Patent ID: 7052446
Filing Date: 2006-05-30
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. An exercise machine for exercising muscles in the back of an exerciser, comprising: a frame; a seat assembly attached to the frame; a movement arm pivotally attached to the frame and movable along a stroke path between an upper forward position and a lower rearward position; a resistance-imparting unit operatively connected with the movement arm to provide resistance to the movement arm as it moves from the forward position to the rearward position; a pair of handles to be grasped by the exerciser; a pair of rigid extension members, each of which is attached to a respective handle, wherein each handle is attached to its respective extension member such that each handle is free to rotate with respect to the extension member about a longitudinal axis of the extension member; wherein the extension members are attached to the movement arm such that each extension member is free to at least partially rotate relative to the movement arm about vertical, longitudinal and transverse axes; and wherein the movement arm and extension members are configured such that, when the movement arm is in the upper forward position, the user's hands reach above his head, and in the lower rearward position, the user's hands are positioned below his head.