Patent ID: 9682276
Date: 2017-06-20
CPC Classifications: A63B

Claim:
1. A lateral deltoid exercise machine, comprising: a stationary main frame; a user support pivotally mounted relative to the main frame and adapted to support a user in a forward facing exercise position, the user support being movable between a start position and an end position during a lateral deltoid exercise; an exercise arm assembly having right and left exercise arms on opposite sides of the user support, each exercise arm pivotally mounted relative to the frame and configured for movement only outwardly, inwardly, upwardly, and downwardly from the start position to the end position or from the end position to the start position, each exercise arm having a forearm engaging portion, the forearm engaging portion being adapted for engagement by a respective forearm of the user for performing a lateral deltoid exercise when the user is supported in an exercise position on the user support; a connecting linkage between the user support and exercise arm assembly which links movement of the exercise arms to movement of the user support; and a load which resists movement of at least one of the exercise arm assembly, the user support, and the connecting linkage.