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 connecting rings. One or more connectors are structured for removable and concurrent attachment to any of said plurality of connecting 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 connecting 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 spaced apart strap segments formed of non-elastic material and extending along at least a portion of the length of said one strap,   a plurality of connecting rings; each of at least a majority of said plurality of connecting rings interconnecting correspondingly disposed ends of next, longitudinally adjacent ones of said plurality of strap segments in spaced relation to one another,   at least one connector structured for removable attachment to any of said plurality of connecting rings, and   said one strap disposable in a plurality of different orientations, each of said plurality of different orientations determined by said one connector disposed in interconnecting relation with different ones of said plurality of connecting rings.   
     
     
         2 . An exercise assembly as recited in  claim 1  wherein said plurality of connecting rings are formed of a substantially rigid material. 
     
     
         3 . An exercise assembly as recited in  claim 1  wherein at least one of said plurality of different orientations are defined by said one connector disposed in concurrent, interconnecting relation with a plurality of said connecting rings in a manner which determines at least one of a plurality of different lengths of said one strap. 
     
     
         4 . 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 corresponding ones of said strap segments disposed in substantially overlapping relation to one another. 
     
     
         5 . An exercise assembly as recited in  claim 4  wherein said one stored orientation further comprises said one connector concurrently disposed in the interconnecting relation with a plurality of said connecting rings. 
     
     
         6 . 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. 
     
     
         7 . An exercise assembly as recited in  claim 6  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. 
     
     
         8 . An exercise assembly as recited in  claim 7  wherein said cradle portion is disposed on said handle assembly operatively independent of said hand grip and in spaced relation thereto. 
     
     
         9 . 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. 
     
     
         10 . 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. 
     
     
         11 . An exercise assembly as recited in  claim 10  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. 
     
     
         12 . An exercise assembly as recited in  claim 10  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. 
     
     
         13 . An exercise assembly as recited in  claim 1  further comprising a second elongated strap comprising a plurality of spaced apart strap segments formed of a non-resilient material, a second plurality of connecting rings interconnecting correspondingly disposed ends of next, longitudinally adjacent ones of said plurality of strap segments in spaced relation to one another; said two straps collectively disposable in a plurality of operative orientations; at least one of said operative orientations comprising said one connector concurrently disposed in interconnecting relation with at least one connecting ring of each of said two straps. 
     
     
         14 . An exercise assembly as recited in  claim 13  wherein each of said straps comprises a handle assembly connected to a proximal end thereof; at least one of said operative orientations further comprising said one connector interconnecting selected connecting rings along the length of different ones of said two straps and said handle assemblies disposable in variably spaced relation to one another. 
     
     
         15 . An exercise assembly as recited in  claim 1  further comprising an elongated elastic cord connected to said one 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. 
     
     
         16 . 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 two straps comprising a plurality of longitudinally spaced apart strap segments formed of non-elastic material,   each of said two straps further including a plurality of connecting rings; each of at least a majority of said plurality of connecting rings of each of said two straps interconnecting correspondingly disposed ends of next, longitudinally adjacent ones of said plurality of strap segments in spaced relation to one another,   at least one connector structured for removable attachment to at least one of said plurality of connecting rings of each of said two straps,   said two straps collectively disposable in a plurality of operative orientations, and   said plurality of operative orientations comprising said one connector concurrently disposed in interconnecting relation with at least one predetermined ring of each of said two straps.   
     
     
         17 . An exercise assembly as recited in  claim 16  wherein said plurality of different orientations comprise at least one stored orientation comprising a reduced length of each of said two straps and corresponding ones of said strap segments of each of said two straps disposed in substantially overlapping relation to one another. 
     
     
         18 . An exercise assembly as recited in  claim 17  wherein said one stored orientation comprises said one connector concurrently disposed in interconnecting relation with a plurality of said connecting rings of each of said two straps. 
     
     
         19 . An exercise assembly as recited in  claim 16  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. 
     
     
         20 . An exercise assembly as recited in  claim 19  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 hands. 
     
     
         21 . An exercise assembly as recited in  claim 20  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. 
     
     
         22 . An exercise assembly as recited in  claim 16  further comprising a mounting assembly attachable to said distal end of each of said two straps and structured to at least partially connect each of said two straps in supportive relation to an upper end of a door. 
     
     
         23 . An exercise assembly as recited in  claim 22  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. 
     
     
         24 . An exercise assembly as recited in  claim 16  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 correspondingly disposed connecting rings of said two straps. 
     
     
         25 . An exercise assembly as recited in  claim 24  wherein at least one of said operative orientations comprises a substantially Y configuration; said Y configuration at least partially defined by at least one of said plurality of connectors disposed in interconnecting relation to correspondingly disposed connecting rings along the length of different ones of said two straps and said proximal ends disposable angularly outward from said one connector in variably spaced relation to one another. 
     
     
         26 . An exercise assembly as recited in  claim 25  wherein said Y configuration further comprises said distal ends of said two straps concurrently disposed in connected, supported relation to a support structure; corresponding lengths of said two straps extending from said support structure to said one connector in substantially co-extensive relation to one another. 
     
     
         27 . An exercise assembly as recited in  claim 24  wherein at least one of said operative orientations comprise a substantially V-shape configuration; said V-shape configuration at least partially defined by at least one of said plurality of connectors disposed in interconnecting relation to correspondingly disposed connecting rings adjacent an apex of said V-shape configuration of said two straps; said proximal ends of each of said two straps disposable angularly outward from one another and said one connector in variably spaced relation to one another. 
     
     
         28 . An exercise assembly as recited in  claim 24  wherein 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 plurality of connectors disposed in interconnecting relation to correspondingly disposed connecting rings along the length of different ones of said two straps and intermediate said distal and proximal ends of said two straps; said proximal ends of said two straps disposable angularly outward from said one connector in variably spaced relation to one another and said distal ends of said two straps fixedly disposed in spaced relation to one another. 
     
     
         29 . An exercise assembly as recited in  claim 16  further comprising at least one of said operative orientations comprising said one connector concurrently disposed in interconnecting relation with predetermined ones of said connecting rings of each of said two straps in a manner defining a predetermined length of at least one of said straps.