Door jamb exercise system

Abstract

The door jamb exercise support member includes an elongated shaft having at least one planar surface, a pair of couplers associated therewith having a size and shape for select engagement with a respective pair of screws that cooperate to flush mount the at least one planar surface to a door jamb, a receiving channel formed from the elongated shaft having a size and shape for select slide-in reception of a bracket, and a pair of concentric locking apertures formed from opposing sides of the elongated shaft and generally aligned with the receiving channel. Upon select insertion of the bracket into the receiving channel, a retaining aperture generally concentrically aligns with each of the pair of concentric locking apertures for select slide-through reception of a locking pin substantially retaining the bracket within the receiving channel by simultaneously engaging the retaining aperture in the bracket and the pair of concentric locking apertures.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A door jamb exercise support member, comprising:
 an elongated shaft having at least one planar surface;   a pair of couplers associated with the at least one planar surface having a size and shape for select engagement with a respective pair of screws that cooperate to flush mount the at least one planar surface to a door jamb;   a receiving channel formed from the elongated shaft having a size and shape for select slide-in reception of a bracket; and   a pair of concentric locking apertures formed from opposing sides of the elongated shaft and generally aligned with the receiving channel, whereby upon select insertion of the bracket into the receiving channel, a retaining aperture formed therein generally concentrically aligns with each of the pair of concentric locking apertures for select slide-through reception of a locking pin substantially retaining the bracket within the receiving channel by simultaneously engaging the retaining aperture in the bracket and the pair of concentric locking apertures.   
     
     
         2 . The exercise support member of  claim 1 , wherein the receiving channel is centrally positioned within at least an exterior surface of the elongated shaft and comprises a width of approximately 0.25 inches and a length of approximately 2 inches. 
     
     
         3 . The exercise support member of  claim 2 , wherein the receiving channel extends through both the exterior surface and the at least one planar surface of the elongated shaft. 
     
     
         4 . The exercise support member of  claim 1 , wherein the bracket comprises an L-shaped anchor bracket having a bracket plate positioned relative to an attachment plate about an approximate 90 degree bend. 
     
     
         5 . The exercise support member of  claim 4 , wherein the attachment plate is coupled to an exercise attachment selected from the group consisting of a U-shaped handle attachment, an angled handle attachment, a ring attachment, an L-shaped handle attachment, or a straight handle attachment. 
     
     
         6 . The exercise support member of  claim 4 , wherein the 90 degree bend includes an approximate 0.5 inch radius soft bend and the L-shaped anchor bracket has a strength of at least 500 pounds. 
     
     
         7 . The exercise support member of  claim 4 , wherein the bracket plate includes a ring attachment outwardly extending therefrom having a size and shape for select attachment to a carabiner coupled to an elastic band, a cannonball, or a T-bar. 
     
     
         8 . The exercise support member of  claim 1 , including a pair of external apertures formed from an exterior surface of the elongated shaft, each of the pair of external apertures being respectively concentrically aligned with the pair of couplers comprising a pair of internal apertures formed from the at least one planar surface. 
     
     
         9 . The exercise support member of  claim 8 , wherein the pair of screws comprise a pair of lag screws having a head relatively smaller than the pair of external apertures yet larger than the pair of internal apertures, thereby allowing the pair of lag screws to extend through the elongated shaft to place a forward pressure on a surface opposite the at least one planar surface for flush engagement with the door jamb. 
     
     
         10 . The exercise support member of  claim 9 , including a pair of caps having a size and shape for select slide-in engagement with the pair of external apertures to hide the lag screws thereunder. 
     
     
         11 . The exercise support member of  claim 1 , wherein the elongated shaft is hollow and comprises a 6061 aircraft aluminum material having a thickness of approximately 0.125 inches. 
     
