Patent ID: 6102835
Filing Date: 2000-08-15
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
A weight stack apparatus for an exercise machine, comprising:a weight stack assembly having a pinning area;an elongate shield body forming an enclosure for three sides of the weight stack assembly, the body having a front opening having opposite sides and being adapted for attachment between the top and bottom of the frame of an exercise machine in alignment with a user access area of the machine;a front support bracket secured between the sides of the front opening in the shield body to extend across the open front of the shield body at a location spaced above the weight stack pinning area of the weight stack enclosed in the housing, the bracket having an outer surface and a lower edge spaced above the weight stack pinning area of a weight stack enclosed in the housing, whereby the front of the shield body is open below the bracket for access to the weight stack pinning area;an outwardly facing attachment device secured directly to the outer surface of the bracket above the weight stack pinning area for attaching a cable to the support bracket, whereby the cable can be attached above the weight stack pinning area and does not impede access to the weight stack pinning area; andthe main shield body and front bracket each being generally U-shaped in cross-section, the shield body having a rear wall and a pair of side walls, and the front bracket having a front wall extending across the open front of the shield body, and opposite side walls engaging the respective opposite side walls of the shield body.