Spring-type exercise device

Claim 1

An exercise device comprising: (a) An elongated continuous unitary shaft; (b) an end spring anchoring member stationarily positioned with respect to said shaft at each end thereof, and a central spring anchoring member stationarily positioned with respect to said shaft at a point substantially midway between said ends; said anchoring members being elongated along the length of said shaft and having a shape configuration which forms a gripping surface for the palm of a user's hand wherein the user of said exercise bar may selectively grip one or more of said anchoring members during performance of an exercise; (c) a first sleeve slidably mounted on said shaft substantially halfway between said stationary central spring anchoring member and one of said end spring anchoring members; (d) a second sleeve slidably mounted on said shaft substantially midway between said stationary central spring anchoring member and the other of said end spring anchoring members; (e) a spring member attached to and connecting each end of each sleeve with the adjacent spring anchoring member, said spring members being of such characteristic as to maintain said sleeves in said midway position when not in use; (f) whereby said sleeves may be moved in either direction toward or away from one of said anchoring members, by compresing the spring on one side thereof while simultaneously applying tension to the spring on the other side thereof.