Patent ID: 8915667
Filing Date: 2014-12-23
Classification: A63B,F16B,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A locking assembly for use in an exercise device, the locking assembly comprising: an adjustably movable, elongated member having an elongated cross-sectional shape with a major axis extending across a widest portion of the elongated cross-sectional shape from a first end portion to a second end portion and bifurcating the elongated member into a first side portion and a second side portion; a member receiving assembly comprising a sidewall defining an interior channel and an engagement member disposed inside the interior channel, the elongated member being slidable within the interior channel back and forth along a predetermined sliding path and extending out of at least one end of the interior channel, the sidewall of the member receiving assembly having a through-hole providing access into the interior channel, the second end portion of the elongated member being adjacent the through-hole when the elongated member is slidably received inside the interior channel, the engagement member having a first engagement portion and a second engagement portion spaced from the first engagement portion along the predetermined sliding path, each of the first and second engagement portions of the engagement member being configured to engage portions of both the first side portion and the second side portion of the elongated member located toward the first end portion of the elongated member; a cam pivotally coupled to the member receiving assembly and configured to pivot between a locked position and an unlocked position; and a cam follower assembly positioned between the cam and the elongated member at the through-hole of the sidewall of the member receiving assembly, the cam follower assembly having a movable force distribution member comprising a first projecting portion and a second projecting portion, the movable force distribution member being configured to be biased by the cam, when the cam is pivoted into the locked position, the cam biases the movable force distribution member toward the elongated member to position the first and second projecting portions to apply a locking force to the first and second side portions, respectively, of the elongated member located toward the second end portion of the elongated member to thereby bias the first end portion of the elongated member against the engagement member and hold the elongated member within the member receiving assembly and prevent the elongated member from sliding along the predetermined sliding path, when the cam is pivoted into the unlocked position, the cam does not bias the first and second projecting portions of the movable force distribution member to apply the locking force to the first and second side portions, respectively, of the elongated member, thereby releasing the elongated member within the member receiving assembly and permitting the elongated member to slide along the predetermined sliding path.