Patent ID: 6817968
Filing Date: 2004-11-16
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
An exercise machine, comprising:rail means for supporting a carriage means together with the weight of a user, said rail means having a first end and a second end spaced from said first end; support means for supporting said rail means above a support surface, said support means having a first end connected to said rail means and a second end configured for contact with said support surface; carriage means for slidably supporting the weight of a user on said rail means, said carriage means having sliding means for sliding engagement with said rail means, said carriage means having a first connection means and a second connection means; lever means for operating said exercise machine by said user, said lever means being pivotally connected to said rail means, said lever means having a first end and a second end spaced from said first end; resistance means for providing resistance to pivotal movement of said lever means, said resistance means having a first end connected to said first connection means and a second end connected to said rail means; cable means for operably connecting said lever means to said resistance means, said cable means having a first end connected to said second connection means and a second end connected to said second end of said lever means; guide means for guiding said first end of said cable means toward said second connection means and for guiding said second end of said cable means toward said second end of said lever means, said guide means being connected to said rail means proximate said second end of said rail means; and seat means for positioning the buttocks of a user thereon, said seat means being connected to said carriage means.