Resistance band having hand adapters and handles

Abstract

The present invention relates to exercise equipment and more particularly to a resistance band having a pair hand adapters, a pair of handles, and an extension interposed between each hand adapter and handle.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An exercise device, comprising:
 a single resistance band having a first terminal end, a second terminal end, and a body interposed therebetween;   a first handle coupled to the first terminal end and a second handle coupled to the second terminal end; and   a pair of hand adapters coupled to the body of the singular resistance band between the first and second handles, such that a first portion of the body is interposed between the first handle and the first hand adapter, and a second portion of the body is interposed between the second handle and the second hand adapter, wherein the pair of hand adapters each comprise a hand loop configured to receive the second, third, fourth, and fifth phalanges of a user's hand.   
     
     
         2 . The exercise device of  claim 1 , further comprising a third portion of the body interposed between the pair of hand adapters. 
     
     
         3 . The exercise device of  claim 2 , wherein the third portion of the body comprises a length that is at least twice the length of the first or second portions of the body. 
     
     
         4 . The exercise device of  claim 1 , further comprising a first knot interposed between the first handle and a first proximal hand adapter of the pair of hand adapters, and a second knot interposed between the second handle and a second proximal hand adapter of the pair of hand adapters. 
     
     
         5 . The exercise device of  claim 1 , further comprising a knot interposed between each handle and the respective terminal end. 
     
     
         6 . The exercise device of  claim 1 , wherein a length of the first portion of the body is equal to a length of the second portion of the body. 
     
     
         7 . The exercise device of  claim 1 , wherein the first and second handles are removably coupled to the first and second terminal ends. 
     
     
         8 . The exercise device of  claim 7 , further comprising a gripping structure that is interchangeably coupled to at least one of the first and second terminal ends. 
     
     
         9 . The device of  claim 8 , wherein the separate gripping structures are selected from a group consisting of a pistol grip and a knotted rope. 
     
     
         10 . The exercise device of  claim 1 , wherein the resistance band comprises an elastomeric material. 
     
     
         11 . The exercise device of  claim 1 , wherein the hand loop comprises:
 an inner loop; and   an outer sleeve covering a portion of the inner loop   
     
     
         12 . The exercise device of  claim 11 , wherein the inner loop comprises a fabric material. 
     
     
         13 . The exercise device of  claim 11 , wherein the outer sleeve is tubular. 
     
     
         14 . The exercise device of  claim 11 , wherein the outer sleeve comprises a compliant material. 
     
     
         15 . The exercise device of  claim 14 , wherein the compliant material is selected from the group consisting of foam rubber, neoprene, polychloroprene, polytetrafluoroethylene, tetrafluoroethylene/propylene, polyurethane, thermoplastic elastomers, styrene butadiene silicone, nitrile, latex, a woven fabric, and a non-woven fabric. 
     
     
         16 . The exercise device of  claim 14 , wherein the compliant material comprises a durometer hardness of from approximately 30 Shore A to approximately 90 Shore A. 
     
     
         17 . The exercise device of  claim 11 , wherein the outer sleeve is configured to contact a palm surface of the user's hand.