged door, wherein the door block is configured to prevent passage of the connecting strap through a space that is between the surface and the bottom end of the hinged door; a door top anchor connected to the second end of the connecting strap, the door top anchor configured to be positioned at a top end of the hinged door for hanging an item thereon; wherein the door block is configured to be positioned on a first side of the hinged door, and the connecting strap is configured to be wrapped along the opposite second side of the hinged door from the bottom end of the hinged door to the top end of the hinged door, such that the door top anchor is positioned on the first side of the hinged door; and a side-strap apparatus, said side-strap apparatus comprising: a side-strap with a first end and a second end; a door anchor connector connected to the first end of the side-strap; and a device connector connected to the second end of the side-strap; wherein the door anchor connector is configured to be attached to the connecting strap on the opposite second side of the hinged door adjacent the top end of the hinged door, and the device connector is configured to be attached to the door top anchor or to at least one connector attached to the door top anchor, while the side-strap is wrapped around a comer of the hinged door, at the side of the door’s hinges.

16. The door anchor apparatus of claim 15, wherein the connecting strap and the side -strap are made of a material of high tensile strength.

17. The door anchor apparatus of claim 15, wherein the connecting strap and the side -strap are made of a seat belt webbing.

18. The door anchor apparatus of claim 15, wherein the surface is a floor above which the hinged door is assembled.

19. The door anchor apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the size of the door block is larger than the space between the surface and the bottom end of the hinged door, to prevent passage of the door block and thus of connecting strap through the space.

20. The door anchor apparatus of claim 15, wherein the door block is made of a non- deformable material.

21. The door anchor apparatus of claim 15, wherein the door block comprises at least one loop created from the first end of the connecting strap, into which a non-deformable material is inserted, the door lock being at a size larger than the space between the surface and the bottom end of the hinged door.

22. The door anchor apparatus of claim 15, wherein the door top anchor is comprised of at least one loop created from the second end of the connecting strap.

23. The door anchor apparatus of claim 15, wherein the at least one connector is a shackle.

24. The door anchor apparatus of claim 23, wherein the shackle is a carabiner clip.

25. The door anchor apparatus of claim 15, wherein the item is an exercise device configured to be attached to the door top anchor.

26. The door anchor apparatus of claim 15, wherein the item is an exercise device configured to be attached to the door top anchor via the at least one connector.

27. The door anchor apparatus of claims 25 or 26, wherein pulling onto the exercise device causes pulling of the door block against the bottom end of the hinged door, and further causes pulling of the side-strap against the comer of the hinged door, which prevents disconnection of the door top anchor off the hinged door.

28. A side-strap apparatus for safely hanging items onto a hinged door, said side-strap apparatus comprising: a side-strap with a first end and a second end; a door anchor connector connected to the first end of the side-strap; and a device connector connected to the second end of the side-strap; wherein the door anchor connector is configured to be attached to a door anchor on one side of the hinged door adjacent the top end of the hinged door, and the device connector is configured to be attached to a door anchor or to a connector attached to a door anchor on the opposite side of the hinged door, while the side-strap is wrapped around a comer of the hinged door, at the side of the door’s hinges.

29. The side-strap apparatus of claim 28, wherein the side-strap is made of a material of high tensile strength.

30. The side-strap apparatus of claim 28, wherein the side-strap is made of a seat belt webbing.

31. The side-strap apparatus of claim 28, wherein an exercise device is configured to be attached to the side -strap apparatus.

32. The side-strap apparatus of claim 31, wherein pulling onto the exercise device causes pulling of the side-strap against the comer of the hinged door, which prevents disconnection of the door top anchor off the hinged door.

33. A method for assembling a door anchor apparatus onto a hinged door for safely hanging items onto the hinged door, said method comprising: providing a door anchor apparatus comprising: a connecting strap comprising a first end and a second end; a door block connected to the first end of the connecting strap, the door block configured to be positioned on a surface adjacent a bottom end of a hinged door, wherein the door block is configured to prevent passage of the connecting strap through a space that is between the surface and the bottom end of the hinged door; and a door top anchor connected to the second end of the connecting strap, the door top anchor configured to be positioned at a top end of the hinged door for hanging an item thereon; placing the door block on a first side of the hinged door;

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34. The method of claim 33, further comprising providing a side-strap apparatus, said sidestrap apparatus comprising: a side-strap with a first end and a second end; a door anchor connector connected to the first end of the side-strap; and a device connector connected to the second end of the side-strap; wherein, the method further comprising: connecting the door anchor connector to the connecting strap to be positioned on the first side of the hinged door; wrapping the side-strap around a comer of the hinged door, at the hinges side; and connecting the device connector to the door top anchor or to a connector attached to the door top anchor, to be positioned on the first side of the hinged door.

35. The method of claim 33, further comprising connecting exercise devices to the door top anchor directly or via at least one connector.

36. The method of claim 34, further comprising connecting exercise devices to the door top anchor directly or via at least one connector.

37. The method of claim 35, wherein pulling onto the exercise device causes pulling of the door block against the bottom end of the hinged door, thereby preventing disconnection of the door top anchor off the hinged door.

38. The method of claim 36, wherein pulling onto the exercise device causes pulling of the door block against the bottom end of the hinged door, and further causes pulling of the side-strap against the comer of the hinged door, which prevent disconnection of the door top anchor off the hinged door.

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