US20120115684A1

US20120115684A1 - Pull-Up Bar

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Publication number: US20120115684A1
Application number: US12/941,275
Authority: US
Inventors: My Nguyen
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2010-11-08
Filing date: 2010-11-08
Publication date: 2012-05-10

Abstract

A pull up bar has a main bar formed as a main bar right member, a main bar left member, and a main bar middle member. The main bar is formed of metal tubular construction. A door support includes a door support left leg that has a door support left leg bend and a door support right leg that has a door support right leg bend. A main block connects between the door support left leg and a door support right leg. The main block is substantially parallel to the main bar. An angled bar has an angled bar right section and an angled bar left section. The angled bar right section is connected to the door support right leg, and the main bar right member is connected to the angled bar right section.

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to an exercise pull up bar.

DISCUSSION OF RELATED ART

A variety of pull-up bars can hang on doors and doorways. For example, the U.S. Pat. No. D297,957 to Gordon, issued Oct. 4, 1988 the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference, consists of a bar with two hooks that can hang over a door. Another example is the U.S. Pat. No. 3,915,452 to Winblad, issued Oct. 28, 1975 the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference, which is a portable device with horizontally elongated bearing members connected to an L-shaped frame that can be installed into a doorway.
A chin-up bar with opposed pincher members to clamp on an overhead support, such as a doorway, is shown in U.S. Pat. No. 5,776,033 to Brown, issued Jul. 7, 1998, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference. Similarly, a chin-up bar consisting of a rod with an interior tube and a pair of U-shaped extension bars is also designed to be mounted on a doorway as shown in the U.S. Pat. No. 6,179,748 to Barr, issued Jan. 30, 2001 the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference.
A last example is the U.S. Pat. No. 5,417,628 to Vanderbleek, issued May 23, 1995, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference, an exercise device that comprises two supports and a pair of contoured tubes of rigid material, all of which are used to hang from a doorway.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

A pull up bar has a main bar formed as a main bar right member, a main bar left member, and a main bar middle member. The main bar is formed of metal tubular construction. A door support includes a door support left leg that has a door support left leg bend and a door support right leg that has a door support right leg bend. A main block connects between the door support left leg and a door support right leg. The main block is substantially parallel to the main bar. An angled bar has an angled bar right section and an angled bar left section. The angled bar right section is connected to the door support right leg, and the main bar right member is connected to the angled bar right section.
An angled bar left section is connected to the door support left leg, and the main bar left member is connected to the angled bar left section. A short bar right section connects to the angled bar right section. A short bar left section is connected to the angled bar left section. A plurality of grips or mounted on the main bar. The main bar has a main bar right outside pad, a main bar left outside pad, a main bar right middle pad, a main bar left middle pad, a main bar right inside pad and a main bar left inside pad. Grips can be mounted on the angled bar including an angled bar right section outside grip, an angled bar left section outside grip, an angled bar right section inside grip, and an angled bar left section inside grip.
The pull up bar preferably includes a main block pad mounted on an inside surface of the main block. A plurality of openings provides interconnection by a plurality of connectors. A main bar left outside connector connects a main bar left member outside opening on the angled bar left section and aligning with an angled bar left section main bar outside opening to receive a main bar left outside connector. A right narrow portion formed on the main bar right member fits into a right socket of the main bar middle member, and further comprises a left narrow portion formed on the main bar left member fitting into a left socket of the main bar middle member.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is an exploded view of the present invention showing assembly of the device.

FIG. 2 is an assembled view of the present invention.

The following call out list of elements is useful in referencing the elements of the drawings.

