Patent ID: 6234942
Filing Date: 2001-05-22
Classification: A63B,Y10S

Abstract:
A compound exercise apparatus for performing multiple exercises comprising:a base with a main frame having a pair of pedals;a support bar connected to a front end of said main frame;said support bar having an extension spring and a cable connected to a bolt fixed to an inner bottom of said support bar, the cable reeved over a pulley on said support bar;a cushion mounted to an upper end of said support bar;a wheeled push rod connected to a saddle joint on the upper end of said support bar;a fork having a U-shaped bar at a lower end and a T-shaped connection member at an upper end, said T-shaped connection member connected by an adjustment mechanism to said fork;said wheeled push rod having a connection post which connects said support bar with said fork;said connection post having a rectangular hole at an upper end thereof for receiving a joint and a through hole at a top end to receive a rotation bolt with a shank connected to said joint;a restoration spring connected to a bottom end of said support bar, said restoration spring pivotally connected by a pivoting linkage to said U-shaped bar of the fork to facilitate return of said wheeled push rod and said support bar to a normal status after said fork is pivotally pushed forward relative to said wheeled push rod; anda handle connected to a shaft of the T-shaped connection member, said handle also selectively connected to a telescoping tube at a bottom end of said U-shaped bar;said handle having a curved handle bar at a lower end of a mobile arm which selectively connects to the bottom end of said U-shaped bar, wherein a user may position their back against the cushion to perform a stretching workout and pivotally position the handle to perform a rowing-type exercise.