Patent ID: 9486668
Filing Date: 2016-11-08
CPC Classification: A63B

Claim Text:
1. An exercise machine, comprising: a cross-member having a center point, a first distal end, and a second distal end opposite the first distal end, the cross-member having coupled thereto a first platform on the first distal end side of the center point and a second platform on the second distal end side of the center point, the first and second platform each being configured to slide along the cross-member between an inner position that is towards the center point and an outer position that is towards the corresponding distal end; a first vertical resistance unit coupled to the first distal end of the cross-member, the first vertical resistance unit being operably connected to the first platform via a system of pulleys and one or more cables, wherein the first vertical resistance unit provides resistance as the first platform is slid from the outer position to the inner position; and a second vertical resistance unit coupled to the second distal end of the cross-member, the second vertical resistance unit being operably connected to the second platform via a system of pulleys and one or more cables, wherein the second vertical resistance unit provides resistance as the second platform is slid from the outer position to the inner position, wherein at least one of the first and second vertical resistance units are weight stack units having weight stack plates that are lifted when the corresponding platform is slid from the outward position to the inward position.