Patent ID: 6264585
Filing Date: 2001-07-24
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
A direct drive rowing exercising apparatus comprising a support frame for supporting said apparatus on a floor surface, an attachment frame secured to said support frame and extending above said support frame, a user exercising station is disposed relative to said attachment frame, a weight stack is slidingly retained on an elongated guide restraining means, said guide restraining means being fixed at a lower end thereof, said weight stack having a plurality of weight elements of predetermined weight, each of said weight elements having means to connect same at a desired location along an elongated carrier member, a connector to secure a weight element to said carrier member at said desired location, a pair of weight stack connecting arms are pivotally connected at an upper end to opposite sides of said carrier member and pivotally connected at a lower end to an intermediate link arm, said intermediate link arm being secured to a force transmitting means which is secured to said attachment frame by a pivot connection, a user engaging member secured to said force transmitting means to impart pivotal movement thereto on said pivot connection, said force transmitting means when drawn towards said exercising station causing said intermediate link arms to apply an upward force on said stack connecting means to lift a stack of selected ones of said weight elements in a guided manner along said elongated guide restraining means.