Chest exercise machine with self-aligning pivoting user support
US8002679B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 20, 2008 |
| Grant date | Aug 23, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 16, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63B2208/0247
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A chest exercise machine has a main frame, a user support frame pivotally associated with the main frame and movable between a start position and an end position during an exercise, a user engagement device movably mounted relative to the frames and having at least one handle for gripping by a user positioned on the user support, and a connecting linkage which translates movement of the user engagement device to movement of the user support frame. The user engagement device provides articulated motion so that the handle moves in a user-defined chest exercise movement path between a start position and an end position. A load resists movement of at least one of the user support, user engagement device, and connecting linkage.
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