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Exercise apparatus

Exercise apparatus description/claims

This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/930,616, which was filed on May 17, 2007 and entitled “GO! STICK.” The disclosure of this priority application (60/930,616) is hereby incorporated by reference into the present application in its entirety.

1. Field of the Invention

Embodiments of the invention generally relate to exercise equipment, and more particularly, to hand held exercise equipment.

2. Description of Related Art

In recent years personal fitness has become a priority for people of all ages. There are a number of commercially available diet and nutrition programs, memberships to athletic clubs, gyms, and other fitness facilities have steadily increased, and the market for personal exercise equipment is strong and continues to increase.

However, two significant challenges faced by the manufacturers of personal exercise equipment are first, the practicality of the equipment, and second, the effectiveness of the equipment. From a practicality standpoint the equipment should be easy to use in a work or home environment and should not take up an excessive amount of space. From an effectiveness standpoint, the equipment should provide a significant fitness benefit to the user when compared to the effort expended to use the equipment, which includes the setup of the equipment for each use and the effort or energy required to use the equipment.

Conventional exercise equipment traditionally fails to provide both a practical and an effective solution. Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a personal exercise apparatus or device that is both practical and effective.

Embodiments of the invention may generally provide a hand held personal exercise apparatus. The personal exercise apparatus generally includes an elongated frame member having at least two handles formed thereon that are configured to allow the user to hold and operate the apparatus. At least one terminating end of the frame member includes a rotatably mounted weight attachment device. The weight attachment device is generally configured to rotate around an axis, which may be an elongated central axis of the frame member. The personal exercise apparatus may further include a weight member releasably connected to the attachment device and configured to rotate around the axis of rotation for the attachment device.

Embodiments of the invention may further provide an exercise apparatus. The apparatus may include an elongated rod member, a plurality of cylindrically shaped handle members, each of the handle members having a circular cross sectional bore formed through a longitudinal axis thereof, and each of the plurality of cylindrically shaped handle members being positioned with the rod member traversing through the bore, at least one end portion fixedly attached to a terminating end of the rod member, a weight attachment member extending from the end portion, and a weight attached to the weight attachment member.

Embodiments of the invention may further provide an exercise apparatus. The apparatus may include an elongated frame member, at least two handle members adjacently positioned along the elongated frame member and rigidly attached thereto, an end cap rotatably mounted to a terminating end of the elongated frame member, a weight attachment member positioned on the end cap, and a weight member configured to be attached to the weight attachment member.

Embodiments of the invention may further provide an exercise apparatus. The exercise apparatus may include an elongated frame member manufactured from metal, reinforced fiberglass or plastic, or carbon fiber, at least two cylindrically shaped handle members adjacently positioned along the elongated frame member, the at least two handle members having a longitudinal bore formed there through that is configured to receive the elongated frame member therein, an end cap rotatably mounted to each terminating end of the elongated frame member, each end cap having an attachment member extending therefrom, and a soft weight member having a loop formed into a first end thereof, the loop being configured to removably attach to the attachment member.

The present disclosure is best understood from the following detailed description when read with the accompanying Figures. It is emphasized that, in accordance with the standard practice in the industry, various features are not drawn to scale. In fact, the dimensions of the various features may be arbitrarily increased or reduced for clarity of discussion, and as such, the invention is not intended to be limited to any particular size, scale, or ratio of elements illustrated.

FIG. 1 illustrates a side sectional view of a main body portion of an exemplary exercise apparatus of the invention;

FIG. 2 illustrates a perspective view of an exemplary exercise apparatus of the invention; and

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