Patent ID: 7503880
Filing Date: 2009-03-17
Classification: A63B,Y10S

Abstract:
1. An exercise device for use on a support surface, comprising: a vertical support member including a horizontal top shaft; an adjustable incline having a first end and a second end, the first end of the adjustable incline adjustably supported by, and vertically movable with respect to, the vertical support member for adjusting the incline of the adjustable incline while the second end remains disposed adjacent to the support surface; a user support platform movably attached to the adjustable incline; first and second pulleys coupled to the adjustable incline; one or more cables extendable through first and second pulleys and coupled to the user support platform for movement of the support platform along the adjustable incline through cable movement; and a non-motorized lift assist mechanism coupled to the adjustable incline and configured to impart a force on the first end of the adjustable incline to assist a user in adjusting the incline of the adjustable incline while the second end remains disposed adjacent to the support surface, the vertical support member including the lift assist mechanism incorporated therein, the lift assist mechanism including a gas spring, a horizontal rail shaft coupled to the first end of the adjustable incline, a vertical tension shaft, a lower pulley assembly connected to the gas spring through the vertical tension shaft, an upper pulley assembly mounted inside of the vertical support member via the horizontal top shaft, and one or more lift assist cables coupling the horizontal rail shaft to the lower pulley assembly so that the gas spring imparts a downward force that results in an upward force on the first end of the adjustable incline via the horizontal rail shaft to assist a user in adjusting the incline of the adjustable incline.