Handlebar-plate exercise device

Abstract

An exercise device that is composed of at least one ergonomic plate that has two end handles. In preferred embodiments, the device will be used with resistance bands. The handlebar-plate exercise device is flat and is made so that a first element of the device can connect to a second, third and fourth element of the device by using a friction-based peg system.

Claims

1. A handlebar-plate exercise device comprising: a first eight sided plate, the first eight sided plate has a first top side and a first bottom side that are parallel to each other and the first top side is three times a length of the first bottom side, a first left side and a first right side that run perpendicularly downward from the first top side, a first left upward side that connects the first left side to the first bottom side and a first right upward side that connects the first right side to the first bottom side, and a first front and a first rear side, a first left handle extending outward from the first left side and a first right handle extending outward from the first top right side, wherein the first eight sided plate defines a first aperture that defines a first raised central ridge, a first upward sloped left side that runs parallel to the first left upward side and a first upward sloped right side that runs parallel to the first right upward side; a second eight sided plate, the second eight sided plate has a second top side and a second bottom side that are parallel to each other and the second top side is three times a length of the second bottom side, a second left side and a second right side that run perpendicularly downward from the second top side, a second left upward side that connects the second left side to the second bottom side and a second right upward side that connects the second right side to the second bottom side, and a second front side and a second rear side, wherein the second eight sided plate defines a second aperture that defines a second raised central ridge, a second upward sloped left side that runs parallel to the second left upward side and a second upward sloped right side that runs parallel to the second right upward side, wherein the first eight sided plate defines a first left peg aperture and a first right peg aperture, and wherein the second eight sided plate defines a second left peg aperture and a second right peg aperture; a left peg that inserts within the first and second left peg apertures of the first and second eight sided plates; a right peg that inserts within the first and second right peg apertures of the first and second eight sided plates; a seven sided left plate that defines a first handle aperture and a first peg aperture, the seven sided left plate mounts on the left peg after the left peg has been inserted within the first and second eight sided plates; and a seven sided right plate that defines a second handle aperture and a second peg aperture, the seven sided right plate mounts on the right peg after the right peg has been inserted within the first and second eight sided plates.

Description

DRAWINGS

(1) These and other features, aspects, and advantages of the present invention will become better understood with regards to the following description, appended claims, and drawings where:

(2) FIG. 1 shows a front view of the first eight sided plate of the present invention;

(3) FIG. 2 shows a front view of the second eight sided plate of the present invention;

(4) FIG. 3 shows a front view of the left seven sided plate of the present invention;

(5) FIG. 4 shows a front view of the right seven sided plate of the present invention;

(6) FIG. 5. Shows a peg that is used the plates of the present invention;

(7) FIG. 6 shows a top elevation view of the present invention wherein the plates are secured by the pegs;

(8) FIG. 7 shows a front view of the present invention wherein the first eight sided plate is mounted on the second eight sided plate;

(9) FIG. 8 shows how the present invention can be placed on a wall in a resting state;

(10) FIG. 9 shows a first aerobic standing balance exercise routine;

(11) FIG. 10 shows a second exercise routine that uses at least one band for resistance;

(12) FIG. 11 shows an exercise routine using a fixed object to provide resistance;

(13) FIG. 12 show a sitting exercise routine using the at least one resistance band; and

(14) FIG. 13 shows a laying exercise routing using the at least one resistance band.

DESCRIPTION

(15) As seen in FIGS. 1-7 and 10, the present invention is a handlebar-plate exercise device 100. The exercise device 100 comprises a first eight sided plate 10, the first eight sided plate has a first top side 10a and a first bottom side 10b that are parallel to each other and the first top side 10a is three times a length of the first bottom side 10b, a first left side 10c and a first right side 10d that run perpendicularly downward from the first top side 10a, a first left upward side 10e that connects the first left side 10c to the first bottom side 10b and a first right upward side 10f connects the first right side 10d to the first bottom side 10b, and a first front side 10g and a first rear side 10h, a first left handle 12 extends outward from the first left side 10c and a first right handle 14 extend outward from the first right side 10d, wherein the first eight sided plate 10 defines a first aperture 16 that defines a first raised central ridge 16a, a first upward sloped left side 16b that runs parallel to the first left upward side 10e and a first upward sloped right side 16c that runs parallel to the first right upward side 10f.

(16) In another embodiment of the present invention, the exercise device 100 comprises of a second eight sided plate 20, the second eight sided plate has a second top side 20a and a second bottom side 20b that are parallel to each other and the second top side 20a is three times the length of the second bottom side 20b, a second left side 20c and a second right side 20d that run perpendicularly downward from the second top side 20a, a second left upward side 20e that connects the second left side 20c to the second bottom side 20b and a second right upward side 20f that connects the second right side 20d to the second bottom side 20b, and a second front side 20g and a second rear side 20h, wherein the second eight sided plate 20 defines a second aperture 22 that defines a second raised central ridge 22a, a second upward sloped left side 22b that runs parallel to the second left upward side 20c and a second upward sloped right side 22c that runs parallel to the second right upward side 20f, wherein the first eight sided plate 10 defines a first left peg 17 aperture and a first right peg aperture 18, and wherein the second eight sided plate 20 defines a second left peg aperture 24 and a second right peg aperture 26. A left peg 50 that inserts within the left peg apertures 17, 24 of the first 10 and second 20 eight sided plates. And, a right peg 50 that inserts within the right peg apertures 18, 26 of the first 10 and second 20 eight sided plates.

(17) In still another embodiment of the invention, the exercise device 100 comprises of a seven sided left plate 30 that defines a first handle aperture 30b and a first peg aperture 30a, the seven sided left plate 30 mounts on the left peg 50 after left peg 50 has been inserted within the first 10 and second 20 eight sided plates. The seven sided left plate 30 has a left upward side 30e. And, a seven sided right plate 40 that defines a second handle aperture 40b and a second peg aperture 40a, the seven sided right plate 40 mounts on the right peg 50 after the right peg 50 has been inserted within the first 10 and second 20 eight sided plates. The seven sided right plate 40 has a right upward side 40f.

(18) In preferred embodiments of the invention, the exercise device 100 will comprise of at least one closed resistance band 60, the at least one closed resistance band 60 is secured within the apertures 16, 17, 18, 24, 26, 30a or 40a of the handlebar-plate exercise device 100.

(19) In preferred embodiments of the invention, the left upward side 10e, 20e, 30e and the right upward side 10f, 20f, 40f of the first eight sided plate 10, the second eight sided plate 20, the seven sided left plate 30 and the seven sided right plate 40 have an upward slope that is about fifteen degree.

(20) Some suggested exercises using the present invention are shown in FIGS. 9 thru 13.

(21) An advantage of the present invention is that it provides an ergonomic exercise device that is compact.

(22) Yet another advantage of the present invention is that it provides an exercise device that uses resistance to increase muscle mass.

(23) Still another advantage of the present invention is that it provides an exercise device that allows a user to perform multiple exercises while using one device.

(24) Yet still another advantage of the present invention is that it provides an exercise device that allows a user to control the weight of the device.

(25) A further advantage of the present invention is that it provides a user with an exercise device that is used in multiple environments.

(26) Yet a further advantage of the present invention is that it provides an exercise device that allows motion stretching, promotes flexibility and balancing.

(27) While the inventor's above description contains many specificities, these should not be construed as limitations on the scope, but rather as an exemplification of several preferred embodiments thereof. Many other variations are possible. Accordingly, the scope should be determined not by the embodiments illustrated, but by the appended claims and their legal equivalents.