30 Main Block
31 Main Block Pad
32 Door Support Left Leg
33 Door Support Right Leg
34 Door Support Left Grip
35 Door Support Right Grip
36 Door Support Left Leg Bend
37 Door Support Right Leg Bend
38 Main Block Left Connector
39 Main Block Right Connector
41 Main Bar Right Member
42 Main Bar Left Member
43 Main Bar Right Outside Pad
44 Main Bar Left Outside Pad
45 Main Bar Right Middle Pad
46 Main Bar Left Middle Pad
47 Main Bar Right Inside Pad
48 Main Bar Left Inside Pad
49 Main Bar Middle Member
51 Short Bar Right Section
52 Short Bar Left Section
53 Short Bar Right Grip
54 Short Bar Left Grip
55 Angled Bar Right Section
56 Angled Bar Left Section
57 Angled Bar Right Section Outside Grip
58 Angled Bar Left Section Outside Grip
158 Angled Bar Right Section Inside Grip
59 Angled Bar Left Section Inside Grip
91 Main Bar Right Outside Connector
92 Main Bar Left Outside Connector
93 Main Bar Right Inside Connector
94 Main Bar Left Inside Connector
95 Short Bar Right Section Outside Connector
96 Short Bar Left Section Outside Connector
97 Short Bar Right Section Inside Connector
98 Short Bar Left Section Inside Connector
101 Door Support Right Leg Top Opening
102 Door Support Left Leg Top Opening
103 Main Block Right Opening
104 Main Block Left Opening
105 Door Support Right Leg Bottom Opening
106 Door Support Left Leg Bottom Opening
107 Main Bar Right Member Inside Opening
108 Main Bar Left Member Inside Opening
109 Angled Bar Right Section Main Bar Inside Opening
110 Angled Bar Left Section Main Bar Inside Opening
111 Main Bar Right Member Outside Opening
112 Main Bar Left Member Outside Opening
113 Angled Bar Right Section Main Bar Outside Opening
114 Angled Bar Left Section Main Bar Outside Opening
115 Short Bar Right Section Outside Opening
116 Short Bar Left Section Outside Opening
117 Short Bar Right Section Inside Opening
118 Short Bar Left Section Inside Opening
119 Angled Bar Right Section Short Bar Outside Opening
120 Angled Bar Left Section Short Bar Outside Opening
121 Angled Bar Right Section Short Bar Inside Opening
122 Angled Bar Left Section Short Bar Inside Opening

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

According to the exploded view and assembly diagram of the first figure, namely FIG. 1, the various parts assemble together to form a frame that can be hung from a doorway allowing exercise by pulling up on various bars. A variety of openings can be threaded to receive connector such as bolts or screws. Nuts can be used in conjunction with bolts or screws. The handgrips are preferably foam or plastic. The handgrips can be formed as pads which fit around a surface of a member.
The door support is made of a pair of legs including a door support left leg 32 and a door support right leg 33. Each of the legs are bent approximately to a 90° angle. The door support left leg 32 has a door support left grip 34 and the door support right leg 33 has a door support right grip 35. The door support left leg bend 36 is a bent portion from the door support left leg 32. The door support right leg bend 37 is a bent portion from the door support right leg 33.
The main bar is made of a main bar right member 41, a main bar middle member 49 and a main bar left member 42. The main bar middle member receives each of the left and right main bar members. The main bar right member 41 has a narrow portion that fits inside of the main bar middle member. The main bar left member 42 similarly has a narrow portion that fits inside of the main bar middle member. The main bar left member 42 and the main bar right member 41 may have a plurality of threading, or groove and bayonet or other type of snap together construction. The three segments of the main bar can be of approximately similar length.
The main bar has a total of six grips to provide a variety of different exercise positions. The main bar has a main bar right outside pad 43, a main bar right middle pad 45, a main bar right inside pad 47, a main bar left outside pad 44, a main bar left middle pad 46, and a main bar left inside pad 48. The six grips are located in different places. The main bar right outside pad 43 is to the rightmost of the main bar right member 41 before a main bar right member outside opening 111. The main bar right middle pad 45 is located between the main bar right member outside opening 111 and the main bar right member inside opening 107. The main bar right inside pad 47 is located on the main bar middle member between the main bar left inside pad 48 and the main bar right member inside opening 107. The main bar left inside pad 48 is located on the main bar middle member between the main bar right inside pad 47 and the main bar left member inside opening 108. The main bar left middle pad 46 is located on the main bar left member 42 between the main bar left member outside opening 112 and the main bar left member inside opening 108.
The short bar is preferably bent downward slightly at the grip. The short bar has a left portion and a right portion and is discontinuous in the middle. The angled bar has a small angle that is less than 45° between an inside grip and an outside grip. The angled bar right section 55 has angled bar right section outside grip 57 and an angled bar right section inside grip 158. The angled bar left section 56 has an angled bar left section outside grip 58 and an angled bar left section inside grip 59. The short bars have a pair of handles also, being that the short bar right section has a short bar right grip 53 and the short bar left section has a short bar left grip 54.
The pair of angled bars also have handgrips. The angled bar right section 55 has an angled bar right section outside grip 57 located between the angled bar right section short bar outside opening 119 and the angled bar right section main bar outside opening 113. The angled bar left section inside grip 59 is located between the angled bar right section main bar inside opening 109 and the angled bar right section short bar inside opening 121. The angled bar left section 56 has an angled bar left section outside grip 58 located between an angled bar left section main bar outside opening 114 and an angled bar left section short bar outside opening 120. The angled bar left section 56 also has an angled bar right section inside grip 158 located between the angled bar left section main bar inside opening 110 and the angled bar left section short bar inside opening 122.
The main block 30 is preferably made as a tube of rectangular cross-section having a pair of end plastic caps. Any of the free openings can be and are preferably capped by rectangular or circular caps. The main block pad 31 is preferably rectangular shaped and mounted to the inside facing portion of the main block 30.

