Universal Fitness Device

Abstract

The invention relates to a fitness device (100) for the practice of fitness exercises, with at least two front limbs (1a, 1b) and with at least two rear limbs (2a, 2b), which are each connected to one another in an upper end area (oEb) with connecting joints (3a, 3b) and with at least one connecting or horizontal bar (4), and the fitness device (100) comprising at least two fixing holders (9a, 9b), by means of which in each case one of the front limbs (1a, 1b) is connectable to in each case one of the rear limbs (2a, 2b) in such a way that a fixed operating position (Bp) of the fitness device (100) is produced at at least one predetermined spread angle (Sw) between the front limbs (1a, 1b) and the rear limbs (2a, 2b).

Claims

1. Fitness device (100, 100a-100g) for performing fitness exercises (Fü.sub.1-Fü.sub.29), having at least two front limbs (1a-1j) and having at least two rear limbs (2a-2j), which are each connected to one another in an upper end area (oEb, oEb.sub.1, oEb.sub.2) by means of connecting joints (3a-3f) and by means of at least one connecting or horizontal bar (4, 4a, 4b) and wherein the fitness device (100, 100a-100g) comprises at least two fixing holders (9a-9j), by means of which in each case one of the front limbs (1a-1j) can be connected in each case to one of the rear limbs (2a-2j) in such a manner such that a fixed operating position (Bp, Bp.sub.1-Bp.sub.6) of the fitness device (100, 100a-100g) with at least one predetermined spread angle (Sw, Sw.sub.1-Sw.sub.7) between the front limbs (1a-1j) and the rear limbs (2a-2j) is obtained.

2. Fitness device (100, 100a-100g) according to claim 1, characterized in that a reinforcement board or step board (10, 10a-10d) is arranged in a lower end area (uEb, uEb.sub.1-uEb.sub.6) of the at least two rear limbs (2a-2j).

3. Fitness device (100, 100a-100g) according to claim 1, characterized in that, on the at least two front limbs (1a-1j), receptacles (7a-7w) for receiving additional bars (8, 8a, 8b) are arranged in a sequential order and in parallel.

4. Fitness device (100, 100a-100g) according to claim 1, characterized in that the connecting joints (3a-3f) comprise positioning rings (5a-5l) with grub screws (11) arranged on the connecting or horizontal bar (4, 4a, 4b).

5. Fitness device (100a, 100b, 100g) according to claim 1, characterized in that the fitness device (100a, 100b, 100g) comprises a lock (400, 400a-400e) blocking a rotation (R, R.sub.1) of the connecting or horizontal bar (4, 4a, 4b) or of the additional bar (8, 8a, 8b).

6. Fitness device (100, 100a-100g) according to claim 1, characterized in that holders (6a-6ü) arranged in a sequential order and in parallel are arranged on the at least two front limbs (1a-1j).

7. Fitness device (100b, 100c, 100d) according to claim 1, characterized in that the at least two fixing holders (9a-9j) are pivotable arranged in a swivel joint (15, 15a-15c) and screwable into different threaded bushings (17, 17a-17c) by means of a hand screw (16, 16a-16d).

8. Fitness device (100, 100a-100g) according to claim 1, characterized in that the fitness device (100, 100a-100g) is made of impregnated laminated wood.

9. Fitness device (100g) according to claim 1, characterized in that the fitness device (100g) is collapsible from the operating position (Bp, Bp.sub.1-Bp.sub.6) into a folding or transport position (Kp) in which the spread angle (Sw.sub.7) is zero.

10. Fitness device (100e, 100f, 100g) according to claim 1, characterized in that at least one roll (20a-20e) is arranged in the lower end area (uEb.sub.4-uEb.sub.6) of the at least two rear limbs (2f-2j).

11. Fitness device (100c, 100f) according to claim 1, characterized in that replaceable feet in the form of felt gliders (22a-22d) or rubber caps (18) are arranged in the lower end area (uEb.sub.2, uEb.sub.5) of the front limbs (1f) and/or the rear limbs (2h-2j).

12. Fitness device (100e, 100g) according to claim 2, characterized in that at least one fastening (19, 19a) for a rubber band is arranged in the reinforcement board or step board (10, 10a-10d).

13. Fitness device (100e, 100g) according to claim 1, characterized in that a flattening (21a-21d) is arranged in the lower end area (uEb.sub.4, uEb.sub.6) of the front limbs (1g-1j) on the front side.

