Handle assembly for use with an exercise bar

1. A handle assembly adapted to grasp a bar for exercise, comprising:

a J-shaped hook for placement on the bar, a curved portion forming an upper end of the J-hook adapted to grasp the bar to secure the handle assembly to the bar,

a rotation assembly, and

a handle attached to the rotation assembly, the handle having an inverted U-shaped bracket with a cross piece defining a grip that is connected between ends of the U-bracket, the cross piece comprising a hollow, metal shaft sheathed within a rubberized grip, the shaft secured between the downward extending ends of the U-bracket by threaded fasteners,

wherein the rotation assembly is arranged between a lower end of the J-hook and the handle, the rotation assembly including a bearing having a fastener extending there through that is received within the J-hook lower end to attach the J-hook to the handle, the bearing facilitating rotational movement of the handle, and

a user grasps the handle to place the curved portion of the J-hook over the bar, the handle rotated by the user during exercise, via the bearing, about a vertical axis of the J-hook.

2. The assembly of claim 1 wherein the fastener is an elongate bolt extending through the bearing to be received in a threaded opening within the lower end of the J-hook for attaching the J-hook to the handle.

3. The assembly of claim 2 , wherein

the inverted U-bracket includes an upper horizontal member with a neck integrally formed at a central location thereon, the neck having a bore for retaining a head end of the bolt therein so that the handle rotates with the bearing, and.

4. The assembly of claim 3 , wherein a first diameter of the grip is wider at a center of the grip than a second diameter at the grip ends.

5. A handle assembly adapted to grasp a bar for exercise, comprising:

a J-shaped hook for placement on the bar,

a rotation assembly,

a handle attached to the rotation assembly, the handle having an inverted U-shaped bracket with a cross piece defining a grip that is connected between ends of the U-bracket,

wherein the rotation assembly is connected between a lower end of the hook and the U-shaped bracket and includes a bearing, the handle rotatable via the bearing by a user during exercise with the J-hook on the bar,

wherein the bearing has a bolt extending there through that is received within the J-hook lower end to attach the J-hook to the handle,

wherein the inverted U-bracket includes an upper horizontal member with a neck integrally formed at a central location thereon, the neck having a bore for retaining a head end of the bolt therein so that the handle rotates with the bearing, and

wherein the cross piece comprises a hollow, metal shaft sheathed within a rubberized grip, the shaft secured between downward extending ends of the U-bracket by threaded fasteners.