SUPPORTING DEVICE FOR PERFORMING EXERCISES

Abstract

A supporting device for performing exercises is disclosed. The device comprises of a mounting panel that may be clamped to bottom sides of doors using an adhesive. A support plate may be pivotably connected to the mounting panel using a hinged connector. A locking mechanism for adjusting the angle between the support plate and the mounting panel may be provided. Herein, the locking mechanism may lock the support plate at one or more angles with respect to the mounting panel. A cylindrical support bar may be mounted on the bottom side of the support plate for providing a primary support for a user performing exercise. Further, a rope and pulley mechanism mounted on the top side of the support plate may provide a secondary support for the user performing exercise.

Claims

1. A supporting device for performing exercise, comprising: a mounting panel clamped to a bottom side of a door using an adhesive; a support plate pivotably connected to the mounting panel using a hinged connector; a locking mechanism for adjusting the angle between the support plate and the mounting panel, wherein the locking mechanism locks the support plate at one or more angles with respect to the mounting panel; a cylindrical support bar mounted on the bottom side of the support plate for providing a primary support for a user performing exercise; and a rope and pulley mechanism mounted on the top side of the support plate, wherein the rope and pulley mechanism provides a secondary support for the user performing exercise.

2. The supporting device of claim 1, wherein the rope has a first end and a second end, and the first and second ends are provided with hand grips.

3. The supporting device of claim 1, wherein the locking mechanism comprises of a horizontal bar having a plurality of holes.

4. The supporting device of claim 3, wherein the horizontal bar has a first end and a second end, the first end is pivotably connected to the mounting panel.

5. The supporting device of claim 4, wherein a barrel bolt provided on the support plate locks into one of the plurality of holes provided on the horizontal bar of the locking mechanism to lock the mounting panel and the support plate at one or more angles.

6. The supporting device of claim 1, wherein the cylindrical support bar acts as a foot support for the user performing exercise.

7. The supporting device of claim 6, wherein the foot support is locked at one or more configurations using the locking mechanism that allows adjusting the angle between the mounting panel and the support plate.

7. The supporting device of claim 1, wherein the rope of the rope and pulley mechanism acts as a hand support for the user performing exercise.

8. The supporting device of claim 1, wherein the pulley of the rope and pulley mechanism is mounted on the supporting plate with the pulley rotating freely.

9. The supporting device of claim 8, wherein the rope is connected to the pulley mounted on the supporting plate.

10. The supporting device of claim 9, wherein the rope has a rigid form factor.

11. The supporting device of claim 9, wherein the rope has an elastic form factor.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0015] FIG. 1 is an exemplary perspective view of the supporting device for performing an exercise according to the embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0016] FIG. 2 is an exemplary side view of a mounting assembly of the supporting device for performing an exercise according to the embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0017] FIG. 3 is an exemplary bottom perspective view of the mounting assembly of the supporting device for performing an exercise according to the embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0018] FIG. 4 is an exemplary top perspective view of the mounting assembly of the supporting device for performing an exercise according to the embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0019] FIG. 5 is an exemplary rear perspective view of the supporting device for performing an exercise according to the embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0020] FIG. 6 is an exemplary view of the mounting panel of the supporting device for performing an exercise according to the embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0021] FIG. 7 depicts exemplary views of the pulley mechanism at various angles of the supporting device performing an exercise according to the embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0022] FIG. 8 is an exemplary view of a support plate the supporting device for performing an exercise according to the embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0023] FIG. 9 depicts exemplary views of the horizontal bar of the locking mechanism of the supporting device for performing an exercise according to the embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0024] FIG. 10 depicts exemplary views of the hand grip of the supporting device for performing an exercise according to the embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0025] The drawings described herein are for illustration purposes only and are not intended to limit the scope of the present subject matter in any way.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0026] According to the embodiments of the present disclosure, a supporting device for performing exercises such as sit-ups is disclosed. The device primarily comprises of a mounting assembly and a secondary support rope. The mounting assembly includes a mounting panel that may be clamped to bottom sides of doors using an adhesive. The mounting panel may be slid into the bottom sides of most of the standard type doors and may be clamped onto them using an adhesive provided on the inside portion of the mounting panel. The mounting clamp may support most commonly available door-types. The mounting clamp may be manufactured in different sizes to match doors of different thickness and form factors as understood by a person skilled in the art.

