Patent ID: 6090020
Filing Date: 2000-07-18
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
An exercise apparatus, comprising:a support frame having a front end and a rear end, and a central axis extending from said front end to said rear end, said frame including a base, an upright portion extending upwardly from said base at a location on said central axis and having an upper end and a lower end, and a top strut secured to the upper end of said upright portion;a seat on said frame centered on said central axis and aligned with said upright portion;resistance means on said support frame for providing resistance to exercises performed on said apparatus;an adjustment member pivotally mounted on said upright portion, at a location spaced between said upper and lower ends for rotation about a first pivot axis, the adjustment member having a series of spaced holes extending along an arc;a lever arm pivotally mounted relative to said adjustment member on the same first pivot axis as said adjustment member and rotatable into any one of a series of selected orientations relative to said adjustment member;a connecting pin for releasably connecting said lever arm to any selected one of said holes in said adjustment member to secure said lever arm at a selected orientation relative to said adjustment member whereby said lever arm and adjustment member are rotatable together about said pivot axis;the adjustment member having a first position relative to said frame and being pivotable in opposite directions from said first position toward different extended positions, whereby a user can rotate said lever arm and adjustment member together in opposite directions from said first position towards said extended positions;a cable and pulley linkage linking said resistance means to said lever arm, whereby a user can rotate said lever arm in opposite directions from said first position towards said extended positions against the resistance of said resistance means;said cable and pulley linkage including at least one pulley attached to said adjustment member, at least one pulley attached to said frame, and a cable extending at least partially around each of said pulleys; anda first stop member having a first end secured to said upright portion of said frame at a location spaced below said adjustment member and a second end, said first stop member comprising a stop defining a first stop position and comprising means for engaging said lever arm and limiting rotation of said adjustment member and lever arm in a first direction beyond said first stop position.