Apparatus for Performing Body Exercises

Abstract

Exercise apparatus having vertical towers rigidly attached to a base plate, including tower extensions that slide inside the tops of the vertical towers to increase their height, and further including base stabilizer leg extensions connected to the base plate to further stabilize the apparatus due to increased height.

1 . A portable exercise apparatus for performing upper and lower body exercises, comprising:
 a ground-engaging base plate;   a first vertical tower rigidly attached to said base plate;   a second vertical tower rigidly attached to said base plate;   said base plate extending between the first and second vertical towers,   a first tower extension having a bottom end for slidably coupling to the top of the first vertical tower;   a second tower extension having a bottom end for slidably coupling to the top of the second vertical tower; and   a support bar having first and second vertical members, wherein said first vertical member slidably couples to a top end of the first tower extension, and said second vertical member slidably couples to a top of the second tower extension.   
     
     
         2 . The exercise apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein:
 said first vertical tower includes a first plurality of holes;   said second vertical tower includes a second plurality of holes that are aligned with the first plurality of holes located in the first vertical tower; and   said first and second plurality of holes being aligned toward each other in a same linear direction; and said exercise apparatus further comprising:   a cross bar that slidably extends through two aligned holes of the first and second plurality of holes in said first and second vertical towers.   
     
     
         3 . The exercise apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a first plurality of arc-shaped rods connected to the base plate for attaching stretch cords;   a second plurality of arc-shaped rods connected to the first and second vertical towers for attaching stretch cords; and   a third plurality of arc-shaped rods connected to the support bar for attaching stretch cords.   
     
     
         4 . The exercise apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the first and second vertical members of the support bar slidably couple to the top ends of the first and second tower extensions by sliding inside openings at the top ends of the first and second tower extensions, and the bottom end of the first and second tower extensions slidably couple to the top of the first and second vertical towers, respectively, by sliding inside the tops of the first and second vertical towers. 
     
     
         5 . The exercise apparatus of  claim 4 , further comprising:
 a first collar on the first vertical member; and   a second collar on the second vertical member, wherein the first and second collars provide a stop to limit depth the first and second vertical members slide inside the top ends of the first and second tower extensions.   
     
     
         6 . The exercise apparatus of  claim 4 , further comprising:
 a first tab on the first vertical member sized to slide inside the opening on the top end of the first tower extension, and the first vertical member is too wide to slide inside the opening on the top end of the first tower extension; and   a second tab on the second vertical member sized to slide inside the opening on the top end of the second tower extension, and the second vertical member is too wide to slide inside the opening on the top end of the second tower extension.   
     
     
         7 . The exercise apparatus of  claim 4 , further comprising:
 a third tab on the bottom end of the first tower extension sized to slide inside the opening on the top of the first vertical tower, and the first tower extension is too wide to slide inside the opening on the top of the first vertical tower; and   a fourth tab on the second tower extension sized to slide inside the opening on the top of the second vertical tower, and the second tower extension is too wide to slide inside the opening on the top of the second vertical tower.   
     
     
         8 . The exercise apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a first flange on the bottom of the first vertical tower;   a second flange on the bottom of the second vertical tower; and   the first and second flanges are secured to the base plate.   
     
     
         9 . The exercise apparatus of  claim 8 , wherein the first and second flanges are secured to the base plate by bolts. 
     
     
         10 . A portable exercise apparatus for performing upper and lower body exercises, comprising:
 a ground-engaging base plate;   a first vertical tower rigidly attached to said base plate;   a second vertical tower rigidly attached to said base plate;   said base plate extending between the first and second vertical towers;   a support bar having a first vertical member connected to the top of the first vertical tower, and a second vertical member connected to the top of the second vertical tower; and   a first and a second base stabilizer leg connected to opposing ends of the base plate.   
     
     
         11 . The exercise apparatus of  claim 10 , further comprising:
 a first and a second base stabilizer leg mount connected to opposing ends of the base plate, wherein said first base stabilizer leg is connected to the first base stabilizer leg mount, and the second base stabilizer leg is connected to the second base stabilizer leg mount.   
     
     
         12 . The exercise apparatus of  claim 11 , further comprising:
 a third base stabilizer leg connected to the first base stabilizer leg mount; and   a fourth base stabilizer leg connected to the second base stabilizer leg mount.   
     
     
         13 . The exercise apparatus of  claim 12 , wherein the first and third base stabilizer legs are slidably connected to the first base stabilizer leg mount, and the second and fourth base stabilizer legs are slidably connected to the second base stabilizer leg mount. 
     
     
         14 . The exercise apparatus of  claim 13 , wherein the first base stabilizer leg mount has a first and a second opening, and the first and third base stabilizer legs slide inside the first and second openings, respectively, of the first base stabilizer leg mount, and further, wherein the second base stabilizer leg mount has a first and a second opening, and the second and fourth base stabilizer legs slide inside the first and second openings, respectively, of the second base stabilizer leg mount. 
     
     
         15 . The exercise apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a plurality of wheels coupled to the base plate for moving the exercise apparatus.   
     
     
         16 . A portable exercise apparatus for performing upper and lower body exercises, comprising:
 a ground-engaging base plate;   a first vertical tower rigidly attached to said base plate;   a second vertical tower rigidly attached to said base plate;   said base plate extending between the first and second vertical towers;   a first tower extension having a bottom end that slides inside an opening in the top of the first vertical tower to connect to the first vertical tower;   a second tower extension having a bottom end that slides inside an opening in the top of the second vertical tower to connect to the second vertical tower;   a support bar having first and second vertical members, wherein said first vertical member slides inside an opening in the top end of the first tower extension to connect to the first tower extension, and said second vertical member slides inside an opening in the top end of the second tower extension to connect to the second tower extension;   a first and a second base stabilizer leg extension connected to opposing ends of the base plate;   a first and a second base leg extension coupler connected to the first and the second base stabilizer leg extension, respectively; and   a first and a second base stabilizer leg connected to the first and the second base leg extension coupler, respectively.   
     
     
         17 . The exercise apparatus as set forth in  claim 16 , further comprising;
 a first and a second base stabilizer leg mount connected to the opposing ends of the base plate;   said first base stabilizer leg extension connected to the first base stabilizer leg mount;   said second base stabilizer leg extension connected to the second base stabilizer leg mount;   a third base stabilizer leg extension connected to the first base stabilizer leg mount;   a fourth base stabilizer leg extension connected to the second base stabilizer leg mount;   a third base stabilizer leg connected to the third base stabilizer leg extension by a third base stabilizer leg extension coupler; and   a fourth base stabilizer leg connected to the fourth base stabilizer leg extension by a fourth base stabilizer leg extension coupler.   
     
     
         18 . The exercise apparatus of  claim 16 , wherein the first and the second base stabilizer leg mounts include a hollow tube secured to the base plate. 
     
     
         19 . The apparatus of  claim 16 , wherein the first, second, third and fourth base stabilizer leg extension couplers include a hollow tube. 
     
     
         20 . The apparatus of  claim 16 , wherein:
 said first vertical tower includes a first plurality of holes;   said second vertical tower includes a second plurality of holes that are aligned with the first plurality of holes located in the first vertical tower;   said first and second plurality of holes being aligned toward each other in a same linear direction; and said exercise apparatus further comprising:   a cross bar that slidably extends through two aligned holes of the first and second plurality of holes in said first and second vertical towers.