Patent ID: 9700754
Date: 2017-07-11
CPC Classifications: A63B

Claim:
1. An exercise machine, comprising: a frame having a first end, a second end opposite of said first end, and a longitudinal axis extending therebetween; a carriage movably positioned upon said frame, wherein said carriage is adapted to be movable along a portion of said longitudinal axis and wherein said carriage includes an upper surface; a first platform attached to said frame near said first end of said frame, wherein said first platform includes a first upper surface and an inner edge, wherein said inner edge of said first platform faces a direction generally towards said carriage; and a first pair of handles positioned adjacent said inner edge of said first platform, wherein said first pair of handles are distally spaced from said inner edge of said first platform by a distance sufficient for a first hand of an exerciser to extend between said first pair of handles and said inner edge of said first platform; wherein said first pair of handles is comprised of a first handle having a first longitudinal axis and a second handle having a second longitudinal axis, wherein said first longitudinal axis and said second longitudinal axis are in a fixed position near or on a plane formed by said first upper surface of said first platform; wherein said first handle includes a first end and a second end opposite of said first end, wherein said first end and said second end of said first handle are connected to said first platform; wherein said second handle includes a first end and a second end opposite of said first end, wherein said first end and said second end of said second handle are connected to said first platform; wherein said first handle and said second handle are positioned on opposing sides of said longitudinal axis of said frame.