14. Fitness device (100, 100a-100g) according to claim 1, characterized in that the fitness device (100, 100a-100g) comprises form-fitting receptacles or rails for a reclining bench or/and a seat board with track rollers.

15. Fitness device (100, 100a-100g) according to claim 1, characterized in that the connecting joints (3a-3f) comprise ball or roller bearings.

16. Fitness device (100, 100a-100g) according to claim 1, characterized in that at least one deflection pulley is arranged on the connecting or horizontal bar (4, 4a, 4b).

17. Fitness device (100g) according to claim 9, characterized in that recesses (23a-23l) are arranged on the rear limbs (2i, 2j) at the same level as the holders (6r-6ü) on the front limbs (1i, 1j).

18. Application procedure of a fitness device (100g) according to claims 1, comprising two front limbs (1i, 1j) and comprising two rear limbs (2i, 2j) connected to each other in two connecting joints (3e, 3f) and comprising a connecting or horizontal bar (4b), and comprising two fixing holders (9i, 9j), characterized in that the following procedural steps are to be carried out: a)—lifting and rolling of the fitness device (100g) from its storage place to its installation place; b)—releasing the fixing holders (9i, 9j) from their waiting or stand-by positions (Wp.sub.1, Wp.sub.2); c)—folding up of the first front limb (1i) from the folding or transport position (Kp) to the operating position; d)—fixing of the first front limb (1i) by means of the first fixing holder (9i); e)—folding up of the second front limb (1j) from the folding or transport position (Kp) to the operating position; f)—fixing of the second front limb (1j) by means of the second fixing holder (9j); g)—lifting up and setting up of the fitness device (100g); h)—hanging or placing a barbell (300a) in two of the parallel holders (6t, 6u) in the front limbs (1i, 1j); i)—inserting one or more additional bars (8b) into each of two of the parallel receptacles (7v, 7w) in the front limbs (1i, 1j); j)—if desired, securing the additional bar (8b) or the additional bars (8a) against rotation (R.sub.1); k)—if desired, securing the connecting or horizontal bar (4a) against rotation (R); l)—performing at least one of the fitness exercises (Fü.sub.1-Fü.sub.29); m)—finishing of the fitness training; n)—removing the barbell (300a) from its holders (6t, 6u); o)—if necessary and desired, unlocking the connecting or horizontal bar (4b); p)—if necessary and desired, unlocking the additional bar (8b); q)—if desired, removing the additional bar (8b) from its receptacles (7v, 7w) in the front limbs (1i, 1j); r)—loosening of the first fixing holder (9i) from the first front limb (1i); s)—fixing of the first fixing holder (9i) in the wait position or stand-by position (Wp.sub.1); t)—loosening of the second fixing holder (9j) from the second front limb (1j); u)—fixing the second fixing holder (9j) in the wait position or stand-by position (Wp.sub.2); v)—gripping the connecting or horizontal bar (4b) and tilting it, the front limbs (1i, 1j) thereby folding by themselves into the folding or transport position (Kp), via the rollers (20d, 20e) on the rear limbs (2i, 2j) of the universal fitness device (100g) from its erected operating position into a position lying on the rear limbs (2i, 2j); w)—lifting up and rolling away the universal fitness device (100g) from its installation place to its storage place.

Description

[0033] The invention will be symbolically explained in more detail and by way of example by means of drawings. The drawings are described in a coherent and comprehensive manner. They provide schematic and exemplified representations and are not true to scale, not even in the relation of the individual components to each other. Identical reference characters indicate the same component, reference characters with different indices indicate functionally identical or similar components.

[0034] It shows hereby

[0035] FIG. 1 a symbolic and exemplary oblique-sided perspective overall view of a first embodiment of an universal fitness device according to the invention, with a front and a rear pair of limbs, which are each connected in a double joint to a connecting bar and wherein, in the front pair of limbs by way of example, a barbell is suspended;

[0036] FIG. 2 a symbolic and exemplary rear view of the first embodiment of an universal fitness device according to the invention of FIG. 1;

[0037] FIG. 3 a symbolic and exemplary detail view of a second embodiment of an universal fitness device according to the invention, with an exemplary locking pin in a joint of the double joint, for locking the connecting bar against rotation;

