Enhanced handle grip apparatus for resistive exercise

Abstract

A gripping assembly adapted principally for use with cable-type exercising devices which employs a cinchable endless loop strap member extending unimpeded through the bore of a tubular gripping member for securing the assembly to the user's wrist / forearm during use and for attaching a resistive component to exercise against. Upon inserting one's hand through the strap loop protruding from the proximal end of the gripping member, grasping the gripping member and pulling or pushing thereon to provide exertion against a resisting exercise element the proximal end of the strap loop member is urged toward the proximal end of the tubular gripping member and against the user's wrist / forearm to thereby secure the grip assembly to the user. When in use the device imparts an additional user selectable torsion stress component to exercise against and an added safety feature via the wrist / forearm device anchor site.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]The present invention relates to gripping devices suitable for attachment to a force-resisting element of a body building, physical fitness or physical rehabilitation exercising apparatus. This invention relates more specifically to USPTO classification 482 / 92 / 139. Physical fitness is recognized as essential to good health and longevity. Exercise is an important element in achieving and maintaining physical fitness and improving one's performance in any given sport. There has been a variety of user attachment devices which include belts and elastic members with hand grips intended for use with resistive exercise apparatus. Few of these devices have proved entirely suitable in terms of effectiveness, safety and convenience. The handles employed in exerting tension on a cable of an exercise machine are quite important, since they affect the manner in which the muscles of a person's body are stressed in applying resistive force. Handles should be config...

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Benefits of technology

[0002]This invention is a user connection grip assembly that is compatible with a wide range of resistance exercise devices and provides for a more focused, comprehensive and safer form of exercising. The present invention provides for a novel and improved user grip assembly comprised of a minimum number of parts which is portable and easily assembled. It is a further object of the present invention to provide the user with complimentary and selectable torque stress components to exercise in opposition to. The present invention intentionally solves this deficiency by requiring the user to exercise in opposition to an integral torque stress component. The torque stress component is produced through the handle grip as a consequence of the proximal end of the handle grip acting as a fulcrum anchored via the wrist / forearm strap anchor site while the distal end of the handle grip is subjected to resistive force. Consequently hand and forearm muscles must be employed to counter balance the imposed torque. The magnitude of the torque component is user selectable via a combination of the handle grip length and the positioning of the user's hand on the handle grip. The torsional force component can be increased by employing a longer handle grip and / or gripping the handle grip nearer the proximal end. A further object of the present invention is to provide the user with a safety feature in the form of an additional device anchor site. The present invention addresses this problem by providing a more reliable secondary device anchor site via a cinched wrist / forearm strap loop.

Problems solved by technology

Few of these devices have proved entirely suitable in terms of effectiveness, safety and convenience.

While some handles are suitable for performing certain exercises, they are often inappropriate for performing other exercises.

Other user attachment devices limit the range of motion and therefore the variety of exercises that can be performed.

Further more exercise equipment employing a cable like user interface is commonly engaged by the user via a handle or handles exclusively and therefore presents a potential safety hazard by way of unfettered equipment or user instability should that connection accidentally fail.

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