Resistance training system

Abstract

A door mounted resistance training system includes an anchoring channel which seat over a top rail of a door. The channel includes parallel front and rear plates. A support bar pivots about the front plate from a vertical position to a horizontal position, wherein it functions as a cantilever anchor for elastic resistance elements. The distal end of the support bar includes an anchoring component for attaching an end of at least one elastic resistance element. The anchoring component is spaced laterally from the door a distance sufficient to permit one to perform resistance training routines without contacting the door.

There is claimed as new and desired to be secured by Letters Patent: 
     
         1 . A resistance training system configured to be attached to a door having a top rail, an obverse panel and an inverse panel, the resistance training system comprising a channel having a rail plate configured to abut the top rail, a front plate configured to abut the obverse panel and a rear plate, an elongate support bar pivotally coupled to the front plate about a horizontal axis parallel to the front plate for movement between a folded, vertical position, generally parallel to the front plate, to an open fixed operative position projecting horizontally from the front plate, the resistance training system further comprising an anchoring component at or adjacent a distal end of the support bar, the anchoring component configured for engaging an elastic resistance element. 
     
     
         2 . The resistance training system in accordance with  claim 1  further including a pair of brackets, each bracket including an arm and a leg extending perpendicular to the arm, each arm being affixed to the front plate and each leg extending horizontally and perpendicular to the front plate, the legs being parallel to one another, the elongate support bar including parallel side walls, at least a portion of the parallel side walls being received between the legs, the horizontal axis extending through registered bores in the legs and the elongate support bar, the resistance training system further including a journal pin seated in the registered bores. 
     
     
         3 . The resistance training system in accordance with  claim 2  further including a securement mechanism for fixing the elongate support bar in the operative position, the securement mechanism including a first member vertically securable to at least one of the legs and a second member for receiving at least a portion of the first member, the second member being associated with at least one of the side walls. 
     
     
         4 . The resistance training system in accordance with  claim 3  wherein the first member comprises a locking pin and the second member comprises a bore extending through the elongate support bar and the legs, the locking pin being seated within the bore for fixing the elongate support bar in the operative position and removed from the bore to permit the elongate support bar to pivot to the folded, vertical position. 
     
     
         5 . The resistance training system in accordance with  claim 3  wherein the first member is selected from the group consisting of a pin, bolt, screw or clip and the second member is selected from the group consisting of a bore, recess, detent, or catch. 
     
     
         6 . The resistance training system in accordance with  claim 1  wherein the anchoring component comprises an orifice extending transversely through the elongate support bar. 
     
     
         7 . The resistance training system in accordance with  claim 1  further including a flange at or adjacent the distal end of the elongate support bar, the anchoring component comprising an orifice extending transversely through the flange. 
     
     
         8 . The resistance training system in accordance with  claim 1  wherein the anchoring component comprises a ring, hook or latch fixed to the elongate support bar. 
     
     
         9 . The resistance training system in accordance with  claim 1  further including a door having a top rail, an obverse panel and an inverse panel, the rail plate being seated on the top rail and the front plate abutting the obverse face. 
     
     
         10 . The resistance training system in accordance with  claim 9  wherein the anchoring component is spaced laterally from the obverse panel a distance sufficient to permit one to perform resistance training routines without contacting the obverse panel when the elongate support bar is in its horizontal operative position. 
     
     
         11 . The resistance training system in accordance with  claim 10  wherein the anchoring component is spaced laterally from the obverse panel at least 12 inches. 
     
     
         12 . The resistance training system in accordance with  claim 9  further including at least one elastic resistance element engaging the elongate support bar at the anchoring component. 
     
     
         13 . The resistance training system in accordance with  claim 12  wherein an end of the at least one elastic resistance element is fixed to the anchoring component. 
     
     
         14 . The resistance training system in accordance with  claim 12  wherein a portion of the at least one elastic resistance element extends through a ring at or adjacent a distal end of the elongate support bar. 
     
     
         15 . A method of resistance training with the resistance training system of  claim 10 , the method including:
 a) attaching at least one elastic resistance element to the anchoring component;   b) attaching a coupling member to an end of the at least one elastic resistance element;   c) affixing the coupling member to a limb or body part of an exerciser; and   d) performing a resistance training routine with a portion of the limb or body part spaced laterally from the obverse panel a distance less than that of the anchoring component.   
     
     
         16 . A resistance training system comprising a channel having a rail plate configured to abut the top rail of a door, parallel front and rear plates configured to engage front and rear door panels, an elongate support bar coupled to the front plate for rotation between a vertical position, parallel to the front plate, to an operative position projecting horizontally from the front plate and an anchoring component at or adjacent a distal end of the elongate support bar, the anchoring component configured for engaging an elastic resistance element. 
     
     
         17 . The resistance training system in accordance with  claim 16  further including a door having a top rail, front door panel and a rear door panel, the rail plate being seated over the top rail with the front plate abutting the front door panel. 
     
     
         18 . The resistance training system in accordance with  claim 17  wherein the anchoring component is spaced laterally from the front door panel a distance sufficient to permit one to perform resistance training routines without contacting the front door panel when the elongate support bar is in its horizontal operative position. 
     
     
         19 . The resistance training system in accordance with  claim 16  further including at least one elastic resistance element engaging the elongate support bar at the anchoring component. 
     
     
         20 . The resistance training system in accordance with  claim 16  wherein the anchoring component comprises an orifice extending transversely through the elongate support bar.