[0038] FIG. 4 a symbolic and exemplary detail view of a third embodiment of an universal fitness device according to the invention, with an exemplary locking pin for locking an additional bar against rotation, but also axial displacement;

[0039] FIG. 5 a symbolic and exemplary detail view of a front limb of a fourth embodiment of an universal fitness device still according to the invention, with a rubber cap arranged on the underside;

[0040] FIG. 6 a symbolic and exemplary detail view of a rear limb of a fifth embodiment of an universal fitness device still according to the invention, with a hand screw for fixing a variable spread angle of the limbs;

[0041] FIG. 7 a symbolic and exemplary detail rear view of a sixth embodiment of an universal fitness device still according to the invention, with exemplary rollers on the rear limbs in each case;

[0042] FIG. 8 a symbolic and exemplary detail view of a seventh embodiment of an universal fitness device still according to the invention, with felt gliders on the limb;

[0043] FIG. 9 a symbolic and exemplary overall view of an eighth embodiment of an universal fitness device still according to the invention, in folded position, for example represented lying in top view;

[0044] FIG. 10 a first set of outlined represented possible fitness exercises with an universal fitness device according to the invention;

[0045] FIG. 11 a second set of outlined represented possible fitness exercises with an universal fitness device according to the invention, and

[0046] FIG. 12 a third and final set of outlined represented possible fitness exercises using an universal fitness device according to the invention.

[0047] FIG. 1 shows in a symbolic and exemplary as well as perspective overall view, a first embodiment of an universal fitness device 100 according to the invention. A front pair of limbs vSp is formed by a left front limb 1a and a right front limb 1b, and a rear pair of limbs hSp is formed by a left rear limb 2a and a right rear limb 2b. The front pair of limbs vSp and the rear pair of limbs hSp are connected by means of a double joint 200 in that a connecting or horizontal bar 4 is passed through merely indicated fitting bore holes 27a and 27b in an upper end area oEb of the limbs 2a and 1a as well as 1b and 2b, thus forming a first, left connecting joint 3a and a second, right connecting joint 3b. The upper ends of the limbs 2a and 1a as well as 1b and 2b are held together by positioning rings 5a-5d arranged on the connecting or horizontal bar 4, whereby, in this perspective view, only the positioning rings 5a and 5c are visible.

[0048] In the front pair of limbs vSp, holders or recesses 6a-6l are arranged at regular intervals, for example for a barbell 300, which is suspended by a barbell bar 24, for example in the holders or recesses 6e and 6f. The barbell 300 furthermore has weights or pairs of weights 25a and 25b, each of which is fixed by a star ring 26.

[0049] Also arranged at regular intervals, but offset from the holders or recesses 6a-6l, are bore holes or receptacles 7a-7n in the front limbs 1a and 1b, which form the front pair of limbs vSp. Additional bars 8, for example, are insertable into these bore holes or receptacles 7a-7n at any height, as shown by way of example, in the bore holes or receptacles 7i and 7j.

[0050] Similar to a trestle or stepladder, the front limb 1a and the rear limb 2a as well as the front limb 1b and the rear limb 2b are each stabilized or fixed against further spreading by a fixing holder 9a and 9b. Due to a predefined length of the fixing holders 9a and 9b as well as their fixed arrangement, preferably in a lower end area uEb in a respective mounting position Mp, as illustrated, a predefined operating position Bp of the universal fitness device 100 results, with a likewise predefined spread angle Sw between the front limbs 1a or 1b and the rear limbs 2a or 2b, respectively.

[0051] Furthermore, is still evidently in this FIG. 1 that a reinforcing board or step board 10 is arranged at the rear side of the rear limbs 2a and 2b. As already mentioned, it can also be box-shaped and have a large-surface upper side 28, which optionally can also be aligned approximately horizontally.

[0052] In the illustrated first embodiment of an universal fitness device 100 according to the invention, the two front limbs 1a and 1b and the two rear limbs 2a and 2b are arranged at the top of the connecting joints 3a and 3b such that the rear limbs 2a and 2b are on the outside and the front limbs 1a and 1b are on the inside. This arrangement can also be reversed or mixed, but it is considered advantageous if the somewhat heavier rear limbs 2a and 2b are arranged on the outside as far as possible and in this way give the universal fitness device 100 a little more stability.

[0053] In FIG. 2, the first embodiment of an universal fitness device 100 according to the invention from FIG. 1 is shown from a straight and rear view. The elements shown are all already known, except for the positioning rings 5b and 5d, which are now also evident.

