Positional offset weight system

Abstract

The Positional Offset Weight System is an extendible tube assembly with an attached weight that provides the user with a rapid adjustment mechanism to set resistance. The device can be used for a wide variety of exercises by reducing mechanical advantage. This allows the user to use a single light weight to achieve results that normally requires a variety of heavier weights or equipment. The device or system uses a twist or friction lock to adjust the length of the tube based on desired resistance, stability and range of motion.

Description

[0001]The present application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61389181 entitled “Offset Weight System” filed Oct. 1, 2010BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]The invention belongs to the field of endeavor associated with exercise equipment identified in class 482, This class “provides for apparatus intended to be operated by a human user for the purpose of: (a) facilitating the conditioning or developing of a muscle of the user by repetitive or continuous activity of the user”.[0003]The Positional Offset Weight System was developed for use by people who do not have access to a gym or cannot set up workout equipment in their home. The proposed invention is a variation of a class three lever and uses the principal of decreasing mechanical advantage to increase effort to provide a wide range of exercises using light weight. Within this field there are several patents that reference Offset Weight and may share some similarities to the said device. Although ther...

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Benefits of technology

[0019]The Positional Offset Weight System is a versatile device that allows the user to perform a variety of resistance exercises. It is ideally suited for small spaces a common problem with those wanting to set up a home gym. The Positional Offset Weight System can be used to augment a normal exercise program and can also be used alone or with other accessories to enhance exercise routines. The Positional Offset Weight System is capable of providing a wide range of exercises adaptable to user defined goals and may benefit individuals that may have sports related injuries or limited mobility or function. The device features a collapsible / extendable tube with a hand grip or equivalent on one end and a weight on the other end and can be adjusted to accommodate a variety of exercises including and not limited exercises that focus on the wrist, forearm, bicep, latimus dorsi, tricep, deltoid, trapezius, and scapulae; the weighted end can also serve as a base for using the device for modified pushup, sit-up and balance exercises. The light weight makes the Positional Offset Weight System effective for people who have not worked out with weights before as well as providing benefit for seasoned athletes. The Positional Offset Weight System can be used for isolation, range of motion (ROM) as well as compound exercises that involve multiple muscle groups.

Problems solved by technology

By taping the other end and using it as a handgrip some exercises can be performed, however the mass of the handle tends to counterbalance the weight and limits the effectiveness of the device.

A plurality of weight to counteract this effect can lead to injury due to an abrupt change in the vector of force.

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