Containerized exercise equipment system

Abstract

A containerized fitness system for easy transportation and deployment. A shipping container includes a series of brackets mounted to the roof to provide receiving slots for accepting the flange of a series of corresponding support arms. The flange of each arm includes a pair of spring loaded pop pins that can extend through a pair of holes in the bracket when the flange of the arm is inserted into the slot of the bracket, and that can be manually release to allow for quick disconnection of the support art from the bracket. The other end of the arms may be connected to uprights positioned around the container to provide multiple attachment points for fitness equipment.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A containerized fitness system, comprising:
 a container having a roof that extends along a first plane;   a bracket mounted to the roof of the container and having a slot formed therein that extends along a second plane that is parallel to the first plane of the roof of the container; and   an arm having a flange that is positioned in the slot of the bracket and releasably coupled thereto such that the arm extends outwardly from the container along a third plane that is parallel to the first plane of the roof of the container.   
     
     
         2 . The containerized fitness system of  claim 1 , wherein the bracket includes an inner plate that is positioned below the slot and has a pair of holes formed therethrough. 
     
     
         3 . The containerized fitness system of  claim 2 , wherein the flange includes a pair of pop pins. 
     
     
         4 . The containerized fitness system of  claim 3 , wherein the pair of pop pins extend through the pair of holes of the inner plate. 
     
     
         5 . The containerized fitness system of  claim 4 , wherein the bracket comprises an upper plate spaced apart from the inner plate by a plurality of side walls to define the slot. 
     
     
         6 . The containerized fitness system of  claim 5 , wherein the upper plate of the bracket is U-shaped and extends around the pop pins. 
     
     
         7 . The containerized fitness system of  claim 6 , wherein the flange of the arm extends perpendicularly from a first side of a planar member of the arm and a support extends perpendicularly from an opposing side of the planar member. 
     
     
         8 . The containerized fitness system of  claim 7 , further comprising a bar extending perpendicularly from the opposing side of the planar member and parallel to the support. 
     
     
         9 . The containerized fitness system of  claim 8 , further comprising a second planar member coupled to the support and the bar oppositely from the planar member. 
     
     
         10 . The containerized fitness system of  claim 9 , wherein the second planar member is engaged with a upright supporting at least one item of fitness equipment. 
     
     
         11 . A method of providing exercise equipment, comprising the steps of:
 providing a container having a roof that extend along a first plane and a bracket mounted to the roof of the container and having a slot formed therein that extends along a second plane that is parallel to the first plane of the roof of the container;   positioning an arm having a flange at one end inside the container;   transporting the container to a predetermined location;   removing the arm from the container; and   attaching the arm to the roof of the container by positioning the flange of the arm in the slot of the bracket of the roof so that the arm extends outwardly from the container along a third plane that is parallel to the first plane of the roof of the container.   
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the bracket includes an inner plate that is positioned below the slot and has a pair of holes formed therethrough. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein the flange includes a pair of pop pins. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein the step of attaching the arm to the roof of the container comprises inserting the flange into the slot above the inner plate until the pair of pop pins extend through the pair of holes of the inner plate. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 14 , further comprising the step of coupling an upright to an opposing end of the arm from the flange. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15 , further comprising the step of attaching at least one item of fitness equipment to the upright.