[0027] A support plate may be pivotably connected to the mounting panel using a hinged connector. The support plate may be a rectangular in shape and may have a thin form factor. The angle between the supporting plate and the mounting panel may be adjusted using a locking mechanism. The locking mechanism may include a horizontal bar having a plurality of holes, a mounting panel connector pivotably connecting the mounting panel and the horizontal bar, and a barrel bolt lock that locks the horizontal bar onto the support plate. The barrel bolt lock may lock into one of the plurality of holes provided in the horizontal bar. The locking mechanism may adjusting the angle between the support plate and the mounting panel. Herein, the locking mechanism may lock the support plate at one or more angles with respect to the mounting panel.

[0028] Further, a cylindrical support bar may be mounted on the bottom side of the support plate for providing a primary support for a user performing exercise. The cylindrical support bar may support the hand or the foot of the user. The cylindrical support bar may be locked at one or more configurations by adjusting the angles between the mounting panel and the support plate. The height of the cylindrical support bar from the ground may be adjusted using this configuration. The cylindrical support bar may act as a primary support for the user while performing an exercise such as sit-up exercise. Furthermore, a rope and pulley mechanism may be provided with the supporting device to act as a secondary support for the user. The pulley may be mounted on the top side of the support plate and a rope may be tied around the pulley to provide a secondary support for the user performing while performing an exercise.

[0029] In the following description of the embodiments of the invention, reference is made to the accompanying drawings that form a part hereof, and in which are shown by way of illustration specific embodiments in which the invention may be practiced. These embodiments are described in sufficient detail to enable those skilled in the art to practice the invention, and it is to be understood that other embodiments maybe utilized and that changes may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. The following detailed description is, therefore, not to be taken in a limited sense, and the scope of the present invention is defined only by the appended claims.

[0030] The specification may refer to “an”, “one” or “some” embodiment(s) in several locations. This does not necessarily imply that each such reference is to the same embodiment(s), or that the feature only applies to a single embodiment. A single feature of different embodiments may also be combined to provide other embodiments.

[0031] As used herein, the singular forms “a”, “an” and “the” are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless expressly stated otherwise. It will be further understood that the terms “includes”, “comprises”, “including” and/or “comprising” when used in this specification, specify the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements and/or components, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features integers, steps, operations, elements, components, and/or groups thereof. As used herein, the term “and/or” includes any and all combinations and arrangements of one or more of the associated listed items.

[0032] Unless otherwise defined, all terms (including technical and scientific terms) used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this disclosure pertains. It will be further understood that terms, such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries, should be interpreted as having a meaning that is consistent with their meaning in the context of the relevant art and will not be interpreted in an idealized or overly formal sense unless expressly so defined herein.

[0033] In the foregoing sections, some features are grouped together in a single embodiment for streamlining the disclosure. This method of disclosure is not to be interpreted as reflecting an intention that the disclosed embodiments of the present disclosure must use more features than are expressly recited in each claim. Rather, as the following claims reflect, the inventive subject matter lies in less than all features of a single disclosed embodiment. Thus, the following claims are hereby incorporated into the detailed description, with each claim standing on its own as a separate embodiment.

[0034] Before explaining the working of the clamping device in detail, it is pertinent to refer to the figures enclosed with this disclosure. Referring to the figures, FIG. 1 is an exemplary perspective view 100 of the supporting device for performing an exercise according to the embodiments of the present disclosure. The supporting device primarily comprises of two sections, the mounting assembly and the secondary support rope. The rope 108 and hand grips 106 connected to the two ends of the rope 108 comprise the second section of the device. The first section (core section) of the device includes the mounting assembly. The mounting assembly includes a mounting panel 102 and a support plate pivotably connected to the mounting panel. Further, a cylindrical support bar 104 is mounted on the support plate at its bottom side.

[0035] FIG. 2 is an exemplary side view 200 of the mounting assembly of the supporting device for performing an exercise, FIG. 3 is an exemplary bottom perspective view 300 of the mounting assembly of the supporting device for performing an exercise, and FIG. 4 is an exemplary top perspective view 400 of the mounting assembly of the supporting device for performing an exercise according to the embodiments of the present disclosure. The mounting assembly includes a mounting panel 102, a support plate 402 (referred in FIG. 4), a cylindrical support bar 104, a pulley 202, a pulley connector 204, a cylindrical support bar connector 206, a horizontal bar 208, a pivotable horizontal bar connector 210, a barrel bolt 404, and a barrel bolt support 406.

[0036] FIG. 5 is an exemplary rear perspective view 500 of the supporting device for performing an exercise according to the embodiments of the present disclosure. FIG. 6 is an exemplary view 600 of the mounting panel 102 of the supporting device for performing an exercise according to the embodiments of the present disclosure. The mounting panel 102 may include a hinge connector comprising of a hinge bolt 604 and hinges 606. The mounting panel 102 further comprises a pivot connector 602 for connecting the pivotable horizontal bar connector 210.

