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Portable exercise apparatusPortable exercise apparatus description/claimsThe Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20070173383, Portable exercise apparatus. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION [0001]This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/762,150, filed Jan. 25, 2006, in the names of Aaron Feigenbaum and Kurt Dasbach. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002]1. Field of the Invention [0003]This invention relates to an exercise apparatus and is directed more particularly to such an apparatus which, when not in use, can be disposed in a compact condition in a very small space, such as a pocket of a suit case or carry bag. To use, the apparatus can be easily and quickly mounted on any available anchoring structure, such as a door. [0004]2. Description of the Prior Art [0005]Most exercise devices in use today, other than treadmills and bicycle type machines, are large machines mounted on a floor and provided with weights connected to wires which, in turn, are connected to machine parts movable by a body portion of a user. The user urges a body part against a body part receiver to move the receiver against a weight, the weight generally being selectable. Such devices are clearly not of a portable nature. [0006]Because of the inability of many people to attend a gymnasium or health club on a regular basis, it has become common to provide machines for use at home, the machines being adapted to be operated in a variety of ways to affect various muscle groups. However, such machines are quite large by home standards and many homes simply do not have room for one or more such machines and, of course, such home machines do nothing to help the travelers or persons required to spend many hours per day in an office setting. [0007]Accordingly, there is a need for an exercise device which can be used in an office, hotel room, home, or the like, which is very portable, that is, adapted to be packed in a suitcase, or "carry" bag, and still leave room for the usual necessities, and which is inexpensive. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0008]An object of the invention is, therefore, to provide an exercise apparatus which is sufficiently portable to be carried in almost any travel bag, is quite inexpensive, and is adapted for use at home, in an office, and in a hotel, or the like. [0009]With the above and other objects in view, a feature of the present invention is the provision of an exercise apparatus comprising an elongated strap provided with a fastener device proximate a first end thereof for connection to a selected portion of the strap to form a closed loop of the strap, a grip member adapted for attachment to the strap and slidable along the strap, a support strip connected at a first end thereof to the strap and having nearer a second end thereof a connector portion, and a mounting member connected to the connector portion of the support strip, the mounting member defining a body of greater thickness than the support strip. [0010]In accordance with a further feature of the invention, there is provided an exercise apparatus comprising an elongated strap provided with a fastener device proximate a first end thereof for connection to a selected portion of the strap to form a closed loop of the strap, a grip member adapted for attachment to the strap, a support strip fixed at a first end thereof to the strap and having at a second end thereof a connector portion, and a mounting member fixed to the connector portion of the support strip, the mounting member defining a body of greater thickness than the support strip. [0011]In accordance with a still further feature of the invention, there is provided an exercise apparatus comprising first and second elongated straps, each provided with a fastener device proximate a first end thereof for connection to a selected portion of the strap to form a closed loop of the strap, first and second grip members, each adapted for attachment to one of the straps, first and second support strips, each connected at a first end thereof to one of the straps and each having nearer a second end thereof a connector portion, and a mounting member connected to each of the connector portions of the support strips, the mounting members each defining a body of greater thickness than the support strips. [0012]The above and other features of the invention, including various novel details of construction and combinations of parts, will now be more particularly described with reference to the accompanying drawings and pointed out in the claims. It will be understood that the particular devices embodying the invention are shown by way of illustration only and not as limitations of the invention. The principles and features of this invention may be employed in various and numerous embodiments without departing from the scope of the invention. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS [0013]Reference is made to the accompanying drawings in which are shown illustrative embodiments of the invention, from which its novel features and advantages will be apparent. [0014]In the drawings: [0015]FIG. 1 is a generally planar view of one form of the apparatus components, each shown separately; [0016]FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a strap member of the apparatus formed in a loop configuration, and a grip member and a support strip attached thereto; [0017]FIG. 3 is a side view of one embodiment of a mounting member of the apparatus attached to the support strip and shown in place on a support structure shown in section; [0018]FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the apparatus in place for use, as seen from one side of a door on which the apparatus is mounted; [0019]FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the apparatus in place for use as seen from the other side of the door; [0020]FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the apparatus in use; Continue reading about Portable exercise apparatus... 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