Exercise assembly

Abstract

An exercise assembly structured to be supported in depending relation from a door or other support structure and including at least one but in certain applications at least two elongated straps each including a plurality of strap segments formed of non-resilient material being longitudinally interconnected to one another by a plurality of rings. One or more connectors are structured for removable and concurrent attachment to any of said plurality of rings of each of said two straps. Each of a plurality of possible orientations of said two straps is defined by at least one connector interconnecting correspondingly disposed rings along the length of different ones of said two straps thereby enabling a variety of different sometimes suspended exercises being performed by an individual concurrently utilizing the two straps.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An exercise assembly structured to be suspended from a support structure, said exercise assembly comprising:
 at least one elongated strap including a distal end and a proximal end,   said one strap comprising a plurality of strap segments formed of non-elastic material,   a plurality of connecting rings disposed in interconnecting relation to corresponding ends of longitudinal adjacent ones of said strap segments,   at least one connector structured for removable attachment to any of said plurality of rings, and   said one strap disposable in a plurality of different orientations, each orientation determined by said one connector disposed in interconnecting relation with different ones of said plurality of rings.   
     
     
         2 . An exercise assembly as recited in  claim 1  wherein at least some of said plurality of different orientations are defined by said one connector disposed in concurrent, interconnecting relation with a plurality of said rings in a manner which determines one of a plurality of different lengths of said one strap. 
     
     
         3 . An exercise assembly as recited in  claim 1  wherein said plurality of different orientations comprise at least one stored orientation at least partially defined by a reduced length of said one strap and at least some of said strap segments disposed in substantially overlapping relation to one another. 
     
     
         4 . An exercise assembly as recited in  claim 3  wherein said one stored orientation further comprises said one connector disposed in concurrent, interconnecting relation with a plurality of said rings. 
     
     
         5 . An exercise assembly as recited in  claim 1  further comprising a handle assembly connected to said proximal end of said one strap and including a hand grip portion. 
     
     
         6 . An exercise assembly as recited in  claim 5  wherein said handle assembly further comprises a cradle portion disposed and structured to removably support a body part of a user other than the hands. 
     
     
         7 . An exercise assembly as recited in  claim 6  wherein said cradle portion is disposed on said handle assembly operatively independent of said hand grip and in spaced relation thereto. 
     
     
         8 . An exercise assembly as recited in  claim 7  wherein said cradle portion comprises a plurality of support segments connected in intersecting, overlapping relation to one another. 
     
     
         9 . An exercise assembly as recited in  claim 1  further comprising a mounting assembly attachable to said distal end and structured to at least partially connect said one strap to a supporting structure. 
     
     
         10 . An exercise assembly as recited in  claim 9  wherein said mounting assembly comprises an elongated belt formed of a non-resilient material and including a stop member dimensioned and configured for placement in a movement restricting position between an upper end of a door and a corresponding door frame. 
     
     
         11 . An exercise assembly as recited in  claim 9  wherein said mounting assembly comprises an elongated belt disposable in surrounding, at least partially depending relation to the supporting structure; said one connector disposable in removable connecting relation between said distal end and said belt. 
     
     
         12 . An exercise assembly as recited in  claim 1  further comprising a second elongated strap comprising a plurality of strap segments formed of a non-resilient material longitudinally connected to one another by a second plurality of rings; said two straps collectively disposable in a plurality of operative orientations; at least some of said operative orientations comprising said one connector concurrently disposed in interconnecting relation with at least one predetermined ring of each of said two straps. 
     
     
         13 . An exercise assembly as recited in  claim 12  wherein each of said straps comprises a handle assembly connected to a proximal end thereof; at least some of said operative orientations defined by said one connector interconnecting selected rings along the length of different ones of said two belts and said handle assemblies disposable in variably spaced relation to one another. 
     
     
         14 . An exercise assembly as recited in  claim 1  further comprising an elongated elastic cord connected to said one elongated strap and extending along the length thereof, said elastic cord operative to provide a variable resistance to a user as said elastic cord is stretched into an increased longitudinal dimension. 
     
