Magnetic exercise anchor
The Magnetic Exercise Anchor is an exercise device providing an attachment point to anchor resistance bands to a metallic structure, wherein the exercise apparatus includes a series of magnets working as an anchor to serve as an attachment point, which may temporarily affix the device and resistance bands to a metal surface.
1. A magnetic anchor comprising:
a base;
a retainer affixed to said base;
a hole in said base;
a magnet secured to the bottom of said base such that said magnet is exposed at the bottom of the magnetic anchor for abutment against a surface to securely attach said base to said surface;
a post secured to said base by a ball joint, said post extending upwardly through said hole and terminating in an attachment point configured to accept an exercise attachment;
a coupler affixed to said post configured to accept the exercise attachment wherein said coupler is slidingly engaged to said post;
a spring disposed between a grommet and a nut, said grommet abutting said coupler, wherein said nut is configured to slide up and down said post;
a screw passing through said nut and securing said nut to said post in order to compress said spring.
2. The magnetic anchor of claim 1 further comprising:
a plurality of holes through said base;
a plurality of bolts passing through said holes in said base, a plurality of magnets, affixed to said plurality of bolts;
a pulley affixed to the end of said post.
3. The magnetic anchor of claim 1 wherein said attachment point is a hook.
4. The magnetic anchor of claim 1 further comprising:
means for collecting data as the device is used;
means for communicating said data for analysis, wherein said means for communicating said data for analysis is a port in the base configured to accept a computer chip or sensor.
5. The magnetic anchor of claim 1 further comprising:
a sensor configured to collect data from one or more points on the magnetic anchor, said sensor configured to communicate said data by visual means.
6. The magnetic anchor of claim 5 further comprising:
additional sensors configured to communicate data collected from the magnetic anchor to a computer chip for preservation and later analysis of said data.
7. The magnetic anchor of claim 4 wherein said means for collecting data is a computer chip and said base is configured to accept said computer chip.