Patent ID: 6030321
Filing Date: 2000-02-29
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
An exercise machine for developing and strengthening the lower torso and leg muscles of athletes comprising:a housing having:a top wall; anda bottom wall:two pairs of parallel upstanding walls connecting the top wall to the bottom wall;a surface on the top wall for the athlete to stand on;a first cable and a second cable extending from the housing;a first extending end on the first cable;a second extending end on the second cable;a first detachable, padded ankle strap;a second detachable, padded ankle strap;a first slip ring attached to the first detachable, padded ankle strap;a second slip ring attached to the second detachable, padded ankle strap;a first snap hook connected to the first extending end;a second snap hook connected to the second extending end;the first snap hook releasably connected to the first slip ring;the second snap hook releasably connected to the second slip ring;means, within the housing, for releasably storing each cable comprising at least two reels mounted on a common square shaft;means for controlling the force required to withdraw stored cable from the housing comprising an adjustable friction brake mounted on the common square shaft; andmeans for retracting cable to a stored condition, when a withdrawing force is relaxed, comprising a recoil spring operatively connected to the square shaft through a free wheeling clutch mechanism.