[0054] FIG. 3 shows a second embodiment of an universal fitness device 100a according to the invention in a detail view, representing merely an upper end area oEb.sub.1 of a first front limb 1c and a first rear limb 2c, and a second front limb 1d and a second rear limb 2d. The two first limbs 1c and 2c are again arranged in a first connecting joint 3c by means of a connecting or horizontal bar 4a, and the two second limbs 1d and 2d are correspondingly arranged in a second connecting joint 3d. The two connecting joints 3c and 3d in turn form a double joint 200a and the front limbs 1c and 1d form a front pair of limbs vSp.sub.1 and the rear limbs 2c and 2d form a rear pair of limbs hSp.sub.1. The front limbs 1c and 1d each form a spread angle Sw.sub.1 with respect to the rear limbs 2c and 2d, and this in turn results in an operating position Bp.sub.1 of the universal fitness device 100a.

[0055] Furthermore, is evidently that the first connecting joint 3c and the second connecting joint 3d are formed in that the limbs 1c, 2c and 1d, 2d are fixed to the connecting or horizontal bar 4a by means of positioning rings 5e-5h. The positioning rings 5e and 5g are merely indicated here by curved arrows, because they are hidden in this view. On the other hand, it is clearly visible that the positioning ring 5h is fixed to the connecting or horizontal bar 4a by means of a grub screw 11.

[0056] Furthermore it is recognizable how the connecting joint 3d is constructed, namely the connecting or horizontal bar 4a is inserted into a fitting bore hole 27c in the front limb 1d and simultaneously into a fitting bore hole 27d in the rear limb 2d. Moreover, in this embodiment of a fitness device 100a according to the invention, a lock 400 is implemented in that a bolt or locking pin 13 with a knob 14 is inserted into a radial bore hole 12 in the connecting or horizontal bar 4a and into corresponding bore holes, not represented in detail, radially arranged with respect to the fitting bore hole 27c in the upper end area oEb.sub.1 of the front limb 1d. The connecting or horizontal bar 4a is in this way secured and can no longer turn in a rotation R.

[0057] Furthermore, in this FIG. 3 is still recognizable how bore holes or receptacles 7o and 7p are arranged, by way of example, in the front limbs 1c and 1d, for receiving additional bars 8, as shown in the previous FIGS. 1 and 2.

[0058] In FIG. 4, a fourth embodiment of a fitness device 100b still according to the invention is shown symbolically and by means of a detail drawing. This embodiment is characterized on the one hand by a lock 400a, which this time is provided for securing against radial turn in a rotation R.sub.1, but also against axial displacement of an additional bar 8a, which is again inserted by way of example in a bore hole or receptacle 7q in a front limb 1e. The additional bar 8a has a radial bore hole 12a through which, but also through corresponding bore holes not represented in more detail in the material of the front limb 1e, a bolt or locking pin 13a with a knob 14a is inserted.

[0059] Apart from that, the front limb le has holders 6m-6p and further bore holes or receptacles 7r-7t as previously described, for receiving the additional bar 8a in a different position or for receiving further additional bars. Incidentally, a hachure S symbolically represents that a preferred material for manufacturing the front limb 1e and the universal fitness device 100b in general is wood, again preferably laminated wood and still preferably boiler impregnated wood.

[0060] Moreover, the front limb 1e also has a threaded bushing 17 so that a fixing holder 9c, rotatable arranged in a swivel joint 15 preferably in a lower end area uEb.sub.1, is pivotable upward so that a hand screw 16 is screwable into the threaded bushing 17. In this way, the fixing holder 9c is pivotable from a mounting position Mp.sub.1, in which it limits a spread angle Sw.sub.2 and an operating position Bp.sub.2 of the universal fitness device 100b, to a stand-by or waiting position Wp, in which the universal fitness device 100b is collapsed as a whole. This will be shown later in FIG. 9.

[0061] FIG. 5 shows, in a merely symbolic detail drawing, a fourth embodiment of an universal fitness device 100c, which is still in accordance with the invention and which is characterized in that a rubber cap 18 is arranged, by way of example, in a lower end area uEb.sub.2 of a front limb 1f.

