Portable multiple exercise apparatus sets

Abstract

A portable set of exercise equipment that includes a pair of push-up units each having a base and a rotatable handle mounted on the base, a pair of kneepad units, and a pair of roller wheel units having a set of ball bearings around the periphery of the bottom surface thereof for allowing said roller wheel units to move in any direction on a floor, and an upwardly extending shaft for meeting with corresponding apertures in the face of said push-up units and said kneepad units for mounting either of such units on the roller wheel units for movement in an and direction on the floor. A pair of handle shafts is also provided each having a central gripping portion and extending mounting portions for mounting the bases of the push-up units on either end of one of the handle shafts and the kneepad units on either end of the other of the handle shafts for forming dumbbells.

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]The present invention relates to portable sets of exercise apparatus that can be configured in different combinations to allow the performance of a wide range of exercises for exercising various of the user's muscle groups.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]Current exercise apparatus that permits a user to exercise of wide variety of muscle groups is generally relatively massive and heavy and intended for use in a fixed location. Various types of portable exercise apparatus are known that permit a user to perform a limited range of exercises, such as push-ups or abdominal muscle crunches, that exercise only one or a few portions of the body. In order for a user to achieve of full body workout using available portable exercise apparatus, a variety of different independent types of apparatus would be required that, in total, would the bulky and heavy and not practicably portable.[0003]It is also generally not practically possible with available portable exerc...

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Benefits of technology

[0004]In accordance with the present invention, applicant provides exercise apparatus comprising a set of units that can be configured in various combinations for allowing the user to perform different exercises targeting different muscle groups of the body, thereby to achieve a full body exercise. The apparatus includes a pair of push-up units, each of which includes a handle mounted to a base, a pair of kneepad units having a resilient upper surface, and a pair of roller wheel units, each having a plurality of roller bearings distributed about its bottom surface for providing a stable support that permits the roller wheel units to be rolled in any direction on the floor. The roller wheel units, push-up units and kneepad units further includes a mechanism for stablely but releasably mounting either a push-up unit or a kneepad unit on the top surface of a roller wheels unit so that the combined units can roll in any direction. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the mounting mechanism includes a vertical shaft extending from the center of the top surface of the rollers wheels unit. Corresponding vertical holes are preferably provided in the bases of the push-up units and the kneepad units for mounting them on the shafts. The shafts are preferably shorter than the thickness of the kneepad units and the bases of the push-up units so that the top of the shaft is recessed below the surface of the base of the push-up unit and the kneepad unit when they are mounted on a roller wheel unit.

Problems solved by technology

In order for a user to achieve of full body workout using available portable exercise apparatus, a variety of different independent types of apparatus would be required that, in total, would the bulky and heavy and not practicably portable.

It is also generally not practically possible with available portable exercise apparatus to controllably vary the intensity of the exercise being performed.

The apparatus is thus inherently unstable, and once the wheel has been rolled forward and away from the body, the instability makes it difficult to roll it back to the starting position.

Additionally, it is easy to allow the wheel to roll too far forward, which puts undue stress on the user's lower back.

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