A portable self - contained exercise machine kit is compact and hand transportable. The kit when collapsed forms a rectangular configuration. The kit when assembled comprises a base member, a stanchion member and an exercise arm for performing upper and lower body exercises. The exercise arm is attached to the stanchion. An elongated handle is attached to the exercise arm and a bench member for attachment to the base is also provided in the kit.
This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Ser. No. 669,680 filed Nov. 9, 1984, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,618,144 which is incorporated herein in its entirety.
The exercise apparatus includes a rectangular base member and a horizontal planar top member situated thereabove. The top member is engaged to a horizontally pivotable head portion of a telescoping, vertical support member which extends upwardly from the base member and includes on the top telescoping portion a radial flange extending laterally outwardly therefrom in an area beneath the horizontal top member. The horizontal top member includes a slidable planar element engaged thereto which seats against one end of a tensioning spring engaged therebeneath, the other end of the spring being slidably engaged to the radial flange.
A portable, multi-configurable exercising device which allows a full range of exercises to be performed in correct fashion on a compact, light-weight apparatus. All components are contained in a case which reconfigures in such a way as to form an exercise platform. Several components are adjustably attachable to the platform via a fastening device thereby creating multiple embodiments and allowing the performance of many exercises.
A portable exercise apparatus for push-ups and body presses. Longitudinal adjustments accommodate a wide range of physical dimensions of users, and multiple lateral adjustments allow a wide range of lateral adjustments in a compact space. Independently adjustable foot and hand supports allow the user to select a longitudinally or laterally inclined attitude for the user's body during an exercise routine.
A portable device that assists exercisers who do pushups or use free weights through the difficult portion of the exercise motion, so as to allow exercisers to obtain better results more efficiently: Upper and lower surfaces, a force-generating device and a force-transferring device cooperate to transfer a selected amount of upward force to an exerciser's body (in the case of pushups) or a barbell (in the case of free-weight exercise) through a predetermined portion of the exercise motion. Thus, this device allows an exerciser to combine the benefits of variable-resistance exercise machines with the benefits of pushups and free-weight exercise. Also, exercisers not strong enough to do pushups will be able to do them with this device, other exercisers will be able to obtain better results doing pushups, and all exercisers will be able to perform back exercises with the same device, and then fold up the device into a compact briefcase size and shape for travel or storage.
A biasing element for an exercising machine is provided where one end of the biasing element is removably disposed on a lever arm of the exercising machine and the opposite end of the biasing element is disposed on a fixed support member of the exercising machine. The biasing element provides resistance to the movement of the lever arm in the plane of motion wherein the biasing element comprises at least one elastomeric band and a containing member to provide a bight on the ends of the biasing element for disposing on the respective portions of the machine. The biasing element may also have end members or support members placed within the bights. The biasing element, the containing member and the end members or support members may be initially separate and separable such that in the event of damage to any one of said members it may readily be replaced with another such elastomeric band element.
