Patent ID: 9050497
Filing Date: 2015-06-09
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. An isolated curl machine comprising: a frame having a front and a back; a seat secured at the front of the frame; an arm rest configured to support at least a portion of at least one of a user's upper arms substantially perpendicular to the user's upper torso and configured to contact the user's upper torso, the arm rest located above the seat and between the front and the back of the frame; a resistance device configured to provide resistance, the resistance device located at the back of the frame, the resistance device including a weight stack setting upon a base, the weight stack being rectangular in cross-section with first and second face sides and first and second narrow non-face sides, the weight stack having means for adjusting the amount of resistance located on one of the first face sides, the resistance device further comprising a cable having a first end and a second end and configured to transfer the resistance provided by the resistance device to the user, the cable attached to a handle at the first end of the cable and to the resistance device at the second end of the cable; and a pulley configured to accept at least a portion of the cable, the pulley located higher than the arm rest to guide the first end of the cable downward toward the user; wherein the resistance provided by the handle at the first end of the cable is directed upward and forward from the user and toward the back of the frame; and, wherein the arm rest prevents forward movement of the user's torso against the resistance.