[0062] Apart from that are shown known features, such as a holder or recess 6q, a bore hole or receptacle 7u, and a fixing holder 9d that is pivotable disposed in a swivel joint 15a, as in the previous embodiment shown in FIG. 4. The shown position or orientation of the fixing holder 9d corresponds to a mounting position Mp.sub.2, and this in turn gives a spread angle Sw.sub.3 as well as an operating position Bp.sub.3 of the universal fitness device 100c.

[0063] In FIG. 6 is merely symbolic and schematic and in a detail drawing represented, a fifth embodiment of a fitness device 100d, which is still according to the invention, which is characterized by a variable fixing possibility of the spreading of the limbs. For this purpose, a first threaded bushing 17a, which is merely indicated by an arrow, is arranged on a rear limb 2e, into which a hand screw 16a is screwed and thus a fixing holder 9e lock it off in the widest spread position. Above the merely indicated threaded bushing 17a, however, further threaded bushings 17b and 17c are also arranged, which result in less wide spreads. In any case, the shown mounting of the fixing holder 9e in a lower end area uEb.sub.3 in a mounting position Mp.sub.3 in the threaded bushing 17a results in a spread angle Sw.sub.4, as well as an operating position Bp.sub.4 of the universal fitness device 100d. The mountings of the fixing holder 9e in the threaded bushing 17b or 17c would each result in slightly different spread angles Sw.sub.4 as well as slightly different operating positions Bp.sub.4 of the universal fitness device 100d.

[0064] FIG. 7 shows, again in a merely symbolic and exemplary detail view from the rear, a sixth embodiment of an universal fitness device 100e still according to the invention. Two rear limbs 2f and 2g form a rear pair of limbs hSp.sub.2 and this is fixed by fixing holders 9f and 9g in a respective mounting position Mp.sub.4 to a front pair of limbs vSp.sub.2, which in turn is formed from front limb 1g and 1h. All this results in an operating position Bp.sub.5 of the universal fitness device 100e at spread angles Sw.sub.5 between the rear limb 2f and the front limb 1g, and the rear limb 2g and the front limb 1h. A reinforcement board or step board 10b connects the two rear limbs 2f and 2g in a lower end area uEb.sub.4 and optionally has a hole 19 arranged approximately central, for example in order to be able to pass through or tie on a rubber band or so-called Thera-Band. An upper side 28a of the reinforcement board or step board 10b can again also be formed approximately horizontal and wider.

[0065] In addition, but useful just for example for rowing or pulling exercises with the Thera-Band or else also for an improved support position of the universal fitness device 100e against a wall, for example during step exercises on or against the step board 10b, flattenings 21a and 21b are provided at the front sides of the front—in this view rear—limbs 1g and 1h, respectively.

[0066] Also optionally arranged in the lower end area uEb.sub.4 of the rear, now front, limbs 2f and 2g are respective rollers 20a and 20b. These serve the purpose of being able to tilt and roll away the universal fitness device 100e.

[0067] FIG. 8 shows, again only in an exemplary detail drawing, a seventh embodiment of an universal fitness device 100f still according to the invention, which is characterized in that felt gliders 22a and 22b are arranged in a lower end area uEb.sub.5 of a rear limb 2h.

[0068] Apart from that, a roller 20c is now readily visible “in use” in that the universal fitness device 100f has been tilted onto its rear limbs 2h and virtually rests thereon. For this purpose, the diameter of the roller 20c preferably exceeds the final dimension of a reinforcement board or step board 10c. It should be imagined that, in the indicated recumbent position of the universal fitness device 100f as indicated herein, the front limbs still project upward at a spread angle Sw.sub.6 because a fixing holder 9h is still screwed to a hand screw 16b in a mounting position Mp.sub.5 and has not yet pivoted to the waiting position on the opposite front limb. In other words, the universal fitness device 100f is in a recumbent position but still in an operating position Bp.sub.6.

[0069] FIG. 9 shows an eighth and final embodiment of a fitness device 100g still according to the invention, which is represented folded and lying in a top view in a folding position Kp. Thus, not only front limbs 1i and 1j, but also rear limbs 2i and 2j are in the same plane, likewise as fixing holders 9i and 9j, which are now in respective waiting positions Wp.sub.1 and Wp.sub.2. A spread angle Sw.sub.7, between the rear limbs 2i and 2j and the front limbs 1i and 1j, is zero.