Assembly Instructions:

The main block pad 31 is oriented toward the device and mounted on the main block 30. The main block 30 has a pair of openings, namely a main block right opening 103 and a main block left opening 104. The main block right opening 103 receives a main block right connector 39. The main block left opening 104 receives a main block left connector 38. The main block right connector 39 and the main block left connector 38 pass through the openings and attach to a door support right leg top opening 101 and a door support left leg top opening 102. The securing of the connectors allows securing of the main block 30 to the door support left leg 32 and the door support right leg 33.
The main bar is a main bar right member 41 and a main bar left member 42 both connected to a main bar middle member 49. The main bar right member 41 fits into a socket of the main bar middle member 49. The main bar left member 42 fits into a socket of the main bar middle member 49.
The door support legs can be connected to the angled bars by fitting the angle bars into a socket of the door support legs such that each of the left and right angled bar has a narrow profile fitting into a socket of a door support leg. After fitting together, the angled bar right section main bar inside opening 109 is aligned with the door support right leg bottom opening 105 as well as the main bar right member inside opening 107 to receive the main bar right inside connector 93 which connects all three members together. Also after fitting together, the angled bar left section main bar inside opening 110 is aligned with the door support left leg bottom opening 106 which is also aligned with the main bar left member inside opening 108 so as to be capable of receiving the main bar left inside connector 94 which connects all three members together.
The main bar is secured to the pair of angled bars. The angled bar right section 55 connects to the main bar right member 41 at a pair of locations. The angled bar right section 55 has an angled bar right section main bar outside opening 133 which aligns with a main bar right member outside opening 111 to receive a main bar right outside connector 91. The main bar right section 55 also has an angled bar right section main bar inside opening 109 which aligns with main bar right member inside opening 107 to receive the main bar right inside connector 93. The angled bar left section 56 connects to the main bar left member 42 at a pair of locations. The angled bar last section main bar inside opening 110 aligns with the main bar left member inside opening 108 to receive a main bar left inside connector 94. Similarly, the angled bar left section main bar outside opening 114 aligns with main bar left member outside opening 112 so as to receive a main bar left outside connector 92.
The short bars are also connected to the angled bars. The short bar right section 51 is connected to the angled bar right section and a pair of openings. The angled bar right section short bar outside opening 119 aligns with the short bar right section outside opening 115 to receive the short bar right section outside connector 95. Similarly, the angled bar right section short bar inside opening 121 aligns with the short bar right section inside opening 117 so as to receive a short bar right section inside connector 97. On the left side, the procedure is analogous where the angled bar last section short bar inside opening 122 is aligned with the short bar left section inside opening 118 so as to receive a short bar left section inside connector 98. The angled bar left section short bar outside opening 120 aligns with the short bar left section outside opening 116 so as to receive the short bar last section outside connector 96. In this matter, the short bars are connected to the angled bars.
When entirely assembled, the apparatus appears as in FIG. 2.

Claims

1. A pull up bar comprising:

a. a main bar formed as a main bar right member, a main bar left member, and a main bar middle member;

b. a door support comprising a door support left leg that has a door support left leg bend and a door support right leg that has a door support right leg bend,

c. a main block connecting between the door support left leg and a door support right leg, wherein the main block is substantially parallel to the main bar; and

d. an angled bar comprising an angled bar right section and an angled bar left section, wherein the angled bar right section is connected to the door support right leg, wherein the main bar right member is connected to the angled bar right section; wherein the an angled bar left section connected to the door support left leg, wherein the main bar left member is connected to the angled bar left section.

