Pull-up bar

Abstract

An apparatus for exercising the upper body, including a frame and handles. The frame is formed with a bar and a connection assembly. Two handles slide in their respective half of the bar using rollers, or bearings. The handles may also swing, or swivel for a greater range of motion. This apparatus can be mounted over a door or on a wall for pull-ups, on a floor mount for push-ups, or on an exercise apparatus with a pulley system for shoulder presses. The exercise apparatus is designed to more effectively work out the large muscle groups of the back and arms.

1 . An exercise apparatus, comprising:
 a longitudinal bar having a first elongated slot along a first segment of one side, and second elongated slot along a second segment of the one side;   a first handle engaged on the bar protruding from the first slot and being slidably movable within the first slot, and a second handle engaged on the bar protruding from the second slot, and being slidably movable within the second slot.   
     
     
         2 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the first handle and second handle are slidably movable to have adjustable separation therebetween.   
     
     
         3 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the first and second handles respectively include rollers for engaging the bar.   
     
     
         4 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a pair of laterally extending connection bars for mounting the bar to a stationary object.   
     
     
         5 . The apparatus of  claim 4 , wherein:
 the connection bars are adapted to be mounted to one of a wall, a door frame, or a floor.   
     
     
         6 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a coupling for attaching to a pulley system of an exercise apparatus.   
     
     
         7 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein:
 each slot includes one or more pin-receiving holes extending laterally through the bar for blocking some movement of the handle within the slot.   
     
     
         8 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the first handle and the second handle are adapted to swivel.   
     
     
         9 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the first handle and the second handle are adapted to swing.   
     
     
         10 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the bar is a rectangular bar in longitudinal cross-section.   
     
     
         11 . An upper body exercising apparatus, comprising:
 a longitudinal track bar;   a first handle engaged on the track bar being slidably movable along the bar, and a second handle engaged on the track bar and being slidably movable along the bar; and   the first handle and the second handle He in a first plane.   
     
     
         12 . The apparatus of dam  11 , wherein:
 the first handle and second handle are slidably movable to have adjustable separation therebetween.   
     
     
         13 . The apparatus of  claim 11 , further comprising
 at least one stopper near the midpoint of the track bar to prevent the handles from crossing the midpoint of the track bar.   
     
     
         14 . The apparatus of  claim 11 , wherein:
 the first handle and the second handle are adapted to swivel to He in disparate planes.   
     
     
         15 . The apparatus of  claim 11 , further comprising:
 a connection assembly attached to the track bar, the connection assembly adapted to be mounted to one of: a wall or over a door frame.   
     
     
         16 . The apparatus of dam  11 , further comprising:
 the bar includes one or more pin-receiving holes extending laterally through the bar for blocking some movement of the handles.   
     
     
         17 . The apparatus of  claim 16 , further comprising:
 a first selector pin and a second selector pin, the selector pins are attached by a cord to each of the distal ends of the bar.   
     
     
         18 . A method for exercising, comprising:
 providing a longitudinal bar having a first handle and a second handle, the handles being slidably movable in respective halves along the bar;   holding the first and second handles close to a midpoint on the bar, pulling the handles, and simultaneously sliding the first and second handle away from each other; and   pushing the handles, and simultaneously sliding the first and second handles toward each other.