Collapsible freestanding exercise station

Abstract

An exercise station with a pull-up bar is disclosed. The exercise station is freestanding without engaging external structures, and supports a user in performing an exercise routine, such as pull-ups or dips. The exercise station may be collapsed to a small footprint and a low vertical profile without removal or disassembly of the exercise station's components.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An exercise station comprising:
 a base configured to rest on a floor;   a first stand coupled to the base at a first side of the base;   a second stand coupled to the base at a second side of the base; and   a pull-up bar coupled to the first stand and to the second stand,   wherein, in an expanded state of the exercise station, the first stand is oriented vertically, the second stand is oriented vertically, and the pull-up bar is oriented laterally across the exercise station from the first stand to the second stand, and   wherein, in a collapsed state of the exercise station, the first stand is oriented laterally, the second stand is oriented laterally, and the pull-up bar is oriented laterally across the exercise station.   
     
     
         2 . The exercise station of  claim 1 , wherein, in the collapsed state of the exercise station, the first stand is folded at a hinge between a first lower stand member of the first stand and a first upper stand member of the first stand. 
     
     
         3 . The exercise station of  claim 1 , wherein, in the expanded state of the exercise station, the first stand and the second stand define a vertical-lateral plane, and wherein the first stand and the second stand each remain in the vertical-lateral plane during a transition from the expanded state of the exercise station to the collapsed state of the exercise station. 
     
     
         4 . The exercise station of  claim 3 , wherein the first stand remains coupled to the base and to the pull-up bar during the transition from the expanded state of the exercise station to the collapsed state of the exercise station. 
     
     
         5 . The exercise station of  claim 1 , wherein the collapsed state of the exercise station has a vertical profile with a height of less than 20% of a height of a vertical profile of the expanded state of the exercise station. 
     
     
         6 . The exercise station of  claim 1 , wherein the first stand comprises a first insertion point configured to receive a first additional handle that is selectively insertable into and selectively removable from the first insertion point. 
     
     
         7 . The exercise station of  claim 6 , wherein the first insertion point comprises a threaded opening. 
     
     
         8 . The exercise station of  claim 6 , further comprising the first additional handle, wherein the first additional handle comprises a gripping portion that is offset laterally inwards from the first stand. 
     
     
         9 . The exercise station of  claim 8 , wherein the first stand further comprises an additional insertion point vertically offset from the first insertion point, and wherein the additional insertion point is configured to receive the first additional handle. 
     
     
         10 . The exercise station of  claim 1 , wherein the first stand is coupled to the pull-up bar through a first upper hinge, and wherein the second stand is coupled to the pull-up bar through a second upper hinge. 
     
     
         11 . The exercise station of  claim 10 , wherein the first stand comprises a first middle hinge located in a middle portion of the first stand, and wherein the second stand comprises a second middle hinge located in a middle portion of the second stand. 
     
     
         12 . The exercise station of  claim 11 , wherein the first stand is coupled to the base through a first lower hinge, and wherein the second stand is coupled to the base through a second lower hinge. 
     
     
         13 . The exercise station of  claim 11 , wherein the first stand further comprises a first middle lock mechanism at the first middle hinge. 
     
     
         14 . The exercise station of  claim 13 , wherein the first middle lock mechanism comprises a clamp. 
     
     
         15 . The exercise station of  claim 14 , wherein the first middle lock mechanism further comprises a pin and a receptacle for the pin. 
     
     
         16 . An exercise station comprising:
 a base;   a pull-up bar;   a first stand coupled at a lower end of the first stand to the base at a first side of the base, and coupled at an upper end of the first stand to the pull-up bar at a first end of the pull-up bar through a first upper hinge; and   a second stand coupled at a lower end of the second stand to the base at a second side of the base, and coupled at an upper end of the second stand to the pull-up bar at a second end of the pull-up bar through a second upper hinge.   
     
     
         17 . The exercise station of  claim 16 , wherein the first stand comprises a first middle hinge located in a middle portion of the first stand, and wherein the second stand comprises a second middle hinge located in a middle portion of the second stand. 
     
     
         18 . The exercise station of  claim 17 , wherein, in an expanded state of the exercise station, the first middle hinge is unfolded and the first stand is expanded, and wherein, in a collapsed state of the exercise station, the first middle hinge is folded and the first stand is collapsed. 
     
     
         19 . The exercise station of  claim 18 , wherein, in the expanded state of the exercise station, the second middle hinge is unfolded and the second stand is expanded, and wherein, in the collapsed state of the exercise station, the second middle hinge is folded and the second stand is collapsed. 
     
     
         20 . The exercise station of  claim 16 , wherein the first stand is coupled to the first side of the base through a first lower hinge, and wherein the second stand is coupled to the second side of the base through a second lower hinge.