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A rolling exercise device with a low profile includes an elongated handle, a pair of separate support bodies, connections securing the support bodies at their facing inner sides to opposite ends of the handle so as to maintain the support bodies and the handle in a fixed relationship with respect to

A rolling exercise device with a low profile includes an elongated handle, a pair of separate support bodies, connections securing the support bodies at their facing inner sides to opposite ends of the handle so as to maintain the support bodies and the handle in a fixed relationship with respect to each other, mounting seats provided beneath each of the support bodies, and rollers rotatably mounted in the mounting seats so as to adapt the support bodies to be freely rolled by the rollers across a support surface as a user gripping the handle supports a portion of his or her weight on the handle. The device has a modular construction in the sense that the support bodies are interchangeable with one another with respect to their relationships to the opposite ends of the handle.

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1. A rolling exercise device, comprising: an elongated handle having opposite ends and a grip portion extending between said opposite ends, said elongated handle also having a longitudinal axis extending lengthwise of said elongated handle through said opposite ends and said grip portion thereof;a p

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A rolling exercise device, comprising: an elongated handle having opposite ends and a grip portion extending between said opposite ends, said elongated handle also having a longitudinal axis extending lengthwise of said elongated handle through said opposite ends and said grip portion thereof;a pair of support bodies each being a single unit separate and independent from one another; andconnections securing said support bodies to said opposite ends of said elongated handle in a fixed relationship with respect to each other such that only said elongated handle extends between and interconnects said two support bodies;wherein each of said support bodies comprises a beam having opposite end portions, a middle portion extending between and merging into said opposite end portions, opposite bottom and top sides, and opposite inner and outer sides, with said beam having a width extending between said opposite inner and outer sides,a cavity recessed into said middle portion of said beam from said inner side thereof to a depth less than said width of said beam, said cavity being located between and spaced from said bottom and top sides of said beam and being configured to receive one of said opposite ends of said elongated handle so as to provide a snug fitting relationship between said elongated handle and said beam of each of said support bodies,mounting seats provided on and extending below said respective opposite end portions at said bottom side of said beam of each of said support bodies, androllers rotatably mounted in said mounting seats so as to adapt said support bodies to be freely rolled by said rollers across a support surface as a user gripping said elongated handle performs exercises and supports a portion of a body weight of the user on said elongated handle;also wherein said connections comprise threaded fasteners and are provided respectively in and extend between said opposite ends of said elongated handle and said middle portion of said beam of each of said support bodies in coaxial alignment with said longitudinal axis of said elongated handle so as to retain said elongated handle and said beam of each of said support bodies in said secured snug fitting fixed relationship with respect to each other. 2. The device of claim 1 wherein said mounting seats comprise: sockets affixed on and extending below said bottom side of said beam of each of said support bodies at said opposite end portions thereof, each of said sockets having a hollow cylindrical configuration and a lower open end; andsleeves having spherical configurations with opposite top and bottom truncated ends, said sleeves having outside diameters matched with inside diameters of said sockets such that each sleeve snugly fits through said lower open end and into one of said sockets, said sleeves having inside diameters match with outside diameters of said rollers such that each of said rollers snugly fits with one of said sleeves, said sleeves having substantially frictionless inside surfaces so as to allow free wheeling rotation of said rollers in said sleeves and thereby said support bodies to be freely rolled by said rollers across the support surface. 3. The device of claim 2 wherein said sleeves adjacent said bottom truncated ends thereof respectively protrude from said lower open ends of said sockets with a portion of a respective one of said rollers protruding from said bottom truncated end of each said sleeve. 4. The device of claim 2 wherein said sleeves at said top truncated ends respectively contact said bottom side of said beam of each of said support bodies at each of said opposite end portions thereof. 5. The device of claim 2 wherein said bottom side of said beam of each of said support bodies at each of said opposite end portions thereof has a concave depression defined thereon being centered relative to a respective one of said sockets and with a portion of a respective one of said rollers protruding from said top truncated end of said sleeve also protruding into said respective concave depression. 