Exercise equipment
View Patent ↗A multi-use exercise apparatus comprises a sled base supporting a push member and lift handles. In certain embodiments, the apparatus may further include vertical weight post, a shoulder bar, and/or a pulling attachment.
1. A multi-use exercise apparatus, comprising:
a sled base comprising a first side sled component and a second side sled component, the first side sled component and the second side sled component being aligned parallel to one another and each comprising an elongated main sled body configured to lay horizontally flat against and slide on a ground surface;
a push member coupled to the sled base and configured to enable a user to push the multi-use exercise apparatus;
a frame including a first side horizontal bar and a second side horizontal bar which are equally elevated above the sled base and run parallel to the main sled body of the first side sled component and the second side sled component, the frame being supported on the sled base via an elevating support structure coupled between the sled base and the frame, the elevating support structure including:
a first side front frame support post extending vertically upwards from a front section of the first side sled component, a second side front frame support post extending vertically upwards from a front section of the second side sled component, wherein the second side front frame support post is in mirroring relationship to the first side front frame support post,
a first side rear frame support post extending vertically upwards from a rear section of the first side sled component, a second side rear frame support post extending vertically upwards from a rear section of the second side sled component, wherein the second side rear frame support post is in mirroring relationship to the first side rear frame support post,
wherein the first side front frame support post and the first side rear frame support post are coupled between the first side horizontal bar of the frame and the first side sled component,
wherein the second side front frame support post and the second side rear frame support post are coupled between the second side horizontal bar of the frame and the second side sled component, and
lift handles provided above the frame and comprising a first side lift handle coupled to the first side horizontal bar and above the first side sled component via first side vertical posts, and a second side lift handle coupled to the second side horizontal bar and above the second side sled component via second side vertical posts, the lift handles configured to enable a user to lift the multi-use exercise apparatus while walking,
wherein the first side vertical posts extend between the first side lift handle and the first side horizontal bar, and
wherein the second side vertical posts extend between the second side lift handle and the second side horizontal bar.
2. The multi-use exercise apparatus of claim 1 , wherein each of the first side sled component and the second side sled component includes a vertical weight post coupled thereto, the vertical weight post comprising an elongated body aligned in perpendicular orientation to the elongated main sled body of a respective one of the first side sled component or the second side sled component.
3. The multi-use exercise apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a shoulder bar coupled to the sled base via a pair of shoulder bar support posts.
4. The multi-use exercise apparatus of claim 3 , wherein a height position of the shoulder bar is adjustable on the pair of shoulder bar support posts.
5. The multi-use exercise apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a pulling attachment element coupled to the sled base and configured to enable a pulling attachment to be attached to the multi-use exercise apparatus so that a user may pull the multi-use exercise apparatus via the pulling attachment.
6. The multi-use exercise apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the frame has a square and/or rectangular geometric configuration, and further comprises a front horizontal bar coupled between front ends of the first side horizontal bar and the second side horizontal bar, and a rear horizontal bar coupled between rear ends of the first side horizontal bar and the second side horizontal bar.
7. The multi-use exercise apparatus of claim 6 , the lift handles being configured to enable a user to lift the multi-use exercise apparatus while situated within the frame and gripping the lift handles.
8. The multi-use exercise apparatus of claim 6 , said push member comprising a pair of push bars configured to couple to a pair of push bar receivers provided on the front horizontal bar and/or the rear horizontal bar of the frame.
9. The multi-use exercise apparatus of claim 6 , further comprising at least one pull loop configured to couple to a pulling attachment to enable a user to pull the multi-use exercise apparatus.