Exercise Apparatus

Abstract

An exercise apparatus comprising a clamping assembly, one or more adjustment plates, one or more pivot plates, and a weight bearing assembly is provided. The clamping assembly comprises claw members, each comprising a vertical web and horizontal flanges extending from the vertical web. The horizontal flanges detachably clamp to a support structure. The adjustment plates are rigidly attached to the vertical web of one of the claw members and comprise apertures for enabling positional adjustment of the weight bearing assembly. The pivot plates are rigidly attached to the vertical web of another one of the claw members. The weight bearing assembly comprises a leg member rigidly attached to a support frame, and gripping handles. The leg member is pivotally connected to the pivot plates and detachably connected to the adjustment plates. The gripping handles that are rigidly supported by the support frame are held by a user for performing exercises.

1 . An exercise apparatus, comprising:
 a clamping assembly comprising claw members, wherein each of said claw members comprises a vertical web and two or more horizontal flanges, wherein said two or more horizontal flanges extend from a first surface of said vertical web, and wherein said two or more horizontal flanges of said claw members are detachably clamped on opposing sides of a support structure for accommodating said support structure;   one or more adjustment plates rigidly attached to a second surface of said vertical web of one of said claw members of said clamping assembly, wherein said one or more adjustment plates extend outwardly and perpendicularly from said second surface of said vertical web of said one of said claw members;   one or more pivot plates rigidly attached to said second surface of said vertical web of another one of said claw members of said clamping assembly, wherein said one or more pivot plates extend outwardly and perpendicularly from said second surface of said vertical web of said another one of said claw members; and   a weight bearing assembly comprising:
 a leg member having a first end, a middle section, and a second end, wherein said first end of said leg member is pivotally connected to said one or more pivot plates, said middle section of said leg member is detachably connected to said one or more adjustment plates, and said second end of said leg member is rigidly attached to a support frame; and 
 one or more gripping handles rigidly supported by said support frame, wherein said one or more gripping handles are held by a user for performing exercises. 
   
     
     
         2 . The exercise apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein said one or more adjustment plates comprise apertures for enabling positional adjustment of said weight bearing assembly. 
     
     
         3 . The exercise apparatus of  claim 2 , further comprising an adjustment fastener coaxially aligned with said apertures and inserted into said apertures of said one or more adjustment plates for enabling said positional adjustment of said weight bearing assembly. 
     
     
         4 . The exercise apparatus of  claim 3 , wherein said leg member of said weight bearing assembly is positionally adjusted by inserting said adjustment fastener in selected said apertures of said one or more adjustment plates. 
     
     
         5 . The exercise apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein said leg member is accommodated in a space defined between each of a pair of said pivot plates and a pair of said adjustment plates. 
     
     
         6 . The exercise apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein said support frame of said weight bearing assembly comprises lateral arms extending outwardly from a base of said support frame, wherein said lateral arms comprise openings for inserting an elongated rod within a space defined by said lateral arms and said base of said support frame. 
     
     
         7 . The exercise apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein said one or more gripping handles of said weight bearing assembly comprise a pair of gripping bars rigidly attached to ends of lateral arms of said support frame. 
     
     
         8 . The exercise apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein said one or more gripping handles of said weight bearing assembly comprise an elongated rod rigidly attached within said support frame. 
     
     
         9 . The exercise apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein said one or more gripping handles of said weight bearing assembly are coated with a gripping material for providing a grip to said user. 
     
     
         10 . The exercise apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein said weight bearing assembly further comprises:
 a pulley rigidly attached to said leg member of said weight bearing assembly; and   a cable having a first end and a second end, wherein said cable is rollably attached to and disposed within said pulley, wherein said first end of said cable bears one or more weights, and said second end of said cable is removably attached to a user.   
     
     
         11 . A method for detachably attaching an exercise apparatus to a support structure and performing exercises by a user, comprising:
 providing said exercise apparatus comprising:
 a clamping assembly comprising claw members, wherein each of said claw members comprises a vertical web and two or more horizontal flanges, wherein said two or more horizontal flanges extend from a first surface of said vertical web; 
 one or more adjustment plates rigidly attached to a second surface of said vertical web of one of said claw members of said clamping assembly, wherein said one or more adjustment plates extend outwardly and perpendicularly from said second surface of said vertical web of said one of said claw members, wherein said one or more adjustment plates comprise apertures for enabling positional adjustment of a weight bearing assembly; 
 one or more pivot plates rigidly attached to said second surface of said vertical web of another one of said claw members of said clamping assembly, wherein said one or more pivot plates extend outwardly and perpendicularly from said second surface of said vertical web of said another one of said claw members; and 
 said weight bearing assembly comprising:
 a leg member having a first end, a middle section, and a second end, wherein said first end of said leg member is pivotally connected to said one or more pivot plates, said middle section of said leg member is detachably connected to said one or more adjustment plates, and said second end of said leg member is rigidly attached to a support frame; and 
 one or more gripping handles rigidly supported by said support frame; 
 
   detachably clamping said two or more horizontal flanges of said claw members on opposing sides of said support structure for accommodating said support structure;   positionally adjusting said leg member of said weight bearing assembly at one of a plurality of heights by rotating said leg member about a pivoting axis passing through an aperture of each of said pivot plates, and inserting an adjustment fastener in selected said apertures of said one or more adjustment plates; and gripping and pulling said one or more gripping handles against a force of gravity by said user for performing said exercises.   
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11 , further comprising:
 rigidly attaching a pulley to said leg member of said weight bearing assembly;   rollably attaching a cable to said pulley;   removably attaching one or more weights to a first end of said cable; and   removably attaching a second end of said cable to a user, wherein said one or more weights at said first end of said cable counterbalance a weight of said user at said second end of said cable.   
     
     
         13 . A method for assembling an exercise apparatus, comprising:
 providing a clamping assembly comprising claw members, one or more adjustment plates, one or more pivot plates, and a weight bearing assembly, wherein each of said claw members comprises a vertical web and two or more horizontal flanges extending from a first surface of said vertical web, and wherein said weight bearing assembly comprises a leg member having a first end, a middle section and a second end, a support frame, and one or more gripping handles;   rigidly attaching said one or more adjustment plates to a second surface of said vertical web of one of said claw members of said clamping assembly, wherein said one or more adjustment plates extend outwardly and perpendicularly from said second surface of said vertical web of said one of said claw members;   rigidly attaching one or more pivot plates to said second surface of said vertical web of another one of said claw members of said clamping assembly, wherein said one or more pivot plates extend outwardly and perpendicularly from said second surface of said vertical web of said another one of said claw members;   pivotally connecting said first end of said leg member of said weight bearing assembly in a space defined between said one or more pivot plates;   detachably connecting said middle section of said leg member of said weight bearing assembly in a space defined between said one or more adjustment plates;   rigidly attaching said second end of said leg member of said weight bearing assembly to said support frame; and   rigidly attaching said one or more gripping handles to said support frame.   
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 13 , further comprising:
 rigidly attaching a pulley to said leg member of said weight bearing assembly; and   rollably attaching a cable having a first end and a second end on said pulley, wherein said first end of said cable bears one or more weights, and said second end of said cable is removably attachable to a user.   
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein said one or more gripping handles of said weight bearing assembly comprise one or more of:
 a pair of gripping bars, wherein said gripping bars are rigidly attached to ends of lateral arms of said support frame; and   an elongated rod, wherein said elongated rod is inserted into openings defined on said ends of said lateral arms of said support frame and disposed within a space defined by said support frame.