Patent ID: 7651443
Filing Date: 2010-01-26
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. An exercise apparatus, comprising: (a) a frame configured on a plane comprising a left upright and a right upright, wherein an exercise space is defined between the left upright and the right upright; (b) at least one guiding mechanism connected to the frame, wherein the guiding mechanism can be adjusted and located in a position; (c) at least one load unit positioned on the frame; (d) a cable-and-pulley device comprising a plurality of pulleys connected to the frame and at least one cable wound around the plurality of pulleys and linked the load unit to the guiding mechanism, the cable comprising a pulling portion; (e) at least an exercise accessory operably connected to the pulling portion for allowing a user to perform at least one exercise; and (f) two climbing-holds approximately horizontally mounted on the frame above the exercise space, each of the climbing-holds comprising a fingertip-gripping portion which has plurality of concave surfaces for fingertips of the user engaging thereon to support at least a portion of the weight of the user from the fingertips and doing chin-up substantially in the exercise space.