2. The pull up bar of claim 1, further comprising a short bar right section connected to the angled bar right section, and further comprising a short bar left section connected to the angled bar left section.

3. The pull up bar of claim 1, further comprising a plurality of grips mounted on the main bar, wherein the main bar has a main bar right outside pad, a main bar left outside pad, a main bar right middle pad, a main bar left middle pad, a main bar right inside pad and a main bar left inside pad.

4. The pull up bar of claim 1, further comprising a plurality of grips mounted on the angled bar including an angled bar right section outside grip, an angled bar left section outside grip, an angled bar right section inside grip, and an angled bar left section inside grip.

5. The pull up bar of claim 1, further comprising a main block pad mounted on an inside surface of the main block.

6. The pull up bar of claim 1, further comprising a right narrow portion formed on the main bar right member fitting into a right socket of the main bar middle member, and further comprising a left narrow portion formed on the main bar left member fitting into a left socket of the main bar middle member.

7. A pull up bar comprising:

a. a main bar formed as a main bar right member, a main bar left member, and a main bar middle member, wherein the main bar is formed of metal tubular construction;

d. an angled bar comprising an angled bar right section and an angled bar left section, wherein the angled bar right section is connected to the door support right leg, wherein the main bar right member is connected to the angled bar right section; wherein the an angled bar left section connected to the door support left leg, wherein the main bar left member is connected to the angled bar left section wherein the angled bar is formed of metal tubular construction.

8. The pull up bar of claim 7, further comprising a short bar right section connected to the angled bar right section, and further comprising a short bar left section connected to the angled bar left section.

9. The pull up bar of claim 7, further comprising a plurality of grips mounted on the main bar, wherein the main bar has a main bar right outside pad, a main bar left outside pad, a main bar right middle pad, a main bar left middle pad, a main bar right inside pad and a main bar left inside pad.

10. The pull up bar of claim 7, further comprising a plurality of grips mounted on the angled bar including an angled bar right section outside grip, an angled bar left section outside grip, an angled bar right section inside grip, and an angled bar left section inside grip.

11. The pull up bar of claim 7, further comprising a main block pad mounted on an inside surface of the main block.

12. The pull up bar of claim 7, further comprising a plurality of openings providing interconnection by a plurality of connectors, further comprising a main bar left outside connector connecting a main bar left member outside opening on the angled bar left section and aligning with an angled bar left section main bar outside opening to receive a main bar left outside connector.

13. The pull up bar of claim 7, further comprising a right narrow portion formed on the main bar right member fitting into a right socket of the main bar middle member, and further comprising a left narrow portion formed on the main bar left member fitting into a left socket of the main bar middle member.

14. A pull up bar comprising:

c. a main block connecting between the door support left leg and a door support right leg, wherein the main block is substantially parallel to the main bar;

d. an angled bar comprising an angled bar right section and an angled bar left section, wherein the angled bar right section is connected to the door support right leg, wherein the main bar right member is connected to the angled bar right section; wherein the an angled bar left section connected to the door support left leg, wherein the main bar left member is connected to the angled bar left section wherein the angled bar is formed of metal tubular construction; and

e. a short bar right section connected to the angled bar right section, and further comprising a short bar left section connected to the angled bar left section, further comprising a plurality of grips mounted on the main bar, wherein the main bar has a main bar right outside pad, a main bar left outside pad, a main bar right middle pad, a main bar left middle pad, a main bar right inside pad and a main bar left inside pad.

15. The pull up bar of claim 14, further comprising a plurality of grips mounted on the angled bar including an angled bar right section outside grip, an angled bar left section outside grip, an angled bar right section inside grip, and an angled bar left section inside grip.

16. The pull up bar of claim 14, further comprising a main block pad mounted on an inside surface of the main block.

17. The pull up bar of claim 14, further comprising a plurality of openings providing interconnection by a plurality of connectors, further comprising a main bar left outside connector connecting a main bar left member outside opening on the angled bar left section and aligning with an angled bar left section main bar outside opening to receive a main bar left outside connector.

18. The pull up bar of claim 14, further comprising a right narrow portion formed on the main bar right member fitting into a right socket of the main bar middle member, and further comprising a left narrow portion formed on the main bar left member fitting into a left socket of the main bar middle member.