Patent ID: 8727952
Filing Date: 2014-05-20
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. An exercise apparatus, comprising: a frame, said frame having vertically and horizontally spaced apart openings, said frame including a pulley carriage mounted to said stanchion for vertical travel, said carriage including left and right carriage pulleys disposed in side-by-side relation for rotation about horizontal axes; a carriage pin insertable into any one of said openings in said stanchion to thereby fix the position of said carriage on said stanchion; left and right weight stacks disposed intermediate said vertical, left and right rear members, each said weight stack including left and right swivel pulleys mounted to the top, rear cross bar on opposite sides of the stanchion, each said pulley including a mounting bracket portion attached to said bar and pivotally depending therefrom hub and rim portions; left and right pairs of laterally spaced apart guide pulleys attached to said top, rear bar on opposite sides of said left and right swivel pulleys, said guide pulleys being rotatable about horizontal axes; left and right weight stack pulleys attached to upper end portions of said left and right weight posts, said pulleys being oriented for rotation about horizontal axes; left and right turnbuckles attached to upper, right and left portions of said frame, respectively; left and right hand pulleys, each said pulley having an upper, claw end that is insertable into any of the openings in the frame; left and right handles; and left and right cables, wherein means for temporarily securing the left and right hand pulleys to user-selectable portions of the frame while said apparatus is being used to perform a bodily exercise.