Patent ID: 8162807
Filing Date: 2012-04-24
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. An exercise machine, comprising: a stationary main frame; a user support frame movably mounted relative to the main frame for rotation between a start position and an end position during an exercise; the user support frame having a primary support and at least one secondary support which are configured to engage different parts of a user's body, the primary support configured to support the majority of a user's weight in the start position of the support frame and the secondary support being fixed at a predetermined angular orientation and not moving relative to the primary support throughout an exercise movement; at least one multi-function user engagement device movably mounted relative to the frames which is configured for engagement by the user in performing exercises, the multi-function user engagement device configured for performance of at least first and second different exercises adapted to exercise different muscles or muscle groups in first and second modes of operation, respectively; the user engagement device being configured for movement in first and second predetermined paths, the first predetermined path corresponding to the first mode of operation and the second predetermined path corresponding to the second mode of operation, the user engagement device being switchable between the first and second modes of operation without adding any parts to the machine or removing any parts from the machine; a connecting linkage which is configured to translate movement of the user engagement device in the first and second modes of operation to movement of the user support frame; the secondary support moving together with the primary support at said predetermined fixed angular orientation throughout the first and second exercises; and a load configured for resisting movement of at least one of the user support frame, user engagement device, and connecting linkage in both the first and the second mode of operation of the user engagement device.