[0037] The mounting panel 102 may be slid into the bottom portion of a door and may be locked into position using an adhesive. The adhesive may be replaced by a nut and bolt or other similar fasteners as understood by a person skilled in the art. The mounting panel 102 may be securely clamped onto the bottom side of the door. The locking mechanism includes the horizontal bar 208, the pivot connector 602 and pivotable horizontal bar connector 210 that connects the horizontal bar 208 onto the mounting panel 102, the barrel bolt 404, and the barrel bolt support 406.

[0038] The locking mechanism allows the support plate 402 to lock at various angles with respect to the mounting panel 102. The barrel bolt 404 along with the barrel bolt support 406 locks the barrel bolt 404 into one or the plurality of holes provided in the horizontal support bar 208. This locking mechanism fixed the angle between the support plate 402 and the mounting panel 102. The height of the cylindrical support bar 104 mounted on the bottom side of the support plate 402 may be varied and fixed at one or more heights with respect to the floor by varying the angle between the support plate 402 and the mounting panel 102.

[0039] The locking mechanism thereby allows the supporting device to be fixed at various configurations (by varying the height of the cylindrical support bar 104) thereby allowing users of different foot sizes, heights, and weight to comfortably use the support device for performing exercises such as sit-ups.

[0040] FIG. 7 depicts exemplary views 700 of the pulley mechanism at various angles of the supporting device performing an exercise according to the embodiments of the present disclosure. The pulley mechanism includes a pulley 202 and a pulley connector 204 for allowing the pulley 202 to rotate freely. A rope 108 having grips 106 at both ends may be connected to the pulley 202. The rope and pulley mechanism may be used as a secondary support by the user while performing exercise. The rope 108 may be rigid or flexible depending upon the type of exercise being performed by the user. A rigid rope may be used for performing exercises that targets the users hands, shoulders, chest, and the like. An elastic rope may be used when the user wants the rope to have a pulling action.

[0041] FIG. 8 is an exemplary view 800 of a support plate 402 the supporting device for performing an exercise according to the embodiments of the present disclosure. The support plate 402 may be pivotably connected to the mounting panel 102 using hinged connectors 604 and 606 as described earlier. The support plate 402 may have a rectangle shape and may further allow mounting of the pulley mechanism on its top side and the cylindrical support bar 104 on its bottom side. The support plate further locks the horizontal bar 208 using the combination of barrel bolt 404 and barrel bolt plate 406.

[0042] FIG. 9 depicts exemplary views 900 of the horizontal bar of the locking mechanism of the supporting device for performing an exercise according to the embodiments of the present disclosure. The horizontal bar may comprise of a plurality of holes as described in the figure. At one end, it may have a pivotable horizontal bar connector 210 that may be connected to the pivot connector 602 of the mounting panel 102. The barrel bolt 404 may be inserted into one of the plurality of holes of the horizontal bar 208 for locking the horizontal bar 208 onto the support plate 402. FIG. 10 depicts exemplary views 1000 of the hand grip 106 of the supporting device for performing an exercise according to the embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0043] The support device may be manufactured using strong and durable materials including steel, aluminium, aluminium alloy, billet aluminium, carbon fibre, plastic, or the like, as understood by a person skilled in the art. The support device may be used for performing a variety of exercises as understood by a person skilled in the art. It may be used with or without the secondary support. The combination of primary and secondary supports along with the mechanism for varying the height of the foot support makes the supporting device attractive and user-friendly. Furthermore, the device is portable and easy to assemble and dismantle.

[0044] The features and advantages listed in the previous sections of the document illustrate the various technical advancements provided by the present invention in solving the technical problems faced in this field of invention. It may be noted that the present disclosure covers obvious modifications of the abovementioned ideas and concepts that are similar and related as understood by a person ordinarily skilled in the art.

[0045] It may be noted that the above-described examples of the present solution are for the purpose of illustration only. Although the solution has been described in conjunction with a specific embodiment thereof, numerous modifications may be possible without materially departing from the teachings and advantages of the subject matter described herein. Other substitutions, modifications, and changes may be made without departing from the spirit of the present solution. All the features disclosed in this specification (including any accompanying drawings), and/or all of the steps of any method or process so disclosed, may be combined in any combination, except combinations where at least some of such features and/or steps are mutually exclusive.

[0046] The terms “include,” “have,” and variations thereof, as used herein, have the same meaning as the term “comprise” or an appropriate variation thereof. Furthermore, the term “based on”, as used herein, means “based at least in part on.” Thus, a feature that is described as based on some stimulus can be based on the stimulus or a combination of stimuli including the stimulus.

[0047] The present description has been shown and described with reference to the foregoing examples. It is understood, however, that other forms, details, and examples can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the present subject matter.