Patent ID: 7377884
Filing Date: 2008-05-27
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. An exercise apparatus comprising: a frame; a first movable member comprising a lever pivotably mounted to said frame; actuation means mounted in bearing means so as to be pivotable about a horizontal axis of said bearing means in response to a defined movement of a user of said apparatus and linked to said first movable member so that pivoting movement of said actuation means pivots said lever; and a second movable member comprising a carriage movable up and down along a path defined by linear guides comprised in said frame and adapted to be loaded with weights, wherein: said second movable member comprises an elongate cam having a shaped cam surface extending between opposing ends of said cam and secured to said lever is a cam follower that in response to said defined movement of said actuation means contacts and traverses said shaped cam surface so that: (a) said second movable member moves along said path defined by said guides; and (b) the combined weight of said carriage and said weights loaded thereon is supported by said cam follower whereby said user experiences a defined pattern of resistance variation during execution of said defined movement said pattern being dependent on the shape of said shaped cam surface.