Patent ID: 9656116
Date: 2017-05-23
CPC Classifications: A63B

Claim:
1. An exercise apparatus comprising: a weight stack comprised of one or more individual bodies of discrete non-variable weight, a flexible elongated cable having a proximal end and a downstream portion extending downstream from the proximal end of the cable, the downstream portion of the cable mechanism being interconnected to a user selectable number of the one or more individual bodies of weight that exert a first resistance and to a second resistance device that exerts a second resistance, a manually movable actuating device interconnected to the proximal end of the cable, the cable being arranged such that the actuating device is manually engageable and movable by a user to exert an exercise speed, velocity, force, energy or power on the proximal end of the cable extending to the downstream portion of the cable to act in one direction on the one or more individual bodies of discrete, non-variable weight and on the second resistance device, the second resistance device exerting a degree of second resistance to movement of the actuating device that varies non-linearly with the degree of exercise speed, velocity, force, energy or power exerted on the actuating device or on the second resistance device, wherein the second force resistance device comprises a wheel having a drivably rotatable axle interconnected to one or more blades that forcibly engage against air on rotation of the axle, the wheel being interconnected to the downstream portion of the cable in an arrangement wherein the axle of the wheel is rotatably driven by the exercise speed, velocity, force, energy or power exerted by the user on the actuating device.