[0070] In a lower end area uEb.sub.6, flattenings 21c and 21d are now visible from the front, at the front and inner limbs 1i and 1j at their end faces. Also there, and merely indicated by curved arrows, are rollers 20d and 20e on the rear limbs 2i and 2j. An auxiliary bar 8b is inserted into merely indicated receptacles 7v and 7w. Otherwise, the universal fitness device 100g has the previously known features and thus these are merely represented consecutively numbered in this FIG. 9 without further description.

[0071] However, a still according to the invention and optional to all previous embodiments of an universal fitness device 100, 100a-100f according to the invention from the previous FIGS. 1-8, is that recesses 23a-23l are also arranged in the rear limbs 2i and 2j at the level of holders 6r-6ü in the front limbs 1i and 1j. These recesses 23a-23l result in the possibility of leaving a barbell 300a “supplied” in the universal fitness device 100g even in the folded folding position Kp of the universal fitness device 100g, for example in the holders 6t and 6u in which it is currently located. This is because it would be impractical if the universal fitness device 100g could be folded up and thus stored in a space-saving manner, but for this purpose, the barbell 300a had to be removed beforehand from its holders 6t and 6u, in order to be stored in another, separate location.

[0072] In FIG. 10, schematic and exemplary possible fitness exercises are shown, which are feasible with an universal fitness device according to the invention as disclosed in the previous FIGS. 1-9. Such fitness exercises would be, for example:

FIG. 10a shows as a first fitness exercise Fü.sub.1 pull-ups, where the lower limbs can be bent, for tall people all the time;
FIG. 10b shows as a second fitness exercise Fü.sub.1, a so-called front lever, where the legs can also be held still;
FIG. 10c shows as a third fitness exercise Fü.sub.3 push-ups, supported on an additional bar, whereby the additional bar can be used almost at floor level, but also higher;
FIG. 10d shows as a fourth fitness exercise Fü.sub.4 stepping on the top of the step board, where the top can also be horizontally oriented and wider;
FIG. 10e shows as a fifth fitness exercise Fü.sub.5 pull-ups in a hanging lying position, so-called upward rowing, again on an additional bar at a variable height;
FIG. 10f shows as a sixth fitness exercise Fü.sub.6 rowing, for example with a Thera-Band, which is guided through the hole in the reinforcement board or step board and where a conceivable accessory to the universal fitness device can be an integrated bench on rollers;
FIG. 10g shows as a seventh fitness exercise Fü.sub.7 triceps exercises with a Thera-Band attached to the horizontal bar;
FIG. 10h shows as a eight fitness exercise Fü.sub.8 dips for back, shoulders and triceps;
FIG. 10i shows as a ninth fitness exercise Fü.sub.9 squats on one leg with the other leg supported by the foot on an auxiliary bar;
FIG. 10j shows as a tenth fitness exercise Fü.sub.10 trunk bends, where the feet are hooked under an additional bar, which is inserted, for example, in the lowest position;
FIG. 10k shows as a eleventh fitness exercise Fü.sub.11 bench press with the barbell, whereby lying on the floor under the universal fitness device according to the invention, can be done on the back, but also on an indicated integrated accessory reclining bench and
FIG. 10l shows as a twelfth fitness exercise Fü.sub.12 squats with the barbell, whereby the barbell can be placed or hooked into the holders of the front limbs of the universal fitness device at any height.

[0073] FIG. 11 schematically and exemplarily shows further possible fitness exercises that are feasible with an universal fitness device as disclosed in previous FIGS. 1-10. Such fitness exercises would be, for example:

FIG. 11a shows as a thirteenth fitness exercise Fü.sub.13 dips for the back and triceps, whereby one can support oneself on the upper side of the step board;
FIG. 11b shows as a fourteenth fitness exercise Fü.sub.14 push-ups with legs elevated and feet supported on the top of the step board;
FIG. 11c shows as a fifteenth fitness exercise Fü.sub.15 butt and trunk training, lying with the upper back on the floor and the feet supported by the step board;
FIG. 11d shows as a sixteenth fitness exercise Fü.sub.16 torso training I, by lifting the legs up at an angle while hanging from the horizontal bar;
FIG. 11e shows as a seventeenth fitness exercise Fü.sub.17 biceps curls with the barbell, where the barbell can be conveniently placed in the holders of the front limbs of the universal fitness machine;
FIG. 11f shows as a eighteenth fitness exercise Fü.sub.18 rowing upward with the aid of the reinforcement board or step board by resting the calves on it;
FIG. 11g shows as a nineteenth fitness exercise, Fü.sub.19 trunk training II, with the back of the knees hooked to the horizontal bar and the feet hooked to an additional bar, moving the trunk up and down;
FIG. 11h shows as a twentieth fitness exercise Fü.sub.20 pull-ups II on the horizontal bar, with the back of the knees hooked onto an additional bar;
FIG. 11i shows as a twenty-first fitness exercise Fü.sub.21 trunk training III, lying on the back and holding on to an additional bar;
FIG. 11j shows as a twenty-second fitness exercise Fü.sub.22 back training I, bending over a first additional bar at hip height and supporting the heels on a second additional bar in the lowest position and
FIG. 11k shows as a twenty-third fitness exercise Fü.sub.23 back training II with accessories in the form of an integrated support box for the feet and in the form of weights.