     
         12 . A door jamb exercise system, comprising:
 a set of support members each having at least one planar surface for flush mounting to a door jamb by way of a lag screw having a length extendable into at least a portion of a king stud of a doorframe when the respective set of support members are attached thereto; and   at least one lock channel formed in each of the set of support members, wherein opposing support members designed for attachment to a left side vertical door jamb and a right side vertical door jamb include reciprocally located lock channels;   wherein each of the lock channels are inwardly facing such that, when coupled to the door jamb, each of the set of support members appear completely integrated within the doorframe as a conventional door stop for use with a door mounted therein while at the same time doubling as an in-home exercise system supporting at least 500 pounds of exercise force.   
     
     
         13 . The exercise system of  claim 12 , wherein the set of support members includes a header support member, a left side vertical support member configured for attachment to the left side vertical door jamb, and a right side vertical support member configured for attachment to the right side vertical door jamb. 
     
     
         14 . The exercise system of  claim 13 , wherein the left side vertical support member and the right side vertical support member comprise multiple relatively smaller support members interlocked together. 
     
     
         15 . The exercise system of  claim 12 , wherein the least one lock channel formed in each of the set of support members comprise a universal size having a size and shape for selectively receiving a universal anchor bracket. 
     
     
         16 . The exercise system of  claim 15 , wherein the anchor bracket includes a bracket plate having a central retaining aperture that seats within an interior of the respective support member through the lock channel for concentric alignment with a pair of sidewall apertures formed within opposing sidewalls of the support member. 
     
     
         17 . The exercise system of  claim 15 , wherein the bracket plate comprises a length commensurate with a length of the lock channel to substantially prevent side-to-side movement when located therein, wherein when seated within the lock channel, a shoulder surface of the bracket plate generally comprising an approximately 90 degree bend at least partially rests on a top surface of the support member to provide multi-point engagement of the bracket plate with the support member. 
     
     
         18 . The exercise system of  claim 12 , wherein each of the set of support members include a generally elongated and hollow shaft having a substantially rectangular cross-section approximately one inch deep by two inches wide. 
     
     
         19 . A process for installing an exercise system within a door jamb, comprising the steps of:
 aligning a header support member along a header door jamb, the header support member including at least one connector for selectively coupling to an exercise attachment;   securing the header support member along the header door jamb;   positioning at least one vertical support member with respect to a left side vertical door jamb or a right side vertical door jamb, the at least one vertical support member including at least one connector having a size and shape commensurate with that of the at least one connector of the header support member, for selectively coupling to the exercise attachment; and   affixing the at least one vertical support member to at least one of the left side vertical door jamb or the right side vertical door jamb, wherein the header support member and the at least one vertical support member comprise a width approximately that of a conventional door stop to accommodate normal usage of a door therein after installation of the exercise system.   
     
     
         20 . The process of  claim 19 , including the step of sliding an angle bracket of the exercise attachment into the connector comprising a channel. 
     
     
         21 . The process of  claim 20 , including the step of locking the angle bracket to the header support member or the vertical support member with a detent pin. 
     
     
         22 . The process of  claim 21 , wherein the locking step includes the step of inserting the detent pin through a pair of sidewall apertures formed from opposing sides of the respective support member and a retaining aperture in the angle bracket concentrically aligned with the pair of sidewall apertures. 
     
     
         23 . The process of  claim 19 , wherein the securing and the affixing steps include the step of screwing the header support member and the at least one vertical support member to the door jamb with a pair of lag screws having a length extending at least partially into a king stud. 
     
     
         24 . The process of  claim 19 , including the step of separating a header door stop, a left side vertical door stop, and a right side vertical door stop from the door jamb. 
     
     
         25 . The process of  claim 24 , wherein the separating step includes driving a wedge between the respective door jamb and each of the header door stop, the left side vertical door stop, and the right side vertical door stop with a combination of a wedge and a screwdriver, a claw of a hammer, or a crowbar. 
     
     
         26 . The process of  claim 25 , including the step of disconnecting the header door stop, the left side vertical door stop, and the right side vertical door stop out from engagement the respective door jamb.