Patent ID: 8002679
Filing Date: 2011-08-23
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. A chest exercise machine, comprising: a floor-engaging main frame having a forward end and a rear end; a user support frame pivotally associated with the main frame and movable between a start position and an end position during an exercise; the user support frame having at least a primary support and a secondary support for supporting spaced positions on a user's body throughout an exercise movement, the secondary support being fixed at a predetermined angular orientation relative to the primary support, the primary support being configured to support the majority of a user's weight in the start position of the user support frame; a user engagement device comprising at least one exercise arm movably mounted relative to the frames and having at least one handle for gripping by a user positioned on the user support, the the exercise arm being articulated and having at least one substantially vertical pivot axis, the exercise arm being movable in a user-defined chest exercise movement path during an exercise; a connecting linkage which translates movement of the user engagement device to movement of the user support frame; and a load for resisting movement of at least one of the user support, user engagement device, and connecting linkage; whereby the combined motion of the user, user support, and user engagement device substantially replicates the natural movement of the upper part of a human body when performing a chest exercise.