     
         15 . An exercise assembly structured to be suspended from a support structure, said exercise assembly comprising:
 at least two elongated straps each including a distal end and a proximal end, each of said straps comprising a plurality of strap segments formed of non-elastic material,   each of said straps further including a plurality of connecting rings disposed in interconnecting relation to corresponding ends of longitudinally adjacent ones of said strap segments,   at least one connector structured for removable attachment concurrently or independently to one or more rings of each of said two straps,   said two straps collectively disposable in a plurality of operative orientations, and   at least some of said operative orientations comprising of said one connector concurrently disposed in interconnecting relation with at least one predetermined ring of each of said two straps.   
     
     
         16 . An exercise assembly as recited in  claim 15  wherein said plurality of different orientations comprises at least one stored orientation at least partially defined by a reduced length of each of said two straps and at least some of said strap segments of each of said two straps disposed in substantially overlapping relation to one another. 
     
     
         17 . An exercise assembly as recited in  claim 16  wherein said one stored orientation comprises said one connector disposed in concurrent, interconnecting relation with a plurality of said rings of each of said two straps. 
     
     
         18 . An exercise assembly as recited in  claim 15  wherein each of said two straps comprises a handle assembly connected to said proximal end thereof, each of said handle assemblies including a hand grip portion. 
     
     
         19 . An exercise assembly as recited in  claim 18  wherein each of said handle assemblies further comprises a cradle portion disposed and structured to removably support a body part of a user other than the hand. 
     
     
         20 . An exercise assembly as recited in  claim 19  wherein said cradle portion of each of said handle assemblies is disposed operatively independent of a corresponding one of said hand grip portions and in spaced relation thereto. 
     
     
         21 . An exercise assembly as recited in  claim 15  further comprising a mounting assembly attachable to said distal end and structured to at least partially connect each of said two straps in supportive relation to an upper end of a door. 
     
     
         22 . An exercise assembly as recited in  claim 21  wherein said mounting assembly further comprises and elongated belt formed of a non-resilient material and including a stop member dimensioned and configured for disposition in movement restricting position between the upper end of the door and a corresponding door frame portion. 
     
     
         23 . An exercise assembly as recited in  claim 15  further comprising a plurality of connectors each having a spring biased clip construction, at least some of said operative orientations comprising any one of said plurality of connectors concurrently disposed in interconnecting relation with selected disposed rings of said two straps. 
     
     
         24 . An exercise assembly as recited in  claim 23  at least some of said operative orientations defined by a substantially Y configuration; said Y configuration at least partially defined by at least one of said two connectors disposed in interconnecting relation to correspondingly disposed rings along the length of different ones of said two belts and said handle assemblies disposable angularly outward from said one connector in variably spaced relation to one another. 
     
     
         25 . An exercise assembly as recited in  claim 24  wherein said Y configuration further comprises distal end of said two straps concurrently disposed in connected, supported relation to a support structured; said corresponding lengths of said two straps extending from said support structure in substantially co-extensive relation to one another to said one connector. 
     
     
         26 . An exercise assembly as recited in  claim 23  wherein at least some of said operative orientations comprise a substantially V-shape configuration; V-shape configuration at least partially defined by at least one of said two connectors disposed in interconnecting relation to correspondingly disposed rings adjacent and apex of said V-shape configuration of said two straps; said handle assembly is disposable angularly outward from said one connector in variably spaced relation to one another. 
     
     
         27 . An exercise assembly as recited in  claim 23  when at least some of said operative orientations comprise a substantially X-shape configuration; said X-shape configuration at least partially defined by one of said two connectors disposed in interconnecting relation to correspondingly disposed rings along the length of different ones of said two straps and intermediate distal and proximal ends of said two straps; said handle assemblies disposable angularly outward from said one connector in variably spaced relation to one another and said distal ends connected to the support structure in spaced relation to one another. 
     
     
         28 . An exercise assembly as recited in  claim 15  further comprising at least some of said operative orientations comprising said one connector concurrently disposed in interconnecting relation with predetermined ones of said rings of each of said two straps in a manner defining a predetermined length of at least one of said straps.