[0074] In FIG. 12, further possible fitness exercises are shown schematically and by way of example, which are feasible with an universal fitness device as disclosed in the previous FIGS. 1-11. Such fitness exercises are, for example:

FIG. 12a shows as the twenty-fourth fitness exercise Fü.sub.24 rest-ons, where the additional bar on which one rests can be used at different heights;
FIG. 12b shows the twenty-fifth fitness exercise Fü.sub.25 head overhang on the horizontal bar;
FIG. 12c shows the twenty-sixth fitness exercise Fü.sub.26 butt training II, supporting oneself with the hands on an additional bar, bending the legs and lifting and lowering the pelvis;
FIG. 12d shows the twenty-seventh fitness exercise Fü.sub.27 squats II, holding onto the universal fitness machine with one hand;
FIG. 12e shows the twenty-eighth fitness exercise Fü.sub.28 stretching I, supporting the heel of one leg on an auxiliary bar at mid-height and
FIG. 12f shows the twenty-ninth fitness exercise Fü.sub.29 stretching II, again holding onto the universal fitness machine with one hand.

REFERENCE LIST

[0075] 1a-1j—front limb

[0076] 2a-2j—rear limb

[0077] 3a-3f—connecting joint

[0078] 4, 4a, 4b—connecting bar, horizontal bar

[0079] 5a-5l—positioning ring

[0080] 6a-6ü—holder, recess

[0081] 7a-7w—bore hole, receptacle

[0082] 8, 8a, 8b—additional bar

[0083] 9a-9j—fixing holder

[0084] 10, 10a-10d—reinforcement board, step board

[0085] 11—grub screw

[0086] 12, 12a—radial bore hole

[0087] 13, 13a—bolt, locking pin

[0088] 14, 14a-14e—knob

[0089] 15, 15a-15c—swivel joint

[0090] 16, 16a-16d—hand screw

[0091] 17, 17a-17c—threaded bushing

[0092] 18—rubber cap

[0093] 19, 19a—hole, fastening

[0094] 20a-20e—roller

[0095] 21a-21d—flattening

[0096] 22a-22d—felt glider

[0097] 23a-23l—recess for 300

[0098] 24, 24a—barbell bar

[0099] 25a-25d—weight or pair of weights

[0100] 26, 26a, 26b—star ring

[0101] 27a-27d—fitting bore hole

[0102] 28, 28a, 28b—upper side from 10

[0103] 100, 100a-100g—universal fitness device

[0104] 200, 200a, 200b—double joint

[0105] 300, 300a—barbell

[0106] 400, 400a-400e—lock

[0107] Bp, Bp.sub.1-Bp.sub.6—operating position from 100

[0108] Fü.sub.1-Fü.sub.29—fitness exercise

[0109] hSp, hSp.sub.1-hSp.sub.3—rear pair of limbs

[0110] Kp—folding or transport position from 100

[0111] Mp, Mp.sub.1-Mp.sub.5—mounting position from 9

[0112] oEb, oEb.sub.1, oEb.sub.2—upper end area from 1 and 2

[0113] R, R.sub.1—rotation from 4 or 8

[0114] S—hachure

[0115] Sw, Sw.sub.1-Sw.sub.7—spread angle

[0116] uEb, uEb.sub.1-uEb.sub.6—lower end area of 1 and 2

[0117] vSp, vSp.sub.1-vSp.sub.3—front pair of limbs

[0118] Wp, Wp.sub.1, Wp.sub.2—waiting position, stand-by position of 9