Exercise machine with user interface element operable in multiple directions against bodyweight resistance
US6162153A · kind A · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 18, 1999 |
| Grant date | Dec 19, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 18, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63B2208/0228
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A compact, portable exercise machine includes a base, a pair of receiving means, a pair of parallel support bars fitting slidably within the receiving means, a body support platform, a resistance device, a cable, pulleys, and a cable tightening means. The base has a forward end and an after end and has the first and second receiving means located between the two ends. The support bars each has a forward end and an after end and are joined at these ends by front and rear connecting bars. The platform has a forward end and an after end and is attached to the front connecting bar and the rear connecting bar. Seat, head-rest and foot rests are attached to the platform. The resistance device is removably attached at its upper end adjacent the forward end of the body support platform and removably attached at its lower end adjacent the forward end of the base. A first pulley is attached adjacent the after end of the base. The cable tightening means is attached to the support bars. The cable is attached at its first end to the rear connecting bar, passes through the first pulley, and is attached at its second end to the cable tightening means. When the cable tightening means is operated b…
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