Patent ID: 7862490
Filing Date: 2011-01-04
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. An exercise machine, comprising: a reactant force generating mechanism including a force input structure; and a force application device coupled to the force input structure and configured for transmitting force generated by a user and applied thereon to the force input structure, wherein at least a portion of the force application device protrudes from within an opening in the force input structure, wherein the force application device includes a substantially non-compliant base portion, a compliant outer shell coupled to said base portion and pressure displaceable material contained within an interior space of the compliant outer shell, wherein said pressure displaceable material includes at least one of gaseous material, granular material and foam material, wherein the force application device is configured for allowing said force generated by the user and applied on the compliant outer shell to be transmitted through said pressure displaceable material and exerted on the reactant force generating mechanism of the exercise machine so as to cause the force input structure to exert a proportional reactant force on the force application device, wherein the force application device includes a substantially non-compliant user contact portion configured for being engageable with a force exerting appendage of the user, and wherein said user contact portion is one of unitarily formed with and attached to the compliant outer shell.