Patent ID: 7922630
Filing Date: 2011-04-12
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. An exercise machine comprising: a main support frame; at least one resistance element to provide resistance for performing exercise; a cable and pulley system connecting at least one exercise station to said resistance element; an exercise station including two handles connected to said cable and pulley system for pulling to perform bicep curl exercise mounted to said main support frame, said resistance element displaced when said handles are pulled; an exercise station including two handles connected to said cable and pulley system for pressing or pulling to perform chest press exercise or back row pulling exercise mounted to said main support frame, said resistance element displaced when said handles are pressed or pulled; an adjustable user support assembly including a seat bottom and a seat back for supporting a user during said exercise, said user support assembly pivotally mounted to said main support frame wherein said seat bottom and said seat back are rotatable and adjustable as a unit to multiple fixed positions along a curved path; a locking mechanism to lock said user support assembly into said multiple fixed positions; a left and a right pivot arm assembly pivotally mounted to said user support assembly behind and adjacent to said seat back, each said pivot arm assembly rotatable about a respective first axis between a first fixed position and a second fixed position; at least one locking mechanism to lock said left pivot arm assembly into said first and second fixed positions; at least one locking mechanism to lock said right pivot arm assembly into said first and second fixed positions; a left and a right arm pad assembly pivotally mounted to respective said left and right pivot arm assemblies, each said arm pad assembly including an arm pad for supporting a user's elbow or back of the upper arm during bicep curl exercise, each said arm pad assembly rotatable about a respective second axis to multiple fixed positions; at least one locking mechanism to lock said left arm pad assembly into said multiple fixed positions; at least one locking mechanism to lock said right arm pad assembly into said multiple fixed positions; and wherein said left and right arm pads are disposed behind said seat back when said pivot arm assemblies are adjusted to respective said first fixed positions to allow a clear path for said user's arms while grasping said handles during chest press or back row exercise, and disposed generally along respective sides of said seat back for supporting said user's respective elbow or back of the upper arm during bicep curl exercise when said pivot arm assemblies are adjusted to respective said second fixed positions, and wherein said seat bottom, said seat back, and said arm pads can be adjusted together as a unit along a curved path into multiple fixed positions to vary the distance from said handles of said bicep curl station to allow said user to sit on said user support assembly and perform elbow or back of the upper arm supported bicep curl exercise in forward or rearward facing directions with the proper range of motion, and wherein each said arm pad remains in a fixed position during bicep curl exercise.