6. The device of claim 1 wherein said connections comprises: first bores threadably formed in at least opposite end portions of said elongated handle so as to extend through said opposite ends of said elongated handle in coaxial alignment with said longitudinal axis of said elongated handle;second bores formed in said middle portions of said beams of said support bodies so as to extend between said recessed cavities and said outer sides of said beams of said support bodies and align with said first bores of said elongated handle in coaxial alignment with said longitudinal axis of said elongated handle; andthe threaded fasteners inserted through said second bores of said beams of said support bodies and threaded into said first bores of said elongated handle in coaxial alignment with said longitudinal axis of said elongated handle so as to securely connect said elongated handle to said beams of said support bodies. 7. The device of claim 6 wherein said first bores are threadably formed completely through said elongated handle from one of said opposite ends to the other of said opposite ends. 8. The device of claim 6 wherein said beams of said support bodies have countersunk rims recessed into said outer sides thereof and extending about said second bores such that enlarged heads on said fasteners abut against said countersunk rims when said fasteners are threaded sufficiently into said first bores of said elongated handle to securely connect said elongated handle to said beams of said support bodies. 9. The device of claim 1 wherein said beam of each of said support bodies has a height extending between said bottom and top sides that is at a maximum at said middle portion and decreases to a minimum at opposite ends of said beam on said opposite end portions. 10. The device of claim 9 wherein said cavity recessed into said middle portion of said beam of each of said support bodies at said inner side thereof has a maximum dimension less than said maximum height and greater than said minimum height of said beam. 11. The device of claim 1 wherein said elongated handle has a cylindrical cross-sectional configuration from end to end. 12. The device of claim 11 wherein said cavity recessed into said middle portion at said inner side of said beam of each of said support bodies has a cylindrical configuration. 13. The device of claim 1 wherein said support bodies are interchangeable with one another with respect to their relationships to said opposite ends of said elongated handle. 14. The device of claim 1 wherein said width of said beam of each of said support bodies at said middle portion is substantially the same as at said opposite end portions. 15. A rolling exercise device, comprising: an elongated handle having opposite ends and a grip portion extending between said opposite ends, said elongated handle also having a cylindrical cross-sectional configuration and a longitudinal axis extending lengthwise of said elongated handle through said opposite ends and said grip portion thereof;a pair of support bodies each being a single unit separate and independent from one another; andconnections securing said support bodies to said opposite ends of said elongated handle in a fixed relationship with respect to each other such that only said elongated handle extends between and interconnects said two support bodies;wherein each of said support bodies comprises a beam having opposite end portions, a middle portion extending between and merging into said opposite end portions, opposite inner and outer sides with said beam having a width extending between said opposite inner and outer sides and being substantially the same at said middle portion as at said opposite end portions, and opposite bottom and top sides with said beam also having a height extending between said bottom and top sides that is at a maximum at said middle portion and decreases to a minimum at opposite ends of said beam on said opposite end portions,a cavity having a cylindrical configuration being recessed into said middle portion of said beam at said inner side thereof to a depth less than said width of said middle portion, said cavity being located between and spaced from said bottom and top sides of said beam and being configured to receive one of said opposite ends of said elongated handle so as to provide a snug fitting relationship between said elongated handle and said beam of each of said support bodies,mounting seats provided on and extending below said respective opposite end portions at said bottom side of said beam of each of said support bodies, androllers rotatably mounted in said mounting seats so as to adapt said support bodies to be freely rolled by said rollers across a support surface as a user gripping said elongated handle performs exercises and supports a portion of a body weight of the user on said elongated handle;also wherein said connections are provided respectively in and extending between said opposite ends of said elongated handle and said middle portion of said beam of each of said support bodies so as to retain said elongated handle and said beam of each of said support bodies in said secured snug fitting fixed relationship with respect to each other, said connections comprising first bores threadably formed in at least opposite end portions of said elongated handle so as to extend through said opposite ends of said elongated handle in coaxial alignment with said longitudinal axis of said elongated handle,second bores formed in said middle portions of said beams of said support bodies so as to extend between said recessed cavities and said outer sides of said beams of said support bodies and align with said first bores of said elongated handle in coaxial alignment with said longitudinal axis of said elongated handle, andfasteners inserted through said second bores of said beams of said support bodies and threaded into said first bores of said elongated handle in coaxial alignment with said longitudinal axis of said elongated handle so as to securely connect said elongated handle to said beams of said support bodies. 16. The device of claim 15 wherein said support bodies are interchangeable with one another with respect to their relationships to said opposite ends of said elongated handle. 17. The device of claim 15 wherein said first bores are threadably formed completely through said elongated handle from one of said opposite ends to the other of said opposite ends. 18. The device of claim 15 wherein said beams of said support bodies have countersunk rims recessed into said outer sides thereof and extending about said second bores such that enlarged heads on said fasteners abut against said countersunk rims when said fasteners are threaded sufficiently into said first bores of said elongated handle to securely connect said elongated handle to said support bodies. 19. A rolling exercise device, comprising: an elongated handle having opposite ends and a grip portion extending between said opposite ends, said elongated handle also having a cylindrical cross-sectional configuration and a longitudinal axis extending lengthwise of said elongated handle through said opposite ends and said grip portion thereof;a pair of support bodies each being a single unit separate and independent from one another; andconnections securing said support bodies to said opposite ends of said elongated handle in a fixed relationship with respect to each other such that only said elongated handle extends between and interconnects said two support bodies;wherein each of said support bodies comprises a beam having opposite end portions, a middle portion extending between and merging into said opposite end portions, opposite inner and outer sides with said beam having a width extending between said opposite inner and outer sides and being substantially the same at said middle portion as at said opposite end portions, and opposite bottom and top sides with said beam also having a height extending between said bottom and top sides that is at a maximum at said middle portion and decreases to a minimum at opposite ends of said beam on said opposite end portions,a cavity having a cylindrical configuration being recessed into said middle portion of said beam at said inner side thereof to a depth less than said width of said middle portion, said cavity being located between and spaced from said bottom and top sides of said beam and being configured to receive one of said opposite ends of said elongated handle so as to provide a snug fitting fixed relationship between said elongated handle and said beam of each of said support bodies,mounting seats provided on and extending below said respective opposite end portions at said bottom side of said beam of each of said support bodies, said mounting seats comprising sockets affixed on and extending below said bottom side of said beam of each of said support bodies at said opposite end portions thereof, each socket having a hollow cylindrical configuration and a lower open end, andsleeves having spherical configurations with opposite top and bottom truncated ends, said sleeves having outside diameters matched with inside diameters of said sockets such that each of said sleeves snugly fits through said lower open end and into one of said sockets and contacts at said top truncated end of said sleeve with said bottom side of said beam of each of said support bodies at each of said opposite end portions thereof; androllers each having an outside diameter matching an inside diameter of one of said sleeves of said mounting seats such that each of said rollers snugly fits with one of said sleeves, said bottom side of said beam of each of said support bodies at each of said opposite end portions thereof has a concave depression defined thereon being centered relative to one of said sockets and with a portion of one of said rollers protruding from said top truncated end of said sleeve also protruding into said respective concave depression, said sleeves having substantially frictionless inside surfaces and protrude from said lower open ends of said sockets with said rollers protruding from said bottom truncated ends of said sleeves so as to enable free wheeling rotation of said rollers in said sleeves and in contact with a support surface, thereby adapting said support bodies to be freely rolled by said rollers across said support surface as a user gripping said elongated handle performs exercises and supports a portion of a body weight of the user on said elongated handle;also wherein said connections are provided respectively in and extending between said opposite ends of said elongated handle and said middle portion of said beam of each of said support bodies so as to retain said elongated handle and said beam of each of said support bodies in said secured snug fitting fixed relationship with respect to each other, said connections comprising first bores threadably formed in at least opposite end portions of said elongated handle so as to extend through said opposite ends of said elongated handle in coaxial alignment with said longitudinal axis of said elongated handle,second bores formed in said middle portions of said beams of said support bodies so as to extend between said recessed cavities and said outer sides of said beams of said support bodies and align with said first bores of said elongated handle in coaxial alignment with said longitudinal axis of said elongated handle, andfasteners inserted through said second bores of said beams of said support bodies and threaded into said first bores of said elongated handle in coaxial alignment with said longitudinal axis of said elongated handle so as to securely connect said elongated handle to said beams of said support bodies. 20. The device of claim 19 wherein said single units are interchangeable with one another with respect to their relationships to said opposite ends of said elongated handle.